The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18


President Iesstime. Fearing . Cesasss
Revolution An Port u-rrinc~. Re~orss
o. Heroic Measure several Prominent
Merchants. Advocates aud Others 1m-
INJURED La Paul DunEeons-F~arf.t Prac-
tices - the Lower Glasses of the Natives.
NEw YoRK, Jan. s.-Thc Suns Port-au-
Prince correspondent. writing under date
Of December 10. says: Despite the fact
that Port-au- Prince declared for I.e gitime
unanimously, and that the inhabitants %
the place cheered themselves hoarse when
Legitime was proclaimed President, there
are many wealthy aud influential resi-
dents Of the city, merchants and othere,
who are disaffectcd toward Legitime's
government and keep up a secret corre-
spondencc with the Northern leaders,
Their numbers and influence during
the past few weeks have been in
creased greatly. so much so that
Legitime undoubtedly began 20 fear tfat
a counter-rcvolution might be started
against him in his own city. lie held
council with his ministers, and they all
agreed that prompt action was necessary.
Warrants were secretly issued for the mr.
rest Of some two dozen residents % Port
au-Prince who were suspected. aud tie
service OF these were intrusted 10 General
Herard. Governor Of the Department ~
police.wh accompanied by great many
other Generals. few Lieutenant -s'ov-
errors and one or two soldiers. sailed
out on their tour OF seizure on Dccem-
Der a. The most prominent they
arrested were NJ. Layand. edit
or Of the L'Oeil: Il. Augusta, ndvo-
cate; G. J. Gentil, merchant: J. Leger
and Alexander Ferrand, advocates. and
N. Courtois, editor Of the Plaidoyer Ma
tional. Some Of the Others arrested were
clerks in the custom house and other de-
| partments 81 the government. good
many Of the Hay items under the ban heard
OF what was going on and fled TO the for
/ eign consulates for protection
! HIDING AT THE AMERICAN LEGATION
| Tho American Legation harbored N.
4 Leon Francis, J. Acale and Bernard
\ L'Espinasse. and these men joined the
4 two other refugees who have been in hid
| ing at the legation for a month. NJ Ber-
4 tholemeir and Leger Couyien. advocates
The Haytiens arrested were taken - the
l city prison, than which there l. probably
no more abominably vile place On the
face of the earth. They were placed
three apiece in small dungeons about
ten feet square. under ground. only
lighted and ventilated by narrow win
dow on the ground level. The dungeon
floors are covered With reeking filth cf
the most horrible description. and in this
the prisoners were compelled 70 sir They
were chained down. great irons binding
their legs closely together at the knees
and ankles. Among those seized was NJ
Mallebrauche. biz coffee broker and
Spectator. who Is said 70 be worth twelve
million dollars He was released this
4 morning on the fearful interceSsion ot
his wife with President I.eyft.me.
PRISONERS At WILL
The arrested Hayfiens will have no trial.
and will be kept in prison a. long a. Pres
ident I.egitime sees fit. II he thinks Il
necessary he will undoubtedly have some
OF them taken out and shot There l. q
decided feeling Of personal insecurity IN
consequence OF the arrests. and no one
knows but what he may be the next one
seized.
On the day Of the first arrests President
Legtime rode out. accompanied BY MS
staff aud body guard. for the first time
since his Inauguration. The President
halted his horse in the Place De La Psix,
opposite the Banque Rationale. A big
crowd gathered, composed Of soldiers and
citizens and the country people from the
market place near by. and
LEGITIME MADE THEN LITTLE SPEECH
soldiers he said. "you know your
duty ana need not teii " 70 you -.
VIII perform H. ! am sure nrMis any
courageousiy anu We'll me sals's Z,
good order is in your hands. Citizens.
realize that nave Dsen TOO mercilu " ann
lenient IN inc past Inc Tune ior cietisAes
Is over. propose 70 put down Win 80
Verify inns announcement o. reosnon ~
our midst ana 70 deal Justly Win
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