Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-17
POOR HAYTI. J,
Shaken BY Political Biivh,
Wha. Will Her Fate b? /
The Black Republic Suffering Heavily
from this Gauss.
Hsisf HistNy OF the Rsv olutious 0lnos
Formation OF the Rspubiic.

| PoRr AU.PRINcK. July l6 Since the
departure Of the Prins Willsm ON June 81
their has been no apparent change In the
situation At Port-au-prince Although 10
10 impossible TO predict the date Of the next
outbreak, 1t is probably not far of.
The Government 10 replacing the troops
| whose allegiance 10 uncertain. that Il. thoss
| Of the south And the west, with regiments
| brought down from the north, the former
being sent north, where they are partially
disarmed. The Inhabitants ot the capital
are greatly txssperated by this, fearing that
o. no distsnt day they will see repetition
OF The street fights OF Sept. rs. 1888.
between the northern armv under Gen.
Sside Thelsmsque ard the National Guard
Of Port-au Prince. la these fights Tsls.
msque was killed. They were the hrst
acts Of the revelation which brought Hyp.
polite into power after ten months Of civil
war.
L. gtime gave up his authority on Aug.
20, 1889. 10 end this long struggle. on the
condition that the lives and property Of oil
tho iahabitants Of Port-au.P Prince and Of ali
southerners should b. respected. The
agreement was kept until last MAY rs,
but now Hyppolite considers himself no
longer bound to the oath He has proved
this by the shooting wach occurred from
May 28 to June 2, and which be declarss
to be only warning. an approxim stion Of
what he will do If driven - extremi'iss
AT present printed hsndbills ere disri-
buIed in the city reminding the Inhabitants
Of Hyppolite's proclamation :" Them In
October. 1888. as printed in La Foudfe. This
proclamation says:
There are old debts to be settled be-
poisontd Guerrier and Richie, shot Sslnsvs,
aud murdered Seide ThelemsQue. WHAT
we're their crimes2 Beside those which We
eau accuse Them Of, together with you, they
had also the fault, In your eyes. Of being
men Of the north That Is suiiicisnt. Isis
time now for you to give an account of
those actions, and il will be strict account.
The lesson will be startling. We shall
give you lesson in geography at the sousd
Of the drum. the rattle OF musketry, and
you will be compelled then to acknovledss
,hst the man Of the north has equal rights
for the presidency with men Of the south
or the west. You have been iosolens, too.
l. 10 time that your pride should be broken"
The order Of the day from the COM
mander r-in-chief OF the porihera army TO
the troops of the garrison on that date was:
1.-The banner OF revolt has been raised.
The insurgents shall pay with their lives
and their fortunes for these direful plots.
All places were rebels sre discovered ere
hereby Internationally gwen over to you
for pillsge." Therefore everybody 10
snx ously asking his neiahbor II the time
s'to settle up the account" has come
The government accuses its enemies Of
recalling these proclamations and orders TO
incite men to revolt. The inhabitants Of
the capital say that the government made
this mar uuvre so as to have An excuse for
concentrating in the city northern troope,
who, when the proper time shall come, will
be thrown into Port-au-Prince to murder,
pillAge, and burn.
Whatever the origin Of this excitement
may be, the result 10 certainly evident.
Commerce 10 dead. All who can leavs are
leaving The safety of foreigner 10 threat
ened by the Indifference Of the United
States and the recens action OF France.
The French government has indirectly de
avowed the energetic stand taken BY their
representatives. Current report says that
Admiral de Cuverviile has received orders
not to resort to force. that Minister Flesh
will leave on July 3 never to return, and
that the chancellor of legation, Hathicot,
has been ordered to Havana.
1t 10 believed that Mr.. Douglass and his
secretary, Mr.. Bsssett, left when they old
because they found the situation little too
hot for them. 1t 10 known that they we're
to take their vacation on Aug. . Tbair
departure Is supposed therefore to be due
{, their reca or 10 a strong desire to get
away.
The American inhabitsnts Of Port-su-
Prince are praying for the presence Of
squadron which ~ill be capsule Of Of pro-
I, citing III ,m in the coming emergency, and
FOR new minister who willsbe able to put
an end to this sad comedy Of the Black Re-
public before it turns to tragedy.
A brief history Of the Haytian fevoln-
,ions sit ce thu formation Uf the Black r..
public in 1904, will aid in understanding
he present ,ituation at Port au.Princs.
Dsssalines. the fi'st President, was mnr-
dered in 1906. Christophe, the second,
killed himself in 1920 to escape like fate.
Boyer. who followed Chiistophe, was over
thrown and driven into exile In 1913.
His successor, Herard, suffered the same
fate four months later. GuerFier vas
poisoned in 1886 Richie He'd into exile In
l847 and Loulouaue in 1850. Geffsrd st1us-
gled against nine volutions, and finally In
1867, after h,v ny sen bis daughter mur-
dered, escaped fr',n the c u,tfy. Salusve.
less fortunate, ever aiken in 1870, before he
could reach the Dom,es1 frontier, brought
back to r. r'-au-prince Hra shot. Nissage-
Laget lived throfi h his term Of Office with
only on. revolution in 1874. ID ,mingo es-
capped to foreign ma DIVA Ia 1876.
Poisrou' Canal followed him int' exile IA
| 1879 and Sslomon in 1888. after haviag
burned most OF the to xns of his cour'ry
during hi, nine years in Office. Lesitims
was compell,d TO give up 10 Hypolite in
1889. Even nov, before the overthrow OF
Hy polite, people are discussing h, psobs-
| BILE Duration OF his suecessof's career.
| Tn ,piyst Is the mos: p,pulsr candidate fof
the ,ffi;s.