New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-01
WHO SHALL BE BELIEVED!
uAyr1AN CONSUL DENIES CHIEF oFF1cEh
s,urus STORY, BUT THE ILL-TREATED SAIL

THE HAITIAN CONSUL DENIES CHIEF oFfl0hh
SMITHS STORY, BUT THE ILL-TREAIED sAih
oRs TELL MORE ABOUT THEIR WOES
-. ppsse,t the Haytlan Consul General In th's
, noob poohed the story OF william smith, on'oi
mcer Of the steamer Haytien Republic as piu III
1r rrr,hune of Yesterday He did not think that mucn
III, ebould he attached to the statements OF those
,ectod with the condemned vessel whose interest IL
,ouId he TO make as much fuss as possible over 'he
matter. 49, ,.,.. no,
,bcm were greatly exaggerated you may De sure
,d Mr. Rassett The Consul General said he haa
,othinc new Of Importance to make pubic resaru''e
tho affairs on the Island Much stuff had been written
.hot tho trouble in the Republic which was not
truc The whole thing grew out OF the rclusai Vi
tbe partisans of General Thelemaque In inc horth vi
tho island TO submit TO the candidacy for President OF
General LcHtme the southern leader Aiter inc'o
maoue was killed, his forces were led by Gehera
unnoytc. Meantime no President had been declared
elected but the Provisional Government was ihs'aicu
with Legitlme at the head. When quiet was res'orou
recjtime would undoubtedly be declared President
"We shall begin now and take vigorous measures
10 put down the rebels" said Charles Preston, the SOD
of the Haytlan Minister.
The crew of the Hayden Republic continued their
stories Of tho indgnities suffered by them "nle
prisoners on the steamer In the harbor OF Por'-au
Prince. They said that tne DIhCh sOluicio on "o"'"
sang and caroused and made all sorts OF fun OF inc
poor sailor Nelson Olsen, who was dying OF the
yellow fever. He lay cot which Captain
Compton had fixed up for him under an awning, close
bv the windlass The blacks were asked to STOP ther
nose which was torture to the dying sailor, but the
request only made them Finally, when Olsen
was dead the officers the Dessalines, tho Hayoan
man. of. war brought to the steamer a small collin,
about four feet long, although Olsen was large,
rortly man Wher larger coffin was obtained, the
body was taken ashore in boat rowcd By four sailors
of the Dessalnes They took up the coffin and carried
It about sixty yards from shore and cast 1t unoured
in a fhicket, in plain sight Of those on the Hayden
Repubc, and there, tho say, osen's body Is
| lying now.
The also complained OF their faro on board the
Prlns Frederk Hendrix, which brought them to this
city, they objected also TO the quarters assigned
| them the Dutch steamer
The Navy-yard friends Of Captain Ramsey, OF the
cruiser Boston. indignant at tho structures on his
action made by the mate and seafnen OF the hayden
Republic. They say he doubtless regarded the latter
tried and convicted hbusters whom his orders pre-
| vented him from assisting TO any great extent
| Washington, Nov 30.-The United States Consul
| General at Port au- Prince informs the Department
of state under date November 49, that the schooner
William Jones, of Boston, Mass, which was captured
on October 90 while proceeding to GOnaivcs and ar
btrarfly ordered Prince, has been released
and an indie unity Of $4,000 paid to Captain Collins
the principal owner and all port charges and customs
| duties on the cargo RENTED.