The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-06
HAY7I WANTS RELIEF.
Praying for the Assistance of a
Friendly Flag to Enter
Their Ports.
A Brief Review of the Situation
and Hippolyte's Tyranny
Exposed.
The President Places Himself at the
Head of n Band of Assassins-
His Commands.

PoRr-Au-PR1NcE. July 5.-Now that a
fortnight has passed since the display
which the Haytians emphatically call 'the
revolution of the 2Sth of May people see
in the light of conclusive evidence how in
significant the affair in itself really was,
and how the laundering of the government
has rendered it big with serious conse-
quencesfor the republic. Tt all amounted
to a design formed by q few young
fellows to release from prison, by means of
bribery. or force if necessary, their rela-
tives and friends who were arrested for
political reasons, real or pretended, and
who were sure to be put to death without
any form of trial. There were two
pistol shots and one %poignard stab,
which brought down the sentinel, the
chief of the place and the jailar. and put to
flight the POO men of the guard. The exc
cution of the plan was SO rapid and so COM
paratively noiseless that the greater por-
ton of the prisoners had already reached
the consulates when the garrison of
the arsenal, aroused at sight of the
runaways, began to fire upon the
prison. This is what led the remaining
prisoners to take up arms and don the uni
forms which the guards in their flight
had left behind, and the retreat of the
troops before this latter attack embroidered
the others and induced them to move upon
the arsenal. 1t was an ordinary crime
against the law, and the foreign repre-
sentatives would have been obliged to give
up the refugees, because thoy could
not be classed as political offend
ers covered by the right of asylum,
but the absence of GOODNESS on the
part OF the government changed the entire
race OF the thing. by arresting and shoot
ing all the political men of the previous
administrations the government gave to tle
affair a political appearance, and by the
assassination of a few innocent and harm
less men. through personal vengeance, it
placed all It's dangerous enemies beyond its
reach. They can now work for it's over
throw abroad in security.
by putting himself at the head of the as
sasslns and continuing In force for four
entire days the order or authority to shoot
people down without trial, Notwithstanding
the tranquility that existed. and thus
giving an opportunity to his partisans
to satisfy their personal vengeance. the
president has overthrown the barrier
OF respect which has protected his life, and
he is now constantly obliged to guard him
self against an avenging Lullet. BY
violating the Mexican consulate he has
aiienated from him the entire diplomatic
corps. he has made enemies of the bank
ing and commercial classes by shooting
down employees whose only crime was to
CROSS his path; and rs the bankers have
frightened their purse-strings. funds are
now insufficient to pay the employees
Mt the usual time. The consequence
is that they are ready to turn their
backs upon the government. The generals,
seeing the government danger, and conse-
quently the prospect of exile for themselves,
have kept the army and the soldiers
without money now for four weeks, are begin
aing to mutiny, and are ready to join in the