The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-07
HYPP0blTE WINS.
LEGITlME'S FORCES CORRALED AND
MASSACRED.
4 FAIR SPECIMEN OF HAYTTEN
CIVILIZATION.
UNKNOWN BRITISH STEAMER SUNK
AT SEA.
A Chinese Riot-lhe Chateau Meyerling
to BE Permanently CIosed-1he
Ice Palace Carnival at Mon
treal-Cable Flashes.
HYPP0bITE WINS.

ST. MARC, HAYTf, January 2S.-Gen
eral HyppOlyte has just gained a grea
victory. II is the most important battle
which has been fought in the civil war il
IIayti. Battle by the way. is rather 1
misleading word in the present instance
for when 800 men are caught like rats il
trap with their retreat intercepted ant
they are then surrounded and shot dowI
at leisure with barbarous cruelty, NJ
quarter being shown, no prisoners taken
and every living soul put to death
"Butchery' seems to be the proper char
acterzation of the horror.
That was the scene witnessed yester
day at the little seaport town of Grand
seline, about twenty-five miles from here
where a detachment of Legitime's army
was completely annihilated. On the 24ti
about three hundred Legitime soldiers
had been sent ashore 10 hold possession
of the town after the shells of the gun
boats had reduced il TO ruins Many O
the inhabitants of tie town had beer
killed and wounded in the attack. bu
most of the people had fled % the woods
when the bOmbardment began
After having put the troops ashore, th,
naval vessels steamed away from
Grandseline, leaving the landing party
without means Of retreat, and entirely
dependent upon their own resources tC
hold the town. With aforce ounumbering
the Legitimist troops two 10 one
Hyppolyte's men quietly surrounded the
town, still remaining concealed till the
invaders should feel comparatively Sc
cure at the apparent absence OF any foe
Then the soldiers OF the North poured
into Grandselene. No quarter was shown
The Legitimists scattered and fed
But they were pursued and
SHOT DOWN LIKE RATS.
No one was spared; nothing was left
to mark the site OF the little town but
smouldering ruins and heaps OF dead and
dying.
COLLISION AT SEA.
LONDON, February 6.-The bark Lar
gObay, for Auckland, arrived at smith
head in tow to-day in a sinking condi
tion. Her captain reported that on Mon
day night the Largobay came in coils
ion with an unknown steamer of
Beachy Head, and the latter sank
Several of the bark's crew are confident
that the steamer carried passengers, anc
estimate that the number of persons Oh
board of her, inc uding her crew, was a.
least 100. The steamer went dOwr
within eight minutes after the collision
A CHINESE RIOT
SHANGHAI. February A riot has Oc
CURED At Chaing- -kiang-Foo, one Of the
treaty ports The British consulate and
the houses OF seven foreigners have been
wrecked. A British man-oi-war hai
been datched to the scene OF the riot.
POLYGLOT CONFERENCE.
BERLIN, February 6.-Emperor vii
liam received the special embassy of th'
sultan Of Morocco in the white hall o.
the palace to-day. The dragoman o.
the embassy translated the Sultan's lettel
to the Emperor which was written IL
Arabic, and the Kaiser replied TO II II
German.
AN AUSTRIAN MECCA.
VIENNA, February 6.-The chateau a.
Meyerling, where Crown-Prnce Rudolph
met his death, will be perpetually closed
except to the imperial house OF Aus
tria, whose head will make pilgrimage
there once year.
THE MONTREAL WINTER CARNIVAL.
MONTREAL, February 6-Carnigal
visitors are still pouring into the city
All trains are loaded, and the hotels have
no more room. Carnival thieves have
not been idle, and many robberies are re-
ported. Rubenstein, the champion fancy
skater. skated at the Victoria Rink be-
fore the GOyernorGeneral this after
noon.
PARIS, February 0.-Pere Hyacinth
has disayowed that he has any leaning
toward Boulangerism. lie compares
Boulanger to the Emperor Soulouque, OF
Hayti
CANADA WANTS MORE LATITUDE.
OTTAWA, February 6.-The opposition
policy for the session is definitely out
lined by the resolution Of which Sir
Richard Cartwright has tonight given
notice. The following IS the resOlu-
tion: That II has become matter OF
extreme importance 10 the well-being OF
the people of the Dominion OF Canada
that the Government and Parliament OF
Canada should have the power of
negotiating commercial treaties with
foreign powers; that an humble address
be presented 10 Her Majesty, praying
that she will empower her representa-
tive, the Goyernor.General OF Canada, to
enter, by an agent or representa-
tive Of Canada, into direct communica-
tion with any foreign States for the
purpose OF negotiating commercial ar.
rangements tending to the advantage of
Canada, subject 10 the prior consent OF
subsequent approval OF the Parliament
Of Canada signifed by act.
PARIS, February 6.-M. Pasteur ex'
presses himself as entirely confident that
he has diptheria germ, and that his dis
coyery will result in the prevention OF
the disease by incubation.