Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-02
Rioters Try to Get Man Sc
creted There Who Killed
Prisoner in Jail.
ADMIRAL CAPERTON
CABLES OF SUFFERING
Provision Prices Soar and Poor Are
Without Food-French Ma.
~ rines Landed.

The Wesleyan mission in Port
au Prince was attacked Saturday
night by mob attempting tc
seize a man who had murdered a
prisoner in Jail and had been Sc
creted there. Rear Admiral Caper-
ton reported the affair today, but
gave no details.
The city is now being controlled
without difficulty.
The Navy Department issued this
summary of the dispatch:
1.-THE commander of the cruiser squad
ron. Rear Admiral Caperton. reports
from Port au Prince that the city is be-
ing controlled without any difficulty.
While apparently everything is quiet
and the Haitian soldiers are said to be
-disarming and turning in their arms to
the naval authorities. it is believed that
many arms are being retained secretly.
Haitian Soldiers Disarmed.
The Haitien soldiers apparently re-
tain their organization although with
out arms. Daily inspections are made
for arms and whenever any are found
they are taken and placed in charge of
the United States forces.
The assembly of citizens in any
number during the night has been for
hidden. During Saturday night the
Wesleyan mission was mobbed. One
of the men who had murdered a pris-
oner in Jail was secreted in this mis-
sion.
The prices of provisions have great
1y increased. and the poorer classes
are without food and many are suffer-
ing greatly"
French Marines Guarding Legation.
Fr-nch marines were today guarding
the French legation at Port au Prince.
Haiti, from which building President
Guilaume was taken by a mob and
slain during the recent revolution
there.
The landing of the marines from the
cruiser Descartes was at the earnest
request Of the French minister and
was with the consent of the United
States government. American marines
have already been landed.
Latest advices from Port au Prince
der was being maintained there.
A request for a guard of French ma
tines was presented by the French
minister at Port au Prince and cabled
to Washington by Rear Admiral Ca
perton. in command of the American
expeditionary force. The message said
the French minister had expressed an
urgent desire that his legation be
guarded by French sailors, inasmuch
as the Descartes had arrived at Port
au Prince. The minister thought also
that the French guard would be able to
Tighten the burden on Admiral Caper-
tons 400 men to some extent.
Permitted by q. s. Government.
Upon receipt of Admiral Caperton's
ferred with Secretary of State Lansing
Mr.. Lansing could see no objection to
the landing of a small detachment
from the Descartes for the special pur-
pose of guarding the French legation
No complications would arise from
such action, in the Secretary's opinion,
and Admiral Caperton was instructed
to afford the French minister all ia
cilities for landing the French guard
The battleship Connecticut, with 500
additional marines, is now en- route
to the island republic and will be fol-
lowed by the hospital ship Solace and
the navy transport Hancock. Other
reinforcements may be sent IL there
are any more attacks upon the city
by revolutionists such as that in
which two American bIuejackets were
killed. The expeditionary force is ex-
pected to remain in Haiti until lasting
peace is restored.