Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-20
ARRESTED A CONSUL.
Hayti lncarcerates a Dishonest British Off,
ciaI.
ENGLAND SAYS SERVED HIM RIGHT.


Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 9.--tCorro-
spondence of the Associated Press)
Details have just been received here
from santo Domingo. the Spanish re-
public OF the West Indies, of the arrest
Of Mr.. Arthur Tweedy. late British
vice-consul at Port Au Prince. the
capital of Hayti, and now British con
SUI at Santo Domingo.
For the past few years. It appears
Jamaica negro, audacious and vicious.
has resided at santo Domingo and
proved very thorn in the flesh of the
authorities, constantly quarrellng when
in his cups and assaulting anyone who
intertered with him, He was constantly
IN the courts and protected by his
counsel, and invariably allowed 10 de-
part IN triumph without stain upon
his character"
Quite recently. IT seems. this bel
hcose Individual got into trouble with
the police, who, instead of taking him
70 the lookup, gave him terrible
lhrashing, ana left him lying In the
streets for dead. In accordance with
ms usual custom. the British vice-con-
sui went to the assistance OF his toiored
fellow subject, and brought the mat.
Tor before the chief Of the republic,
Prince HeureuX. The latter after
thorough consideration of the matter,
is said to have remarked in substance
to the consul: You know the charac-
ter OF this man and YOU know what he
deserves. i admit that he has been
unduly punished, and am sprry for
il, hut l would like to see the last of
him. and / viii give you IS, 900 To get
him oil the country. Pay him the
money and let us he0r the last Of him"
After some little barter the story
~ It,f af41 ls
amount to $4,000 The money, It is
added, was handed to the consul and
the matter considered closed.
some weeks later, however. II Is fur
ther stated, the president was driving
along the streets of the city and saw
the jamaican negro walking along.
dressed in a new suit aud smo king n
cigar. His eNcellency ordered his
coachman to stop, and called the negro
to him, and then expressed his sur
prise that he had not left the country
after having been paid 50 large sum
as $4,000. The Jamaic an is reported
to have replied: Il only received 5000
Impossible" calculated the Presi-
dent who Immediately drove to the
office Of the British consul. There the
consul was confronted with the negro
and after some hesitation Is said to
have admitted that he only gave the
man $500. adding, You have no bust
ness to interfere with any arrange
ments 1 may make with my country
men"
The president, it is alleged. simply
gasped with astonishment. but with
out waiting to argue the matter, put
his head ont OF the window and called
a couple of policemen to arrest Mr..
Tweedy, who was promptly taken to
jail. His eXcellency, it appears, then
cabled to the foreign Office in London,
informing them of his action, and
shortly afterwards received a reply
stating that he had done quite right, |
adding that they had cahled to Port
Au Prince for the british consul to
Hayu to at once proceed to Santo
Domingo in order to investigate the
matter. The latest advices are that
the investigation is now in progress.
RIOTOUS NEGRO TROOPS.
The black soldiers of the first bat
TALON. West India regiment broke
barracks on Thursday night last (Nov.
-, and proceeding to this city. as
saulted every citizen and policeman
with whom they came in contact, the
police in particular suffering About
one hundred and fifty Of the men gath
cred In the parade gardens, belonging
Ia the government and played havoc
with the trees. They cleared the gar
dens Of visitors chasing them with
sticks. Others went into the Zollas mar
ket and ransacked stores.
The military authorities We're tele-
phoucd to and n picket of 200 men un-
der a white officer named Buck were
sent to the scene. The officer galloped
away from his men and riding full
speed down the parade gardens, dis
lance OF two miles, ran his horse right
into the center of the rioters. Before
they could recover from their surprise
he ordered them to fall into line. and
snatching the cans from a couple of the
worst. shouted, You, are all right"
Some thirty We're obedient to- the
word of command. and forming these
up the gallant officer proceeded to
make prisoners of as many as he could
marching the "repentants'',to the mar
ket, where the officer used them as n
picket and arrested several others. BY
this time the original provost guard
arrived on the scene and wore dis
rests being made.