The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-08
VARLIKB PREPARATIONS.
Aggressive Measures Adopted
by the United States.
waRSHIPS ORDERED OUT,
And There May bca Little Bloodshcd
Before the Complications End.
The Secretary orthc Navy Tells
of the Real Situation.

WAsnryGroN, D. c., Dec. 7.-Actior
has been taken by Secretary Whitne!
which leaves no doubt as to the policy o
uis government with regard to the cast
Of the American steamer Haytian Re
pubIic recently seized at Port Au Prince
IIay,i. The release OF the vessel ha
been demanded through the propel
diplomatic channels and ii the demant
is not complied with within reasonable
period Of time steps will be taken to en-
force it. With this end in view Secre
afy Whitney yesterday sent telegraphit
in.trpriions TO Rear Admiral Gelhardt
c9mulaulautot the New York nvay yard,
TO have the ships Richmond, Galena and
Yantic prepared for sea as rapidly us pos
sblr. twas expected that these vessels
would be in the ordinary progress Of the
wors upon them be completed III about
two weeks.
The ilra now is to have them ready so
that they can sail direct for Hayti early
next week. Orders have also been issued
inr Rear Admiral Luce, commanding the
North Atlantic station, to transfer his
nl,iom the Galena to the Richmond
api 10 nse that vessel as the flagship Of
the rNutdition.
officials OF the State Department are
rs usual reticent upon the subject and
will not admit even that the release OF
the Ilaytian Republic has been demand-
ed. Secretary Whitney, however, is
more candid and Outspoken. When ap-
preached by an Associated Press re-
poter this morning he admitted frankly
That he had ordered the three naval yes.
sels at New Ork TO be gotten ready rs
soon rs possible to start for Hayti. He
added: "rherc is local disturbance
there, vou know, aud 1t is always a good
pIan To- have naval vessels near at hand
on such occasions. You remember that
the llaytian authorities referred the case
Of the seized steamer to this Govern
mcnt. Well, wr have reached a decision,
and that in short is that they have got
to give her up, 1t is unfortunate that
me yellow lever broke out on the BOs-
ton while She was at Port Au Prince and
was compelled to leave the climate.
OTHERWISE the matter might have been
settled before now. II it was not con
sidrred somewhat unsafe we would send
the Boston back to Hnyti TO aid the other
vessels in case Of necessity. That's
about all there is toit. We do not think
the seizure OF the vessel justified, aud
are, therefore, determined that she must
BE- delivered up to US"
Orders were Issued this afternoon to
the commandant Of the Norfolk navy
yard to urcpareth the United States steamer
Ossiprc Tor sea service us soon as posi-.
be. 1t will take a little longer to do
this than will be necessary with the
three vessels Mt New York, but it is
thought .she can be fully prepared to
follow them to Hayti within few days.
She will he sent to Port Au Prince, un-
llss something happens in the mean.
tine Ia render it unnecessary. Secretary
Endicott had an interview with SeCre-
ay Whitney this morning aud ru-
NOR started that it bad been decided to
send number Of troops 10 Hayti to u.s.
sist the naval forces, but il was subse-
qucntly ascertained that there was no
foundation for the. report.