Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-11
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. IA MASSACRE IN HAITI. Terrible Hardships and
 Scenes of BIoodshed. DOUBLE TRAGEDYAT AUBURN The Weavers Are Deter
 mined to Strike.
OKLAHOMA BOOMERS IMPATIENT.
An Early Convening of the
 Next Congress Probable.
A BLOODY MASSACRE AZ HAYrl

l A BLOODY MASSACRE AT HAYEH l The People are in a Sorry Plight and l Becoming Shiftless-A Famine is Eee- xarded Probable-A Whole CIty ia Burned tO tho Ground.
 NEW YORK, March 10.-The World to- | morrow will contain the following:
 The steamer Coban arrived in this port yesterday bringing news of bloody battla between Legitime's and Hyppolite's forces and massacre by the victors. Commanded by Captain Frasier, the Coban left Port de Paix March 8. Captain Frasier says that he laid at Port de Paix ten days. He says that the place is in a horrible condition, the peo- pie scarcely decently olad and the soldiers nearly naked. He regards famine as being probable and says the necessaries of life are already held st very high figures, pork sell- ing at $35 barrel and flour at SIS, while Irish potatoes are not to be had for love or money The bread that is sold to the poorer classes is almost unfit for eating.
 The people are becoming shiftless and the death rate is increasing at an alarmingly rapid rate. Captain Frssier produced copy of La Patrie, Hyppolite organ, published February 23 at Gonaives, containing an ac- count of battle and massacre at Grand Sa- line. The Hyppolite forces in this city were commanded by Generals Mom Point and Jean Mesereau. Legitime's army began the attack on the outposts early in February. They were repulsed several times, but in a few days later were masters of the city and General Mesereau's sword. Legitime's men were so elated over their successes that they immediately commenced to pillage the town. One drunk en soldier shot one of the prisoners for some trivial matter. This was the signal for gen eral outbreak on the part of the soldiers They rushed at the prisoners, shooting and stabbing them right and left. The prisoners begged hard for mercy but their cries were laughed at, and the killing went on, quarter being allowed to none.
 La Patrie goes on to state that never before has such a pitiable sight been presented. The murdered men lay about huddled in scores. Some were frightfully hacked and multilated, many of the blood-frenzied soldiers having run amuck even among the corpes plunging their swords again and again into the bodies of the slain. General Mesereau tried to stay the butchery, but was laughed at and warned not to interfere If he wished to live. The butchers then turned te robbing the dead, rifling their pockets and stripping them of such trinkets as they wore. This done, the undisciplined horde proceeded to loot the town, breaking into the houses and smashing mirrors and furniture, abusing the women and behaving generally like demons, wind ing up their atrocities by firing the town.
 Nearly the whole place, says La Patrie, is in ruins. Captain Frazier thinks the city must have been burned between February IS and March 1.
 THE WEAVEEks WILL STRIKE.
 ton to Leave WOrk-TheY Demand
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 FALL RIVER, Mass, March 1O.-The weav- CTS are still firm in their determination to strike tomorrow morning. For some time past they have been unsuccessfully endeavor- ing to obtain recognition for their organiza- tion from the manufacturers similar to that gained by the spinners' union, which, under the direction of Senator Howard, has conn., manded the respect of the employers. There are nearly ten thousand weavers in the city men, women, boys and girls-and it has been difficult to form an organization, as they canno. be easily controlled. Previous to year ago all advances conceded to spinners were also granted to other employees. In the fall of 1887 the spinners obtained an advance of ten per cent, which was not asked for by any other organization. At this time the advance granted the weavers was .S5 of a cent on cer- tain grades. The dissatisfaction over this unfair discrimination, as they call it, led to the formation of an organization inde- pendent of the Knights of Labor. The maR- ufacturers refuse to recognize this organiza- tion. The present demand is an advance from nineteen to twenty-one cents per cut paid for weaving standard goods and ten per cent. advance on all other classes of goods.
 There is no unusual excitement in the city to-day. The weavers' executive committee has advised all striking weavers to keep en- tirely away from the mills to morrow morn- ing and to avoid any gatherings that might lead to trouble. The weavers at American Linen, Richard Borden, Flint Mechanics, Sagamore, Seaconnet, Narragsnsett, Laurel Lake, Osborne, Weetamore and Wsmpanoag mills have voted to strike.
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