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Show HAITIAN TROOPS MARCH ON PORTO PLATA. Little Republic Is Again the Theatre of Warfare. A cablo from Capo Haitian, under dato of tho 17th, says: Tho government govern-ment troops which disembarked ro-contly ro-contly nt Sussua were yesterday or dorod to march on Porto Plata. A brisk nttack, supported by tho guns of a Dominican war vessel, began In tho evening. In tlio morning operations opera-tions wore resumed, and tlio govern-mont govern-mont troops entered Porto Plata, causing tlio flight of General Dcs-champs, Dcs-champs, who took refugo In tho United Stntcs coiiHUlato. Tho Hrltlsh crulsor Pallas has landed land-ed mnrlnos to protect tlio consulate. Tho United States cruiser Hartford has arrived. Flvo persons connected with tho conspiracy headed by (lenoral Mou-plalslr Mou-plalslr to start a rovolt agnlnBt Con-ornl Con-ornl Nord and condemned to dcatli by n military tribunal, wero executed today to-day in tho presence of a vnst crowd. Sovoral foreigners who took part, in tho conspiracy will probably bo deported. de-ported. On January 2, In tho nbsenco of Presldont Nord, who went to Connives to tnko part In tlio celebration of tho centennry ot tho Independence or Haiti, General Monplalsir attempted to start a rovolt against tho president, but tho movement railed. Tho general's gen-eral's son and an accomplice, wero klllod and many arrests wero mado. |