The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-03
WITHOUT A HEAD.
Haiti Is in the Hands of the
RevOlutionists.
The Capital Is Occupied by Two
Rival Factions.
DIPLOMATIC CORPS
HasTaken Over the Maintenance
of Public Order
And Has Organized Committee
of Public Safety.

Port au Prince, Aug. 3.=Haiti to-
day is without a president or organiz-
ed government. The capital is occu-
pied by two rival revolutionary par
ties headed respectively by General
Cincinnatus Leconte, a former minis
ter of the interior. and General An
tenor Firmin. who deserted his post
as Haitien minister to Great Britain
Simon.
A committee of public safety COM
posed equally of Firminists, Leconte-
lists and neutrals has been organized
through the initiative of the diplomatic
corps and is maintaining public order.
German and British marines have
been landed to aid the provisional
authorities During the night there
We're attempts at pillaging and sew
eral looters were shot. Energetic
measures prevented any serious out
break.
Antoine Simon, the deposed presi-
dent who was compelled to withdraw
from the city yesterday, was still to-
day on board the American schooner
Bradford c. French, which is anchor
ed In the harbor under the protection
of the guns of the American cruiser
Chester. Simon awaits the arrival of
1ru1t steamer for Kingston, Jamaica
His boarding of the schooner yes
terday afternoon was due to misun-
derstanding- He wished to go aboard
the American cruiser Chester, but was
directed by the American officers to
the American cruiser Des Moines, the
senior ship. Simon failed to under
stand and went aboard the schooner.
That craft moved off into the road
stead to where the Haitien warship II
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 EN- mbarkation of Simon
late yesterday there was an attempt
to pillage the business house of Maks-
louff & Company. the proprietors of
which are Syrians. The attempt was
put down by force under the direction
of the committee of public safety and
four of the rioters We're shot on the
spot. Some of the soldiers also re-
fused to lay down their arms when or
dered to do so and there were occa-
slonal conflicts between the sOldiery
and civilians. 1t is estimated that
forty persons were killed during the
occupation of the city by the reVolu-
tiOniStS and subsequent rioting
At 10 O'Clock last night a band of
armed men made an attack on the
customs house and also attempted to
raid some nearby houses The attack
was met Uy n lOIce O1 ponce and SOL
d1ers under the command of Tancrede
Auguste, member of the public CON-
mittee- Six Of the pillagers were shot
and this put an end to this outbreak
An hour later q. detachment of marines
was landed from the German cruiser
Bremen They occupied the German
legation and the banking houses Of
Keitel & Co, and Hermann & Co.
This morning marines from the
British warship Melpomene occupied the
British consulate. The capital was
comparatively quiet today and the
streets were almost deserted. The cleo
trio lights had been extinguished.
The only foreign marines in the city
before this morning were the 40 men
from the Bremen At an early hour
the American schooner John Paul
which was lying alongside the dock
was threatened by a mob, who be-
lieved, probably. that some political
refugees were aboard. The committee