The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-25
LEGITIME LIGHTS OUT.
A TEMPORARY GGONHIRNMENT
FORMED IN HASTI.
The Worst of the Trouble Over,
but IL Man-O9-Tyar Will Remain
ia HayiiaM waters Until Every
thing BECOMES Settled, etc.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August 2+.-Act-
ing Secretary Walker to-day received the
following cablcgram from Rear Admiral
Ghcrardi; commanding the naval force ON
the North Atlantic station, dated at ST.
Nicholas Mole, Elayti: 'Legitlmc ac-
ceptcd the terms offered and embarked
on Thursday afternoon on board a
French corvette. 1t is not known
where he will go. Hippolyte'S forces oc-
cupicd the town Friday morning, We
fear a riot. | have notified the dlpl"-
matte corps that will do all | can to
prevent a riot. The French and English
CAPTAINS will act under my orders. 1t
is very important that the new minister
should be Scut Immediately.
The United States steamer Galcna has
been ordered to sail from New York to-
morrow morning tor ilayu. She WI
take at least Il week on her passage,
providing she does not run INTO the
hurricane which is supposed to nc coming
up the guilt stream III the opposite dlrcc-
ton. Acting Secretary NaIkcrSaNS tIlHl
it appears from Admiral Gncrhrdls trIc-
gram that the worst Ot the trouble is
now over; still it will be prudent ana
zlcccsSary perhaps to keep United
States man of war i'll llaytlan waters
for some time to come to OpfuNidc against
the contingency of riot and iaWIcSSllcSa
which may cndangcr American interests
The dcparlmcut of State has not yet
communicated with Minister Douglass
on the subject of his neutrality-suspicious.
Ior IIayti, as suggested by Admra!
Ghcrard. 1t is believed that the re
uucst for his presence is caused by thg
belief that the rclatitiuns between The
present United States representative
and other foreign representatives have
become somewhat STRAINED. McauWhllC,
it is stated as a reason for delay Ill send
jug Minister Douglass to his post, tilat
this government is i'll grave doubts as to
The rropcr authority 10 whom he shout"
bc accrcditctI and while this was some
:bing Of problem i'll Legltimc's ad-
niniStration, it has become even more
complicated since his departure, as the
State department is i'll entire oihcl"!
Ignorance of the terms of capltuIatlom
and tenure by which Ilippolytc governs.
BALrMORE, August 2+.-A special
cublcgram to the sun from Port au
Prince, via Mole, lIayti, says Legitmc
abdicatcd Thursday amd embarked on
French yunboat. y temporary govern
mcnt hus been formed. The Northern,
or ilippulvtc's army, WAS tocnter Fort au
Prince yesterday, lFriday.l Peace is
Drobablc. The United States steamer
KearSagc has moved nearer the city
and admiral Ghcrardi is master OF tn,
situation.
Acting Secretary OF the State Wharton
to-day said that no communication
from Minister Lincoln upon the subject
Of the Bchring sea seizures had been re
ccived at the department. He had heard
nothing beyond what he had seen i'll the
newspapers from the British government
OF the Interior ON its part to request ar
bitration; and in fact the department
has had no communication from the
British government upon the subject
since Secretary Bayard Quilted office.
The following bonds were accepted to-
day: -Four per cents, registered St+9,-
900 at 12S; $6,3jO four per cent, cou-
VI at l2S.
p We acting Secretary OF War has sus
/ the order transferring SurGcoE
Penu' frvm Jacksonville, Fla, to Jack
lortSr cks. La, 1t isprobablc that hc
son on, h''ll" l.l 'ttted to remain in the present
will be perm nitely in conformity Wits
S["''Im Ia I!.irn ,m"1,t nt 'hs people OF Florida.