Daily Republican., 1888-12-08
HAYTIEN TROUBLES.
WAR VESSELS PREPARING
FOR SEA.
Our Government demands the ReIsase
Of the sszsi steamsr-NAvnl re.
oiulis sent to Now York
Other Inoldents.

WAsHIHGToH, d. o., December T.
AouOn has Oe5n taken by Secretary
whitney which leaves no doubt About
tue policy OF this Government with re
garl 70 The case Of the American steam.
q HaFtleu Republic, recently ee'zid a.
fCrt-hu Prince, Hayti. The release Of
the vessel has been demanded through
the proper dlplenatio channels, and II
tue demand 10 not complled with within
. reasonable period Of time, steps Will
Q taken TO enfOroa It With this end
In view Secretary Whitney yesterday
ssnt telegrSphlo Instructions to Roar
AdmtIAl Che aIdi, commaudsnt at the
New York Navy Yard, TO have the
'hips Richmond, Galena and Yautio
prepared for sea as rapidly As possible
The Idea row 10 to have them ready
10 that they eau sAil direct for Heyt,
early next week. OrderB have ALEC teen
i5sued iOF Rear Admiral Luce, ogm
mandlng the North Atlantic Station 10
ransfer ME dag fIom the Galena 10 the
Richmond, aud 10 use thal vessel as che
'Rshlp Of the expedition.
Orders were issued this afternoon 10
the OommardAnt Of the Norfolk Navy
Yard to prepare the United States
steEmer Osaipee fer sea serVioe aB soon
aa Possible. II will take little longer
tO do this than will be nFeseaAry with
the three vessels Al Nav York, but Il Is
thought she can be fully prepared to
follow them TO HAytl within fsw days.
; NJ vii be sent to Port au Prince, un
lei5 sometLing happens in the meantime
70 render 1t unnecessary.
Al was l6aine this afternoon that the
action Of Secretary Whitney In ordering
he.t VI vessels 10 prepare for An exps
dition 10 Hay is due not so muoh 10
an aosoints refusal on the part Of that
Government 10 comply with the re
quest for the EeleRse OF the seiz
Am ricRn vessel "a TO the dllAtOry tac
ilcs Ad0pted By the Haytlen Auth0rIsl.s
10 dealing with the question. The DO.
8itlon tsken by this 9oysrnmtnt, ii IA
und erstOod, is that. as the HAytlen an
thOEisisB deferred tine arb. trAticn OF the
cf ss 10 this Government, taey srs yir.
IuAlly bound BY ito decision, and that
when trey were Informed by this Gov.
eminent that they had no legal right tc
Eeiza and ds;Ain the "HAytisn Rspub
NJ" they should have accepted the
kituatiOn and released ths vessel.
While theS have not re used 10 q o this.
they are, 1t is said, acting In snoh q
pr0cTAs tlnAtlng way As TO Indicate q
stiong diBnelinRtiOn TO g0ospt the j11g
mept SRAlnst them.
New YoRK, D5c The biggest loi
OF atmH aud AmInuDition that has yo
LETT this port bound for Haytl will
probably get away on honday Il orn-
trg. The vessel Will sail without the
permission Of The Hay tian consul, but II
10 not likely that Collector MEgone viii
Hend revenue outtBT after her. She is
the UatAd s,R,es war ship 6aleua.
Ger oticsgs say that they are of iOr
HRyu early on Monday, and many OF
them bAd6 their frleLds good By yesttr
day afternoon.
~ have received no orders from
Washington to send cruiser 10 HAsti,"
said Admiral GhsrAEdi. az have been
aBhed, however, 10 have three ahiIs got
ready for sea without delay, and these
orderB are being carried out Rs fast ne
p1sslble, The three ships being got
ready ara the GslenA, the Il chmond
and the YantiO."