Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-26

THERE 10 A GOVERNMENT THERE-rHE oALxrl
DELAYEp sT THREATENED CYCLONE.
Acting Secretary Walker today received the
following cabiegram from the United States
consul at Santiago de Cuba, dated today
"Gherardi. at Port an Prince, orders me q
cable. Hippolyte's forces, 1000 men, quietly
occupied town on the Esd. Minister Of war Of
northern forces assures me he will permit nc
rioting nor destruction Of property. French
corvette sails at noon for Santiago de Cubs
with Legitime, his principal followers and
numbers OF refugees. The city continue,
quiet. Hippolyte, provisional president, enters
today"
THE oALENA DELAYED.
The U.S.S. Galena left the New York yard
sunday, bound for Hayti, but when she reached
Sandy Hook her commander, in view Of the
warning ofs cyclones approach up the coast
concluded that 1t would be wise to wait awhile
and now the vessel is anchored in the outel
bay.
MR.. DOUGLASS APPOINTMENT.
The report that the nomination Of Fred
Douglass for minister to Hayti is to be revoked
because OF objection on the part of the Hay
tian government is denied at the State depart.
partment and pronounced absurd.
II never heard of such o thing until the ru
NOR inventor got it out" said Assistant Score
tary OF State Wharton to a STAR reporter
Pray, what Haytian government objected t.
Mr.. Douglass? He has not been accredited tt
any government because there was none. The
report Is made out OF whole cloth, I imagine
1t is such ridiculous nonsense. Here is an ex
cellent man who is willing to accept the place
there would appear no reason for recalling hi
A CALL AT THE DEPARTMENT
Mr.. Douglass, when he heard Of the repor
last night, did not know whether there was any
foundation for it or not. He called on Mr.
Wharton this morning to ask about it and tc
express his willingness to accommodate him
self to the wishes Of the department, &c. He
found that there was no desire to recall his ap.
pointment and also that he would not be re-
CURED to leave at once for Hayti.
HE CANNOT GO YET.
The State department sees no need in send
ing Mr.. Douglass down there in great hurry.
In fact, they see great obstacle in the way Of
this. They have got, in the first place, to give
him letters accreitding him to some government
At no time since his appointment have they
known to whom to address these letters, and il
they were to attempt to send him at once they
would not be able to write the letters
Mr.. Douglass could, to be sure, 20 as
-
ment, but he was not appointed as such. He
was appointed minister. When they have re-
ceived some official information as to q govern
ment at Port au Prince Mr.. Douglass will be
sent. At present Minister Thompson is there
to protect American interests, and if that is not
sufficient Admiral Gherardi is there. In fact,
all there can be done is what properly comes
under the jurisdiction Of the admiral, who on
such an occasion is properly our representative
there.
NOT SORRY FOR LEorT1ME's DOWNFALL.
While, of course, the State department would
not intimate such thing or in any way COM
NIT itself until called upon properly to recog-
nize the government, there is certainly q
feeling Of satisfaction at Hippolyte's success
His complete victory obviates the necessity of
sending commission there on the business ii
was proposed to send Lew Wallace and Beverly
Tucker on.
The necessity for this commission was found
in the fact of the intimacy and possible COM
bination to the detriment Of American interests
between Legitime and the French Success of
Legitime would, doubtless. have emphasized
the necessity for this commission. 1t is limited
that it was the indication that Hippolyte would
be victorious in the end that caused the with
drawal of the commission. With the govern
ment in the hands of Hippolyte who was op-
posed by the French intrigue with Legitime,
there is not the same danger Of an unsafe and
unwarrantable expansion of French influence
over the island. 1t is believed that Hippolyte
will maintain the absolute independence Of
his government from any foreign control
Unless something should occur that no one
in authority now thinks Of Mr.. Douglass will
probably go to Hayti about the middle or the
latter part Of September, as this government
will doubtless be officially informed of an
established government by that time. He
will not be sent until there is a government to
accredit him to-