The sun

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Augustp, Henatnr nnd rx-Mlnlstcr of

Public Works, was named ns President.

Jean Jacqurs Destallnes Michel Cln

clnnatus I.e Conto would have been

President of Ilaytl exactly one year If

he had lived until the 16th of this

month. On August 1C last he was

sworn In as President of the "black re

public," ten days after he entered Port-au-Prince,

the capital, at the head of

his successful revolutionary forces. He

overthrew the Government of former

President Simon, who fled to Jamaica

upon the success of I.e Conte.

Le Conte began his career In Haytl

as a school teacher In 1S7J. He

I tose through the ranks of minor of-

,1 n h r!v

In 1SSS joined In the re,

U'0W tf";

c,at,'d w"h tn'" Governr

Congrcss. and

revolution against

wan later asso

Government of Presl

dent Nord Alexis.

In 1S1U' President Simon Sam made

Le Conte a member of his Cabinet. In

February, 1911, he fled from Ilaytl and

took refuge as a political exile In St.

Thomas. There be remained until .fitly

of hist year, when he returned to Cape

llaytleu and In a month had succeeded

lu overthrowing the Government of

President Simon.

President Le Conte wns the host at

dinner In April of this year to Secre

tary of State and Mrs. P. C. Knov und

their party. The dinner was given In

the palace In which Le Conte met his

death early to-day. With two excep

tions the members of the Knox party

were the only white persons nt the table

on thnt occasion. The occasion wns a

final number In a programme of official

entertainments accorded to Mr. Knox

during his visit to Haytl.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The sun. (1912). New York [N.Y.], 1912-08-09. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1912-08-09/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The sun, 1912-08-09.