Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16
THERE is DANGER IN HAYTI
American Residents in Con-
slant Fear of Assassination.
OUR BLACK DlPL0 MAT A FAILURE
General Belief That He Has
Been Recalled.
New York World special.

New York World special.
PoRr Au PRINCE, HAyTI, July Ill ar
rived here safely last night, at 10 o'clock.
The mail closes this afternoon, at 80 |
O'clock, and you will therefore, readily |
perceive how very hurried have been in |
obtaining the facts given herewith, but
you may rely on their being thoroughly
Trustworthy.
Free speech is almost impossible, and
criticism of the government is made only |
by Americans among themselves in secret |
places, and then they are suspicious almost |
of each other.
The natives are most insolent and in
snlting to Americans, even in the public |
streets, and take pride in showing their |
feelings Every American here is in |
jeopardy all the time, not barring old
residents.
1t Is their earnest belief that American
warships ought to be here by all means |
No one has seen the kearsarge for long
time, and the United States consul here
does not know where she is. American
.f.nerchants advise me to be most cautious in
hwhat write home, as the gist of ii will be
cabled back to Hippolyte by the Haytian
consul-general as soon as the letter is pub
)" lished in The World, and then the govern
/ inent will make serious trouble for me FOR
\ criticislng its acts and recording the true
state of affairs.
Some say Hippolyte would not hesitate
to shoot an American if he gravcly of
Tended the government. These men 10
whom | talked are sober, sensible business
men, not rattle-brained or easily scared |
do not think these Haytans would resort
10 extreme measures, but doubt not they
would quickly force me to leave the coun-
try. feel quite sure shall have to take
in Kingston on the way home.
AS to how long ought to remain here,
you in New York are as good a Judge as
myself. know no more than YOU when
match may fall into a powder magazine
and set things going. ! send you few
photographs. a few were taken showing
the dead in the streets OH May 18th. but ali
the plates were destroyed NV order of the
government. The mail has closed and
Slust race to catch a rowhpat to get this on
board the steamer
No proclamation has been issued decree
ing the withdrawal of martial law estnh-
lished on May 18th, and the town is still
virtually governed by it, although the
civil courts are allowed to administer their
functions. Soldiers fill the streets and are
met in every direction. Six thousand
troops occupy the city and armed soldiers
patrol the streets during the entire night.
Their cries OF rendezvous given at
short intervals interspersed with AN occa-
, sional "qti vive,n as some presumably
srnsPiciou person is halted by the guards
and forced to'giye an account of himself,
luVfN9 AAibt iilc lOTLGS lTt Oh
the alert.
Persons found in the streets after o
o'clock at night are subject to arrest and
imprisonment until the following day AT
least. At O'Clock each morning the roll
of the drums and the fanfare of the
trumpets sounding the -eveille n most dis
cordant sound by the way, as rendered by
the Haytian musicians, awakes almost
every civilian in the town as well as the
sodiery,, Later in the day the citizen,
peacefully inclined or otherwise, is pecul-
iarly impressed by the sight of loaded
miskets Stacked on the sidewalks. or even
in the streets in all parts of the town,
while the nondescript soldiery loaf about
IN the vicinity or browse in hammocks
swung along the edges of the sidewalk.
Hippolyte has the ruling hand for the
momenf made doubly strong by the
butchsry Of May 18th. But While it has
badly frightened and intimidated his enc
mie9, and has cemented his own party
more strongly, il has also added to the
spirit of hatred and desire for revenge en-
sertained by his opponents II is the North
<lf Hayti ptted against the South.
~ Many declare that the assassination Of
May 18th last was in retaliation for the
killing (some call it the murder of Cen
eral Seide Thelemaque, one Of the most
popular generals of the North. who was
shot and killed in Port an Prince on sep
/, TENDER 18th, loss, by troops of the South.
If that be true, the score has been settled
-
- 70 tne aeli9h OF the most hl9odthlrsty
hlenneI q We party q the Nprth.
brtlcisil OF lhs government aels mast
. pe most guarded anu careful. You may
near twenty dlncreht opinions, all most
cautiously expressed given IN as many
niinutesl " 70 the lehgth ~ tinle whlch
VIII PROBABLY elapSe before another out
break VIII Lux place out ~, not pnr-
posely OF ulllereut sl'eeel, are unaiiiin"u,
IN declaring lnat another outbreak WIN
occur, LeGltllne Masllnat, rrophe'c ana
tlqnet are now IN hlligstoii, Jamaica tlial
Hotpe9 q fetaNsli.il olists, Ply 4
Nouis salt from from nere' l,lo.tlhg % gum cor
rol OF tlie iiays'hh government but ehet
Worhlhs ~ ~ OWL ih'erest' tlihol
ias IL uhaI ol 1heih aii Mashlhat mas ih'
aryest loiloWihs' DIV ms purity Jus, nov
acks money anu also neeIs more nleL
,apaple OF nearing arms, ere the lou
leaders % unite there i niue duuht mes
Wolla nc ape 10 40 something effective
Just now thFy are elsased n game q
Ve.cnthS anu Wai,iuE'
thiseu Itates hli!lo!cr bouglass sailes
from mere lot the hlteu states on jun
2lth by the steamer 1rlnl Wlllem ~, m
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