The sun., 1891-06-19
HYPPOLITE FLIES TO MUSIC.
A STORMY JNTERvIEW WITH THE DIP
LOMA17C CORPS.

1hc FluuU Out OF tnS HOOm IN n lknGes ana
from the Next Room Issued Not nm Order
TO shoot Them, hut the Soothing Music
of aFiute-Suspicions that He IL Mad.
Accordlae to letter received yesterday By
gentleman In this city from friend in Port
au-Prince. the Intelligent residents OF that
distracted town believe that President Hyppo-
lite ia tor bsllered that he was) insane. His
disposition to massacre his enemies is not 70.
Rardod as an Indication OF Madness 1t was
his queer conduct on May 80. whom all the
members OF the Diplomatic corps at Port.
au-Prlnce called on him to protest against
the violation OF the Mexican Consulate
as IN asylum OF rofuge by Hyppolite's savage
soldiers. Four men. Gen. Soul. N. Rossiers
LeGer Cauvin formerly Hyrpolite's Minister
OF Justcs) and his brother, were dragged from
the Mexican Consulate and shot to death In
the Champ de Mars. Mr. Tweedy. the acting
British Consul, talked very sharply to Hyppo.
lite. Ho demanded to know why the treaty
which made tho Mexican Consulate refuge
had leon violated. and asked what assurance
the Consuis representing the other Govern.
ments had that their sacred ofIlees would bo
FREQ from tho Invasion Of assassins
Hyppollts became very angry. lie shook his
hand at Mr.. Tweedy. glarsd at the other Con.
suls. including Frederick Douglass. twho. tho
latter says. became ashen with fright. and
strobe to the door.
ss as eress he sCans1 talk to
sssiH.r ssSRa h h I6S Gonsaf ioSSsa o.:
asd,olninIS room came tho soothing notes Of g
ess S hi. nsrsd: hfa HSa Gcnsas enSa S s
We had bette, 60" They we're. Just ABOUT 20.
Affairs: entered and begged them to stay Hs
apologized p % ior the abbupt departure Of Hyppo.
roass S ana That aa aase,ted him mIf NJ
5echaud said he would 60 and bring back the
Tse . wsSse use f
the room With Mr. Lechaai. He Bowed low
II beg Of you not to GO. gentlemen. mere
~ went out to give On order to the command.
Now. this speech did not have the effect that
Hyppoliss oxpected. This was, according to
a: si' 81 sFs IN xss ss
looked horribly frightened, thinking that the
order was for the execution OF everybody in
Ms M 5ouaas. bssse the e01 paqdon hasesv 81 al
the Consuls for his brps9ueness.
Hypsos and Rrq thss GEsf sDo
oGy was acceptable to the French republic:
standing order to do In an emergency exactly
shs n ne
vatS e. asp.!.msn-6us that as the representai!ye
sns iFss xdna TIC sS ,Ss
xouG go eons es q
asking him to please oyeroof The % oecarrence. @ aS
.ss $ss 4
the legations shall 3D. respected, No ons. who
ass FAX e n them my % ssd:ls sS ss.r sSs Sas
Consulate from President Diaz. teeGraphed
the situation to him. and he answered. diving
s snH to take the four men from tho
The letter Gays that HyppolIte had been sub.
prominent in Haytlan politics, and that no was
s.ssss: iii s;:.s sssSs:
e: si SsIsS Ssss s.e ts
sassinatIon. tho letter writer says, is looked
sesns1r to 3be ss,tan
isW I .a tbe SsdsTs s1s sa
two OF the most capable Of the reyointionists.
were not killed. rs first reported. They es-
ssas ss .s SHs o Pas Rs aa ~ s
q iho PeoSIe; but 81 only those whose ,pros:
shs S RgSrsh .;., ar s1zisSs sS;. got fS =
loes admro Mns.sr s!'r 6onsass
Douglass OF siding with the Haytian 0overn-
mont In every instance where American citi-
urged the payment Of the, claims: Of being 30
absorbed in tho contemplation Of the expert.
ment OF black men governing themselves that
he has forgotten his duties as the representa-
tive Of his country: OF seeking to impress the
Port-au: Prince o French translation OF his
book Forty Years Slave" and Of having
ssa hss ss ss ss ssS9 ~
las. our Government would have acquired Il.