The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-22
HAITI BLAMED FOR
RECENT OUTBREAK

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
One OF the immediate results OF the
tragic death Of President Leconte of
Haiti is likely TO be the outbreak of
war between Haiti and Santo DO
minSo. Reports To the State Depart
meme from William r. Rus
sell. the American Minister at Santo
Domingo City, indicates that the Do
nOniCan Government holds Haiti re-
sponsibie for the revolutionary out
break in SantO Domingo. and is pre-
pared TO demand redress.
The Dominican Government has
telegraphed to Senior Dr.. Don J. Pey-
made. the Dominican Minister here. to
begin raising q loan Of S1.O00.OOO TO
put that country in q position TO ac-
lively vase war on Haiti The State
Department here is disturbed by the
latest reports.
state Department OFFICIALS View.
The Dominican situation is SO con-
fused that il is impossible to predict
what Will be done in advance" one
official OF The department said yes
tcruay. 1t is admitted that the United
States Will make every effort to pre-
vent the outbreak of war on the is
land.
Henry w. Furniss the American
Minister at Port au Prince. Haiti. re-
ported yesterday that the explosion
ia which the President of Haiti was
dent" due to improper ventilation Of
smokeless powder magazines. The
Presidents son. the Minister of Pub
lie Works. also lost his life. About
100 persons were killed in all and
business has been suspended.
y Menace to Customs.
COincident with the reports of revO-
lutiOnary disturbances in SantO Do
mingo, the receiver general of DOmi-
mean customs reports that the oper-
ations of the receivership for the
month of June, 1912. show very sat
isfactory results.
The danger Of the revolutionary ac-
tiVity is that the reNOlutiOnists Will
almost necessarily, sooner or later.
aim their attacks against the customs.
otherwise there is little or no finan-
cial profit possible for successful
revolution.
But as soon rs revolutionists attack
the customs receipts they have the
United states government to contend
with. Moral support Of the United
Gent to protect the money collected
by the custom houses. II this fails.
force Will have TO be employed.
Presidents Body Recovered.
PORT AU PRINCE. HAITI Spe-
cial The body of the late President of
the Haitian republic. General Cincin-
natus LecOnte, who persisted in the
fire which destroyed the nauOnal pal
ace here yesterday, was found today
on the iron bed on which he had slept.
The authorities are making arrange
ments for a national funeral.
The trarsference OF powers to the
new President. General TanCrede Au-
guste, who was selected yesterday by
the members of the Senate and cham
Der meeting in National Assembly,
was carried out today in perfect tran
quillity.
y strong force of firemen continues
to search the ruins of the palace and
the adjacent powder magazine for the
bodies Of victims of the fire and eX-
| plOsion.
] The terrific force Of the explosion is
/ indicated by the fact that all the
| houses within a radius of three-quar
/ tiers Of a mile around the palace were
greatly damaged by the shock. y
house belonging to a German named
! Schmidt, situated at a distance of SEQ
yards from the national palace. VIZ
pierced from side to side by shel
which, however, did not injure any G.,
/ the inmates.
An American warship arrived her
this afternoon and anchored in H.
/ roadstead.
When they can raise millet grass
nearly six feet tall in Spotsylvania, no
one can say there is any spots on that
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