The evening world., 1908-03-16
France Near 4 Break With the
Republic Because Fugi-
tiveS Are Sheltered.
IN PERIL.
Great Britain, Germany and
France Act After Shoot
ing of Captives.
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cruisers Tacoma and Des Moines the
former now cruising in the Wtndward
Islands and the after az Guantanamo
and the gunboats Dubuque. Marietta
and Paducah. all at Guantanamo en-
gagged in target practice. II conditions
at Port au Prince get worse naval
vessel will So sent there but up to this
time no orders 10 that eTcc; have been
issued.
.,'NpoN, March 1.-THE Admiralty
.p-dly sen; orders by cable to the Brit
.sh cruisers Indetatigable and Cressy.
which are both in West Indian waters.
- proceed forthwith TO Hay,i for the
protection OF British interests.
BERLIN. March 1.-the German Ad-
miraity. upon the request Of the Foreign
Office has ordered the cruiser Bremen.
which is at present at Curacao. to go TO
Port-au Prince, Hayti. where she is to
o- at tho disposition OF the German Min
.ster for the protection OF German sub
Iccts or other foreigners.
The Foreign Office has been in corre-
-pondence with the French Government
"!ih regard to the politica! arrests made
ion Of unrest that has existed in the
sand during tIe past few weeks. and
en March IA the Two Governments agreed
.pon a course of action. \ French
cruiser also. it is learned here to-day.
Gas been ordered to Portal Prince
\ telegram received here by the Ger
nan Gable Company from Port-au-
Prince on March Is says that the safety
Jt foreigners there was seriously threat
ened
II is believed here that the Ha!t!en
Government is medrtating forcible
measures against the right OF asylum
afforded by foreign Consulates in Hayti
to Ha.tien revolutiorists.
PORT-AU-PRlNCE. Hayti. March Is
Dragged from their beds at dawn
without having time 10 dress. Horace
Co.cou, Pierre Louis Co!cou and Mas!l-
Ion Co.cou. brothers. Felix Salnave.
Gen. Adoption, Cas!mer Merove. father
lu-law OF the Chief Of Police and NJ.
Mcrove's son; Or, La Mothe. Paul ST.
Fort and NM Roche and Benjamin
were summariIy shot near the cemetery
yesterday, ana the greatest excitement
prevails here
II : regarded as the first act OF the
admin stration of Gen. Nillardouhin Le-
conte. newly appointed Minister of the
Interior. Many persons, fearing prose-
cutiOn. have taken refuge In the foreign
consuates. and only officials dare SO
into the streets.
The execution was he ween $50 and
\. NJ y. Gdllcttc. besides the other
was >.ot and MS wife taken to prison
N Irons
one o: The ALLEGED conspirators IS said
20 have made confession denouncing
A. mis- a"c5mpices Majors Leon Car
.aGue and Milford, capt. Damhreuville
and Lieu.s Jol.bois and Laroche, wao
we're tried by court-martial and PROB
ably vii he shot to-day
The Government claims to have
trapped the alleged consprators by
means OF letters. There is a report that
Gen. FirmiH Is using the Fren h Con-
su!ate for cOnSpiring according to a
charge made by the Government, and
that France has been ordered to give
~ all refugees.
1t has been reported that there were a
number of Haytien refugees under the
protection of the American flag at Port
a. PaiX i'm the office in the American
Consular agent.
German firm in Hayti is charged
with having aided and abetted the revo-
lutIonists, and this brought about COM
plications with the German Foreign Of
flee. a Berlin despatch OF recent date
said. however, that Germany had fun
onfdence in the ability Of the United
states to bring about settlement OF the
difficulty that would he eQuable and sat
isfactory to all concerned.