The bee., 1908-03-19
FOREIGNERS IN
HAYTI ARE SAFE
CONDITIONS ARE DISTURBED,
BuT NO PRESENT DANGER
IS APPARENT.
RaEIe CAUSED BY CRUISER
eatdlarn and Officers Rush to Posts
ard Nnnaen and Children Were in
9@anina Despair When lnde-
aatlgabls Guns Boom.

Part Au Prince, March 1S.-Tha
British cruiser Indefatigable and the
Gsrnan cruiser Bremen have arrived
hsre under orders from their govern
uents 10 give full protection to any
fapetgn residents in Port Au Prince,
m case their lives or interests are
thseatened. An American warship is
expeeted TO arrive here at any mo.
ms1L
At present the city is quiet, but
Ghare Is an underlying current of anx-
'toty. as evidenced by the fact that a
vaEifabhe panic was caused by tn,
eoomiRg Of a heavy gun on the Britisi.
ernEser when she came to anchor in
ths port Monday night.
TAa Indefstigable announced her ar
rival hy three cannon shots and the
@S1Dnations startled the people. Sur
pElseA by the sudden alarm, officers
md soldiers alike rushed precipitate
b 60 their posts; women and children
ran hither and thither in seeming
aespair. crying Historically and it was
nnma little time before they could be
HeaEE1ned and calmed. General Deren-
aa Court, chief of the harbor force,
saId the commander OF the Indefatiga-
Die. after he had learned Of the panic
he had caused, evidenced the greatest
surprise and begged the general to ex-
prs&s 10 President Alexis his regrets
at hayiag been the involuntary cause
81 50 regrettable incident.
More Executions Denied.
Authoritative denials is made by
Ne Haytien authorities that other ex-
peztions have taken place than those
q Sunday morning when several con-
waraf0rs we're shot to death.
Owing TO a decision by the council
o9 ministers Tuesday the government
asthorized the sending on board war
ships and out of the country of the
az1hors of the last insurrection who
have taken refuge at the French. Ger
ulan and Spanish consulates at Co
nRfvea.
The government reserves for itself
however, the right to prosecute before
properly appointed courts any persons
who hereafter are implicated in up
Vikings, this action on the govern
Hnent's part being conditional on the
representatives of the foreign nations
agreeing not to give asylum in thei~
Eespective consulates In case of fur
Their revolutionary movements being
attenapted. This. measure of pacifica-
9fOn. provided it is carried into effect,
would contribute greatly to putting an
aid hO agitations.
Give Assurance Of Good Feeling.
General Celestin, the minister Of
WzT. has returned to Port Au Prince
AZ The head of mis- troops, after having
Put down the revolutionists at Co
nafve8- He made a statement in
Which he denied absolutely that the
government entertained hostile senti-
IaGnt toward foreigners.
President Nord Alexis and his min
hEsers also gave assurances of the ut
tnnst good feelings toward all for
OasRers who are pursuing their duties
peacefully in Hayti.
While conditions have been dis
taKbed here for a considerable length
81 time, reaching their climax during
the last week, there appears to be no
present danger to foreigners residing
hsEe. The great majority of them
SGem 40 be attending to their bust
Rezs. affairs in perfect security. The
president and the government have
pEOeiaimed that order will be main
txined at whatever cost.