Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-27
DOUGLASS ISN'T ANXIOUS.
To Go to Hayti Doesn't Seem to Be
His Ambition.
THE POSITION AN IRksoME ONE.
A Story That Admiral Ghcrarti Was
instructed TO Mildly Favor Hip
polytc--More Extra Ses-
sion Talk.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, Tus OMAHA BEr, !
5l3 EOunTERNTH SrREEE

ocOURTEENTH STREET. ,
| WAsuiNGToN, ID. c., August 20. J
Notwithstanding the fact that Assistant
Secretary Wharton denies emphatically and
| In toto the rumor to the effect that Minister
Fred Douglass is not to be sent to Hayti
after all Mr.. Douglass himself does notitalls
in the most saugnine tone about his future
residence in the Island. In fact there seems
to be an undercurrent of antpatby towards
a residence in Hayt in the orators talk. He
is evidently not profoundly impressed with
the idea of giving up his comfortable homo
in Washington where he has everything ho
could ask, for n residence in the unhealthy,
revolution-ridden republic.
There Is, perhaps, no doubt that Mr..
Douglass can 20 to Hayti If he desires to do
so, but the position Mt present will involve
extremely onerous duties upon the repre-
sentative of the United States. In fact,
although he will without doubt be the
youngest member of the diplomatic corps in
Port-au-Prince in point of years of service,
he will be called upon to do more hard work
than any of his colleagues, owing to the
desirability of the extension of American
influences and American ideas over the
Haytien republic.
If Mr.. Douglass decides to remain In
America rather than to proceed to Port-au-
Prince he will be following simply the
dictates of his own inclination. A man to
represent the United States in Hayt AT the
present time must be physically and mentally
strong and healthy.
GMERARDI's ORDERS
1t Is understood that the sealed orders OF
Admiral Gherardi, over which so much
mystery has been made in the navy depart
ment, are far more important than Mt first
appeared. 1t is reported that the admiral
was instructed TO mildly favor the cause Of
Hippolyte rather than of Legitime, and that
it was due in part to this that the latter con-
cluded TO aDdicate his position as dictator
and to quietly leave the republic to Hippo
lyte aud his army from the north. Ii this
report is true, and there is reason to believe
that it is not, then the United States will
stand in the position toward the black re-
public of a semi-political sponsor, aud
American ideas and American influences
will have greater weight IN Hayti than ever
before.
1t was known to have been the policy Of
Mr.. Cleveland during the last administra-
tion to favor the cause of Hippoyte, but he
had not proceeded to fully outline his policy
when the administration changed. There
are great many reasons why IL is not only
desirable, but almost Imperative that the
United States should be on friendly terms
with Hayti, aud if the revolution just
brought TO close results as it is expected TO
do, in the ascendancy of a party able and
willing to see the benefits to be derived oy
closer commercial alliance with the United
States, the result will be that this country
will have what Il has needed for so long a
time, namely, u coaling station in the West
Indies .,s. agtl-i.- 4.
EXTRA SESSION TALK.
Congressman Owen, of Indiana, arrived in
Washington this morning. Mr.. Owen was 40.
once asked for his views on an extra session
of congress. AS he is one of the three repub-
lcans from Indiana who will occupy seats in
the next house, his views carry more weight
than those of members from other states who
are not so intimate with the president.
~ have had no direct assurance from the
president that he Intends to call congress to-
gether before December said Mr.. Owen,
''but the last time that / was here we had
some talk on the subject which led me to the
belief that it is the intention of the president
to issue call.
"What remark of the president gave you
this impresson!n
I'VE We're talking of the work to be done
and General Harrison expressed the opinion
that If congress should not meet until the
regular day in December, the result would
be that the house would scarcely be organ
lied and ready for business until after the
middle of January"
"In the event of a call, what do You expect
will be the date fixedf'
81 believe that it will be between the Goth
of October and the end of the first week Of
November. IL will oe more likely to be
nearer to the former than the latter date"
"Do you think that the death of Congress-
man Laird and the consequent weakening OF
the republican majority will have any effect
in changing the plans OF the presldentF
mo. | do not anticipate that 1t will have
any bearing on the case. The call, IL made,
will not take effect before the result Of the
elections in the new states are known, and
there is every reason to believe the result Of
those elections will increase the republican
majority to such an extent as to insure an
easy organization of the house even though
the democrats should attempt to filibuster,
and have no idea they will do anything Of
the kind"
MANATT IN WASHINGTON.
Ex-Chancellor Manatt called at The Bee
Office to- night and announced his intention
to set sail for Athens on the 2Sth. Mr..
Manatt has concluded to accept the consul
ate He will bo the only diplomatic officer
OF the government IN Greece, as the minister
will reside in one of the other countries under
his charge.