Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-29
GRAVE FEARS OF A RIOT
Legitime AbdicateS and Flees in a
French Corvette.
[ he Victor, Hippolyte, in Possession of
Port au Prince.
That is the Ending ofthe Ten Months
War in Hayti.

IrOu1 hSdI hQnlral Il.
comm anding the naval force on the
North Atlantic station, dated at st.
Nicholas Mole today: ''Legit!me &C
cepted the terms offered and embarked
Thursday afternoon on board French
corvette. 1t is not known where he will
go. Hippolyte's forces occupied the
town Friday morning. I fear a riot. l
have notified the diplomatic corps that 1
will do all 1 can to prevent riot. The
French ard English captains will act
uLder my orders. 1t is very important
that the new minister should be sent at
once.
PoRr Az PRINCE, HaYti, Aug. 24-The
war at Haytl Is at an end. Legltime alb
Dictated on Thursday and fed the country,
embarking on French man-of-war,
probably for France. He leaves Hip
polyte the victor. Gen. Montepointe's
army marched trirm phantly into this
city yesterday. He was followed today
by Hippolyte. A temporary government
was at once formed and an Immediate
end to all disorders and strife is prob
able.
The war has been disastrous one to
the '!Biack Republic" Plantations have
been laid waste, cities destroyed, and
many men-the exact plumber will never
be known-killed or wounded. The war
was of civil nature, and had its origin
| in the troubled state of affairs that i'm
mediately followed the flight of Presi-
dent Solomon, who, foreseeing his i'm
mediate downfall, got together all the
money he coulo and fed from the un
easy blacks over whom he had held the
reins of government for q remarkably
long period from Haytian point of
view. On the question of Salomon's
removal from ,office, for once the whole
OF Hayti was united. Not only was the
south up in arms against him, but when
he fed August 10, 1888, the northwestern
general, TLelemaque wss at the gates of
| Port au Prince with an army of 10000
| men.
| With Solomon gone new election be-
came necessary, and the two candidates
in the field were Gen. Seide Thelemaque,
who had the support of the north, the
northwest and the department. of Arti-
bonite, and Gen Francis Denis Lagitime.
who was backed by the resa of the coun-
| try. Before any election had
taken place cane the trouble that tor
the last ten months has torn up
the island. The night of the 28th of
| September last the smothered feeling of
|
candidates of the north and south
burst into flame in the shape of a riot
between some of Thelemaque's followers
and the citizens of Port an Prince.
Throughout the night the fig hting con
tinued, and when the morning of the 29th
dawned the northern troops were over
+, powered and Thelemaque lay dead on
/ the street with bullet from GatliDg
gun through him. The news spread
| through the departments which sup
ported Thelemaque, and the northern
ers did not hesitate to say that their
| leader had been assassinated. Then,
amid cries for vengeance, the north, de-
manded that Legitima withdraw from
his candidacy for the presidency.
Instead of doing SO Legitime got to-
gether the deputies chosen to represent
the south, had himself declared elected
provisional president of Hayti, and pro
ceeded to appoint his ministers. Next
| he turned his attention to putting down
the uprising against him. Here he met
with more trouble. Several southern
cities were kept from open revolt with
difficulty, and som of the troops he sent
to the north went over to the enemy. Still
Legitime was strong. He had money,
arms and the whole Haytian navy.
While the Haytians of the north were
making preparations to fight on land
| Legitime was trying TO maintain block
ade of the northern ports, and succeeded
in getting himself into trouoe with the
United States over the seizure of the
Haytian Republic. TIE northern armies
had found a new leader In Gen. Flor
vile Hippolyte, a full blooded negro
of fifty five, who had the confidence
of the whole north, end who
had the advantage of being in command
of Thelemaque's veterans. Hippolyte
made his headquarters at st. Marc, and
while Legitime was pdrsuing his Fabian
| policy, Hippolyte was steadily pushing
| his troops southwark. He surrounded
| this city and for weeks kept up bonn
| bardment that ultim ately resulte in the
defeat of Legitime.
| A massacre has been imminent at times
but United States, British aud Frerch
war ships have been on hand to quell any
outbreak that might occur. The United
| States man of war Kearssge, in view of
possible rioting, has been moved close in
and her guns command the city. Admiral
Gherardi lie plainly master of the sltua-
| tion.
The United States steamer Galena has
been ordered to sail from New York to-
morrow morning for Hayti. She will
| take at least a week to make the trip.
Acting Secretary Walker says it appears
from Admiral Gherardi's telegram that
the worst of the trouble is over now;
| still it will be prudent ard necessary
! perhaps to keep Unite States NOT
war in Haytian waters for some time
| to provide against the coniiugen
cies of a riot or of lawlessness, which
may endanger American interes 8.
| The department OF state has not yet
| communicated with Minister Douglass
on the subject of his Immediate depart
ure for Havti as suggested by Admiral
Gherardi. 1t is stated that as a reason
for delay in sending Douglass to his
post that his government is in grave
doubt about as TO the proper authority
to which he should be accre dited. and
while this was something of a problem
in Lsgitime's administration, it has be
come even more complicated since his
departure, as the state department. is IN
entire official ignorance of the terms of
capitulation and the tenure By which
Hlppo!yte governs.
LONDON, Aug. 24.--In the house of
commons Mr.. Gourley asked the under