Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-04-20
To oNERAME HAYrI.
The White Squadron Ordered There for
Unknown Purposes.

/ WASHINGTON, d. c., April l0.-There
is much speculation here regarding the
ordering thes squadron OF evolution, com
manded by Admiral Walker, from Key
West 10 Hayti, and the expected pres
ence there OF an the vessels OF the North
| Atlantic squadron in few days. II was
/ expected that the squadron OF evolution
would be no Norfolk In few days as one
of the vessels is in need Of some slight
repairs. Suddenly. however. day be
fore Yesterday. orders We're Issued TO
Admiral Walker TO proceed at once
to Hayti. OF course this is regarded
as significant by those acquainted
with the efforts Of the state Department
and the Navy Department TO secure
control of Mole -. Nicholas Is a coal
ing station Az the Navy Department
TO is acknowledged that Admiral Walker
had special orders 20 20 TO Hayti be-
FORE coming 90 Norfolk b'tt il is not de-
MED tha, his visit has anything 20 DO
with the acquiring of st. Nicholas Mole
Harbor Al the State Department the
officials are very quiet about the mat
tor. but they declare the matter Is en-
tirc'y in the hands 0i Rear Admira.
Gharardi. who has been at Hayti for
several months and that Admiral
Walkers fleet was ordered there merely
for evolutionary exercises and 90 con-
cude the cruise iu Southern waters.
But while tho State and Navy Depart
meuts are bent upon maintaining Si-
leuce about this matter there is great
deal of whispering going on on the out
side and some little leaking from the In
side. 10 is known that Fred Douglass.
our Minister t0 uayti, has been giving
very poor satisfaction 90 Mr.. Blaine
and other officials of the State Depart
ment. He is not filing tho bill nor
coming up expectations The Haytien
authorities evidently treat him with
contempt and decline 90 enter into ser
ious negotiation, with him. EecauSe
of this Admira. Gherardi was sent
there ou special mission some
ume ago. his object being 90
trv and secure Mole -. Nicholas
for "a coaliug station. From all accounts
the uayt'cus have been pretty stubborn
about the matter, although 10 IS we'll
known that when the present President
was recognized by the United states,
aud his competitor in consequence eX-
lied. 10 was q part of the understanding
that he was Co cede Mole -. Nicholas
t0 this country as cOaling station.
Fred Douglas, was instructed, when
sent as Minister 90 Hayti, 60 carry on
negotiations tO this extent. Douglass
has been trying 20 DO so during the
past year, but has made sad failure OF
TO. In cOu>eQ leuce 10 Is understood
that he is O. be recalled in short time.
Asa matter OF fact Douglass has no
qualifications whatever for diplomatic
post n he had not been cOlored man
nobody would have ever thought OF
sending him on q diplomatic mission.
Tho negotiations looking % the acquiSi-
tiou Of the coa'ing station were taken
entirely 0ut Oi the hands Of Douglass
more than three months ago, and are
now exclusively under control OF Admi-
raj GherarJi 10 is hinted that Cher
arli has notified the department
tha- the HaytIen Government is
TRYING to wr'ggle out OF its
promise tO cele the harbOr, and
hence tbe ,uppo,.tiou is that the White
squadron WAS sent down for the pur-
pose % imprc>s'ng the HaytenS with
the belief that our navy is expanding,
ana that if might Doe we'll for them 10
keep their promise with the United
States regarding the coaliug station. IL
+, evidently the Intention OF the State
Department ro pursue a rather vigorous
policy with the Haytien Government, as
10 is no secret that the French are doing
their best 90 gc- ahead of MS 10 securing
the Mole S. Nicholas.
Tue matter is being kept extremely
quiet by both the State and Navy De-
partment, but still enough has leaked
out to make 20 reasonably sure that the
administration is trying the bulldOzing
act with LITTLE Hayti and the chances
are that within few weeks Mr.. Blaine
viii want 90 put another feather in his
cap with the announcement that we
have secured a very important cOaliug
station and harbor In the Haytien Re
public.
Perhaps 10 Fred Douglass is recalled
and the latest underground iniorma-
zion from the State Department is 10
tne effect that he Will be recalled pretty
soou-he will feel ike telling some
tales out o, school as 20 the ways aud
means adopted by Blaine % secure the
harho,