Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-08
HISTORY OF THE PRINCIPALS
Happen 20 BE Starting
Trouble.

CAPE HAYTIEN. Hsyti, Sept. 7.-Crete-
A-Pierrot was a steel vessel Of $50 tons
displacement. It was armed with one So
inch gun. one Al, four 3.9 inch, two Maxim
machine guns and four Nordenfeldt ma
chine guns. Crete-A-Pierrot was formerly
in the service Of the Haytien government
and Admiral Killick was commander of the
Haytian feet. June q OF this year Ad-
miral Killick ~disembarked troops from
Crete-A-Pierrot to support General Fir
min, one of the candidates for the presl-
dcncy Of the republic, and after refusing
to recognize the constituted authorities he
threatened to bomboard Cape Haytien. Con-
sular representatives protested against such
action being taken, but their. efforts failed
Of success for, a few days later. the ad-
miral did bombard Cape Haytien, but little
damage was done. Since June % Crete
A-Pierrot has been operating in the in
terest Of General Firmin.
The Hsytlan government disavowed tho
action OF General Killick in bombardlng
Cape Haytien and ordered his arrest.
Panther is a cruising vessel Of less than
977 tons displacement and was built in
1901. II Is armed with eight 3.4-inch quick
firing guns. six 1.4-inch and two machine
guns. Panther left Germany July 90 for
the Caribbean sea.
when Revolution Started.
The present revolution in Hayti started
In the month of April Of this year and
General Tiresias Simon Sam, president Of
the Haytian republic, resigned his office
and left the island in May. For the last
month American interests in Hayti have
been looked after by Machias, Commander
McCrea. II recently developed that at
least six European nations confded the pro-
lection Of their interests in Hayti wholly
to the United States naval forces in Haytian
waters. Admiral KIllick recently declared
Cape Haytien to be blockaded, but this
blockade was admitted to be inefficient
and was abandoned by the admiral after
Commander McCrea had made certain rep
reservations to him concerning IL. In a
letter to the Firminist admiral, Commander
McCrea informed hind thai he was charged
with the protection OF British, French,
German. Spanish, italian, Russian and Gu
ban interests as we'll as those Of the United
States and that he would prevent a bonn
bardment Of Cape Haytien without notice
in advance. In reply to this Admiral Kill
lick promised to observe the usages of
civilized warfare in case it became necessary
to back with his guns the military forces
operating near Cape Haytien, and called
his attention to a decree ordering the port
Of Cape Haytien in q state Of blockade.
Commander McCrea communicated the fact
OF the blockade OF Cape Haytien to the
foreign consuls there and advised them to
make a formal protest. which they did. II
then became apparent that the blockade was
Intellectual. as an American schooner had
come in, reporting no blockade.
Blockade that Didn't Blockade.
When this fact had been established Com.
.mander McCrea proceeded to Cagnette
found Crete-a-Pierro in that port and sent
Admiral Killick a letter in which he said
that the government Of the United States
considered the blockade of Cape Haytien moi
effective, even as a de facto" blockade, ant
the United States denied him admiral Kill
lick) the right to search or visit any Amer
lean or foreign vessel attempting entrance
into the harbor OF Cape Haytien. To this
Admiral Kflick replied that he appreciated
the conditions and admitted the ineficiency
Of the blockade, which he abandoned. The
blockade Incident was thus closed and Ma
ehias sailed August 30 from Gonaives FOL
Boston.
Crete-a- Pierrot stopped the German
steamer Markomannia. sent an armed forc'
on board and took possession of the wal
luuHtNioub II GdETltu dlAtT GOmHlhuueT NC
Crea had told Admiral Killick that he haC
no right to visit OF search any foreign yes,
sci attempting to enter Cape HSytien anC
after the admiral had admitted his blockade
to be Intellectual.
Firmin and His OPpOnenta.
There are three candidates for the presi
deney of Hayti. calisthenes Fouchard. Sen
eque Monplais Perre and NJ. Firmin. Tn
Firminlsts nave been active and In som,
cases successful In their engagements witt
the forces OF the provisional government
with forces under General Nord. minister o
war under the provisional government. M
Firmin is considered by NAM people to hav
the best chance OF gaining the presidency
In 1883 he was minister OF hnanee and for
eign ahaairs In the cabinet Of President Hip
polite. He directed the negotiations wit
Admiral Gherardi. who had been sent b
the Washington government TO try to oh
tain a lease OF the Mole st. Nicholas, an
he succeeded In showing that the oonstitu
tion Of Hayti forbade the alienation Of an
portion OF the territory Of the republic. I'm
der President Sam. NJ. Firmin was also min
lister OF nnane and general affairs. an
later minister OF Hayti TO France, where b
was decorated with the ribbon Of the LAgio
OF Honor.