The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
Mena Of Nicaragua and Simon
Of Hayti Find Refuge on
Little Island.
,IS THE WORSE FOR WEAR
Soiled White Ducks Compare
Unfavorably With Blanquet's
Gold and Braid.
Special re.pondenee 10 Trn Sew.

ing mempere were mend Ut ircaThsua-
great bury man, who IL somewhat lame
and has become n Jamaica planter; An
tome Simon of Hayti. who. II is be-
lieved, IL perpetually engaged in con-
spiracies against the country from which
he was forced to flee. and now has come
the greatest of them all in the person
Of Gen. Victorano Huerta- VINO was
forced out OF tho Presidency of Mexico
on the 18th inst
Huerra and his party. eight In all. con-
sistinv Of the ex-President. his wife two
daughters ex-Minister OF War Banquet.
his wife and daughter and a man ser
want. reached Kingston harbor az noon
to-day from Puerto Mexico. but VI was
not until four hours later that they set
foot on the land Two and half hours
Of the four spent alongside the pier
were devoted 20 luncheon, at which wine
formed Q very considerable part OF the
bill OF faro
Through the open ports Huerts could
be seen in animated conversation with the
captain of the German cruiser and many
toasts were exchanged. Banquet and the
ndiss were also there, but II was Huerta
VINO was doing the most Of the talking.
Newspaper mon were taboo on board the
German war craft. although Huerta had
previously announced in answer TO hall
SAINT across the wsters IN Spanish that
ne was willing TO receive tho reporters
Pose for Pictures.
II was nearly o'clock before tho Yong
session ~ the dining table was ended.
and II was seen that the exilea were AZ
last preparing 10 leave the war vessel
Just before they did this Huerta. BAN
quot and the ships captain went NJ on
the boat deck and had their pictures
taken by a sailor. Shore photosrapners
al
ave one. who could talk spanish ana was
a~sns as Interpreter for some or the
reporters.
lie focused his machine on the ships
deck, and no sooner had the sauot7nan
camera clicked than he shouted over 10
Huerta TO come to the rail and give MN
n chance to get n. picture too. the eN-
dictator came as desired. bringing Blan-
ouet and the captain with him, and once
more they were photogrsphed lmme-
dlately the generals and their women
folk loft the war ships. going mo
launches on the side away from inc pier
The German crew gave the ex-President
n farewell salute as he stepped over inc
side OF the cruiser.
B1snouet was in full military undress.
the same suit in which he left Mexico
city Even without his uniform his car
r,age would stamp him as military
/ man and the contrast between himself
! and Huerta was most striking. The fallen
! ''power'' wore none too well hitting suit
Of white duck, which was rather soled.
and on his head was a soft gray oolored
Scotch tweed hat.
OF medium height. and none too ro-
bust build, he wouldn't attract any Mt
| tentIon in a crowd, but the formation or
| his head with It's close cropped iron gray
hair and the heavy square chin denoted
both pugnacity and obstlnacy. In mufti
| no one would ever credit Huerta with be-
ing the celebrated fighter he Is said to
/ be, and in a hotel chair little later
as he sat slipping his cognsc he would
have been at any time taken for creole
planter who was In none too afhueni
| circumstances.
There is ons other Circumstance con-
nectod with Huerta's arrival at the ho-
tel that is worthy OF record. \ few
American flags are always flying In Kings
ton hut the eX-dictator in going up the
hotel lawn saw the Stars and Stripes dis
played on a scale not very often seen
here. one-half OF a building on the Myrtle
Bank grounds was completely covered by
an enormous. American flag in which
Huerta and his party and several more
PERSONS could be completely EMBODIED. II
~ said that the flag was put there de-
sIgnedly by Americans residing here. and
the exile smiled erimly as he saw II, but
made no comment. But that's not the
only United States emblem that he Is con-
fronted with, for there Ia a wreckinG
steamer anchored OF the hotel lawn from
the stern of which the Stars and Stripes
have been waving for years.
Banquet and the ladies did not tarry
In tho public apartments OF the hotel
They went straghtway to their rooms. Blu
IIuerta dropped into a seat on the south
veranda. Here German officers speedily
Joined him. wine glasses were brought
and an animated conversation started
I n 4.
received the local press men. who through
interpreters tried to get mm TO talk OF
Mexican affairs and President Wilson,
policy toward him
Huerta Easily Approached.
Huerta proved himself most unconven
tional and approachable. He shook hands
all around. motioned the newspaper mel
to seats and then told them to hre ava,
with their questions. They did. blu
didn't get much information along tn
lines they wanted. Huerta fenced on al
Issues relative to his country.
II gave up tho Presidency on tn
18th inst" he said. land since them hav
been completely out OF Mexican affairs
For the past Ave days have beel
absolutely without news OF my country
and until / get some information I mus
decline to say anything. also declIn
TO say anything just yet on Preslden
Wilson'S policy toward me and Mexico,
MY future movements? They are I'm
certain. ! will await here the arrival q
some other members Of my family. an
then we will be going to Europe, NJ
we will not go by way Of the Unite
States" added the ex-President griml,
A four day old press despatch was the
shown 20 Huerta In which II stated tina
he wa. going to Nicaragua to foment
= revolution In Mexico from that poin
, The exile threw out his hands with
deprecatory gesture.
ION It's face" he said, 'the story
such a lie that will not trouble to cor
tradict IL II ! wanted to go to Nicaragu
would be there now and not In Jamaic,
You know" he added with "A grim snil
''revolutionists sometimes say they ar
going to the east when they really ir
tend To go to the west But ! am goin
. 10 Europe"
do you intend to return to Mexic
y At any timer was the next question
s "Do you know how long you are going I
= 1--we? Do you know which way III
\ wind 10 going to blow on a given day
o How oam I tell where I win go in II
8 future7 7 am going to Europe now. an
j that 10 all will tell you just now"
o Tomorrow shall buy myself SON
shirts. Then will go out into yoy
? city, which I already like from what
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