The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-09
Is HADES IN HAYTI ?
Latest News From the Seat
of War.
SACRIFICE OF A YOUNG GIRL
The Steamer Haytien Repubiic-The
Indemnity-Everyt Unset
tled-Other Notes.

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti. December 20.
AS this dispatch is being written,
the deposition of Lsgitime by dissatis-
fed citizens of the capital or by the ad-
vancing victorious troops of the north
under Hyppolite, appears to be shortly
expected by all but the immediate sup
porters of Legitime. He has thrown
into prison all the prominent citizens
and residents of the north in Port-au
Prince suspected of opposing him.
Three battles had been fought and lost
by Legitimist in the past ten days.
During the rapid retreat to the capital,
two divisions of the southern army de-
serted to the pursuing northerners. A
stand was made the next day a. rising
knoll of ground by the dispirlted
army of the south, but they were able
to stand but short time against Hyp-
politics. assaults.
THE ARMY OF TIE NORTH
are now entrenching themselves some
twenty miles from. Port-au-Prince.
completing their lines of communica-
ton, reorganlzing their augmented
army and awaiting tie arrival OF the
recently purchased arms and munitions
of war. They are devastating the great
agricultural section where they are now
encsmped, and from which Legitime
received the greater portion of his sup
plies. General Hyppolite, having been
elected aud declared provisional pres
ident by the central and northern de-
partments. his capture of the capital
will demand congress OF deputies
from all the departments and the cleo
lion of permanent president, declaI-
ing
LEGITIME's ELECTION UNCONSTITUTIONAL
and void. He will probably then be the
only candidate in the field. Reports of
defeats and assertions have raised to a
high pitch of excitement the inhabit-
ants of this section, and hence Legitlme
is imprisoning all the rebel ringleaders
involved against him. The trouble is
finding volunteers for the cause, and
.'pressing into service" and capturing
laborers in fields and bringing them to
barracks, frequently in chains, to pre-
vent their escape is resorted to. With
out law, life and property is unsafe In
this section. EcXeSses of every kind
is the rule. The horrid canabalistic
rites of Voodouism are revived, and re-
ports reach this city OF the meeting of
Several thousand on Christmas night,
near Jackmel, and the
SACRIFICE OF A YOUNG GIRL
and the greedy scramble for some pr
ton of the half-cooked flesh; the de-
vastation of the central part of the
island because of the robbery, tut re-
Gently, of several bodies and the de-
youring of the same. These are well
authenticated. The steamship Haytien
Republic is still in the hands of Ad-
miral Luce, as agent of the owner.
Mr.. B. @. Morse cannot receive her
until she is in a more presentabie
shape. While she mas been thoroughly
disnfected by the surgeon of the
United States steamer Galena and her
captain, Mr.. Compton, her condition,
by reason of her occupation by Hay
ten guards, is
FILTHY IN THE EXTREME.
Under the command of Lieutena.
Speirs, with a prize crew OF twenty
eight men from the Galena, she will
steam on January 10th Ito Santiago de
Cuba, where she will be recoaled and
turned over officially to Morse, who
will then collect a crew. The Galena
will keep her in sight during the trip.
While it is impossible to seure the
$35, 900 linden nifty demanded for her
i n tn 1rtu of
her own rs, passengers and crew, it
to secure some cash down. The
GOVERNMENT PLEADS POVERTY,
but have recently paid 100000 for
former English mail steamer which
they have fitted out as gunboat. al
on December Goth paid to the steamt
Andes $27 800 for 900 Winchester
rifles and 100000 rounds of am
munition, all in gold. 1t is also
claimed that Legitime has apprC -
priated to his own privy purse all
the remainder of the cash in
the treasury and w.,sdy on lis taste. t
gunboat as soon as his fall is
an assured fact Legitime's Official
organ issues to tne American
and European press, under the title of
"Une InfamY" ian outrage), a long
statement defending the Selling of the
Hay ten Republic for having illegally
run the blockade, and saying it is de-
plorable for a great and historical ma
ton and republic as well to abuse its
power by expressing the feeble in IL
legally opposing the power of reason
with its guns. 1t then goes on at some
length to insinuate that the actions of
American Consul Thompson were de-
cidedly biased and unfriendly to Hayti.