The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-09
WESTERN DIvIsIeS.
Compared with fun AVERAGE:
FOR The STATE.
TIE HAYTlAN TROuBLE-

PORT Az PRINCE, June S-The nassa-
ere of st. Bartholomew sinks into insight
fcance besides the SCIENCES enacted here in
the last few days. Hypolite, fearing a
revolution was imminent, caused TO be
arrested about eighty suspected persons,
and dragged from their homes and i'm
prisoned them. Gen. Sully, hearing he
was wanted, hid himself Failing to
secure the general himself his wife was
taken instead and thrown into prison.
Hypol1te was attending church when a
former cabinet minister, at the head of
eighty followers well armed, stormed the
prison and released 200 political prisoners,
The released prisoners were provided with
arms, and when Hypolite's troops arrived
ON the scene there was bloody battle.
Hypohte remained in church all day
guarded there by soldiers. He called out
the reserve militia and the rebels were
soon routed
The leader of the rebels, a former cabinet
minister, was captured and shot at once
On thursday forty of the rebels had been
captured and put to death. Others were
captured and shot Friday. Saturday and
Sunday. Every man suspected being in
sympathy with insurgents was put TO
death without trial as soon as captured
Most Of the 200 prisoners realised from
JalI by Insurgents were recaptured and
shot.
The outbreak seems to have been nre-
clpitated by the killing of Earnest Rigaud
tue largest merchant at Port au Prince. bv
order OF President Hypoiite He believed
Rlgaud had arms concealed on his prem
1seS. hypollte went to Rigaud's house
and Rigaud ordered him out, Putting his
hand on Rigaud' shoulder, the president
sald; Come with me. " They left the
house together and stepped out in the
street In front, waiting for the soldiers.
without another word TO Rigaud. Hvpo-
llte stepped aside and gave the order to
ire Soldiers raised their guns aud fired a
Noiley in the body of the merchant. He
fell dead in front of the house.
Hypolite thought this would fripbten
the friends of LegitIme, but it roused
them TO fury ana the attack on the prison
ana release Of the political prisoners fol-
lowed IN few hours. Saturday morning
May 10, the nephew of Earnest Rigaud
called at President Hypolite's house 70
ask about the killing Of his uncle. Hvpo-
lite ordered him shot. He was at
once dragged into the street bv SOL
dlers and shot dead. About the
same time Alexander Rossrpol an unof
ienslve and much esteemed man, was ey-
ecuted IN the streets. Another man was
put up against the Cathedral wall and
shot. Seventeen were executed 10 a batch.
ana even at this date an occasional vol
icy tells that another poor wretch has
been sent 10 his doom. There is no figbt-
ang IN the streets TO excuse this massacre.
ana every execution is carried out in the
most cold blooded wav.
Day and night the troops of Hippolite
patrol the streets searching for persons
suspected of being in sympathy with the
insurgents party. Business is practically
suspended. The bodies of the rebels shot
are left lying in the streets for several
hours as warning to their friends. The
oIhceTs OF some OF the German vessels
IN the port went on shore to look at thc
dead bodies. Today grand festival of
peace. so called, is ordered by Hvpolite
The festival Is to celebrate the fact that
the rebels have been defeated and peace is
established. Ii is impossible 10 oenuaerate
in detail ali the murders that haze been
perpetrated under the color of law I5 is
estimated that from May 2Sth 10 June LIST
500 persons have been put to death.