Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-11-14
HAYTrs NORTH AND SOUTH.
4 University Student Fresh from the
Scene of Insurrection.

were enrolled as new students at the
University OF Pennsylvania three weeks
ago was Sabourim IIally, a KIaytien, and
a son of Bishop J. L. Hally, of that
Republic. The recent revolution in his
country, the exile and death of Solomon,
long its president, and the election of a
new president on October Il and the
political turbulency of the island are all
familiar subjects to him and have made
him authority on the interesting sub
iect.
In speaking of the new president OF
Uayti. Francois Legitime. Mr., Hally
said that he IS in many respects the late
Salomon's counterpart, being of mas
sive build, more than six feet high, with
coal black, clean shayen face, ami eyes
as sharp as an eagles. He Is As years
old and politician by profession, having
served for many years as senator and
minister Of Agriculture and Education.
He is man Of decided convictions,
with progressive ideas and a hatred of
England which nothing can allay. lie
Is popular with the people Of Port-au-
Prince and the Southern part of the re-
public, and until elected president was
well liked by the people IN the North;
hut with these, Legitlme senator and
Legitime president are entirely different
ment.
1t was said in the cabelgram sent TO
Mr.. Preston, Haytien minister at Wash
ingtOn, announcing the election of the
new president, that Cape Hayu, Coma
vies and st. Mare have already reyolted
against the Government and that their
ports have been closed 70 foreign COM
merce and that naval force Is before
those ports to enforce the decree or the
Government against all vessels endeayor-
ing to evade II. This news is considered
by Haytiens in Philadelphia recently, OF
a serious character. They fear war
there of almost disastrous eXtermlna-
ton. There has been gendered an IN
flexible hatred between the North
islanders and the people of Port-au-
Prince which almost amounts TO a na-
tional feud, ami the assassination OF
General Seide few weeks ago and the
massacre OTa large portion of his North
ern army are bringing about, 1t IS
feared, the worst possible results. MI.
Hally said.
NOT \ QUESTION OF COLOR
~ ind that the opinion prevails here
that there are two opposing parties IN
Hayti, composed of blacks on the one
side and mulattoes on the other. This
Is a mistaken idea. There are two op-
posing parties, Just rs there are in every
country, but mans complexion does
not determine his fealty TO one party or
the other. That question was dropped
many years ago and now the division IS
almost entirely between the North and
the South as to which shall have con-
troll of the government. The Port-au-
Prince people have held the presidency
for about twenty years and, the North
being unable tooyeTcome the majOrlties |
of the South, has grown restless and de-
sires 10 gain 10y arms what II can not |
secure with the ballot. Haytl iS one |
of the favored spots on the globe and /
with proper conditions 1t would be the |
richest country of its size in the world. |
II is immensely rich now with many /
things against it. The principal product
of the island is sugar cane, rice and
corn. Fruit, of course, grows in pro-
fusion and of great varieties. We have
any amount of water powts but there /
is not 4 manufactory anywhere on the I
island. We have cane mills of the /
primitive kind and the planters culti-
vate their land with the hoe entirely. |
The plow is not used. l can give no
reason Tor this except we are unpro-
gressive. The people can live too easy
there, for, with an eNertlOn which would
scarcely amount 10 play IN this country,
the earth Is made TO bring forth an
and life gOes smoothly ex-
cept when there is a Teb'..Cn.
Then everyone is astlr. From one |
end of the island To the other the news /
flies. The companies fall in line and, |
rs If by magic, the regiments form aud |
move toward the scene of the conflict, |
made up of officers and men who, but |
IN hour before, We're scattered over the |
mountains and valleys grinding sugar |
cane or gathering rice. Everybody be- |
longs TO some military organization, and |
peace IS 4 vexation very hard to bear.
This is easily accounted for. There
are no athletic sports in Hayti. Our
young men know nothing of base ball, |
football, cricket or lawn tennis. We
have no sparrers or wrestlers and even
a bull fight cOsld not arouse enough in
terest 20 make such an exhibition pay
for the trouble. There are street cars
in Port-au-Priuce, small open ears and
the fare for 4 single ride Is ten cents.
There Is no gas used IN the city, and the
electric light has not been introduced.
Cosl-Oil is used for lights aud this is re-
tailed at 81 per gallon There Is one
hotel in the city and no place OF amuse-
ment. There Is one bank but no insur-
ance building. In fact there is not a
building in the-Eepublic Of Hayti with
an insurance ON II. No reliable COM
pany can be Induced 10 take the risk by
reason of our frequent Uprisings.
EDUCATION'S MARCHES
Education is being advanced all over
the island and the people are really in n
very fair state of civilization. In Port
au-Prince alone there are half-dozen
schools ola high grade and great many
of the wealthiest families send their
children TO Paris to finish their educa-
ton The language of the island is
French and our newspapers are publish
ed IN that language. There are large
number Of papers published on the
island and of these Port-au-Prince has
about dozen. They are all weeklies
except one, which is semi-weekly.
They all sell for ten cents a copy aud
seem to be prosperous.
Everything that is imported comes
high. Flour is SI4 barrel when times
are good, and when times are bad we
often pay from SIS 10 $50 for 4 barrel
OF flour of common grade. The
Government does all in its power to en-
courage home industry, and when two
years ago soap factory was started BY
Haytlen the Government made duty
ON imported soap 50 high that none Of
the foreign articles could be sold there.
Our factory enjoyed a monopoly and did
thriving business until il was burned
down during the late inSurrection.
''lt is fact that voOdOoism is prac-
ticed in Hayti, but it is done without
human sacrifice. There is no canni-
balism known on the island, report to
the contrary Notwithstanding, and moth
ing of the kind has been proved since
1868. The voodoOists are a remarkably
learned people in the science of botany,
and they can do things which would
seem uncreditable to those who never
saw them performing their strange
rites. They profess to be able to give a
charm to the life of warrior and they
can render the human body impregn-
able TO the thrust of the sharpest sword.
This is done by bathing the bOdy in n