Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-13
OUR WAR WITH. HAYTI.
THE MERRY WAR WITH THE LITTLE
ISLAND G0BS ON.
The Haytsn Republic Must Be Given Up Or the
Ocean Will bs Dyed Rsd-0ur Navy Must
Sail To-Day When the High Tide
Lets 1t Out Of the Mud.

WASHINGTON, December 12.-There hai
been considerable correspondence going OF
between the Hay tian government and thu
State Department. The former has dalliec
too much, and treated the matter in
very indifferent way. The full correspond
ence was laid before the President, and h'
in turn placed the full facts before the Cab
met and gave his reasons for the stand thai
he takes in the matter. The result was
that the State Department was ordered to
consider the correspondence frOmthe Hay
tians as intimating that they would not
surrender the steamer Hsyten Republic
and to notify the Navy Department thai
the President had determined to
make formal demand for the
vessel. In the event that the
Haytian Government should refuse to re-
lease the steamer the Uuitsd States wal
ships were to be ordered not to return
without recaptuIing her. The ssa|ed or
ders placed in Admiral Luce's hands are,
in fleet, that he is to make demand for
the vessel, and if it is not complied with
he is to seize the vessel with force of arm:
if necessary. His doing 80 is not under
stood in int tarnationsl law as implying that
war has been declared between the two
countries. Commodore Walker, in charge
of the Bureau Of Navigation and Office o.
Detail, smiled when asked if Admiral Luct
would lombard Port An Prince. "What
ia he going to fire at" said the CommO
dore. II don't believe there will be any
trouble"
Naval officers ore OF divided opinions al
to the outcome of the mission, but the
prevailing belief is that the difficulties vii
be amicably settled. There is high re
gard for the intrepid YANKEES skipper, who
report has it, is still standing by his flag
on the captured vessel. The U. S. Steamsl
Ossipee, now at Norfolk under special
orders, will not be ready for sea 10 three
weeks yet. She will hardly be ordered tC
Hayti, as present complications with the
Republic will be adjusted by that time
Naval officials do not anticipate any resist
ance on the part of the Hsytisn authori
ties and soy that either one Of the political
parties would readily surrender the vessel
bat for the fear that the other would make
capital out of it.
Dispatches from the American Consul
General at Port Au Prince vera received
at the Stats Department to-day. They
stated that the Haytian Archbishop, the
French Minister and the British Consul
General had made a visit to Cape Hsytien,
in the French ship Bison, for the purpose
of comforting with representatives of the
revolutionary party at that city, ss to the
best methods of securing peace on the
island The negotiations were altogether
Intellectual, however, as it was impossible
to bring the two bodies together, the au'
thorities at Cape Haytien refusing to 90 or
board the French vessel, and the COM
mite on that vessel declining to &c
ashore to confer with the authorities, each
showing decided lack of confidence in
the other.
The Consul General also forwarded let
teIs from masters of American vessels n
Part Au Prince protesting against the
action of the authorities there in refusing
them clearance papers TO other ports on
the island said TO be under blockade.