The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-07
rne BLACK REPUBLIC
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VIII I;s Victorious itsppoiytr Master
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4 civil war In which rho Hevoiufion'~ts
wiii ~. Victorious Hsrpoiyf- Master
of the situation IA iiayti-A fnymastcr
Ah<conds.
Nxw YonK. May ao--Gencral Flcuryiiie
Hippnlyte. al the head ~ his army. Il
marching on pnrt-an-P Prince the Haytian
capital, and The last scene in the pro-
longrl struggle for supremacy In The lit
lie island Is about 10 close ia favor ~ the
North. Already two ~ Lrgitimc's gem
erals have abandoned thoir posts and
led. The Southern army |, almost total
III diSorganizel. and complete state 0t
anarchy exists ia the capital. Tho resi-
dents are living ia fear ard trembling ~
what may happen when Hippob'te's sol
diers are once IA choir midst. IL i oaly
question az very short time when
I.cgtime. the southern leader AMI al
legged President of the Republic. viii hnys
10 abdicaie ~ lo>e his freedom AMI per-
haps his life. This Is tho news brought
by the Royal Dutch West Indian mail
steamship OfanJe Nassau, arrived from
nor.-nu-rrince. Mr.. y. BoutIn. a native
Haytian and passenger on the
steamer, gave the particulars. Tho
Huylian papers published al Port
au-princc. and In Nerite, Legitime's
own organ, were full ~ conflicting re-
ports. and the situation l. freely COM
ncutel upon. GA May 10, Mr. Boutin
said General q. PhNant. ia command "
the fortress az Dcssalines. hearing that
the Northern troop, wnre alyAnriay, He'd
with a small remainder ~ hlS comm md
TO port-au- Prince. Fearing the anger ~
Legiiime At His having syacnntcd the fnrt.
lac took refuge at the French consulate,
steamer "a Caba. where he now j.. not
daring T. return % the capital. General
Anseine prohetc. another southern chief
from whom Legitime expected great
iAin-s, abandoned his troops anl hcl to
tAa capital. The soldiers 81 the TWO GEN.
trAl- ,lisbaNded and struggled back 10
rort-ar- Prince III small companies.
General ST. Flenr i the only southern
commander now outside ~ Port-nu-
Prince. and a. he has only two hundred
soldiers with him il i not thought he can
hDld ant long against an attack b. the
Northern troops. General Legitime has
NOT sufficient force III tie capital to
guard the place or quell q riot should a
popular uprising take place. and this
event was momentarily expected when
the Oranie Nassau sailed for New York
May n. Added 10 this j. the fear ~
Hippolyte's soldiers. who are daily brig
anlng near the city. The peaccahls
residents wait in dread expectancy the
fatal moment when their homes shall be
reduced 70 ashes and the city become
scene OF pillage and slaughter. Tie dis
banded troops wander lawlessly about
the city. and there Is no attempt at or
ganizaiion. Just before the Nassau left
Hayti a report was received that Hippo
lyte with his entire army was elpanlpad
four miles from Fort-au Prince. The
Northern General was preparing fp move
his artillery INFO position IN order ~
lombard the capital. Before doing 90 il
was said that General Hppoyte wpnid
send a flag VI truce TO Leylime. who still
occupied the palace, demanding his in
mediate and unconditional surrender.
The Mercedes ana Carondrlet are also
said % be on their WAY south from Cape
Hayiian 81 she'll foft-aa-Prlncc from tho
Aarbor.
One ~ the Orarje Nassau cabin doors
was badly shattered On her arrival. aud
the cause. il is learned, was due 10 'hA at
tempted escape III one 81 Legitime's pay
masters. TIC night before the vessel
sailed HNian boarded her and en-
gagged cabin passage for Brooklyn. H.
was given passage, and took Possession
at once. His baggage consisted ~ one
box. A few hours before the vessel
sailed, stephen Preston. son " tho
Haytan Minister at Washinyton: the
chief of police and soYe soldiers boarded
the Oranja Nassau. They searched the
vessel. AMI at last came 10 the cabin occl-
pied By the Haytian. The door was bar
ricaleA, but the soldiers soon lemnl-
iShed Il with the butts Of their rifles. and
the inmate was ordered 70 surrender.
This be did. anl he was taken ashore. Mr..
Preston informed the captain of the
Oranje Nassau that sle man they hal ar
rested had been sent By Legitime's gov
eminent with $4,000 70 pay the troops in
tine field. He failed to do 80. and was
making his escape with the money at tAe
time Of his arrest. When the man was
taken on shore he was given the alterna.
tive Of death or restitution.