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Prince and murdered. One of them was General Orestes

Zamor. a former president of the republic.

It Is not surprising that, following the commission

af that great crime, the revolutionists, who are sup

porting the pretensions of Dr; Rosealvd Bobo, a po

litical enenfy of President Guillaume, dragged Oscar

from the Dominican legation and riddled his body with

rifle bullets. Nor is It surprising that the chief of po

lice, a partisan of Oscar, also was killed by an indig

nant populace, and that a situation was created that

forced the president and members of his family to take

refuge In the French embassy, from which Guillaume

was dragged subsequently and killed and dismembered.

The revolution against Guillaume originated in the

north of the island. The followers of Bobo made such

headway there that it was anticipated that In a short

lime there would be an outbreak in Port au Prince.

In consequence Guillaume, Oscar and their followers

made what they thought were ample arrangements to

meet it. It was discovered that st least one of the

regiments had been corrupted by the Boboites. That

regiment was disbanded. It reorganized, however, al

lied Itself with the revolutionists and led In the at

tack upon the palace. It was in the hope of frighten

ing the revolutionists and those inclined to Join them

that the 16(1 political prisoners were murdered,

stead of having the effect expected, it only served to

Inflame the populace agqtiyrt the Guillaume adminis

tration, with the sinister results above outlined.

The trouble has not yVt ended. It Is not thought that

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening journal. (1915). Wilmington, Del., 1915-07-29. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042354/1915-07-29/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening journal, 1915-07-29.