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Minister's life was threatened; that many Ameticans

had been arrested, both men and women, that the

American Consulate was filled with refugees. that

resident Legitime had declared that he would show

no clemency to foreigners; thar Americans in Pori-

au-Prince were in danger of thelr lives, and thai

Lezitime had declared that he would shoot 500 people

i necessary to prevent their luterference in Haytlan

affairs,

When the dispatch was shown to Minister Preston,

at the office of the Consulate, yesterday, he said: “I

can't understand why any correspondent should send

such a dispatch as that. He must be out of his mind.

You know that rum i: very cheap in Haytl, only 25

cents a gallon. Dat I prefer to be charitable, abd

think that the man {s mentally irresponsible for his

writings, It was he who wrote that Admiral Luce

had demanded a fabulous sum as indemnity for the

selzure of the Haytien Republic.

“You will observe that this coriespondent says

that he went to Minister Thompson, and asked what

he intended to do with the erew that had gone down

on the Atlas steamer for the I{aytien Republic, and

that he had awlvised the Minister to take immediate

steps to prevent the vessel being taken away, as the

United States Government would hold him personally

responsible; and that Mr. Thompson acted at once

upon that advice. Then he also communicated with

Admiral Luce and advised him what to do, and sald

that ft was fortunate that he wa; there to render such

good service. To say the least, I think the cor

respondent has a strong imagination, and has im-

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New-York tribune. (1889). New York [N.Y.], 1889-01-03. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1889-01-03/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New-York tribune, 1889-01-03.