Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-08-15
TOWN IS BLOCKADED.
Insurgents Shut Off Communication
with Cape Haytien.
GUNBOAT MACHIAS is ON GUARD.
,Instructions Sent to Commander Nc.
Crea-Many Lives Lost at Petit
Groave Situation Serious
at Port CabellO,

Washington, Aug. 12.-Commander
McCrea, of the gunboat Machias, Mon
day cabled the navy department that
a de facto blockade had been estab-
tien. The Machias is 1T her anchor
age.
Instructions to McCrea.
Washington, Aug. 12.-Acting Secre-
tary of Navy Darling sent the follow
ing reply to Commander McCrea:
IF the blockade Is not effective. Cuban,
American and unprotected, innocent, neu.
trail vessels should be protected in their in
~'ternational rights. Can send you collier
from San Juan If necessary"
Thousands Homeless At Petit Goave.
Port Au Prince, Hayti, Aug. 12.-The
correspondent of the press visited
Petit Goave Sunday and found that the
town had been entirely destroyed,
there being nothing left but a pile of
ruins. About 1000 persons are home
less and are greatly in need of assist
.ance. The greater number of them
have sought shelter in the Simond's
factories, neal the town. The French
cruiser D'Assas arrived at Petit Goave
Sunday with provisions for the suffer-
,ers and returned to Port Au Prince
with 200 women and children and Is
wounded men. The authorities re-
fused to permit the Firminists to leave,
fearing they would go to other points
f,to take up arms again.
Each party Gus the other ofhav-
ing set fire to Petit Goave, but the
general belief is that Gen. Chicoye,
the Firminist commander, resolved to
destroy the town when he saw that he
could not hold it against the Fouchard-
lists.
A Port Au Prince dispatch on Satur-
day last gave news of the burning Of
Petit Goave after an attack had been
made on the place by Fouchardists.
According to the dispatch Gen. Chico
we, who is minister of the interior in
the Firminist provisional government,
set fire to the town and abandoned it.
Many Lives Lost At Petit Goave.
Washington, Aug. 12.-Minister
Powell has cabled the state depart
ment from Cape Haytien that the pro-
~visional (Vasquez) government of
Hayti has notified the United States
legation that Gonaives, Port de Paix,
Petit Goave and St. Marc provinces
are in rebellion. The government
troops captured Petit Goave after
strong resistance in which many lives
were lost. Firmin's troops in retreat
ing from the place set fire to and de-
stroyed the town.
Battle Inevitable.
Port au Prince, Aug. 12.-The gum
boat Crete-a-Pierrot, which is in the
Firminite service, gave notice Sunday
Of the blockade of Cape Haytien. The
foreign consuls here and Commander
McCrea, of the United States gunboat
Machias, protested against this action.
Soldiers have again gone out from here
and a battle in a few days is believed
to be inevitable. The bad feeling
against foreigners has increased.
Cable Cat ut Barcelona
Washington, Aug. 12.-Minister
Bowen has cabled the state depart
ment from Caracas, Venezuela, that
the revolutionists have cut the cable
at Barcelona.
Minister Bowen says the cable was
cut Immediately after the receipt Of a
message stating that the revolution
lists were entering the city.
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Bowen at Caracas Monday advised the
state department that the Germans
s~$orl &@ 1o~l a roro1 &oroo ~ Dz-k-
Cabello to protect German interests
there which are threatened by the up
rising in progress. The minister
advised that we follow suit. After a
conference between the officials of the
state and navy departments instruc-
tions were cabled to Commander Mich
OILS, of the Topeka, to proceed from
land a naval force in case of attack.
The Topeka has already left for Porto
Cabello.
Told to BE Ready to Land.
Washington, Aug. 12.-The follow
ing instructions were cabled to the
Topeka:
BE ready to land force in case of attack
OF port for protection of American interests
and for protection of foreign property also
If requested. Prevent bombardment with
out due notice.
DARLING. Acting Secretary"
Peace Negotiations Probably on.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE state de-
partment has received a mail dispatch
from Consul General Gudger at Pan
m reporting, under date of July %,
that the governor Of Panama and Gen.
Herrera, the revolutionary leader.
have been in correspondence with re-
gard to the establishment of peace
and that to this end the governor has
appointed three commissioners
clothed with power to meet a similar
number to be appointed by Gen. Her
rera. The government commissioners
were to have left for Aqua Dulce on
the date the dispatch was written. It
is apparent from the fighting at Aqua
Dulce, subsequent to the date of the
dispatch, that the peace negotiations,
it begun, were interrupted and posi-
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