The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-06-11
SLAIN BY SOLDIERS.
A Terrible State Of Affairs in Hayti as
the Result Of the
Rebellion.
Every Man Suspected Of Sympathiz-
ing With the Rebels Put to Death
Without Trial.

Ing With the Rebels Put to Death
Without Trial.
Port Az PRINCE, June 9.-The massacre
ofSt. Bartholomew sinks into insignificant
beside the scenes enacted here in the last
few days.
For the last two or three weeks there
have been rumors that revolution against
Hypolite was imminent in this capital, and
these having reached the ears Of the chief
executive, he caused the arrest of about
eighty suspected persons, dragged them
from their homes 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 instead and thrown into
prison.
The outbreak Of the rebels occurred on
Thursday, May %. While President Hip
polyte was attending church former cab
met, at the head Of eighty followers,
stormed the prison and released 200 political
and other prisoners. The released prisoners
were provided with arms, and when Hip
| polyte's troops arrived on the scene there
oAooNJ
that he would be shot down by some of the
rebels if he appeared on the street, re-
manned in the church all day guarded bv.
| soldiers s@s- =
He called out the reserve militia and the
| rebels were soon routed. The leader of the
| rebels, the former cabinet minister, whose
name the officers of the vessel did not learn.
| was
CAPTURED AND SHOT AT ONCE
BY night of thursday forty of the insur-
gents were captured and put to death. 9th
ers were captured and shot on Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday. Every man 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 the insurgents were recaptured and
shot,
The outbreak seemed to have been pre-
clpltated by the killing Of Ernest Rigaud,
the largest merchant at Port Au Prince,
by the order of President Hippolyte.
Regaud, who alleged that he was French
subject, had been in Paris some time and
had only recently returned to Hayti. Ex-
PRESIDENT Legitime is in Paris and is sup
posed to be in secret communication with
Ills sym pathlZerS IN Hayi.
Rigaud was suspected of being in svmpa-
thy with the Legitime party and of aiding
1t. 1t was believed that he had brought
from Paris cargo of arms for the rebels.
On Thursday morning, May %, President
Hlppolyte went to the house Of Rigaud
followed by detachment Of soldiers.
The soldiers remained outside, while the
| president entered alone. He asked the mer-
chant if he did not have guns concealed in
the house. Rigaud answered that he had
no guns in the house. Then you have
them at your store" said the president.
SHOT DOWN IN THE STREET.
The merchant replied that he had no
guns concealed anywhere, but it is said he
insulted Hippolyte and ordered him out of
the house. Putting his hand on Rigaud's
shoulder, the president said: Come with
| me-"
They let the house together and stepped
out in front of the waiting soldiers. With
out another word to Rigaud, Hippolyte
stepped aside and gave the order to fire
The soldiers raised their guns and fired a
yolley into the body of the rich merchant.
He fell dead in front OF his house.
Hippolyte no doubt thought this would
brighten the friends of LeSitime, who con-
temp)ated an outbreak, but it seems to have
reused them to fury, and the attack on the
prison and release OF the political prisoners
followed in few hours.
On Saturday morning, May 80, nephew
OF Ernest Rigaud, who was associated
with him in business called at President
Hlppolytes house to ask, about the kill
ing of his uncle. The young man did not
know that his uncle was shot by order of
the president.
He believed it was done by the soldiers
without orders and he intended to demand
an investigation. AS soon as he addressed
the president and stated the object of his
visit Hippolyte
ORDERED HIM SHOT. &c.,.
He was at once dragged into the street by
the soldiers and shot dead. The outbreak
caused great excitement IN Port au Prince.
and thoroughly alarmed Hiprolyte and
his government.
The full military reserve force was called
out, the custom house and all public build
ings were closed, and no one was allowed
to leave the city without a passport from
the .gOVernm ent.
About the same time Mr.. Alexis Rossig-
mol, an inOtfensive and much esteemed
man, was executed in the streets; another
man was put up against the cathedral wall
and shot; seventeen were executed in
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 ex-
Cuse IulS OlOOuy 1naSSaCre; every execution
is carried out in the most cold blooded
way, the executioners being soldiers be-
loning to the most degraded type Of men,
who seem to 1914. --,-r-e-
ENJOY THE BLOODY TASK. .--ss
Day and night the troops of Hippolyte
patrol the streets searching Tor persons sus-
pected Of being in sympathy with the in
sursent party. Business is practically sus-
pended o.
The bodies of the rebels shot are let ly-
ing in the streets Tor several hours as a
warning to their friends. The officers of
some OF the German vessels in port went on
shore to look at the dead bodies.
To-day grand festival of peace, so-called,
is ordered by Hippolyte. The festival is
to celebrate the TACT that the rebels had
been defeated and peace established.
1t is impossible to enumerate in detail all
the. murders that have been perpetrated
under the color oflaw. tits estimated that
from May % to June 3UO persons have
been put to death.
No one can say how, long this state of al