Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
LEGITIME IN JAMAICA
A Place of Luxurious Refuge for Haytian
Exiles.

New York man who recently returned from
the West Indies said in an interview in the New
York sun: "Ex-President Legtime who fed
TO Paris By way of New York on being ousted
from power by Hyppoite, returned almost i'm
mediate!y to jamaica. He rented fine house
on the Windward road-the most fashionable
part OF the city-and became and is now the
hon OF the town. He has his family there and
all his personal property, including his
presidential COACH a handsome barouche
manufactured in Paris while he was
president. which was not completed in
time to do official duty in Port-au-Prince He
had 1t shipped to Jamaica and probably thinks
1t will come into the use for which il was in
tended little later. great many Haytans
who we're members of Legitime's government
and many OF his sympathizers also IN King
ston. and the frequent conferences that take
place between them would seem to be with but
one purpose in view. Some of the ex-ministers
are very free in expressing the opinion that
before long LegItlme will be recalled by the
people
''Haytian politics would seem to be a very
remunerative business. judging from the APP
parent prosperity OF many Haytians in jamaica
Ex-MInister OF Finance Fouchard, who held
othce for a brief term. has recently bought
what Is probably the finest private house in
Kingston. North Street Villa. fan immense resi-
dence surrounded By beautiful gardens with
marble walks and fountains in front of it, and
he gives the finest entertainments in the island
There do not seem to be any needy patriots
among the exiles.
Il met Gen. Legitime quite frequently, and
thOugh Tor several Reasons he Is not particu-
larry fayOrably disposed toward the United
States and Americans, he usually expressed
himself with considerable freedom on most
subjects. He Is "A man of fine appearance. a
full-bIOoded negro about middle age, nearly
Six feet tall, and broad and stout in good pro-
portion, and has a keen, pleasant face. He
was educated IN France and IS really a very
smart man. In speaking with him a short
time ago l asked MS opinion about Hippo
lite government. and he. perhaps quite nat
urally. expressed decided opinion that Hyp-
politics tenure of Office would be brief He
said his private and Trustworthy advices indi-
Gated a growing dissatisfaction in the country
with HyppolIte and his methods, espe-
he was alleged to be carrying on
with the United States for a cession OF Haytisn
territory To this country for coaling station
what he would do. If anything. in case the
people got 50 dissatisfied they could not stand
hypPohte Gen. LeGltime did not saw
Il also had talk with Legitime at the time
The stories were prevalent in the United States
and OF course IN jamaica, about Minister
pougioss beng unpopular in Hay,i and his
beng ostracIsed By the people. and the ex-
president remarks on the subject may be of
some interest now. tie oil not offer any infor-
nation as TO the correctness Of the stories but
NJ SAID he thought that for various reasons
thev might very probably be true lie Certainty
thought a white man would be better received
as minister from the United States than a col
oreu man would. but not on account of any
prejudice as 10 his color. Legitime smiled as
he said that such prejudice would be rather
g. absurd As a rule, white men keen entirely
aloOf from Haytisn politics. the merchants es.
pecially being very wary on this point and
Leglilme SAID that justly or unjus:ly. MIR
Douglass WAS suspected Of taking sdes in local
politics and Haytiaus a,,s.t h.;
asusplclon correct. mainly on account of his
color. Then II was said IN POrt-au-Prince that
Mr.. Douglass had mixed in Hay tan politics
wEen he was IN the isinnd before as secretary
10 mission 10 san Domingo. | believe. The
party he was supposed to tie opposing would
naturally be resentful. However that might
De- LeSitlme said he was decidedly of opinion
that white man as minister would be- more
generally acceptable to Haytians than colored
man, ana. though hls reasons for this opinion
were perhaps NOT very satisfactory ones his
convlcuon was very strongly expressed and it
Is interesting as evidence of the turn affairs
might have taken or might take Il he were to
return 70 power. The mass OF Haytians have
little OF no reason fer many of their prejudices
Fell From u Grass Slope
Prom the Pail Mall Glzette
The latest Alpine accident" Womb parba -.
be more properly called an accident In the
Alps. Mr.. Arthur Mcnamara and his friend
MIR. Cornish were descending the Dussi Stock
In the Maderauer Thai when the former. who
was running down grass slope, slipped. and.
rolling over. fell and was killed on the rocks
below. IL was most lamentable event and
much sympathy will be felt for the mother and
Sisters of Mr. Macnamars. who were STAYING
s with hlm at the ho'eL But the accident,
occurring as AZ dld on grass on
the lower slopes of the mountain, was not "Al-
pine" IL was an accident such as might have
occurred 20 the least adventurous of walkers.
HE fact Is that grass Is often rs bad to slip on
~ ice. Even the SeheiDigie Platte at Inter-
laken has had liz victims hafnra NOW