The sun., 1889-11-29
HYPPoLfrs,s Army.
Some Rave shoss, sone slippers, and
Some 60 Barefoot.

PoRT-Au-PRNcR, Haytl, Nov, l2.-Hayti's
last convulsion Of revolution seems over.
.HyppolIte Is President, hls Cabinet is APP
pointed his foreign Ministers are going to
their posts, and the troops so long auartered
here In the capital are being disbanded. Every
body is not satisfied, but nobody would dare TO
breathe discomfort. To be dissatisfied is to be
suspected, and the suspects" are carefully
watched. Last Sunday Hyppoli,e reviewed
hls army on the Champs de Mars; thousands
Of Veterans" boys, many OF them: the ma
jority quito black, rather unGersiEed nll wear
ing the uniform OF blue jean' the
black cloth cap. banded with red; tho
greater part in shoes, but n considerable show
ing in slippers, and not few barefoots. Soms
carried their guns one way. and some another.
1t was something like an army OF stragElers to
n foreigner. perhaps, but Il was the brave army
OF the north all the same aud the officers In
their gold lace and cooked hats rode well and
showed familiarity with military tactics How
part ut least OF this army was raised Is told
in story heard the other day. An American
gentleman stopping up on tho mountains be-
yond Port au- Prince last summer saw two
young men approaching his villa their
hands tied behind them. q strong cord binding
them faat to each other, while a burly fellow In
their rear urged them forward with heavy
What Is the natter" he asked. who are
They are volunteers" the recruiting officer
Alter the parade last Sunday Hyppolite. ad-
dressed his army He told them that there
b bnt Ee ns% ine al
they would speedily get their deserts. Those
who are intimately acquainted with the under
a longer peace they do not predict. Ldgitime
afioat ado % iew days % ago that he was % in the outer
Ps FPp sale Il sS S Sdos tha sas s o has
Some thirty political prisoners are shut up
in the horrible prison ,heIe-lenders under
had LeGitiIne not been defeated. Their fate is
yet uncertain. but Il anything can reconcile
vile prison. 1t is impossible 10 think how WA
prison could be worse Outside Of the cemetery
walls Ss you may nay see the gaEes % 81 those who
quite phnlanN ofgraves-some comparatively
recent ones among them,
are much criticised because Of the inexperi-
ence, OF many Of the new Ministers and their
Eeen off the island % Of Hayti MI Mr pce % who sofs is
sent to the United States. 10 popular here. So
is MIR. Preston. who has been recalled.
Haytien qs GnneSation TO the Unitea States,
a5d hs en states az srss Ms that
Nicholas are, circulated here and only. serve 10
defeat ie F the schems The sympathy Of Hayti is
With france. Tne Haytlan Is an African
Frenchman: and very elegant are the HaYtians
Of the better class. srendinR much time In
ductinR their households after French GUS
toms
Visiting the cathedral the other day, we dis.
cerned the source Of thu widespread renort
that In Port-au. Prince one may see q black
Virgin Mary. Not black Virgin Mary. but
old painting hanging on fits wall--a painting
found in Spain and dating back to the elev-
enth eeapttnrE tr The dark !; Virgin is sur
surpitces. and among the golden-haired blond
attendants upon her throne are several Moor
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