Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-09
IN HAYTI.
HippOlyte with His Victorious army
Marching on Port au Prince.
Legftime Making Desperate EffOrt-His De-
position Only Question of a Few
Days@Life in Danger.

LeglGlne by QlSSdIlJled ciIlZeflS aklt1 l4le
advancing victorious troops az the north
under Hippolyte appears to be shortly
expected by all bat the immediate sup
Dorters of Legitime. He has thrown into
prison oil prominent citizens and resi-
dents of the north in Port an Prince sus-
pected OF opposing him.
Three battles have been fought and
lost by the Legitimists in the past
ten days. The first near Hinehe was the
most disastrous, followed by an engage
ment on December % a few miles
northeast from here. During the rapid
retreat on the capital two divisions of
the Southern army deserted to the pur-
suing Northerners A stand was made
the next day at a rising knoll of ground
by the dispirifed army Of the South, but
they were able
STAND BUT A SHORT TIME
against Hippolyte's assault. The army
of the north are entreuching themselves
some twenty miles from Port Au Prince,
completing their lines of communication,
recognizing their augmented army and
awaiting the arrival of recently puF-
chased arms and munitions of war. They
are also devastating the great agricul-
tural section where they are now
encamped, and from which Legitime
received the greater portion of his sup
plies. General HippOlyte having arrived
and been declared provisional president
by the central and northern departments
on his capture of the capital
he win demand a congress Of deputies
from all departments and the election of
a permanent president declaring Legit-
ime's election unconstitutional and void.
He viii probably then be the only eandi-
date in the field. Reports of the defeats
and assertions have raised to a high
pitch Of excitement the inhabitants of
this section, and hence Legitime
is imprisoning all the possible
ring leaders in the revolt against him. He
is showing great activity i'll securing
volunteers through agents who sieze
laborers in the fields and bring them to
the barracks frequently in chains to pre-
vent their escaping. Without law, life
and property are unsafe in this section.
Excess Of every kind is the rule.
CANNIBALIS9I.
A report reaches this city Of a meeting
of several thousand Christmas night near
Jacmeland, the sacrifice of a young girl
and greedy scramble for some portion
of the half-cooked flesh. The devasta-
ton of the central part Of the island has
been the cause of the robbery Of recently
buried bodies and the deyour-
ing of the same. These are well
authenticated facts The inhabitants OF
the interior are even more degraded than
their African ancestors. They are
rarely brought in contact with any evil
dence of civilization and can be easily
led by any scheming adventurer. Gen
eral Auguste, president Of the North,
has been thrown into military prison here
and his assassination is feared. The cap
ital is denuded of troops and
MOD RULE Is FEARED.
The United States war vessel will remain
in this port to protect the lives and prop
eFty of American citizens. The French
minister by his open backing of Legitime
is most unpopular. The French war
ships eabied for have not
arrived. The schooner Aurora
was captured in San Domingo waters.
Her mail being weighted with lead was
seized before it could be thrown over
board. The letters were opened and were
found to contain statements duplicating
some thirty prominent persons at present
in Port au Prince, most Of whom were
previously unsupported. All have
been thrown into prison and
shot or held as hostages in attempts to
parley with the Northern forces on their
near approach to this city summarily shot.
Many of these prisoners had high posi-
lions in Ligitime' IS government. The seiz-
ure of vessel in foreign waters offering
no resistance was another
HIGH-HANDRD OUTRAGE.
The cargo of provisions was instantly ap-
as being much needed
The whole Haytian navy, consisting of
some eight vessels, occupied the inner
harbor December "a and 25,
thus rendering null and void
any previous blockade. The HaytiaRs
claim they were ordered in to prevent the
seizure of the Haytien Republic, but their
real mission was to defend Port au Prince
from Hippolyte' IS forces. The French
LIE Colnpte de Leo Maisous,
will be recalled as soon as Hippolyte, who
has already cabled protest to Paris,
reaches Port an Prince. The steamship
Haytien Republic is still in the hands
of Admiral Luce, as the agent of
the owner, Mr.. 8 C. Morse, cannot re-
ceive her until she is in a more present
able shape. While she has been thor
oughly disinfected by the surgeon Of the
United States steamer Galeua and her
captain, Mr.. Compton, her condition by
reason of her occupancy by the Haytien
guard, is
UNHEALTHY IN THE EXTREME.
She is now anchored dnder the guns Of
the Galena. The Yantic arrived in the
harbOr early on the morning OF December
%. with dispatches from the state and
navy departments received by cable at
Santiago de Cuba.
The Haytien Republic, under LieHten-
with a crew of eighteen men
from the Galena, viii start on January
8 10 Santiago de Cuba, where she viii be
recoaled and turned over officially 10 her
owner who wiz then collect n crew. The
Galena viii keep her in sight during the
trip. While it is impossible to secure
$3.50 600, the indemnity demanded for |
her detention and damage of property to
her owners, passengers and crews, il is
thought that it viii be possible to secure |
SOME CASH DOWN.
The government pleaded poverty, bHt |
have recently paid 500 600 for former |
English mail steamer which they have |
fitted out as a gunboat; and on December !
26 paid to the steamer Andes S27 800 |
for 5000 Winchester rifles and 100 600 |