The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-04
AFFAIRS IN HAITI
 APPROACH CRISIS Country Without President
 or Government MANY RIOTS OCCUR
Reports Conflict But It Is Believed Reyolutionists May Now Begin War Among Themselves--No Ameri-
 can Forces Are Landed

port An Prince August S-Hayti today is without president or organized gov ernment The capitol of the negro repuo- uo ;s occipied by two revolutionary rarties headed respectively by Cincinnatus ac,onte A former minister of the in terior and Antenor Firminfi who deserted his post as Haytien minister to Great Britain to join the revolt against simon. A committee of public safety composed eouallv of Firminists, LeConteists and neutrals has been organized through the initiative of diplomatic corps and is main taining order. German and British marines nave been landed to aid the provisional authorities During the night there were attempts to v.l1ose and if was necessary to shoot sev- aral of the looters Energetic measures prevented any serious outbreak. Antoine simon. the deposed president, who was comnelled to withdraw from the city to- dav was still on board the American schooner Bradford C. French, which IS anchored in the harbor under the protec' ton of the guns of the American cruiser Chester.
 simon awaits the arrival of fruit steamer for Kingston, Jamaica. His boarding of the schooner yesterday after noon was due to misunderstanding. lie wished to go aboard the American cruiser Chester but was directed by the Amer ican officers to the American cruiser Des Moines, the senior ship. Simon, failing to understand, went aboard the schooner. The craft moved of into the roadstead to where the Haytien warship Seventeen Decembre" was anchored. Late last night the schooner moved over close to the Chester and a guard was sent from the cruiser on board the schooner to protect her and Simon.
 Following the debarkation of Simon late yesterday there was an attempt to pill lage the business house of Markhlouff & Co, the proprietors of which are syrians. The attempt was put down by France un- der the direction of the committee on pub lie security Four of the rioters were shot on the spot.
 Some soldiers also refused to lay down their arms under orders and there were occasional conflicts between the soldiery and civilians. It is estimated 40 persons were killed during the occupation of the city by the revolutionists and in the sub | sequent rioting.
 | At 10 o'clock last night band of armed men made an attack on the custom house and also attempted to raid some nearpy 1 houses. The attack was met by force of police and soldiers. Six of the pill lagers were shot. This put an end to | this outbreak
 An hour later marines were landed from the German cruiser Bremen They occu pied the German legation and banking houses of Kethel X Co. and Hermann & Co.
 This morning marines from the Brit | ish warship Melphomene occupied th' | British consulate.
 | The capital was comparatively quiet during the early hours today.
 The streets were almost deserted. | The only foreign marines in the city
 before this morning were the 40 mer from the Bremen.
 | Early today the American schooner | John Paul, lying alongside the dock
 was threatened by a mob which evi
 dently believed that political refugees were aboard The committee of safe
 ty dispersed the mob. The Chester wal
 near by but no action on the part oi
 the warsbip was offered.
 The committee of public safety con 1 sists of 21 members, one of whom is
 an American resident stephen Archer
 The diplomatic corps, after organiznt
 the committee, arranged to notify thu
 rebel leaders outside the city and whc | may soon come In that order must b' l preserved in the capital.
 The revolutionary troops under Le Contente and the firminist leader, St l Juste, are marching hither from Cap' l Haytien The location of FirmiR him | self is not known here. There is som' | fear that the two revolutionary parties
 will clash when their leaders meet il | Port au Prince. Meantime a sort of ar
 mistice between the two factions hal
 been arranged and this is being observed l by the rebel forces still outside. | Late in the day the feeling betweei the LeContes and the Firmists became l more acute.. Serious developments ar' probable Some disappointment was ex pressed because American marines wer
 not landed. Minister F'urniss did not ap prove the landing of armed forces. Tn German minister, however said he woul
 accept responsibility for the landing O men from the cruiser Bremen.
 As near as can be determined. 30 per sons were killed last night.
 Several appointed members of the nev committee on public safety, which or ganized today, having refused to serve that body again has been dissolved, an still another is being organized. Mem
 bers of the diplomatic corps are bend ing their efforts to secure an equal rep | resentaton on the committee for In
 followers of General Le Conte and Gen Eirrniu citizens who hay
 remained neutral.
 This afternoon two groups of mer
 composed of Le Contsts and Firminists
 fought in froant of the telegraph office
 Two mem were killed. Later the cit
 again became calm
 Ex-President Simon is still in the hal
 bor aboard the schooner Bradford (
 French.