, 1892-02-10
IMPENDING REVOLT IN HAYTI.
{ Barbados Taxpayer,


The Herald this morning prints a full and
complete account Of a revolutionary movement
intended to overthrow the government Of Pre-
sident Hippolyte, Of Hayti. Tn facts Just
discovered and male public by All agent of Mr.
Price, the Haytian Minister to the United
States, have been in possession Of the Herald
for more than a month. Now that the main
facts Ct the impending revolution have been
made known by the accredited agent Of Hip
polyte, the Herald feels justified in laying be-
fore its readers the info which 1t has
obtained from the revolutionary leaders in this
city during the last four weeks.
The revolutionists have-ftted out in this
country a man-of war carrying one fifty
pound ri1ed breech-loading cannon, one thirty
pound breech loader, two 6inch rifles and
six eating guns with all the latest appliances
OF a modern man-of-war, including q power
ful search light and electrical machinery.
The vessel is of two thousand tons register,
with win screws and q s~teaming capacity If
fourteen knots an hour.
The plan of the expedition is to leave the
Unitea States unknown to the authorities and
proceed, with two coal transports, to a selected
point in Jamaica, where the main body Of the
revolutionary party will be embarked. a de-
scent will then be made upon Port au Prince,
the stronghold and capital Of Hippolyte, and
an effort vii be made to destroy Hippolyte's
navy and to CAPTURE the forts Of the city.
When that is done the revolutionary troops
are to take possession of the capital and the
revolutionary party is to establish a new
Government.
At the head of the new Government will
probably he General Francois Manigat, who
has been a conspicuous figure in the politics Ct
Hayti fol several years. General Manlgat, 1t
is understood, has been chosen for this position
bv reason of the fact that he is an Independent
character. He has made no promises and Will
make none. Should he take Office as Hippo
lyte's successor he VIII be SO E|ntramelled ly
patty pledges or f~actioned obligations. lie Is
a man Of ability, of experience, and OF pro
g~ressive. ideas. His sole IDEA is sald to be The
peace and prosperity Of Hayti. lie believes
that this result can be accomplished more by
popular education, public improvements, and
a progressive foreign policy than by political
disturbances and iutrigues.
This revolutionary movement is understood
TO be q concerted action on the part Of all the
Haytiah political leaders now in exile in King
ston, Jamaica, including General Manigat, ex-
President Legitime, General prophetic and
General Fouchard. These leaders have wisely
seen that II they hope to overthrow the Govern
ment Of Hippolyte they must work t'gether
and not on independent lines. It is understood
tibet merchants in New York who are friendly
to these leaders have supplied the money for
the fitting out of the expedition, The amount
is said to have been nearly half a million.
The Herald has shown in this instance, as in
the past. and notably in the recent Chiiian war,
not only that it gets the current news OF the
world, 1ut that it anticipates the coming OF
important events. 1t will erdeavour to keep
its readers posted on the progress Of the present
revolutionary event.-New York Herald.