The Iola register., 1891-06-26
Hippolyte Believsd to b. In....

New YORK, June 22.-Accordine to
letter received received Yesterday by
gentleman in this city from friend
in Port-au-Prince, the intelligent resi-.
dents of that distracted town believe
that President Hippolyte is insane.
His disposition to massacre his enemies
is not regarded as an indication of mad.
ness. 1t was his queer conduct Nav 80,
when all the members of the Diplomatic
corps at Port-au-Prince called on him
to protest against the violation OF the
Mexican consu: ate as an asylum of ref
uge by Hlppolyte's savage soldiers.
General Souli, NJ. Ross, NJ. Caubin.
formerlyHippolyte's minister of Justice,
and his brother were dragged from the
Mexican consulate and shot to death in
the champ de Mars.
Mr.. Tweedy, the acting British con.
Gul, talked very sharply to Hippolyte.
He wanted TO know why the treaty
which made the Mexican consulate a
refuge had been violated. HipDolyte
became very angry, shook his hand at
MIR Tweedy, glared at the consuls, in
cluding Frederick Douglass. who, the
letter says, became ashen with fright,
and strobe to the door.
rs this the way," he exclaimed, Ito
talk to the president of this great coun-
tr5?"
With that he hurried out, slamming
the door behind him. The consuls
looked at one another in CONSERVATION.
Presently, from an adjoining room
came the soothing notes of a flute. Hip
polyte had resorted to music to calm
his nerves. The consuls listened for a
moment and then one of them said: 81
think we had better CO."
They were just about going when
Mr.. Lechaud, the minister of foreign
affairs, entered and begged them to
stay. He apologized for the ABRUPT de-
parture of Hippolyte. saying that the
president had had much trouble and
that it had unsettled him. Mr.. Le-
ehaud said he would go and bring back
the president, whose flute was still ring
ing. Presently it stopped and in q few
mitues Hippolyete, looking suave and
apologetic, entered the room with Mr..
Lechaud. He bowed low and said: Il
beg of you not to 60. gentlemen. l
merelywent out to give an order to the
cOmmandant.'
The French consul bowed as politely
as HyppOlyte and said the presidents
apology was acceptable to the French
republic. The German consul. who is
sad to be a standing order to do ex-
actly the opposite of what the French
consul does, said the apology of Hyppo-
lyte was satisfactory to him as a person.
but as the representative of the Ger
man empire he could not think of ac-
cepting the apology. He protested
against the rude behavior of the presi-
,ent and said he would report the in
suit to the emperor of the Germans.
Hippolyte got as pale as his cOmplix-
ion would admit. and, going over to
the German, asked him to overlook the
incident.
I assure you said Hippolyte, you
have misunderstood me. The resi-
dences of the consuls shall be respected.
No one who fees to them shall be
touched: / obtained the right for my
soldiers to enter the Mexican consulate
from President Diaz. | telegraphed
the situation to him and he answered.
giving me the power to take the four
men from the consulate"
The letter says Hippolyte has been
subject to violent fits of insanity before
he became prominent in Haytian poll
tics
Generals Sully-Gurrier and Badrox.
TWO of the most capable of the revolu-
.iOnists, were not killed as first report
ed. They escaped and may be heard
rom leading force into Port-au- |
Prince. The letter says Hippolyte is
10 longer president of the people, but |
,nly OF those whose prosperity depends !
lpOn his reign, for he is practically
king now, The people of the north are
anxious to get rid OF him.