The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-29
4 SCOLplNG FOR HIpPOLYTE.
,yrruF. ORR MINISTER TO HATTS,
siiD rO HIvE WILLISED IHINGS.

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the Revenues. aud suggested Reforms
u,,poi,te ssd to Have CompinIned 20
yr.bins tor Drrs hnm Hn.n't Heard OF II
7, the story the Dutch steamer Prins willem
= hroncht Yesterday from HAITI Is true. Min
I.,ar Resident and Consul-Gcneral Henry NJ.
smvtne. who represents the United States at
port. an Prince. a. we'll rs being Charge
GAnates at Santo Domingo. has probably
been taking lessons from Minister Willis.
Mr.. Smythe Is an appointoe OF Pres ident
clsyslaud and he is tho first white represen-
,stiys this country has had In Ilnyti for a NUM-
Der OF years.
ms story is told by Edmond Fortune. who
vnsihc only passenger on the rrins Willem /.
from iIay' Mr.. Fortune halls from Trinidad.
He stopI ed At rort-au-Prince on his way to Tho
United stolcs. When he arrived hero he wont
10 the Astor House, and he was found there
lsier by THE SuS reporter
- found matters pretty quiet in Iayti" he
ud but there was considerable excitement
in the city OF rort-au- Prince over a letter
that had been written by American Minister
Smythe 10 the President Of the republic Hip
polyte. The letter hadn't been made public.
but the people knew one had been written and
they were thinking things worse than they
we're. and there were some threats made
against the Minister. I could not get a copy
OF the letter. but the German Minister. with
whom am acquainted, told me that in 1t
Minister Smythe made very severe criticisms
on the manner in which the republics affairs
we're being managed He condemned the
rigorous measure the President dopted to
put down revolutions before they attained size.
He insisted that men couldn't obtain Justice in
the courts. He objected to the financial and
olG At - tk.t
II the President didn't devote the revenues to
making public improvements instead OF to
personal uses he need not expect to retain the
sympathy OF the United States Government.
Then he suggested reforms that should be
made at once, and told how the Government
ought to be run In the future II 1t wanted to be
lreal good government.
After writing this letter. the German Minis
ter said Minister Smythe took II around to tine
Ministers Of other countries and asked their
opinion Of It. and then asked them to Join him
In signing 1t. They told him that they were
representing their Governments and that they
had no authority to m eddie with Haytien do
% Minister smythe signed It himself and sent
tito the President;
President Hippolyts said when he n read the the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs sat down and wrote
and dine with the President and talk the mat:
ter over In private. Minister Smythe declined
lie aRs NTH Ss rs5a
Whether or not he enclosed with 1t a request
ior fhe regain OF Minister smJthe Is not known
Mr. Fortune said he did not know the date on
% which President HippoiytS forwarded i TT" to
Washington. but he was sure II had been for
EEaTded By an earlier steamer than the Prins
The officers OF the prins wiIlem L had no
lniormatlon to add TO that given by Mr.. For
about the reported recent execution Of Gov
srnment Official who had attempted to kill the
.1iied Haytians under the leadership Of GEN.
who are at kIngston. jamaica. were
rreparIng 70 invade Hayti and try to over
The northern SIDE Of the Island wSsrs " they
expected to get arms and ammunition and
try TO the capital. picking up recruits on the
way and they expected 10 get enough recruits
to " yhi I, the Goveg[nmest army n sm.,,.
United statss Minister to Hsyti, is about 81
years ~ age. and was appointed from Virginia,
Years as the editor Of country paper known |
as the GRAHAM, Hsadii0Li published at a village |
Il Il T S county. In the southwest part OF
smythe was an applicant for a Consular |
oftcc during the hrst Cleveland Admlnistra-
by some OF the Virginia delegation he was un- |
able to connect. After ClevelAnd's second |
ELECTION Smythe went TO work again to secure !
somethlnR In the foreign service and put In |
been held 6y two prominent Virgin isns-Col. |
rla. who was appointed by Gen Grant. and |
ex-senator Mithers. who was appointed In |
SS. hsS IorfGaGs on se tSis Consumes hh
ahd his friends psrsistently urged that he be |
, The President took great deal OF interest |
~ Smythes ease, owing to the fact that the |
Y nhends OF the latter were careful TO let the |
a 6owiing advocate ofthe nomina,ion Of cI I
iand IN 1852 But no could not get the Hong
hong Consulate He was appointed Consul 70 |
salary Of $1,000, and to which some. fees are
S SI1,hhsd making worth probably $500.
mated both to the President and the Secretary
ol slate that he would have to decline II. He
,Itea 10 get one other Consulate in China. and
cass he came out boldly and asked that ne be
sent AZ Min Ster to liaYtL
no 10 Informed his friends here that big work
hha been mapped out for him at Port-au-
nhcT' nnd also gave them To- uHdersta nd thst
ne mad a'sgrances that the department would
.'yomMtnd 10 congress An Increase In the
, Ssr slo'OoO year being the figure de-
b tsIsnee Is concerned, as he has lived most OF
~ ne IN village and In portion OF the
,iSss %RsEs very little progress has been made
nsTyY sort OF fellow, and during the
heated political campaigns In Virginia he has
~ some llNeY times with his opponents,
Huneh .taortiHg TO encounters 20 settle any
'ltlle y lelences that might exist.
l. amythe Is an unusually lean, lank man with
.ahteIh awe, and has a most peculiar facial
sAhIrsslon. Few peoTls would take him for
= 'lp' mat should he haPTen to get in crowd.
ne zoos as II he had never been very far away
rom home, and when in Washington on his
"a, 70 MS post Of duty he smoked in the lobby |
~ ioWn-town hotel freIuented by southern
'enpIe big clay pipe with long reed stem.
~ addition 10 the backing SmYths had, he
Tue regular mash on the President and
4 - - rotary OF STATE by exhibitions Of won
sshHl know sige o! foreign countries which
n nAl acquitted from hook reading while re
'1uhs in lHzewell county. He was very much
f""'"n Win hi~ appointment as Minister to
"a a. ana 10 AuumbeT Of friends droI ped re-
\, y - tei9rs sailing that tho Administration
~ gwen him some important things TO at
en1 o. IN he little island.
h.. '' - Ms Der arturo. IL Is said. he exhibited
~" a nni'or!a Ee had worn in Virginia. aud in
"r.. y 'r sat ho proposed u appear in HaytL
w ~" = nuth"adri. impetuOus man and
!, Lr ""Ht 10 HAITI full ~ the idea ~ doing
g uIEs ordering on the sensational those
' H,"H hiW here will not he surprised to
III lAat he has got the Government OF the
..''' states into another tangle.
.r' 4Iy Gresham says lao has received no
.f, 't' 'A'orinAtton concerning the report that
' .I.-'Ht Nmvthe A lfuyti Ia. kaan ovar- |