The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-29
4 BAD REVOLUTION, THIS

PORT au Prince, Haiti, July 28.-A rev
olution more terrible in the toll thu
far taken than any even in the days O.
capital yesterday. It was an offshoot O.
the movement to the north. where thu
adherents of DIR. Rosalvo Bobo, twice
expelled from Haiti, have been striving
for several months to break the power
of the Haitien president, Gen. Vibru1
Guillaum.
On hundred and sixty men, including
a former president of Haiti, Gen. Ores
ties Zamor, were executed by order of
General Oscar, governor of Pert au
Prince, who later in the day was dragg-
ed from the shelter of the Dominican
legation and riddled with bullets.
J President Guillaume and the members
of his family have taken refuge in the
| French legation, an attack upon which
has been threatened; the presidential
palace has been partly destroyed after
an attack of several hours, and the rev.
olutioniats are in possession of the city
Port au Prince has been in a state
of panic for days. No one knew when
he might be seized and cast into prison;
there have been wholesale arrests, ap-
parntly without cause, by order of the
president or some of those close to him.
The successes gained by the revolu-
tionists in the north were convincing
proof to the president and government
officials that their course would soon be
run. Therefore they viewed with sus-
picion various organizations. One regi-
ment of soldiers was disbanded. 1t was
this regiment which at o'clock yes
terday morning descended upon the pal
ance.
Guillaume and those who acted as his |
guard, offered stubborn resistance, but |
were greatly outnumbered. The palace
was abandoned by the president, but
some of the others continued it's de-
tense.
Soon word of the massacre of the po-
litical prisoners was circulated and
fierce wave of indignation swept over
the capital. Many, who had not origi-
nally been identified with the rising,
look up arms.
The Dominican legation was invaded
md the governor of Port au Prince paid
he price with his life.
So far as is known no foreigners have
suffered in the present rising, and it is
expected that American warships will
De sent here Immediately to protect for
ign lives and interests.
Gen. Oscar, governor of Port au Prince
md supporter of President Guillaume,
aused to be executed yesterday at the ,
ime of. the outbreak Of the revolution
'ry movement in this city, all the po-
ltical prisoners in the hands of the J
to the number of about 100
men. 1
The victims of this massacre icluded {
zen. Orestes Zamor, a former president
I Haiti, who was driven out of the
ountry last year, and returned in
darch, 1915, and was taken prisoner.
When the people of Port au Prince
earned of this massacre there was a 2
eneral outbreak of Indignation A mob Z
lvaded the Dominican legation, where Z
eneral Oscar took refuge after his un- P
lcessful defense of the presidential pal r
ce against the rebels, seized Oscar and b
argged him before the door of the lega- Il
on, where he was promptly killed by b
fusillade of rife shots. a.
The mob then turned to the French tt
cation and threatened to invade it to OF
the execution of President b.
uillaume. Guillaume took refuge un- m
II the flag of France after he had been OF
mpelled to flee before the rebel attack. in
General Oscar ordered the execution to
the political prisoners in his power fu
soon as ne learned that the revoIu- re
onary outbreak was success.