New-York tribune., 1908-03-13

Firmin. whom the French government refused
to surrender from It's consulate at Gouaives.
would succeed in escaping from the country
The pardonfug Of the refugees IN thN tr7@--
1can Consulate by President Alexis Is coup
d'Atat in keeping with the cunning ~ his
nature the general went This i r1strfy
disguised effort to rnislead the German and
French powers, in that by giving proof aud
example of his clemency with these refugees
they may bs led 70 hope for the same from him
in the event of their turning over 70 MIN the
refugees sheltered in their consuates- How
ever. there are many every day occurrences 20
destroy any belief in the clemency or humane
tarianisrn of the president The summary mas
sacre of the five refugees who were in the
American consulate at 81. Mare. after mill
tary trial OF seventeen minutes. has not satiated
the bIoodthtrstiness Of Alexis Nord-
DEATH OF GENERAL MAGLOIEE
The tragedy of the murder " the palace. OK
General Eugene Magloire. one Of the most faith
full lieutenants of Nord Alexis. has been care
fully withheld from the press This general had
fought with Nord in 1902. helped him 70 seize
the presidency. and a reward was placed in
command Of Fort Alexandra. one OF the most
important fortifcations in Port-au-Prince. and
which dominates the town and harbor- He was
a personal friend OF Nord's but humane man
More than one innocent citizen his life TO
the mediation Of Eugene Magloire- When. after
the failure Of the revolution al the time
Eord was crying for the blood OF the other
refugees. and principally that Of FiTuin, he
counseed him TO be generous after victory. and
70 spare the life Of Firmiu and 70 be satisfied
with sending him into exile, Nord resolved 10
get rid of him In the midst OF his plea for tn
life of F'irmin- on humane grounds alone he Wa
shot down BY one OF the nepheys OF the pres1-
i,.s,- he To 10 o.
slain so good a man and so stanch friend be
cause he had dared 20 attempt to thvvart his rage
for Firrrin he had officially circulated the TIuor
/ that General MagIoire had been killed BY his
| own revolver falling from his pocket and gave
! the dead general a national funeral But the
| crime was committed in broad daylight III ths
! palace. where there were hundreds Of F-opis
/ TO witness it
/ To-day. when h. j. seeking 20 give such pub
| lie example Of his hunanitarianisul- soldier
are patroIng every hamlet and village in
/ Havtf and putting 70 death peaceful CitizerS
I because they happen to be under Nords sGs-
/ pciOn only: az every opportunity citizers Wa
/ never took any active part IN the revoiut1o1
( are fleeing into exile escape death ar the
/ hands OF Nord Alexis. Although these bar
i baritieS are not allowed 70 be published outside
| of Hayti inasmuch ali dispatches from there
! must have government sanction. they are vel
1
/ spent any time in HaytL
| OTHER VIOLENT DEATHS
| In 1909 NJ Stewart president OF the sen
I ate was thrown into prison and vas brought
( out dead. In 1913 Vava RanIeau vas poisoned
in the prison OF Port-au-Princs. and IN the
same wear Georges Hearne was beaten 20 death
/ in the prison. their bodies being turned over -
their families only eight or ten hours sLteF
death. when the government had been assured
that they we're we'll dead
This has been the fate OF men (Which can
.,eiI,- no VERIFIED who have only dared 20 d.
agree with Nord Alexis or 10 oppose soIn'
Of his fua nciaI depredations.
r-eraraI Frederiuus also had something 70 S@F
abor,+ loss Csfordani. alleged agent OF the HAY
-, j,,e,,-re7t=. now under Indictment for hsF-
to- counterfeit money in his possession
.DErENDS ALLEGED COUNTERFEITEfs
..7-ta+ v-,= not counterfeit money" said ths
-e-ars1 ~anv more than rhe Confederate rnous5
--as in this country IN the civil War ~ "s'
tho provisional money OF a PROVISIONAL govern
-,s,- a7d did not resemble the money of ths
--,,+ government CiiordanI. II Was said a's'
had something to do with the arms seized ps tn-
z..-o+ service rle- in Brooklyn soon sfte- hts
.-as- ard according General F'redsr1GIiS
rJ.uan rbe Haytian governments de1@TiES.
saifad from e-eG York 20 avoid tssttfylns =
c-ordanTs trial on March IS in the federal court
General Fir11in in his letter tn President
.lsxis saws that he knows Halien promised 70
4;zIe 70 the latter the rebels depot Of arms in
p-oo1-T,-7 The letter ssys. among other thinss-
n a le-rsr which I Eave received from Ne7 fors
<-Iand has Informed ne ff1r z L'-ei-l---
.---ty1aI =, Prince last April assures htfn
20. -, E.[-s declared publicly -n4t an N con
Roosevelt. no - 20 procure =
- rrears Of undertaking ar uprising N ttayf
time that tTeIraEd CeS-el ~ ~
! Tsor~ Prince about tCar r-ile-
y1-L1s NJ dignity as good Tsytta1 SUre-S n
President Of H4yTl delclncs NJ ~
.o1-i,g 20 an understanding With Mr.. EooseVe'i
70 invade my country. do not nesl-aIe 70 tsl
5ar1onstrare the truth Ire PRIME rfgENs
ouvrAre) IN all this affair = J D Ftal4ei
associated With Cier-ard Cesyet. Is tne soEs
: ~nent cognizaut ignorant of tneSA rei3tions
cannot say but these relations e1ist- Yer u
| Tags- Havtfan Minister 20 Washington. knoSs -
M TTalIeu's tn-rtgueS
Trfs NJ FIaIIen CAM 70 - Thomas N January.
,qs 9-Th q recommendation signed BY G. 2. Dsr-
reIl whom I had known a. lnagus
SIGNING OF CONTRACT
u- rTalIeu made ne most advantageous offers 70
furnish me gwen moment with arms and Arr
Tne IN +he name Of Francis Bsnne-rrsn The con-
r-s,t OF January L. 1895, which incloss-
Personally 7 have ambition for power. b. Z
am AZ the head OF party. and many ef u'y
r1os+ part urlrnerfted: thus could refuse rts
facfrieS which rad been offered me- 20 pUt an s0t
and that - why signed that con-
trsrt and would sign II again were thing N ez-
and did believe IN the sincerity of my Co-sisn-r
Nevertheless. even afte- having signed that con
tract felt repugnance mingled with great dis-
trust. and have continually, on many prst@1r$.
/ eyaded carrying 10 out