REBELLION IN HAYTI.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 149, 18 March 1908, Page 7

REBELLION IN HAYTI.

SUMMARY SHOOTING.

CONSPIRATORS IN LEGATIONS.

WARSHIPS EN ROUTE. or TELEGIUrn—MESB ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. ; (Rec. March 17, 8.30 : • ■ • London, March 17. Before daybreak on Sunday, a dozen residents of Port au Prince, capital of the Negro Republic of Hayti (in the Island of St. Domingo), were dragged from their homss and were summarily shot, by order of General. Leconte, Minister 'for tho Interior; on a charge of conspiring iii favour of . General Firmin, the Haytian revolutionary leader. Many reyilutionaries''took refuge lin tho French and German legations; The Haytian Government demand their surrender, alleging- that .the conspiracy was hatched in the Consulates.- - ' ' '.

The French third-class cruiser P'Estrees (3970 tons) has''been' ordered to Gonaives, a port on the west coast of Hayti,'67 milos north-north-west of tho capital,, Port au Prince. , >• -.

. Tho,Gorman cruiser Bremen.(32oo.tons, 23 knots), and . the . .British cruisers., Cressy .(12,000 tons, 20.79 knots) 'and Indefatigable (3600 tons,; 19.75kn0t5), have, been . ordered, to Hayti, from Jamaica , UNITED STATES' POLICY. ' ' POSITION OF THE REFUGEES. (Rec. March 17, 9.37 p.m.) Now York, March 17. The authorities' at ■ Washington . consider that the -Republic of .Hayti ought to be allowed to put her house in order without interference., v ' ■ ■ ' . The Consults at Gonaives are trying to arrange for the reiioval of refugees from' the Legations. ; ' ; ...

1 THE REVOLUTIONARIES. . Haiti,'the second in'sizo and population of tho West Indian Islands;'is divided:into' two Negro republics, ■ .San Domingo, (the larger half, formerly Spanish) being in tho east, and Haiti (formerly 'French) in the west.:' Both ■ were lately'reported to.be enjoying tha'customary. revolution. / ; Tho United' States,, under a treaty'with'San Domingo,'collects'the Republic's Customs reivenuej'assists.viti to; maintain - peace,. and -actsas an intermediary, between it and its foreign creditors.' "

Gcnoral Firmin is a Haitian revolutionary leader. Under dato January 23, the Washingtori' correspondent of "The Times" wrote: — "Tho only interest/of the authorites, hero in the .revolution in Haiti lies in the danger tliat, it'may .extend to the neighbouring Republic of;■ Santo ''Domingo;-: where, the -United States administers .the Customs, and\the.. borders of which have' not been clearly defined. American : interests are'being protected by "the) presence of-a-'gunboat at Haiti, and another, Is pro-'' ceedingthither;,from .Now , Orleans.' . '■The discovery.of'a-large 'amount'of Haitian counterfeit ; money,' and* arms and' ammunition in -New; York, -ready to -be shipped .to-Haiti, has led', to tlie>n;est of a, man known, to be, in! league with the Santo Domingo 1 leader of -the' revolutionaries! Steps'-havo been taken : to intercept.'similar' attempts to, ship -arms and; to prevent Santo' Domingo; from becoming involved. ( According to secret service'men hore, thd revolutionaries are ■ without funds,- which it is. .thought.', will, ohedk developments.". ..'. On Febrnni-y 27, \the' Central .'News. 1 Port au Princo (Haiti) • Correspondent '.reported''that someone stoned avßritish, aide-de-camp: when the' latter was quitting ■' President Alexis's rcsidenco. i Tho President',:' refusing's.atisfac-'. tion;"tlio' i Captain i of tho toruieie'r;- 'Iriclefatigablo" brought his ,gunß to. bear oiv.the; President's residence. ; An apology was immediately forthcoming. r ! _ f. r■' 1 ,' ,/