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man O'Connor's trainw, has received from

J. A St. John, backer of Jake Gaudaur, an

intimation that Gaudaur will row O'Connor

on the Pacific coast, where the latter will go

in a few days.

A CRISIS APPROACHING.

Hyppolite Soon Expected in

Port au Prince.

HE HAS LEGITIME HEMMED IN.

Victory Fallows Victory and His Army Is

Now Encamped Near the City The Next

Blow May be Final Legitime' Ranks

Honeycombed with Traitors.

Port au Prince, Hayti, Dec SO. The

situation looks very bad for Legitime.

Hyppolite has won three battles in ten days

and his victorious army is entrenched within

twenty miles of here waiting the arrival of

arms and munitions from New York. Their

foraging operations cover territory whence

most of Legitime's supplies have hitherto

came. The majority of people here expect

to see Hyppolite in full control soon. Legi

time is anxious and suspicious. He has

thrown scores of prominent citizens into

prison for suspected sympathy with Hyppo

lite. He is pressing into the military service

every laborer and farmer he can seize. The

country is in a state of anarchy. Voodooism

is rampant among the half civilized inhabi

tants of the interior. Horrible tales of the

sacrifice of young girls in these rites are

told. Murder and rapine flourish In the ab

sence of law. Agricultural processes are

abandoned. Mob rule prevails in the capital.

Legitime's army was disastriously defeated

at Hmcha about ten days ago; again on Dec

22, while on retreat, and again a few miles

from the capital. The remnant fled to the

city. The leaders took refuge in the French

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Waterbury evening Democrat. (1889). Waterbury, Conn., 1889-01-09. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn94053256/1889-01-09/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Waterbury evening Democrat, 1889-01-09.