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Parisian training, nnd there are ninny lively

nnd ngrccublo women nmong theso mulattoes.

Thoy nro known ns Snug Jlolce, or mulattoes,

to distinguish them from the whites bom on

tho islnnd, who form tho Crcolo population.

Among tho latter nro tho Rivieres, bankers,

brokers, nnd merchants, who represent tho

Bank of Franco, which is said to

CONTROL TUB REVENUES

nnd trado of tho Bopublic.

It appears that Franco did not acknowledge

tho independence of Hayti nt first, and in 1825,

when faction troubles wcro bitter there, pre

pared to retake ita formor possession, agreeing,

however, to acknowledge Hayti's independence

upoti tho payment of 150.000,000 francs, which

sum was subsequently reduced by agreement

to 90.000,000 franca, tho Republic is-suing bouds

to France for that amount, nud then Franco

acknowledged its independence and resigned

its claims. If tbo now Republic bad main

tained its producing capacity it could soon

have paid off its debts and kept ahead;

for whilo in 1791 its exports amounted to

$2,000.000, in 1853 they wore reduced to

$0,500,000, but bavo increased of lato ycara. so

that tho surplus rovonuo is about G,000,000

franca per annum.

Now, President Salomon had boon schooled

in the aristocracy under Soulonque, and it waa

reported that he was laying up a nest-egg to

hatch out in tbo future. Ho knew not when

tho tide might turn, aud ho wanted to bo

fixed whon ho had to leave, which ho did in

the revolution of 18Sd. He bad a whito French

woman for a wifo, and sho had her danghtor

with her, n young woman in 1S33, when I saw

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The National tribune. (1890). Washington, D.C., 1890-10-23. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82016187/1890-10-23/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The National tribune, 1890-10-23.