The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-16
GOOD SITE FOR 4
eOAL|nG STATION.
Minister Powell Suggests One in
an Island OF HAyti.
r = a. Psessof Owne1 ~ asyftaos,
70 wAsa II was Gsasse1 ~ rs
G~vern1eas--1s Very Fersise a1A
Proluus1ve, Has Tive Geek Has,
noss, EasfIy Defended asa Can Re
uoA fer . 8snfnal Consideration

ceryrsgat. 1se. ~ ehs Associated Press.
PORT Az PRINCE, Nzy a-rn.ssf
ssasss Minister Powell - .aea sm1E.asr1
vita TIE sdea sAss Tia xsxGd % Gorzsvss.
IN The Gaif Of Le1xA=e o. Gorz.sess the
jareDk depexssncy 81 H4ysI would &Eoea
he naval stastca which the United States
has - ionx dsssrsd 10 ro@szs - tssss
vasrs. TIE sxland was granfed. G14dsr
very iisssa1 conSs.soxs. sc.rs ya~xs ago -
4hres Hzytssns, NM Nerd Aiexsx u. Rsv-
iass and Or. Aubrey, Gnfy d. Alexis 10
now Esfnx, and the concession Remains
wnex piosted Ksgseye was che os sas few
really ent~~prfs.Ex native BUSINESS men
that Hzyfi Exs produced He ew1e1 the
HAyfian HE Of coasfsrg sseansefa, waIea
connects the capital w.ia the p-s&c.pai
eszporfs. and wss held ia high este<na by
axsiyss ard foreigners alike. While al
ways keeping clear OK personal resysnx-
bfisty In connee4.csa wash TIE politics %
the couasry. be Was also consulted by tie
vksfSus g,rest9ssfs ard ministers wa1ss
stss ard ssa he xffnesse4
The sslaxd o. GonAIvss as zlssos. lncal-
euistaY gsEa IN mahogany. 1t Is mainly
composed Of picturesque ug.an1x, which
9oaA sazo ys@sd enormously In eosree II
essDsrsy cultivated. The highest sncun.asa
peak ar5sss sbcaa 5yg0 feet above tbs So.
Ard via the ns-ghboTsng sammlts PRE-
ssnis striking appearance. especially
when sseSed from The natnazss. ara IN
Nit
- Al nssdsausnar. tie sun az ssea from
tns Champ De Mars. Pert a1 Prince. de-
scends Immediately beAina the sslaz.s. Tas
rugged sbore. guarded By many hidden
se$ss. AfEsrds bat TIVE ronsmoasoas porsa
css the B<ss d. Bare en- the southeastern
ssae. AID sae other tbs Aasea G&iess %
fns nortasAsssrn. Ths9e are several prom
enaaTies. comasndlng.y situated, which
would be avaaiabi1 Ter defease.
La the intsfsor are numerous springs.
While the dark Soil il evenly rno.steaexa
Throughout the year and has a fertility
sAAs u prosexblal. even sn Hsyti. a land
rossesstng tbs rachsst rzztura! means @.
production In the world Fine bsef cattle
afe fsitened IL the valleys. The fses,u,a-
tan 10 a. set extremely small. bus n Ia
esess and convenient 70 the caIef city Of
tle republic
Ihsfmen who owned the industrial cen
osssten Of ths ssla4d Of Gsaafyex have
been unable 10 rS4se capital enough To sx-
psass II. A. il usuAl. tbs terms q ihs
grant exclude soa'pignegs fran any par
defpa;ioa ia ia h1sastsix: but there are
able lawyers here who believe Way could
- found to siaas tie prosihasory provs-
ssoas Ia shss rrspect. The CoreesSsq srsss
or kesrr are very aesirous 81 xeiisng saesr
rights. and 81 course there IL 40 chance Of
Dang - Ia any bat foreigners. especially
In The pre1sns distressed condition Of Tia
people. Tie fsvorsse method Of esaagng
the constitutional prohibition es alien
ownership Of Ts4l estate Is hypolaeca-
tor. IL one os sAe sbJecss OF an American
naval station In Hayllan Waters we're q,
sserass the easEizl ef tas co1asry.
certainly Gosaaivsx would -, eligible. II
has beer suggested by way OF obtectIoa
fhss The northern sapte Of The chsanel 81
81. Marie Is 50 northern thera that the
Notifications mighf command those o. tha
sssana The channel however, Is nearly
nssssn niles vide. ard The heights an the
northern side are considerably moved from
the saore.
J. e. Bus~ellrnan. Of Port Az pYsnce.
Represents the cence@slsssaraeS or .hegr
sesrs. ard Is ready 70 eaier tnfe any az
ranxe'nent WITH the United States govern
nsens. Mr.. Powell. uadarstafs.s. has A..
ready brought 'he matter ia tAe a.teat.oa
OF the state department.