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Oscar Lost Life.

MORE TROUBLE IS FEARED

Government Overthrown, But

Angry Populace Is Still Un

satisfied After Long

Series of Abuses.

Port Au Prince, July 29.—A mob of

Infuriated Haitiens today removed

"Vilbrun Guillaume, 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 im

mediately the burial of the 160 politi

cal prisoners massacred in prison yes

terday. The mob was mostly com

posed of relatives of the massacre's vic

tims. They invaded the French lega

tion and seized Guillaume, and though

St. Girard, the French minister pro

-tested vigorously, he was powerless be

fore their fury.

Guillaume was dragged from the pro

tection of the legation. Once in the

street, while the crowd surged around

him with imprecations, he was prompt

ly shot to death.

Drag Body Through Street.

Even then the anger of the people

•was not appeased. The body of the

president was mutilated and, tied to

the streets of the city.

The people are in a state of. Intense

excitement and further violence is

-feared.

•ift: The past 36 hours have seen in Port

Au Princje a succession of violent

even ts. bloodshed and massacres. For

five months there has been an active

revolutionary movement against Presi

1ent Guillaume, headed by Dr. Rosalvo

Hobo. Up to yesterday this activity

had been confined mostly to the north

ern part of the republic.

At daybreak yesterday a disbanded

I Haitien regiment began an attack on

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Missouri Valley times. (1915). Missouri Valley, Iowa, 1915-07-29. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84038335/1915-07-29/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Missouri Valley times, 1915-07-29.