New-York tribune., 1888-08-25
SALOMON TO SAIL FOR FRANCE.
CHATTING PLEASANTLY ABOUT HAYIL
THE EX-PRESIDENT EXPLAINS WHY TIE ABDI
CATED-TIRED OF THE STRUGGLE.

THE EX-PRES1DENT EXPLAINS WHY TIE ABD1-
CATED-TIRED OF THE STRUGGLE
General Louis Solomon, the cXPresdcnt OF Hayu
his wife, sister. Nine. Emile Perrc, daughter and
private secretary, General T. Laontant, arrived hero
yesterday on the Cinfucgos, Of Wards Line. They
driven to the Hotel America Fifteenthst. and
Irving place, and remained there until evening, when
they went board the French Line steamship
La Champagne. which they will sail this morning
Tribune reporter found the General sitting quietly
on the upper deck Of that steamer in the evening
He IS about six and half feet tall has perfectly
white hair, and his complexion IS c0rrespondingly
black. lie IS seventy three years old and IS now
somewhat enfecbled. As his knowledge of Eng
lsh IS slight Captain V. DC Mesre, Cuban mer
chant, who OF his fellow voyagers from that
island, kindly volunteered his services Interpreter
In regard TO the circumstances under which he left
Hayu, he said Il have donc all for IIayti that
lay in my power have been betrayed by men who
pretended TO be friends of the Administration.
have not been at all we'll for the last year. and IN
tended TO resign on Cd Of September. With that
purpose in view in the last of June issued call
TO the governors Of the different districts to meet IN
the capital on the 18th of August, at which time
would have handed in my resignation. On the dth
and 9TH Of July the adhercns Of my opponents burned
of the public buildings and part OF my own
property I'm Port au-P Prince. ! discovered the name
Of one Of the inccndiarcs, and he was shot by my
orders. Then my enemies tried 10 lay the blame
Those who aspired iii my position continued to raise
disturbances and could have put them down by
force but determined not TO resort to that. so,
the 10th day of August abdlcated. i went on board
the British man-ofwar Canada, and sailed to San
tiagodc-Cuba whence came TO this country. / will
now 20 Paris, buy home and spend the rest OF my
life there I tired OF this endless struggle
al have left tile Government of Hayti In sound
financial condition. and want to what IS going to
be done by my don't think they can do
any better anyhow. The provisional or revolutionary
Government Is now in the hands of Boisrand Canal.
General Taelemaque Is iu command In tho North
fIcrsrd is the Military Governor of PortaPrnce, and
he betrayed me. The Senate and Chamber Of Deputies
dissolved some weeks ago. and Canal Is afraid to
call together again for fear that they will elect as
President Thelemaque who IS more popular. Wish
TO say that Mr.. Thompson the American Consul at
Port tau-Princo. has been extremely kind TO me- The
Secretaries OF War and tho Treasury living at the
English Consulate. ! emphacaly deny the state
mcnt that have sent any Government money to
France"
General LaTontant, the private secretary, is an
ordinary looking man. lie IS as black the ex
President and does not possess the dignity which is
a Characteristic of salomoD. Madame Solomon Is
white French lady: has dark, wavy hair; IS much
younger than her husband, and is attractive In ap-
pcarancc The daughter is a bright-lookns little
mulatto girl, five years Of age.
f. d. Bassett, the Haytlen Consul at this port,
yesterday arrived here from Hayt on the steamer
Prins Mauritz lie says that Lafontant was trying
TO the Government TO suit himself; and thai
Solomon a nero fsurehead; which was largely
of the United states Consul at Port au Prince who
accompanied them from Cuba, informed reporter that
Martin, at University place and Tenth-st, bu, were
refused account OF their color Captain dc Mestre
Indignant about It, The hotel clerk said that this
untrue; that there were no available rooms