The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-07-30
DEATH IS WREAKED
ON GENERAL OSCAR
Revolution in Port Au Prince
Results in Casualties.
MOB ENTERS LEGATION.
Nfresident Guillaume's Dictatorship
n and Cruelty Gave Rise to
the Revolt


Port Au Prince, Haiti, July 27.-
General Oscar, governor os Port An
Prince and a supporter of President
Guil!aume caused to be executed to-
day at the time of the outbreak of
the revolutionary movement in this
city all the political prisoners in the
hands of the government, to the num-
Der of about 16O men.
The victims of this massacre in
cluded General Orestes lamar. a for
mer President of Haiti, who was
driven out of the country last year.
and returned in March, 1915, and
was taken prisoner.
When the people of Port au Prince
learned of this massacre there was a
general outbreak of Indignation. A
mob invaded the dominican legation.
where General Oscar took refuge af-
ter his unsuccessful defense of the
presidential palace against the rebels.
seized Oscar and dragged him before
the door OF the legation where he
was promptly killed by a fusillade OF
rife shots.
The mob then turned to the French
legation and threatened to invade Il
to encompass the execution of Presi-
dent Guillaume. Guillaume took ref
uge under the flag of France this
morning after he had been compelled
to flee before the rebel attack.
General Oscar ordered the execu-
ton Of the political prisoners in his
power as soon as he perceived that
the revolutionary outbreak was a
serious menace.
The revolutionary movement
against president Guillaume first
broke out under the leadership of
DR.. Rosalvo Bono last March and
was renewed today. After several
hours fighting at the presidential
residence the President took refuge
in the French legation.
Rebellious troops OF the govern
ment attacked the palace at
O'Clock and contiued firing upon it
Tor two hours. The President was
supported by few loyal troops and
the members OF his personal staff.
The exact number of casualties has
not yet been determined but it is be-
lieved to be heavy.
By noon the city was in the posses
ion of the revolutionists.
Tho
regiment of soldiers who had been
disbanded by President Guillaume
tnd who resented this treatment.
There has been a reign of terror in
Port au Prince for the past 10 days.
On the 18th OF July President Gull
laume started on a series of persecu-
tions. He began causing the arrest
or all Haitiens of any wealth or po-
sition, without distinction OF age or
sex. and expelling all foreigners.
Haitien women have been arrested
on the streets and taken away to
prison. The prisons of the city were
full and the conditions in them were
deplorable. Prisoners have died
daily as result Of hunger and the
unsanitary conditions in which thev
were compelled to live.
The foreign legations hold many
refugees.
Port au Prince has been in a state
or panic for days. No one knew
when he might be seized and cast
into prison; there have been whole
sale arrests, apparently without
cause by order OF the President or
some of those close to him.
The successes gained by the revo-
iutionists in the north we're convinc-
Ing proof to the President and gov
eminent oficials that their course
would soon be run Therefore. thev
viewed with suspicion various indi-
A regiment of soldiers was
disbanded. 1t was this regiment
which at o'clock this morning des-
cended upon the palace.
Guillaume and those who acted as
his guard offered a stubborn resist
lnce, but We're greatly outnumbered
The palace was abandoned by the
President. but some of the Others
continued its defense
Soon word of the massacre of tho
political prisoners was circluIated ana