The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-31
the H4ITI STORY.
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Mail Advices From the Republic

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Mail Advices From the Republic
The Times OF yesterday gave an interest
ing account Of an interview with Edmunu
Fortune. of alleged complications with our
Minister Smythc at Haiu. That account
,.as duly credited to the New YORK sun,
Tho Mr.. Fortune who was interviewed |
hv tho sun representative seems to nave
becn COMPOUNDED with = coiored news
manor writer of the same name a ulS-
rafch received at this Office last nish1 |
from the sun corrccts that impressioh'
,rhc same paper. in It's issue OF y'st'l-
dav. gives the following addiuohai i"'''
csting points. A., ,-,,,,,d For
49, 81 trinidad who arrived IN 'h'S !
ritg from Hniu on the Dutch sieau,''
Ilri,s Nfcm l. on sunday night 10 VIC
c0e.t that our Minister lth'"'"' 60
corsui-Gonopal at Port-dN-i iileV, IN
Hon. Henry NJ. Smyth" OF 80
o,,n,, va. had written letter 10
rresidcpt Hippolyte criticising MS poliSy
AM, .,,oecsting reforms, is corrohorateo by
,,,.tf advtces brought from the island y
,t. .,,,c steamer. Mr.. Fortunes version
az the difficulty was printed IN lhe Su"
Yesterday morning. but az he spent oiiy
/ "a short time in the capital cily o. -
| black republic. he was nnapie - 80.
,,v exact details concerning the MiA'S-
/ ters communication ..,.,,, ~,
ava. authorities. An occasional correspoh-
dent of the sun, however. writes as loi-
/ lows:
| Hinnolvte Has Written To Wsshington.
pORT-AU-rRlNCE, Jan. 1s-Ihe news
| papcrs of this city, notably lie i'upiS
ana l,ODlnion Rationale, both OF when
hs,-o reliable sources of official iniorhia-
tion sneak OF a difficulty which has arisen
between President Hippolyle ana VII
Snythe. the United states Minister h''e.
The trouble is said TO be oil nd.uls =,
! eoriote that the President has written 10
v,,sninafon suggesting that Mr. Smythe
! mo recaltod Although the newspapers pro-
/ f.ee fo have no exact knowledge OF lhc
c,uso OF the difference, they hint tnat IL
crew ont of the Ministers lnieflelinS
win inc conduct of local affairs espe'la',
/ Ia those related 10 American colnh'''''".
interests and 10 the administration y,
tn.,t,o toward American citizens resioeht
m Haiti. Mr.. Smythc. IL - talu h.''
criiicized the decree forbiddins ships ="
enter the harbor at night and the long &c
laws caused bv the examination OF Goo"S
summed from the United 81 tes under
pretext that these goods may colVcal
contraband arms and ammuluoh' II -
also said that Mr.. Smythe mas uIseu inc
formation Of consular court Tor the
trial of cases in which Americans anu
Europeans are concerned
The cause of this last suggestion was
a complaint made TO Minister Smythe by
an American merchant in consequence
, of the refusal OF local justice 10 put
Havtian lawyer under oath before TAKING
his testimony. This lawyer represented "
| negro banker with whom the Amer N"i
. had had certain dealings. ana the ld''eI
accused the lawyer of destroying certain
, documents material 20 his side OF the case
The Justice refused TO put the lawyer I'M
4 / der oath on the ground that this was
, | unnecessary as no member of the hayuah
bar would lie. The merchant lost MS Va9e
3 | and was forced to pay a large sum 10 ,iiS
banker. and for this reason ne appealeu
. | to the American Minister.
what the haytian Representative says.
O. 4 reporter called on Mr. Clement
b. uaenfiens. the Haytian minister mere, at
o. his Office. - state street yesterday ana
- asked him if he could give any aduit.< al
information concerning the reported am
-, cuties between the American minister
and President Hippoyte.
D., 81 only know what / have seen IN the
p ucwepapers of New York and OF Port
' au-P Prince" replied Mr.. Haentjens, "and
~ those reports are very measre. nave
u received no official or private Information
on the matter although | got man au-
- vices from Port-au-Prince to-day.
10 The minister was then asked If he knew
m ANYTHING about any plot being Matched
in this city TO overthrow Hippolyte. and
In | If he had any information concerning
tho destination Of the mysterious steam
h. Yacht Natalie which sailed from Savan-
De- nah January 18Th.
Il read about all that in the news
papers, answered the minister dipio-
matically.
" ~Did YOU ever know Captain Antoine
Salini. who is said 10 be in command
OF the Yacht was asked
'- Eyes know Of him." said the minister
2" ole is a Corsican. but l have never mel
' him. lie used to keep a saloon here.
u "Did YOU ever know man nance
'n Charles Santini?" continued the reporter
'ei Yes" answered Mr.. Haenuens
'l know him. He Is Corsican, too.
T, Gle called on YOU on January Sth' ui'
IT, no not and offered to divulge the pio
a. of conspirators here If YOU would guaran
.o tee TO him the payment of certain IN
lemnitv which he claims from the Hay
~, tian Government
~ Mr. Haentiens answered:
'o "Santini called on me. but If he mad
~ any such offer il would not be Tor me u
tell the newspapers of it. But abou
w. tnued Mr. Haentiens turning the con
-, versation. II know nothing
who is this man Wart. whose nam
go figures in the newspapers In connecilo
ns with Haytian matters occasionally?
~, asked the reporter.
~ His real name is Su.zer." answere
"a the Haytian minister: he sometime
- calls himself Sulzer-Wart. lie lives j
- Rutherford. y. j., and Is connected wit
" some business house in Broad stree
keep my eye on him. but am not afrai
OF these fellows Sulzor Is a FrenchmaI
10, and il he should try to scheme agains
lk, my Government the French Consul i
IT. this city would be appealed TO. But non
of these men has any money and S
long as they are poor they cannot e
20 up very dangerous revolution
" Rev iuiionis,<' ana.
=. The man Charles Santini. who Is sal
20 have made the proposition 30 divul
the rcyOlutiOnists' plans 20 Mr.. HaentJen
" had "A monopoly on the manufacture
- matches IN Haiti from 1855 90 1891. ~
- tho revolt against Legitime broke out
- 1890. and the civil war lasted cightee
months. Santini sustained considered
loss al the time. and when the politics
90 situation quoted down he brought su
' AGAINST the government for $4,000 dan
AGES. The case was submitted 10 an g
~ pert for arbitration and 5000 damage
~ were awarded to Santini. He owed Jim'
pps. Haustedt A CO., OF this city, a2,Dj
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