The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-09
HAYTI RED WITH BLOOD.
FIFTY LIVES CUT OFF IN THREE
DAYS BY HIPPOLYTE.

Humors That Revolution Was lmmi-
nent Caused Him to Decide to Ter
rify the People-Prisoners Rescued
to Save Them From Being shot
Down by a Calling Gun.
NEW York, June S-The Steamer
Orange Nassau, at this port to-day from
ort-au-Prince, brings the first definite news
Of the late insurrsction in Hayti. The up
rising was OF a serious character and for a
time threatened important consequences;
but the government repressed the rebellion
by prompt and stern measures. The insurrec-
tionists stormed the prison at Port-au-Prince
and a number of prisoners were
released, when military appeared on
the scene aud captured the whole party.
Frederick Douglass, the UnitedStates min
lister to Hayti, was expected to sail ON this
steamer. but, owing to the excitement at
Port-au- Prince, be decided to postpone his
departure until next month. b. Walker, a
well-kpown resident at Port-au-P Prince, was
a passenger by the Orange Nassau. He
states that there is considerable excitement
In that city. Martial law had been de-
clared. Some sixty persous had been shot
on May 2S last, instead OF twenty-eight as
was cabled to Paris. Gen. Hippolyts has
everything in his own hands and killing
goes on at the rate Of two TO three persons
per day.
RUMoRs OF A REBELLION.
PoRT-AU-PRINoE. May 3l.-For the last
two or three weeks there have been rumors
that revolution against President Hippo
lyte was imminent in this capitol and, these
having reached the cars os the chief
executive, he caused the arrest of eighty
suspected persons. and put them In irons
In prison. Among the suspected was Gen.
Sully, who, hearing he was wanted" hid
himself. Failing to secure the general
himself, his wife was taken in
stead and thrown into prison.
TERRIFYING THE PoPuLAcE.
Corpus Christi, Thursday, May 2S, was
national holiday and it was reported that
on that date President Hippolyte In order to
effeotually terrify the populace, had or
dered Gatling gun to be taken down TO the
prison and eighty prisoners tobe summarily
executed. Friends OF the prisoners. among
whom was Gen. Sully, met In council and
while the president was In the cathedral,
they forced open the prison doors and freed
all OF the prisoners, about $50.
SERIES OF AssASsINATIoNs.
Then, by order of the president, began a
series OF assassinations, perhaps unequaled
in the annals of civilization, and to which
Lne mAttHCFG Oh CL. DhILuOiQutW Glukb lnbO
insignifcance. The first victim was Ernest
Rigaud, respected merchant, a hard work.
ing man, who occupied himself exclusively
with his business and was positively known
10 have been perfectly Innocent Of conspir-
acy OF any kind. He was sitting on BAL
cony with his wife when the president
passed and ordered him out, and sent him
to- fhe cemetery 10 be shot. He asked to be
allowed to take his hat (he was uncovered).
m nd thu praafdantia M u VgOrda ~ Nnn
won't require hat long"
HIS NEPHEW KILLED.
His nephew, a boy of 10 or 16 years, fol-
lowed him 70 the place of execution, aud
returned with the news TO the afflicted wife,
who was still hoping to bring influence TO
bear TO save her husband. He told her 'rt
Ia useless; my poor nDcle has been foully
murdered" These words were reported to
the president, and twenty minutes later the
boy was brought before him. Being asked
IL he had made the above statement, he did
not deny ii, but said: President, / have
never oonspired against you by word or
deed" The boy was shot at once.
CARNIVAL OF BLooDsHED.
About the same time Alexis Rossiguoi, an
| inoffensive and much esteemed man, was
| executed in the streets; another man was
| put up against the cathedral wall and shot
seventeen were executed In a batch, and
| even at this date an occasional volley tells
that another poor wretch has been executed.
There is no fighting In the streets
to excuse this massacre, every execution Is
| carried out in the most cold-blooded way,
the executioners being soldiers belonging to
most degraded type Of men, who seem to
enjoy the bloody task. 1t Is impossible to
enumerate in detail all the murders that
have been perpetrated under color Of the
law.
FIFTY KILLED IN THREE DAYS.
Il is estimated that from May 2S to May
81 at least fifty persons have been put to
death and the figures are placed as high as
100. No one can say how long this state OF
affairs will last, or what the result will be.
Nor can any one who has not been an eye
witness Of the scenes of horror enacted have
any idea of the terrified condition of the
people Of Port-au-Prinoe.