Evening journal., 1893-01-19
HAYTIAN OFFICER KILLED.
LAWLESS RIOT AT A VILLAGE
NEAR PORT AU PRINCE.

Sensational Arrest of an Ex-B ank
Dire ctor Charged with Fostering a
Plot to Overthrow the Government OF
San Domingo.
NEW YORK, Jan. ia special cable
dispatch to the Herald from Port au
Prince, Hayti, says:
Although there has been no further
trouble in the neighboring town Of
LAnse de Neau the inhabitants Of the
place are still greatly alarmed, for there
is no telling where the disorders will
break out again.
A detachment Of troops was sent from
this city to quell an outbreak on the part
of the lawless element of L'Anse de
Neau The rioters resisted the troops
and in the melee that followed one Of the
Haytian officers was killed. As to
whether there were any further casuali-
ties is not known here yet, but it is
stated that the uprising has been sup
pressed and that the mayor Of the place
has been imprisoned.
President Hippolyte is still without in
formation as to the result Of the expedi
tion which was sent under the comman d
of NJ Montasse, Minister of War, to put
down the reported revolt in Saint
Michel News from the minister is
hourly expected. but it is feared that
his forces have met with a reverse.
It was rumored Tuesday night that
there was danger Of an outbreak in the
northern provinces, and NJ Nemours,
Minister Of the Interior, was placed ia
command of the troops sent there to
maintain order.
The absence of so many soldiers from
the capital at this time is regarded in
some quarters with suspicion. These
persons pretend to believe that this cir
cumstance indicates that plot is on
foot to draw President Hippolytes forces
away from the capital, and thus leave
him at the mercy of the Kingston plot
ters.
According to information which has
reached this city from Cape Haitien the
people there are greatly excited, and
there is great deal of talk about rev
olution among the opponents Of the
President
These rumors have caused the Presi
dent to send the war ship TOussaini
lOuverture to Cape Haitien The com
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instructions to arrest all persons sus
pected of afliliating with the alleged rev
Olutionists, and there is no doubt that
he will take extreme measures if he finds
that the outbreak is intenaed.
There is reason to believe that il Gen
eral Prophetic or General Manigat wer'
to arrive In the north of the Republic to
morrow war would inevitably follow
There is now no organization
= or concerted action between the sections
/ where discomfort prevails, but If such 8
f leader as Prophetic or Manigat should
appear armed revolution and probably {
prolonged and bloody war would follow.
Sensational news has just been re
ceived from San Domingo President
, Hepreaux, of that republic, it is said, ha
caused the arrest of Generosa Merchena
ex director Of the National Bank Of Sal
5 Domingo. President Heureaux claims 4
have discovered papers duplicating Mar
g chena and members of President Hippo
3 lyte's Cabinet in plot to overthrow tn
, government of San Domingo.
Their plans appear to have been t
Q make demonstration on the San Do
mingo border, which would distract tn
attention of Heureaux and enable MAJ
chena to attack the capital of San Dc
I mingo, while Haytian sympat hizers wit
Marohena would flock across the borde
and cooperate with him and his force
in throwing San Domingo's President ou
: of power.
$ There will probably be an amicabl
j. settlement of the case of Frederick New
o the American merchant, who was throw
into prison on a trumped up charge this
: he was a smuggler Mr. News was keT
> in prison twenty days and then released
: The United States Government made
: demand for Ieparation and apologl
: Judging from the developments Of u
past few days Hayti has changed froI
q and is ready to comply with these d
mands. This is no doubt due to the r
= turn of the United States cruiser Atlant
!. and United States Minister Durham, WI
reached here yesterday from Ss
Domingo.