The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-10
TROUBLE IN HAYTI
Another Revolutionary Move
ment Discovered.
1T is TO OVERTHROW HIPPOLYTE
Man-of War Fitted Out in American Waters
Minister Price Denounces it to the
Washington Government

The discovery has just been made by Mr.. |
Price, Heytien minister to the United |
States, of a revolutionary movement, hav
ing for its object the overthrow Of Presi-
dent Hippolyte, of Hayti. The revolu
tionary party, he has found, has fitted out
in this country man-of- war equipped |
with all the appliances of modern warfare,
which is intended to be used by Haytien
political exiles in Jamaica TO
CAPTURE PORT AU PRINCE
and establish new government IN antici
patton of the coming of important events.
The Herald hos for more than a month
been in possession of all the facts. A
Herald reporter has practically been a
member of the revolutionary party in this
city since early last December. Minister
Price has denounced the revolutionary
movement TO the government at Washing
ton, and 1t is 10 be expected that the detec
tive machinery of The state department
will be set in motion to-day for the capture
OF the man-of- war and arrest OF the agents
here The government agents will seize
the ship if they can find her. The chances
are however that the revolutionary yes
sci Is already far out TO sea, where the
Hayt;en navy will have merry time find
ing her.
THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
is the direct result Of events of the tragic
18th of May, 1891. The passions aroused
by Hippolyte's act son that fateful day led
the men IN exile in Kingston, Jamaica, to
band themselves into committee which
had for its sole object the punishment and
overthrow of Hippolyte. There were sew
eral men in exile in Kingston who had
been prominent in the affairs of Hayti.
Each man had his faction and his poll
tical following in hayti. After much
discussion it was resolved that the leaders
should constitute themselves a committee
of revolution, and that an expedition
should be
FITTED OUT IN THE UNITED STATES.
An agent was sent to New York &C
companied by Delegates but after the
situation had been thoroughly canvassed
the movement was abandoned. For
several months political matters in Hayti
and among the exiles Ia Kingston were
very O. It. Early last autumn the situa-
tion b apparently become so peaceful
that +. sident Hipployte issued a mini
festo of general amnesty, inviting all eX
lies to return to their homes. 1t was dur
ing this time of peace ana quietness thai
the present revolutionary movement was
set on foot. The committee of revolution
at Kingston choose Z new leader and new
methods. The lesder was Ce4eral Francois
Nanicat. 1t was decided TO fit out man
of-war in the United States and to purchase
large quantities of arms and ammunition,
the general plan being to
ATTACK HIPPoLYTE BY WATER
in his stronghold at Port au Prince A
trustw orthy agent named Francois Robert,
who was man of ability and discretion,
was sent to New York to confer with
friends of the movement in this city. The
agent accompanied by assistant named
George Richet, arrived in this city early
in the RUNNER. Late in the summer it
was definitely arranged that steamer
should be purchased and armed with
modern breech leading rife can
non, and that this vessel, after
being properly equipped with
various supplies and munitions
die of January, 1892. The money with
which to iii out the expedition was raised
in this city among merchants who have or
wish to have business dealings with Hayti.
The amount is said to have been close upon
half million dollars. A steamer was pur-
chased in September. She was
AN AMERICAN BUILT VESSEL
$50 feet long and was 1900 tons registry.
She was admirably adapted for the purpose
of a man-of-war as she had been built extra
strong for the purpose of carrying rails and
heavy railway supplies. She had two
screws which drove her at the rate of four
teen knots an hour. She could carry coal
| for fourteen days steaming at full speed
After the steamer had beec turned over 10
! the Revolutionary agents she lay for short
time in Tebos' yard, in Brooklyn, where
| she was accidentally found by spies en-
! ployed by Minister Price.
SHE WAS VERY CLOSELY WATCHED,
but the spies were thrown off the scent by
! business man of this city who asserted
that the ship belonged to him and that he
was about to load her up for Europe. After
| the spies were Withdrawn the ship left this
| place for quiet place on the south Atlantic
seaboard where the work of filling out was
! begun early in October. The ship was
constantly ready SO that she might put to
! sea at moments notice. The workmen
VINO were employed in strengthening her
decks making the necessary addi-
tions and in the construction of
the gun carriages were not allowed
/ TO leave the ship even at night. They ate
and slept on board. Toward the middle of
December most of the big guns had been
put in position and men TO manage them
| had been engaged. The gunners selected
were retired United States navy gunners
/ When the York was nearly completed they
were sent on board and
NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE.
For fully three weeks the gunners, work
men, and others interested in the work of
preparation did not leave the ship even for
| moment. The ship was armed with four
large breechloadIng rifle cannon and six
rapid fire Calling guns. The largest rifles
| throw 50-pound shot and the next largest a
30-pound shot. The secondary battery had
rifles of 6-inch bore. The ship was fitted
with powerful search lights and all the ap-
pliances of a m odern man-of war. In CO.
operation with the ship revolutionary
troops were to make landing and attack
the city. While the man-of- fought
the vessels of the navy and pounded the
forts on shore the
attacking Hippolyte's soldiers and melting
the populace to rise in rebellion. 1t was
expected that most of the able bodied men
of the city would instantly join in case of
the success of the revolution, thereby
avenging the bloody deeds of the 2Sth of
May. When Hippolyte's capital should
have been captured by the revolutonists, a
new government would be set up, probably
with General Manigat at the head of it.
Then if Hippolyte had taken to the noun
tains with the intention of fighting, large
army would be sent out to crush him. The
name of the revolutionary man-of-war is
the Pays.
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