The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-06
GENERAL LEGITIME.
The DEFEATED EX-PRESlDENT OF
HAYTi IN NEW YORK.
\" Interview with Him Ia which hers-


plains Away His Dcfcat-CaiI~ H,poiitc
Brute Ncw Postal Telegraph
schcmc-Tolcersphic News.
NEW YORK, September THE steam.
er Manhattan. of the Ward line. having
ON board General +. ID. Lcgitime. the
eN-President Of Hayii and suite arrived
to-day from Santiago dc Cuba. Minis
ter Preston and Consul DCslandcs took
ihe party ln charge and escorted them
f1 the Hotel Martin. on University
Place. where they will remain until
next Saturday. when they will sail ON
The French line steamer La Breiacne Tor
la4s.
I'm AN interview with an United Press
reporter. cx-President Logitime said:
For "a lovg time I was minister under
old solomon, and suddenly cur rela-
tious became strained. Reports Of
false nature were conveyed 90 the old
President that / vas cnyiOus of
hi- post Of honor. and iu order TO
remove all semblance Of such q thing
ou nay part. ! resigned ny position. and
with nay family returned t0 Kingston.
Jlmaicl. where / spent three years. By
Che most pressing invitation and re-
quests of friends. | returned 90 Hayti
ou October :. 1888. was elected formally
and regularly President Of The pro
visionary government of Hayti. Every
thing was done fairly and sQuaroly 10
my election.
"ItisaOsurd tOsuppcse thatI thrlus n
friends. caused tIe death oi Tclcmaquc
dld not c0nspirc for his assa5-lnatiOu.
lie was killed in battle ON the battle
field. Ny enemies on tie North com.
plc'eiy turned Iclemaque' death into
"a deliberate assassination on my Uqri.
and 10 up the cry against nae. We
had heard that four deputies from the
North were ON board lhe steamer
Ilayucn Republic with evil designs.
and Of course 10 was prudent for as to
seize them. The seizure of this vessel
was entirely a mistake. for which we
were sorr, and this il, evidenced by the
-Vccdy manner in which we turned her
over % her owners. together with a
large indemnity for the affair / was
duly
ELrCTED PRESIDENT or HAYu
oa December r., 1sss The war was
began soon after. and circumstances
and my peoples rights forced me TO
engage iu it. The war has been
bloody one and a. long duration. Hip
Iolyte came down from the north.
sweeping destruction before him and
splitting blood ina a most shameful and
diabolical manner. and 1 can assure
you ihlt the loss Of SO many lives pain
ol me quite severely. My people
seemed tcrror.stricken. and the report
of my people abandoning me and rally
ine 90 tie ,tandaidof hippolytc. is due
solely Co that
FATE WAS AGAINST ME.
and Che increasing numbers OF the
Northern army threatened my South
ern country with destruction Of the
blood and lives ol my people. aud thef7
was 10 better, wiser and more
proper course to- pursue than for
me t1 resign and retire quietly
and reacaiully from Tie county. /
wa- not forced to leave iayt nor was
there any surrender. The diplomatic
corps iu port-au. Prince ,oncurred with
me in mv views as TO quietly leaving
the country. am now on my way 10
France. 10 is very possible that aiter
year in France ! may return a. liayiL
+ liupoyte is not thc KIND %! man to
bee at the head OF affairs. his training
and education not qualifying him for
Che presidency. at least this is The opin-
Jon of the educated class of Haylaus.
His career "a. president VIII bot. /
think. Doe of long duration. 10y
/ d h.5 had u0 outside or
foreign interference. nor have the
French in any way participated m the
struggle. Foreign interests ODD hayti
win always bee respected, aad s0 far as
tho-. of Americans is concerned, thcy
Viii. think. be- untouched.