Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-09
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
 From All Quarters. THE UPRISING IN HAITI. Many Executions by Order
 Of Hippo|yte.
 ARGUMENTS IN THE BAcelRlT CASE. Extension of the Four and
 A Half Per Cents. ATTEMPTED SMELLING OF PIsAeUA. Big Verdict Against the
 Consolidated Road.
ATTEMPTED SMELLING OF PISAGUA.
MANY PRISONERS ExECUTED.

MANY PRISONERS EXECUTED. Series of fAssassinations by Order of
 HiPpolyte-Innocent Men Among
 the Victfms-How the Work of
 Butchery Was sAccomplished-Sta
 ment of Dr. Sassfe.
 PORT AU PRINCE, May 31.LFor the last two or three weeks there have been rumors that revolution against President Hippo lyte was imminent in this capital. The chief executive caused the arrest of about eighty suspected persons and put them in irons in prison. Among the suspected was General Sully, who, hearing that he was wanted, hid himself. The generals wife was then thrown into prison.
 Thursday, May ss (C Corpus Christ), was the national holiday, and it as reported that on that day Hippolyte, in order to eff fectually terrify the populace, had ordered a gatling gun to be taken down to the prison and the eighty prisoners summarily executed. The friends of the prisoners, among whom was General Sully, met in council, and while the president was in the cathedral forced open the prison doors and freed all the prisoners, about 250 in all.
 Then by order of the president began a series of assassinations perhaps unequaled in the annals of civilization. The first victim was Ernest Riga, respected mer- chant, who occupied himself exclusively with his business and was positively known to have been perfectly innocent. He was sitting on the balcony with his wife when the president passed, ordered him out and sent him to the cemetery to be shot. He asked to be allowed to take his hat and the president replied: "You won't require hat long.' His nephew, boy of fifteen or sixteen years, followed him to the place of execution and returned with the news to the afflicted wife, who was still hoping to bring influence to bear to save her hus- band. He told her: s'It is useless; my poor uncle has been foully murdered" These words were reported to the president and twenty minutes later the boy was brought before him. He did not deny the words, but said: President, I have never conspired against you by word or deed" The boy was shot at once.
 About the same time Alexis Rossigno, an inoffensive and much esteemed man, was executed in the streets, and another man was put up against the cathedral WdAA hAA SuOG, 5OV0Alc6n "Olo oAcCuGco III batch, and even at this date an occasion al volley tells that another poor wretch has been sent to his doom. There is no fighting in the streets to excuse this mas sacre. Every execution is carried out in the most cold-blooded way, the execution CTS being soldiers belonging to the most degraded type of men who seem to enjoy the bloody task. It is impossible to enumerate in detail all the murders that have been perpetrated under the color of law. It is estirnated that from May ~a9 to May 31 at least fifty persons were put to death and the figures are placed by some as high as 100.
 ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
 NEW YORK, June 8.-Dr. Sassfe of the steamship Oranje-Nassau made the follow ing statement to-day in regard to the riots at Port au Prince: ''The revolt occurred on the morning of Thursday, May 2S. A party of half hundred citizens, armed with guns and other weapons, made an at tack upon the prison at Port au Prince, where more than 200 political prisoners ex-minister of the Legitime government. The prison authorities were not prepared for the attack. and the doors were soon broken in and the prisoners released. In short time the whole town was in an uproar. President Hippolyte himself was at church when the outbreak occurred, and his followers, fearful that the mob might attack him, locked the doors of the building, and he remained there for some time in fear of his life. Meanwhile news of the violence at the prison had reached the barracks where Hippolyte's soldiers were quartered, ,%c oA r,{ and hastened to the scene of the disaster. The rioters were still on the ground when the troops charged them. The first volley scattered the mob and many persons were killed. A hundred or more others were arrested on the spot by soldiers, and ar rests have been going on ever since. On Friday, the day after the outbreak it is said that forty prisoners were taken out into the prison yard and shot by the soldiers by order of the president, who | had proclaimed martial law as soon as he reached place of safety. Dr. Sassfe sayi the killing was kept up on Saturday, Sun day and Monday, when the Oranje-Nassar l sailed for New York. How many have been killed in all he could not say, but ht thinks the number may have been ove1 | 100.
 l All the passengers of the Oranje- Nassau who have been see say that they wer, glad to get away from Port Au Prince, fo1 although Hippolyte is still in control ant means to assert his authority by every means in his power, there is danger O another and more serious outbreak at any moment. An officer of the Oranje- Nassau
 says that the vessel was to have taker
 1,6OO bags of new brand of, coffee o,
 board at Port au Prince to be introduced
 in this market, but that the custom hous
 and all other public places were closed
 owing to the attempted revolution, and n,
 shipment could be made. While at Por
 au Prince the government warship Pelis
 steamed into the harbor and came alonl
 side the Oranje-Nassau, and after looking
 suspiciously at the latter went away. Tn
 officer thinks the fight in Hayti has no
 ended by long odds.