| Show Martial Law in PortnuPrlnco NEW YORK May 19 Martial law has been proclaimed in Port au Prince Armed soldiers patrol the streets night and day and no one is allowed to enter or leave the city without a passport The Haytian capital is literally in a state of siege and the cause of this condition of affairs is the agitation caused by the supporters of General Gen-eral Logitime the deposed president This news is contained in letters received by merchants engaged in Haytian trade in New York It i aloo announced that Firman minister of finance and foreign affairs in President Hippolytes cabinet has resigned though no explanation of his conduct is given The report that any attempt at-tempt vas made on the life of President Hlppolyto i absolutely denied The exact date on which martial law was proclaimed in the Haytian capital is not given For months though it was said the supporters I of Legitime has been actively engaged in stirring up feeling against the presentad ministration The deposed president who is now sojourning in Jamaica has it is said beeen regularly posted on the work of his secret emissaries President Hip polyte however has not been napping and he is now determined to nip the threatened uprising in the bud and at the same time if possible bring the guilty ones to justice |
