The sun., 1891-06-09
DAYS OF BLOOD IN HAYTI.
uvppoIrrE rRAafPEEs OUT Rebellion
xyD LETS MURDER LoosR


,.. usxo,utiou Begun Frenatarsiy "a
s.x.. /. Batch or Political Prisoners frsn
r.se.tion-I wss the Fete Diem and
uvpoiite Was ~ Chureh-At the Heas
- nj. Guards He Saved the Arsenal
IA Chased ths Insurgents 20 the
xvood.-vioiasion OF the Mexican Con.
.,,.te and Execution or Refugees-The
xui,ps OF the Two RisauAs-One Of
rh.m Registered ms . French Citizen
Personal and Political 1svenges
ponr.,u.PnrYcE, May 31.-Following upon
A.. Incidents provoked by the Government
Sarlnr tho last days OF April. 100 arrests were
,nade OF men who had belonged to the two
,o,mer Governments. On tho evening OF
wodnesday, the 27th. 1t was reported that the
nsnuty, F. L. Cauvin. being determined at the
on.ninr Of Parliament to interpellate tho Gov
.rnment in regard to these arrests. the au-
charities would on Monday morning shoot the
tvo brothers OF tho Deputy and the former
ssnator Dadere. who were among the prison.
,rs II was thought. nevertheless. that such
An ssrocity. which would be the signal for a
.ev civil war would not 10 attempted; that
thsGpvornment would think twice before try
hsitN
rsrs escorting the procession which. from
unti 0 In tho morning. passed through the
pdpcIpai streets OF the town. about Atty young
msu. led by Gen. Sully.G .Guerrier. formerly In
esmmand Of the guards OF Presidents Salomon
and Iaelt,ne. attacked the prison. released
the prisoners. 8. and armed them. Then. under
the command OF Sully and Bsd5re. they
marched toward the arsenal. which they OK.
pectsd to Hnd unRuarded and the capture Of
which would have enabled them 10 hold IN
ehsck the Government troopa In this way
they would become tho masters Of tho ammu-
milton Of the army. while the arsenal itself is
fortified and protected on ono sido by the
sea- But what would have made their
s,repgth II the surprise had succeeded
Il to say the trenches. tho walls. and
tho artlllery-becams the.strength OF the regl-
ment which guarded 1t. 10 they soon found
out that in attacking the arsenal they were
breaking their heads against stone walls. They
retreated tow ard tho Porto du Bud. came out
Of the town. and. gaining the woods which
cover the mountains browning Port-au- Prince.
they fell back toward the west passed behind
La Coupe. and gaining the heights OF Fures
they reached the Dominican frontier. which
they must have crossed during the night Of
Friday or Saturday.
The whole thing. which commenced at half
past seven In the morning. was finished at 9.
without much loss on either side. sully-Guer-
rler. Grat!a, tho commander Of battalion OF
the guard Of the prison. q portion Of whom had
made common cau.o with the Insurgents: the
two brothers Cauvin. one OF whom was recent
u the Minister Of Justice OF HyDpollte. and
nve mon who protected the retreat finding
themselves on the point OF being taken. took
niuge In tho Mexican consulate.
This coup de- main surprised the revolution
sU party themselves. because they did not ex-
poet for few weeks yet the instructions and
the plan Of their chiei, ManigAt. and the exiles
mKintston. sBuf 6ratia, who had served in thS
Guards under the orders OF sully- -Guerrier.
spread the news that the Government was
about to conduct the prisoners ON board tho
gunboat Belize. Under sealed orders that il
10 ssy. that they wore to be drowned or shot on
the hlSh sea. So. having seen that the Belize
xss under steam. he hastily gathered together
. few friends to effect their delivsr-
Ance. His rapid success. thanks to the
sid Of Grads. tho hope OF other defections. tho
sight Of the scattering OF tho troops when tho
hrs. few shots were fred. and of tho deserters
from the regiments OF tho North. which had
already crowded the road Of the Cap probably
prompted Badere and his followers to attempt
tho capture Of the arsenal; aud 1t Is also prob
able that their failure was due only to the
want OF the few dollars necessary to pay for
revolt Of the garrison. Never before were seen
% strange measures taken for the "msinte.
nance OF order" The order OF tho President.
repeated BY his subordlnates. seems to have
been this:
Arrest and shoot everybody that you find
tn tho streets.
consequsn for two hours We could sec
INA people eying In all directions to their
nouses while soldiers OF the guard. OF the line.
and ofthe police In utter dlsordsr and without
commanders, ran right aud left. and in all d.
nelions except, OF course. toward the prison
aad tue arsenal. pointing their guns at people
enthe street. firing at random or for tho salts.
'acllon OF personal revenge. or tho rlyalriss OF
easts and all seemingly for the glory OF hav-
ngtosay that they bad killed somebody. In
msspacs OF few moments. we Witnessed. only
A!eW PAGES from the residence Of Mr.. Preston,
sao was for seventeen years tho Min
n'sr Of Hayti at Washington. the mur-
asr Of his nephew. o solder OF tho
white Guard. who was shot down by
psero policeman. Two men were arrested and
ehet' one because he had gun The was . sol.
eler oi the National Guard. and was running to
!he defence OF the palacel. the other because he
Aaa no gun The was an enemy because he was
NOT armed for the so-callod dsfence); and. hor.
nble spectaclel tho Minister OF Finance OF the
,ofmer Government, reputsd to be tho most
honorable aud peaceful man OF tho country.
was arrested as u suspect while hy was sur
rounded bg bis eight children. was conducted
70 tho palace to give Information II he had any.
snd was shot In the back by tho six ne
eioes who escorted him. at the very moment
snen " no was saluting the Chancellor OF tho
French Legation.
FOR several hours they continued to shoot
lo~n poople who were dlspleaslnR to the Gov
'.nment or disliked by this or that chief. In
eiaa'ng an ipofYensive Frsnchinan whore Hay
uAn nephew had been taken among tho rebels
y 1nd also shot n. Rigsnd. the grandson OF the |
.sach General. who from 1792 to 1903 de- |
'snasd the metropolis against the revolt Of the |
s,Aves had had himself registered In 1880 as Q
CGtmsnnchman Mt the legation. The Haytian |
,isnnr 1rnmSnt claimsd that this registration was
ussL an1s The case was brought into the court. |
ddsy dsc penalng the decision the French Minister
nnvenatsd by letter that the pamo OF the young /
an Wom, should remain upon the list. and that be
Moula 10 protected By France. But we see, !
that et the close OF the ninstesnth