Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-02-03

President Cleveland, and he Is the
frst white representative this coun |
try has had in Bayti for a number
Of years
The story is told by Edmond For
tune, who was the only passenger !
on the Prins Tillem L. from Hsyti.
Mr.. Fortune halls from Trinidad.
He stopped at Port-au-Prince on
his way to the United States.
When be arrived here he went TO the
Actor House, and was found there
later by the Sun reporter.
THAT REMARKABLE LETTER.
81 found matters pretty quiet in
Hayti," he said, 'but there was con
siderable excitement In the city Of
Port-au-Prince over a letter that
had been written by American Minis
ter Symthe to the President OF the
republic, Hippolyte. The letter had
not been made public, but the peo-
pie knew one had been written, and
they were thinking things worse
than they were, and there were some
threats made against the Minister.
| could not get copy OF the letter,
but the German Minister with whom
l am acquainted, told mo that 10
it Minister SYmthe made very Sc
we're criticisms on the manner In
which the republics affairs were be-
ing managed.
MIsCHIEvoUs MEDDLING.
He condemned the rigorous m 9as
ure the President adopted TO put
down revolutions before they attain
ed sizs. He insisted that men could
not obtain Justice In the courts
He objected TO the financial and cut
! toms policies of the country. anC
said that if the President didn't d,
vote the revenues to making publi'
improvements instead Of to person
: al uses ne need not expect to retaiI
the sympathy of the u. 8. Govern
ment. Then he suggested REFORM
that should be made at once, an,
told how the government ought {.
e be ruE, in the future If it wanIed t,
be real good government.
oTHIR FoREIGN MINISTER'S DKcLIN
TO SIGN 1T.
"After writing this letter, the Ger
, man minister. said, Minister Smyt
took 1t around to the ministers G
. other countries and asked their opiI
ion of it, and then asked them t
join him in signing 1t. They toll
him that they were representa-
their governments, and that the
p had no authority to meddle wit
, Hay tian domestic affairs, and the
D all refused TO sign it, SO Ministe
Smythe signed it himself and sent
: to the President.
DECLINED TO DINE WITH THE PRES
DENT.
"The German minister didn'tkno'
what President Hippolyte said whe
he read the letter, but he did know
5 that that same day the Minister c
: Foreign Affairs sat down and wrot
letter to Minister Smythe invitin,
him TO call and dine with the Presi.
dent and talk the matter over Il
; private. Minister Smyth decline,
! the invitation and the President wa
very angry. He consulted with hi
advisers and then forwarded the let
ter to Washington. Whether or no
he enclosed with 1t request for tn
recall of Minister Smythe is no
known in Hayti.
Mr.. Fortune said he did not know
the date on which President Hippo
lyte forwarded 1t to Washington
but he was sure it had been forward
ed by an earlier steamer than tn
Prins Willem /.
OTHER REPORTS DISCREDITED.
The officers of the Prins Willem
had no information to add to tina
given by Mr.. Fortune. They saic
they had heard nothing about th,
reported recent execution of gov
eminent official who had attempts.
to kill the President. They baC
heard reports that the exiled Hay
tians, under the leadership of Gener
al Manigal, who are at Kingston
Jamaica, were preparing to invad,
Hayti and try to overthrow Hippo
lyte. They we're going to land Oh
the northern side of the island, wher,
they expected to get arms and am
munition and money. Then the,
; would march across the country t.
the capital, picking up recruits Oh
the way, and they expected to ge
enough recruits to whip the govern