The morning news

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Gen. Horace Mnliure and Edmond St.

Rome, captain of ordnance. Gen. Mou

plaisir remains at Santiago do Cuba for the

present.

As soon as the cu-tom house certificate

was signed by Gen. Ligitirno he answered

all questions asked by tho reporter. He

insisted upon conveying tho impression that

he had not been forced to leave Hayti. “We

wore in a position to carry on tho war,” he

said, “and the people were as enthusiastic

in the support of my government as they

had been from the first, even up to the mo

ment of my departure. But 1 was not witl

ing to prolong the strife, and decided to go

a.< ay rather tha i have further bloodshed.

But there was do surrender nor any treaty

with Hyppolite.”

“Do you wish to say anything, general,

j in regard to the rumors that w ere circu

lated about you at the time of Gen. Tele

inaque’s death?” the reporter asked.

“There was not a word of truth in any

rumor which connected my name with any

plot. I did nothing to secure his death and

knew nothing of it until after it happened.

It was only because of tho appearance of

ids fall helping on my plans that I was

blamed. Id not believe in assassination

and would not employ it for any end.

There have been many men slain during

the long and bitter strife, but not one has

been executed by my orders.”

Gen. Carrio took part in the conversation,

aud in reply to a q lestion ns to the popula

tion of the island, said: “At tho time of the

last ce sus there were a few more than

1,000,000. This was soino years ago and

there has been considerable incr nso. Tho

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The morning news. (1889). Savannah, Ga., 1889-09-09. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86063034/1889-09-09/ed-1/?sp=7

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The morning news, 1889-09-09.