BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-05-24
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Delegation Sent From Port-au-
Prince To Confer With Northern
RevOlutiOniSts.

Port-au-Prince, Hayti, May IA
de7es alton, headed by M. Scion Menos,
ex-tIini.ter of Foreign Affairs, and sent
by the Provisional Government of
Hayti, started at five o'clock this morn
ing for Cape Haytien, on board the
stea r Il. l1ancel, to try to reach an
agreement with the leaders of the re-
vo1utionaly forces in the northern part
of Hayti and prevent civil war. 1t is
generally believed here that the dele
cation will meet with success, as it is
known that lack of funds is preventing
tie northern forces from marching on
Port-ad-Prince.
Quiet has been entirely reestablished
here. All the administrative offices
have been REQ pened.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press had an in interview at four o'clock
yesterday afternoon with the ex-Presi.
dent, Sen. Sam, on board the Olinde
Rodriguez, which was detained here
by the French Minister, NJ. Duprez.
Gen. Sam said he had resigned his
office with the conviction that he had
done everything possible for the pros
perity of Hayti, adding that what af-
fected him the most was the attitude OF
the Presidential Guard, which remain
ed loyal to him up to the last moment
The General also paid tribute to the
Haytian Navy, which, he declared
inainta ned a correct attitude until after
his embarkation.
According to Gen. Sam, the popula
ton of Polt-au-Prince, instead of being
hostile, was in sympathy with hill, as
was shown by the behavior of the peo-
pie as he left the palace and passed
through the city on his way to the
Olinde Rodriguez. He further assert
ed that he was leaving Hayti fully sa-
tisfed that he had served his country
with the greatest loyalty and patriotism.
| The Olinde Rodriguez is no " scheduled
to leave Polt-at-Prince at four o'clock
this afternoon.
1t has been asserted in the newspapers
here that Gen. Sam, in the last six years
made $2,5ooooos but the General, in
published interview, protests against
this assertion as calumny. THE
President of Hayti receives salary of
$4,000 year, and Gen. Sam was elect,
ed on April I, 1906
The latest news received here from
the north of Hayti is to the effect that
Gen. Firnin, ex-Minister at Paris, who
recently landed at Capt Haytien, hav-
ing requested the manager of the
National Bank, M. de la Myre, to adv
ance him $4,000, to meet his expenses,
met with refusal. The belief here.
however, is that the National Bank
officials are favorably inclined towards
Gen. Firmin, who is by far the strong
est of the many Presidential candidates
in the field.
The Provisional Government, headed
by NJ. Boisrohd Canal, is very much
incensed against Admiral Ki1lick for
having left Port-au-P Prince with his war
ships without the consent of the Govern
ment.
Cape Haytien Hayti. May I5.-The
,Haytlan gunboat Crete Pierot arrived
here this morning, having on board
Admiral killick, commander of the fleet
|of Hayti, who has declared himself in
favor of the candidacy of Gen. Firmin
His other war-saip, the Toussaint L
Ouverture, is at Gonaives. The AdHai-
raj says that after ex-President Sam
embarked on the French steamer Olinde
Rodriguez, at Port-at-Prince, last Tues
day. he ran the Crete Pierot near the
Olinde Rodriguez and sa1uted the ex-
President with seventeen guns, and be |
then fired three shots as an alarm sig
nal, and cried: 'Vive 1e NordT-' Long
live the North"
All is quiet here.