The Washburn leader

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Washington, Aug. 5.—Acting Secre

tary of State Adee has received a

cablegram from Minister Powell at

Port au Prince, Haiti, confirming the

newspaper reports of the violation of

his legation by police officers who were

making an arrest. The minister added

that the pei^on who was arrested (De

Vlvier) is a citizen of Haiti, and he

seeks to know what disposition shall be

made of him upon his return to the

legatlou. The department Is now glv

ing this query consideration, and it

will probably direct the minister to

surrender the man to the authorities if

is shall appear that the proceedings are

regular and that he will be given a

fair trial. If the Haitian government

expresses regret at the invasion of the

legation the state department will be

satisfied.

"MIRAXU OF COWARDICE

-t.'£

:-Ar.*-

In the

Stamped Upon a Captain

Fifty-First Iowa.

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 5.—The ad

jutant general is in receipt of Manila

advices that Capt. A. F. Burton, of

Company B, Fifty-first Iowa, from

Villisca, has been suspended, for cow

ardice and is now at Manila awaiting

dishonorable discharge." Burton waa

principal of. school^ at Wympre, Neb,,

when the war broke out, and-disap

peared, going back to bis old h°me (ft

Villisca, lowl and taking the cap

taincy of the company. He is reported

to have deserted his troops in an en

gagement and hid alone in a ditch

while the company went into action

without him.

'Srjv

Archbishop Ireland Home.

St Paul, Aug. 5. Archbishop Ire

land returned to St. Paul yesterday af

ternoon from Washington, where he

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Washburn leader. (1899). Washburn, McLean County, N.D., 1899-08-12. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85000631/1899-08-12/ed-1/?sp=4

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Washburn leader, 1899-08-12.