The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-29
HAYTrS PRESIDENT.
Hppolyte Must Resign or Be As
sassinated.
OPPOSITION NOT EASILY s1LEHoED

His Methods Are Said to Be Such
That the People of tho Republic
Are Determined to Be Rid OF Him.
N. ID. Walker Speaks of the Trouble
There.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Mr. N. B..
Walker, who has resided in Hayti for q
decade or more, is in this city. He has
seen many revolutions and changes of
government on that island. He was at
Port-au-Prince during the recent un-
happy difficulty, which commenced on
Corpus Christi and was in progress at
the time he left to come to this country
on the night of June l.
''lt is not right to attempt to belittle
the movement against Hippolyte," Mr..
Walker said. "To say that the occur
rences which took place during the last
four days | was in Port-au-P Prince were
the result of mild riot, which was
quickly suppressed, is either wilfully to
misrepresent the condition of affairs or
to confess the utmost ignorance of them.
For q long time the feeling against Hip
polyte has been growing. He has never
been fayorite with the better class OF
the people-ths educated class-for he
Is not a man Of any particular educa-
tion himself"
Killed by the Hundreds.
time you ieftYs 1T was estimated d that hat
from 100 to 200 were killed by Hippo
lyte's order. The day before l came
away went down to the Glacier, res
taurant on tho wharf, to see a friend
and found that he had gone to show
himself, as those who are all under sus-
| picion are required to do at regular in
teryals. l went then to the store of a
gentleman and found him greatly ex-
cited. On inquiring the cause of his
agitation he told me that four men had
just been shot within sight of his store,
and on the occasion Of second call,
which made about half an hour after
ward, he told me that another man had
been shot This will give you an idea
of the uncomfortable state of things ex-
listing in Hayti"
Must Resign or Be Killed.
"What will be the end of the trou-
bleY" .'Hippolyte will either have to re-
sign or he will be assassinated. 1t is by
no means improbable that Legitime
may return to power. He is greatly
thought of by the best people in the re-
public. He is an educated man, and has
naturally the support of the wealthy
and refined classes. He is essentially
man of peace, and it is believed by his
adherents that if he should return to
power he would inaugurate an extern
sive system of internal improvements,
and endeavor to benefit and elevate his
people,"
Is there always going to be this con-
tinual turmoil and unsettled condition.
''It looks so. French and English resi-
dents there have asked me why the
United States don't take the island. l
tell them we don't want tive don't
seek colonial possessions. l am inclined
to believe that the French have hnger-
ing hope that one day they will get tho
island again IN their possession. What
the United States does want and what
she has got to have, however, is a naval
coaling station and the delay that has
occurred in our obtaining the Mole st.
Nicholas is unreasonable. England has
fourteen coaling stations in the West
Indies and France has / don't know how
many, and we have been struggling for
years to obtain one. If the Nicaragua
canal and Panama canal are built, no
matter by whom they are completed,
they will be controlled by Americans,
and then the need of coaling station
will be much greater"