Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-30
TROUBLE IN HAYTI.
MINISTER SMYTHE SAID TO HAVE BE-
COME PERSONA NON CRATA.
President uippoIyte Alleged To Have Asked
for His RecaiI-A Revolutionary
Uprising.

which indicates that the ofilciai reid-
tions between President Hippolyte and
the newly-appointed United states Min
ister. Mr.. Henry ". smythe. are strained,
and It is reported President Hippolyte
has sent n letter 10 Washington demand
ing Minister Smythes recall.
The steamer Prins William I. arrived
here yesterday morning from the Haytian
ports. bringing single passenger. Mr..
Edmond Fortune, Of Boston.
Mr.. Fortune went 10 the Astor House.
whore he talked freely OF the Haytian
situation.
Now. let me say at the very start"
said he that all the information i have
TO impart comes direct from the consul
lar officials In Hayti Personally | know
nothing OF Haytian affairs. but my Off
cial friends have given me all the news.
Minister Smythe has caused much trou-
bic. He formulated letter OF warning.
criticism, and advice to Hippolyte. and
then passed it around among the other
cOnsuls for their signatures.
THAT letter was "A corker'-no mistake.
IL started out by condemning the rigorous
measures by the government to prevent
proposed revolution. Then. after deal
ing In a general way with the injustices
practiced upon Haytian citizens, II pro-
ceeded to handle Hippolyte without gloves.
THE PRESIDENT SCORED.
"In forcible terms the Consul-General
scored the President for the mismanage-
ment OF public affairs, accusing him Of
misapplying the revenues and of using
his authority TO advance his own selfish
ends
According TO all reports the letter was
q veritable bomb. and you can well under
stand that the other diplomatic repre-
sentatives refused TO join in the note,
though requested to DO so by Minister
Smyhe.
THE German Consul gave me n full
account of the affair. together with the
information not generally known in Hayti
that Hippoyte. Immediately upon the re-
ceipt of Consul Smythe's remarkable
"call-down." forwarded a message to
Washington.
cor course, only Hippolyte and his Min
isters were aware Of the exact purport Of
that message. but il is generally under
stood In official circles at Port au Prince
that the indignant President wrote to
complain of an unwarrantable interference
In governmental affairs by Minister
Smythe. and to request his immediate re-
call.
'Iinformation to this effect evidently
reached Minister Smythc. for when Hippo
lytc, d few days after the receipt of the
letter. invited him TO dinner 10 the
consular representatives. he declined.
considerable excitement prevails in
Port au Prince over Minister Smythe's at
tempted interference coupled with the
current belief that the country Is on the
verge of another revolution.
TIIRIgATENED INVASION
at is generally believed that the exlled
General Manigat, now supposed To be- In
Kingston. Jamaica, is all ready for de-
scent upon Haytl. The invaders. IT is
, thought, are well-provided with arms,
ammunition. and mGey. That the threat
cncd invasion is an assured thing no one
seems TO doubt.
"Under these circumstances the shock
OF Minister Smythes assault must have
staggered Hippolyte."
The officers Of the Prins William T..
knew. or pretended to know. very little
about the Smythe episode, but were more
communicative on the revolutionary as
pect OF affairs in Hayu.
1t Is generally expected that General
Manigat. with his followers. will land
upon Haytian shores at a point on the
north side Of the island as far as possible
from the capital.
There Manigat will raise his standard
and call upon the people To rally around
him. IIppolyte's policy Of suspicious and
rigor Is believed to have bred secret foes
to the administration in all parts OF Hayti.
and the popular belief is that General
Mangats cause will be championcd by
a majority Of the people.
The general impression I'm Hayu. accord
ing TO the officers of the Prins William l.,
is that Mangat is well backed financially
in his present campaign, and that there
Is little or no danger Of a repetition OF
last years fiasco.
PROBABLY AN EXAGGERATION.
WASHINGTON, January 29.-Secretary
| Gresham said tonight that he had not
the slightest hint of any trouble between
Minister Smythe and the Haytian govern
ment He felt sure that the facts would
show that there has been considerable
cXaggeration of the incident.
Although Minister Smythe has never had
any diplomatic experience before the State
Department. instructions are so explicit
about non-interference with the internal
affairs Of a foreign government that none
OF the officials can imagine for a mo-
ment that he wrote the alleged letter.
telling President Hippolyte, in effect, that
he was running the country to the dem
milton how-wows.'
Minister Smythe was appointed to his
present position in September last. lie Is
from Graham, TaZewell county. Virginia,
where he edited the Headlight" Demo-
cratic newspaper.
NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
WASHINGTON. ID. C., January 29.-NC
information has reached the State De
partment. according To the officials there
Of no rapnrta1 nf Afr no n.
United States Minister to Haiti. in send
ing the Haitien President an official docu.
ment telling him how the black republic
should be conducted. Mr.. Smythe's re-
call. IL is intimated, will be a matter Of
quick accomplishment II the report Should
prove true.
When Mr.. Smythe was appointed Min
lister he was given instructions TO begir
negotiations for the acquiremnt OF Mole
st. Nicholas as a Coaling station fOi
United States naval vessels, but. II is saiC
that the newpaper publication OF the mat
ter at the time caused the abandonment
OF the idea for the time being. and the
State Department is anxious To heal
whether the report of Mr.. Smythe's al
legged Interference with Haitien affairs
be true, believing that If II is. the ac'
| quirement OF the mole is something ir
the very remote future.
Mr.. Smythe IL the first white man evel
sent TO Haiti as United States Minister
lie Is one OF the few American diplomatic
officers who wear "A uniform at diplomatic
functions.
POLITICAL REFUGEES DEPORTED.
NEW YORK, January 2e-The clyde
Line steamer FL Calloa. which arrived last
, night. makes stops at number OF
Haitien ports. Her officers had heard
nothing OF trouble in Haiti or San Do
mingo. At ST. Mary, however. they said
the Government of Haiti had put aboard
OF her two colored men who were political
fugitiyos from Dominica. Their passage
was paid to Anagua, and English posses
sion The Haiten Government has all
the political agitators TO deal with that
it can handle, the officers said. and II
decided 10 get rid OF the Dominican refu-
gees. The two men. however. decamped
ri Port-de-Paix. At this port another
Dominican, also a fugitive from his own
land. was put on the I'll Calloa TO be
taken 20 Anagua, but he also left the
vessel when she touched at Cape Haitien.
While the vessel lay off the harbor OF
Cane haitien the officers noticed out
towards the island of Tortugas a war-like
ilttle steamer of about 800 tons. She was
brisantine-rlgged and was painted black.
she was cruising about. and seemed TO