Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
The Hay.ian Trouble.

So trifing a circumstance as the fact that
the chickens would not eat was once regard
ed as an i'll omen, OF sufficient import to
arrest the plans Of warlke expedition
upon which ancient Rome was entering and
In one place ii is narrated the ships squared
away for home. Our own Rear Admiral
Luce, before starting out on his warlike ea-
petition, no doubt felt his heart sink within
him when he discovered that part of the
American feet was stuck in the mud. Hith-
erto, swelled with naval pride, most any
commander would feel qualmish at the sight
of a mass of sticky mud holding his man-of
war as tightly in its grasp as fly paper Of
good quality holds fly. In spite of the
omen, however the Rear Admiral after
waiting for the liberty which high tide
gave him, sailed away in the "Galena,"
leaving orders for the Richmond" to follow
as soon as her seams and gashes could be
stopped up with paint. He is now dancing
along over the waves on his way TO cow or
crush a little government which, in a stand
up controversy between it and Uncle Sam,
would be about as well of as a rabbit in
fight with an English mastiff.
There are good many close readers of
the newspapers who have seen considerable
'Haytian Republic" by the Haytian Re
public. and very few have been able to dis
cover what the trouble was all about. They
know that the boat was seized, because it
was carrying aid and comfort TO the Hay
tan insurgents, but when the instruction
began and why, few are able to tell. The
question would probably puzzle many of the
officers who are now leaders in the preda-
tory war 1t began as early as 1883, in the
revolution which made Gen. Francois =.
Manigat, formerly minister of the Interior,
notorious Manigat's fealty 10 the admins
tration was suspected by President Salo-
mon, and IL became necessary for his per
sonal safety for him 10 flee TO France, where
he lived a semi-eXile. Last spring, just be-
fore Solomon was deposed and compelled TO
fee 10 France. where he recently died,
Manigat was sent for by the presidents
secretary Stephen Lafontant, who had con-
WINGED the president that the fugitive was
all right. With Manigats return discOn-
tent became general. Many thought his
sudden return was but the forerunner of his
succeeding 10 the presidency. which Salo-
mons i'll health might prompt him TO resign
at any moment. This idea Gen. Francois
Denis Legitime, senator and eXcabi-
net minister, encouraged, and about him,
therefore. the DISCONTINUED at once rallied.
Legitime's Influence was opposed by Presi-
dent Solomon. and in May last the culmina-
ton came when the people took up arms for
the former The president decreed the
Punishment of Iegitime and Manigat and
on July 4. through the work of
Manigat's followers the most Of the capital
city was laid in ashes. Solomon called upon
Ex-President BoisrondC Canal 10 protect
what was left and invited Gen. Thele
macque to become chief magistrate This
the general declined, preferring TO acquire
the power by force Of arms. In August he
began the rebellion and was proclaimed a
traitor. On the 10th Of that month Bots
rond Canal and his brother took possession
of Port-au- Prince, and Solomon fled. a few
days later 1helemacque, at the head Of TO-
900 troops entered the capital city organ
lied a provisional government and ordered
the election of constitutional assembly.
The old Solomon adherents struggled TO
secure enough members of the assembly to
elect Thelemacque president, but they
were defeated by the friends OF Legtime
who made him president. Thelemacque and
his partisans sought revenga, and in a con-
| fiict September - he was killed. The war
fare is now being prosecuted by the
Thelemac1ue partisans headed by Hip
polyte. Thelemacque's successor.-Cincin-
natl Times.