The citizen

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salute. The American Government has i

demanded $2,000,000 for expenses in

sending down the squadron and £200,000

j for the illegal seizure of the Haytian lle

1 public. The Admiral says that he will

not leave here until the hard cash is paid i

over, whim can not possibly bn for fifteen i

days. A report is current that the

1 French Minister has sent a vessel to Mar- 1

Unique, where the French squadron of

four ships is stationed, requesting them

to leave at once for Port au Prince, j

The prospects are that when they arrive j

there will be considerable friction. Ger-

many has also a crow to pick with the

Government of President Legitime for j

having rammed the steamer Camarou and

breaking a hole in her side. {She is now j

being repaired here. The German fleet is I

expected every day,

A BONANZA FOR OLD SOLDIERS, j

They Are Entitled to Government Money j

That They Know Nothing Of.

Pitisisuhoh, Pa., Dec. 31.—Private Da!- j

zell, of Ohio, in a letter to a friend in this

j city a few days ago made a statement the

i significance of which is not known to

one in a thousand. It is to the effect

that there is a law of Congress allow- I

iug soldiers who were captured and

imprisoned while in the line of duty, j

or their representatives, twenty-eight j

cents ‘a day while so confined, liy the j

same law sold ers on furlough were en- j

titled to twenty-five cents a day and five

cents a mile for transportation to and

from the army. Widows and orphans of j

the soldiers included in cither or both

of these classes are entitled to this

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The citizen. (1889). Chicago, Ill., 1889-01-05. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn90053026/1889-01-05/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The citizen, 1889-01-05.