New-York tribune., 1889-12-25
AFFAIRS Nv H/YTI.
Ex.PREsIDENT LEGITIME SAID TO BE ANXIOUS
TO STIR UP ANOTHER REvoLUTIoy-TBg
VISIT OF THE UNITED STATES

Ex-PREsIDENT LEGITIME SAID TO BE ANxIors
TO STIR UP ANOTHER REvoLUTIoY-THg
VISIT OF THE UNITED STATES
SQUADRON MAY DELAY 1T.
Cape Haytien, Haytl, Dec. I4-slnce the arr,v,s
here OF RearAdmra Gherardi, with the United sta,.
naval vessels Galena and Kearsagc there Is less an
prehen sion Of another revolution In Iay than Ia.
been felt for many weeks. There is absolute pross
that the recently deposed President General gIttns
has returned from France and Is now In Jamais.
waiting an opportunity to head a rebellion agains
President Hyppote. General Edward Paul aaA
several other former supporters Of Legitme have been
over to jamaica and presumably have been in secre,
consultation with him regarding the contemplated m
rising against the present Government, and II ls b.
leyed that II the United States vessels had not A.,
rived so another revolution would have been b.
gun. Everybody recognizes the fact that the conc
ton Of the people of the island to-day especially the
agricultural class Is much improved since the ending
Of the revolution and largely through the nstrumenal
ty of Admiral Gherardi when he was here before
which resulted In the rcestablishemnt Of the Govern
ment The coffec-growers have begun TO realize upes
their crops to greater advantage than before for may
years, and the value Of HaytiaD money has advance
until IL is now nearly equal 10 that Of gold.
The malcontents are mostly French merchants vh
are jealous OF the growing favor OF Americans win "
present Administration, and who do not Ike IL
idea OF the United states having part OF 81 NicoA
Mole ceded to 1t for the purposes OF coalng station.
1t is reported that President Hyppollte proposed
the United States Government that II II would sup
port him In his reputation Of the debts contrsct1
by Legtime during the revolution for the purchase
of war supplies he would at grant the concessin
of ST. Nicolai Mole, and also make valuable eons
cessons to American steamship lines and Ameriesa
bankers looking to favorable commercial re
latlons with the United States. This has naturally
aroused the Jealousy of the French merchants who have
been specially favored by their own bankers here ard
who also knew that Legtime intended to cede 81.
Nicoai Mole to the French Government Tor a eoaing
station If this had been done II would nave been
a most important acquisition especially as II would
have given the French Government incaleulsble ad-
yantages IL the Panama Canal should ever be com.
peted 1t would virtully have given France control
OF the passageway between Hayti ana CUBA, winch
in direct route from France 10 Colon . -.
Aside from the French merchants, the chief or
moments TO Hypp0te in and around Prince,
and this only because of the sectional feeling that has
always been demonstrated between the North and
the South The United States ships VIII leave Nero
for Portau Prince in few days, and 10 IS consdered
probable that the concession of st. Nicoai Mole VIII
be promulgated within few days afterward. When
this is DONE Legi.ime and his aderents may conciude
that 1t Is best 10 accept Of the present condition OF
things and not attempt further TO incite rebellion