Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-03-18
WARSHIPS TAKE
HAND IN HAYTI
Ready to Land Marines and
DepOse President Il
He Gets Gay
Cruiser Fires Salute on Ar
irving and the People
Nearly Have Fit

Paris, Mar. ia special dispatch
received here from Port au Prince
states that representatives of foreign
powers have decided that unless ther.
Is rapid settlement of the present
crisis they will formulate a demara
for the resignation of President Nora
| Alexius and the formation of a me
visional government to be followea
Immediately by the elections In tt
| meantime the dispatch further stataG.
| no further executions will be permit
ted. Arrangements have been made.
continues the dispatch, with the con
manders of the German cruiser Bfe
men and the British cruiser Indefafis
able to land marines at signal from
the legations. Minister of War Gen
| Celestin, has brought reinforcementx
from Gonaives by order of the pres5
dent, and he is managing the towE
defenses. The presence of the war
ships appears to have a salutary e.
feet.
Scared the Folks
Port au Prince, Mar. 1.-THE Brit
ish cruiser Indefatigable and German
cruiser Bremen have arrived here IN
der orders from their governments ts
give full protection to any foreIgH
residents in Port au Prince in care
their lives or interests are threatened
An American warship is expected b.
arrive here at any moment. At pres
ent the city is quiet, but there is IN
undercurrent of anxiety as evidences
b ythe fact that a vertibale panic v
caused by the bomming of heavy guns
on the British cruiser when she came
to anchor in the port last evening The
Indefatigable on it's arrival annouRet
ed itself by three cannon shots am
the inhabitants, almost terrorizea.
rushed in mobs, causing alarm to CT
GERS and soldiers.
i Positive denial is made by the Hay
ten officials Of reports that other eE
ecutions have taken place than those
on Sunday morning when ten OF
twelve conspirators found, according
to the governments statement, with
arms and ammunition for revolutic1-
airy purposes in their possession, were
shot to death.
Under the decision taken by the
council of ministers the governmen6
authorized the sending on board Of
warships and out of the country or
the authors of the last Instruction
who have taken refuge at the French.
German and Spanish consulates Al
Gonaives.
The government reserves for itsesS
however the right to possess itself Of
any person who hereafter is impHcai-
ed in uprisings, this action on the
governments part being conditional
on the representatives of foreign ma
lions agreeing not to give asylum IN
their consulates in case of further
revolt or attempted revolt, this meas
ure of pacification provided if carried
into effect would contribute greatly
to putting an end to agitations.
General Cenestial, minister of war.
was ordered to Port au Prince witk
his troops. He made a statement to-
day in which he denied absolutely that
the government entertained hostile
sentiments towards the foreigners.
President Nord Alixis and his minis
tiers, also gave assurances of the Ut
most good feeling towards all foreign
ers who were pursuing their duties
/ peacefully in Haiti
/ While conditions have been distnah
ed here for considerable length
time, reaching their climax during The
last week, there appears TO be no pres
ent danger to foreigners residing here
Il A great majority of them seem to be
attending to their business affairs In
d perfect security. The president ard
government have given them prctec-
| ton.