The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-06-13
Terrible Scenes of BlOOdshed at Port
al Prince, in the Province
Of Hayti.
An Incipient Revolution Against the
Government Quashed ut
the Start.
President Hyppolite Orders Every
one Shot Who Was in SYM
pathy with the Rebels.
Horrible Cruelties.

PORT AU PRINCE, June S.-Ihe massa-
ere of st. Bartholomew sinks into insig-
nifcance beside the scenes enacted here
in the last few days. For the last two or
three weeks there have been rumor that
a revolution against Hypolite was immi-
nent in this capitol, and these having
reached the ears of the chief executive,
he caused the arrest Of about eighty sus-
pected persons, dragged them from their
homes and put them in prison i'll irons.
Among the suspected was General Sully,
who, hearing he was wanted, hid himself.
Failing to secure the general
himself, his wife was taken
instead and thrown into prison.
The outbreak OF the rebels occurred on
Thursday, May Goth. While President
Hippolyte was attending church a former
cabinet minister Mt the head OF eighty
followers, all we'll armed, stormed the
prison and released 200 political and
other prisoners. The released prisoners
we're provided with arms and when the
H1ppolyte troops arrived on the scene
there was a bloody battle. Hippolyte,
fearing he would be shot down by some
of the rebels if he appeared on the street,
renamed in the church all day guarded
by soldiers. He called out three serve
militia and the rebels we're 500 routed.
The leader of the rebels, a former cabi-
net minister, whose name the officers OF
the vessel did not learn, was captured
and shot at once. By night of Thurs
day forty of the rebels had been captured
and put to death. Others we're captured
and shot on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. Every mar suspected of being in
sympathy with the insurgents was put to
death without trial as soon as captured.
Most of the 200 prisoners released from
Jail by insurgents were r%ecaptured and
shot. The outbreak seemed to have
been precipitated by the killing OF Err
nest Rlgaud, the largest merchant at
President Hippolite. Regaud, who al
legged that he was a French subject, had
been in Paris for some time and had only
recently returned to Hayti. Ex-Presi-
dent Legitime is in Paris and is sup
posed to be in secret communication
with his sympathizers in Hayti. Hippo
lite no doubt thought this would fright
en- the friends of Legitime, who contem-
plated an outbreak, but it seems to have
reused them to fury and the
attack on the prison and
the release Of the political prisoners fol-
lowed in a few hours. On Saturday
morning, May Both, a nephew OF Ernest
Rigaud, who was associated with him in
business, called at President Hippolyte's
house, to ask about the killing of his I'M
Gle. The young man did not know his
uncle was shot by order of the president.
He believed it was done by the soldiers
without orders and he intended to de-
mand an investigation. AS oon as he
addressed the president and stated
the object OF his visit.
Hippolyte ordered him shot. He was at
once dragged into the street by the sold
ers and shot dead. The outbreak caused
great excitement in Port Au Price and
thoroughly alarmed Hippolyte and his
government. The full military reserve
force was called out custom house and
all public buildings we're closed and no
one was allowed to leave the city with
out a passport from the government
About the same time Alesis Ros-
signal, an i%noffensive and
much esteemed man was execu-
ted in the streets; another man was putt
up against the cathedral walls and shoty
seventeen we're executed in a batch; and>
even at this date an occasional volley
tells that another poor wretch has been
sent to his doom. 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 the most de-
graded type of men, who seem to enjoy
the bloody task. Day and night the
troops of Hippolyte patrol the streets,
searching for persons suspectad OF
being in sympathy with the insurgent
party; business is practically suspended.
The bodies of the rebels shot are left ly-
ing in the streets for several hours as a
warning. It is estimated that from
May 28th, to June LIST, 300 persons were