The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-29
MR.. BLAINE's HAYTIEN POLICY.
The News of HyppOlyte's Success Changes His
COurse-The Appointments Annulled.


Especial to THE acknowledgements DISPATCH. I
WASHINGTON, May 2S-The announce
ment of the appointment of General Lew
Wallace, of Indiana, and Beverly Tucker,
of Virginia, as the ENJOYS of this country
to Hayti, which has been anticipated in
these dispatches, was given to the Asso
ciated Press from the White House at s
O'Clock last evening by Mr.. o. L. Pruden,
one OF the Presidents secretaries. At 10
o'clock Mr.. Pruden again made his appear
ance at the office of the different press
associations with a request to cancel the
announcement of Messrs Wallace and
Tucker, and Immediately the following was
flashed over the country: "Notice-Editors,
please kill notice of the appointment of
Beverly Tucker and Lew Wallace to be
special ENJOYS to Hayti. The announce
ment is premature and the appointments
have not been made"
The reason for this extraordinary act of
course was not made known. 1t is known
that the President has had the matter
under consideration for some time. The
report, therefore, that it had been alleged
that Mr.. Tucker was not proper person
to send In the capacity of special envoy
was not believed. 1t was a week ago that
Mr.. Beverly Tucker was spacifed in the
charges and specifications as implicated in
the assassination of President Lincoln, and |
that General Lew Wallace was the second |
on the list of the members of the military |
court which tried the charges here in |
Washin gton in May, 1867, resulting in the |
conviction of Payne, Atzersdt, Harold |
and Mrs. Surratt, and their execution at |
the arsenal. ~ Pa,
Both Mr.. Tucker and General Wallace /!
were taken entirely by surprise by the |
withdrawal of their names, and both re-
fused to discuss it in any way The real
reason is said to lie in the news which
came yesterday from Hayti Mr.. Blaine
has been disposed to support Hippolyte
against Legitime, who has the support of
most of the European powers. Hippolyte,
1t has been believed, has promised to grant
our govern nent Coaling station at the
Mole of st. Nicholas. Last evening, after
the appointment had been officially an
news was received at the state
department from our consul at Cape
and from other reliable sources,
that the ultimate triumph of HippOlyte's
forces was now assured; that it was only a
question then of few days when he would
be master of the situation, and that Legi-
time would be compelled to surrender or
fee the country.
The object which the administration had
in sending out this commission of special
ENJOYS to Hayti at this time would
not in all probability exist two weeks
hence, and the instructions under which
they might now depart would be useless on
their arrival at Cape Haytien.
Until the state department has further
information as to the status OF the contest
N Haytiit is deemed advisable to cancel the
and to regard the purpose of
The commission as only one in contempla-
lion.
In the event of negotiations with Hip
ool%te, our government will be prepared
% show by the records of the state depart
nent that it was our purpose to communi-
ate at once with him and open negotia-
ions.