The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30
TH[ HAITIAN REVOLUTION
Formidable Conspiracy Exposed by the Arrest of an Agent in
 New York.
AMERICAN CONSULAR AGENT IMPLICATED
Startling Developments unearthed by Secret Service Men Regarding Plot to Overthrow President Nord's Gov ernment--Might Have Extended to santo Domingo and Cuba.

Washington, Jan 24.--Startlfng de- veIopments in the plot to overthrow the government of President Nord in Haiti have followed the investigation of the secret service agents in New York in connection with the arrest of Jose M Giordani. on the charge of counterfeiting Haitien money. The of fcers say they have ascertained that the prisoner was the agent of for midable conspiracy whose operations probably would have extended beyond the limits of Hayti into Santo Domin- god and even into Cuba had the revo- lution in Hayti been success and the agents fin New York remained unmo- lested. It was found among other things, the secret service operatives declare. that certain persons in Hayti, mostly Frenchmen and Corsicans, and one of them a brother of Giordani. were active agents of the alleged con spirators and were designated in the papers found among Giordani's effects by numbers, careful inquiry the secret service men were able to connect these numbers with the proper persons and the first result was to fix upon Charles Mot, the American consular agent at St. Marc as one of the per sons to whom number had applied. Upon learning this fact Thursday the state department immediately cabled to American Minister Furniss at Port Au Prince to dismiss this agent at once from the employ of the Unied States. This action was taken be- cause the state department feels that 1t must keep itself absolutely free from the appearance of sympathy with rebellious movements in Latin-Amer- jean departments.
 Chief Wilkie of the secret service made statement Thursday giving the facts and circumstances connected with the arrest of Giordani. which go to show that at the time of his arrest Giordani had in his possession coun- terfeit Haytien paper money to the face value of $S00.000. 2.000 Reming- ton rifles and 23o.000 rounds of ammu- milton, all of which. 1t is said. was in- tended for the Haytien revolution ists. Six or seven months ago when this government was advised by Pro visional Gov Magoon that a small party of malcontents were trying to stir up a revolution in Cuba. 1t was discovered that Giordani was connect ed with them. At that time 1t de- veloped that he had represented Gen. Firman during the Haytien uprising in 1909, Firman then. as now, being the head of the revolutionary party About that time Giordani came to New York and ever since then the secret serv- ice officials have had him under close surveillance. It was not long before 1t was discovered that Giordani had stored in a Brooklyn warehouse 16 cases containing 2,000 Remington rifles in fine condition. Close watch was kept on these cases and on Jan. uary (. by Giordani's direction these were loaded onto truck and hauled to the Hamburg-Amerlcan steamship pier, whence the steamer Graecia was to sail on January for Haytien or other West Indian ports. The cases were marked structural iron." and the fictitious name of c. Merriam & Co. was given as the consignee. Con. aixes. Hayti. was given as the desti. nation, but the shippers name was withheld
 It is stated that the plans of the revolutionists were to have the arms, ammunition and money arrive at Gonaives at a certain time where they were to be met and taken possession of by revolutionary force which was expected to capture the town. The last part of the programme was car ried out. but the vigilance of the se- cret service officers frustrated their plans as to the arrival of the arms and money and 1t is believed that their action will result in a speedy collapse of the revolution.