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The Alleged President or Hayti Beaten by

the Other Alleged President.

New York, June 11. A letter from Port

au Prince, dated May 30, gives the follow

ing: "It is stated on good authority tbat the

army of Hippolyte is within two miles of

Port au Prince, and there is no doubt that

in a few days tbe war will be ended, with

tbe army of the north the victors. Legi

time's men, owing to the lack of

food and money, are deserting, and

at Grand Saline one of his gen

erals, commanding five thousand men,

has surrendered all his force to Hippolyte.

Tbe general himself fled to Jamaica, as bis

life would have been in danger in Port au

Prince. He put himself under the protec

tion of the British consul before going to

Jamaica. Legitime would have followed his

example, but his penerals and ministers

would not let him. Tbey say be has brought

them to their present state and he must re

main and share their fate.

"It is impossible to say when Hippolyte's

army will fall on the town and massacre

every one in it"

Courtesies to American Engineers.

London, June 10. Tbe visiting American

engineers were given a reception yesterday

at Leamington. In an address welcoming

tbem to tbe city the Rt Hon. A W. Peel,

speaker of the house o commons, said that

Englishmen could not but admire the great

engineering works which were scattered all

over America, and which stood as monu

ments of American engineering skill. He

assured the visitors that they would meet

with a cordial welcome everywhere, for the

heart of England went out to the great re

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Rock Island daily Argus. (1889). Rock Island, Ill., 1889-06-11. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92053945/1889-06-11/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Rock Island daily Argus, 1889-06-11.