Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-28
Infuriated Natives Avenge
Execution Of 160 Polit-
ical Prisoners.
MORE VIOLENCE FEARED
United States Cruiser Ar
rives With Force to Aid
in Restoring Peace.

Port Au Prince. Haiti, July 28.--A
mob Of infuriated Haitens today re-
moved Vnbrun GuiIlaume, president Of
Haiti, from the French legation. where
he took refuge yesterday, and shot
him to death in front Of the building
This act Of violence followed i'm
mediately the burial of 100 political
prisoners who were massaCred in
prison yesterday morning at the time
OF the revolutionary outbreak against
President Guillaume.
The mob was composed in very large
part OF relatives OF the victims Of this
wholesale execution. The crowd in
vaded the French legation and seized
Guillaume, NJ Girard, the French min
lister to Haiti, protested vigorously, but
me was powerless before the fury of
the people
Guiilaume was dragged from the
protection Of the legation Once in the
street, the crowd surged around him
with imprecations and he was prompt
Iy shot to death
Even then, the anger Of the people
was not appeased The body of the
president was mutiiated and, tied TO
the end Of q rope. It was dragged
through the streets OF the city.
The people Of Port Au Prince are in
q state of intense excitement and fur
ther violence is feared.
The body OF General Oscar today re-
mained before the consulate of the
Dominican republic, where IL had fall
len after the Port Au Prince governor
had faced a firing squad. The gov
ernor took refuge at the Santo Do
mingo consulate after his unsuccess-
full defense Of the presidential palace,
but a mob stormed the building, and
dragging him through the streets, ex-
ecuted him by shooting
Reign Of Bloodshed.
The last 36 hours have seen in Port
Au Prince a succession of violent
events, bioodshed and massacres. For
five months there had been an active
revolutionary movement against Pres
ident GuilIaume, headed by Dr. Ro-
salvo Bobo Up to yesterday this ac-
tivity had been confined mostly to the
northern part Of the republic
At daybreak a disbanded Haitien
regiment began an attack on President
Guillaume and band Of his follow
ers, who took refuge in the presiden-
tial palace and defended it courag-
eously.
Guillaume fed to the French lega-
tion and the most prominent OF his
supporters, General Oscar. governor
general Of Port Au Prince, took ref
uge In the Dominican legation.
It became known during the day
that political prisoners to the number
Of 160 had been executed yesterday
morning on orders issued by General
Oscar An infuriated mob dragged
this man from the shelter of the Do
mintcan legation and executed him in
the street
The second act Of retaliation on the
part of the people Of Port Au Prince
evidently came today They counted
as also responsible for the
political executions OF yesterday and
vented summary vengeance on him.
{. $. Cruiser on Scene.
Washington, D. c. July 28.-The
cruiser Washington. with Rear Ad-
miral Caperton, 700 bluejackets and
an eypeditionary force OF 100 ma
rines sailed from Cape Haitien last
night for Port Au Prince
Late today Admiral Caperton report
ID his arrival at Port Au Prince and
old Of the killing Of President Gull
laUme His plans for action, II any,
Eill be announced later.