Evening star., 1902-02-01

siderable class here, almost invariably mu-
lattoes. white blood being mixed with black
VINO are the upper class. These people
form society of themselves. They look
down on the other class. They always send
their children to France for their education.
They are wefl-read men and women, and
are both natural and cultivated musicians.
Believes In Future.
We called on the American minister, Mr..
William F. Powell a colored man of intel
ligence. Powell expressed himself as hope
full of the future of the republic, especially
if capital can be interested in the country.
He told me that the country was extremely
rich In mineral resources. In the interior
he said, were iron, copper gold and some
splendid salt mines. Elsewhere were un-
told treasures of mahogany, SatinWood and
other valuable timbers. He had just Sc
cured a concession for Americans to the
timber on an island just at the entrance to
the bay, coming up to Port au Prince.
This island was twenty-five miles long and
twelve miles broad. and the timber was al
most of incalculable value. He was hope
ful that other capital would come in from
the outside. I should judge that this will
not happen until there can be some GER
tainty of stable government.
The finances of Hayti were in a disturbed
condition. A double misfortune had fallen
coffee was low in price and the Haytien
crop was poor. When these things come to-
gether Hayti has the blues. 50 far as the
f1dStleH character Will ADMIT OF the DlueS.
Coffee is the staple. and when coffee goes
wrong the outlook is dark. Last year Hayti
exported 61,600,000 pounds of coffee. Over
60O0,000 pounds Of cocoa were sent out and
11l.6O0.O00 pounds of logwood. They raise
a lot of sugar, too, nearly all being made
into rum. After few years this rum is
said 10 be finer than French brandy.
Servant Question.
During the day We drove through the
town and around the outskirts, in which
latter belt there are many handsome villas,
surrounded in every case by splendid gar
dens. This was the case with Mr.. Gran
ville's place. where We were cordially well
coined. Books, pictures and old French
furniture abounded at that home. while
the grounds were filled with splendid
palms, orange trees and bright-colored
tropical plants of all kinds. These grounds
were well kept, although / was told that
the Haytien householder, like his fellow
all over the world, has trouble with the
servant question. Granville says the COM
mon people of Haytf are too lazy to work
wonder If a better statement would not
be that they don't have to work How
many OF us, IL We knew nothing about
luxuries; II blue piece of cotton and a
bandana handkerchief provided a ward
robe for the entire family; If it was pleas
anter to sleep out doors than to have a
house; II bananas and oranges were the
staple food, and they could be picked off
most any tree along the road, or cart
load bought for few cents; how many of
us, wonder. would do much work? L am
sure l would not, for. one, L would work
just long enough to raise money to buy a
hammock, and would quit then and there
| would swing that hammock somewhere
in a grove down by the sea, and l would
lie in 1t all day and admire the stately
lines of the palm, or, with half-closed eyes
watch the blue and turquoise Of the sky
mingle itself with the green and turquoise
of the sea: When l was hungry 1 would
knock a banana off tree. When intrud-
ing tourists thrust themselves into my
privacy. and told me of the glories of la
bor and proved by statistics that II