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Show ROSS B. CARTEE. who died as the result of in-; in-; juries he received in an auto-j auto-j mobile accident Friday. fTpSggg:. la-fete1 f - 1 CiPEM REPORTS HTMSjT PEACE U. S. Representatives Are Taking Further Precautions Precau-tions as Security. i WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Encouraging reports on conditions in Haiti came today to-day from Rear Admiral Capertun. With American marines and bluejackets controlling con-trolling t lie principal towns, naval officers offi-cers administering the customs houses and revolutionary leaders giving assurances assur-ances of co-operaUon. officials here hope for rapid progress toward restoring a permanent native government. General Bobo, the northern revolutionist, revolution-ist, has arrived at Port au Prince, renounced re-nounced his pretensions to executive power and ordered his soldiers disarmed and sent home. He has assured Admiral Caperton that he will co-operate In ef- j forts to restore order. Bobo is a candidate candi-date for the presidency, but has agreed to abide by the choice of the C'nzrese. Similar assurances have ben given by Bourand, another presidential aspirant. When the election shall be held has not been determined, but the I'niie.i States will require that complete tranquillity prevail before any step is taken. Secretary Lansing today explained the occupation of Haiti's customhouses. "Tne customhouses ar being supervised by American authority.'' said he. "because a state of anarchy exists in the country. It Is necessary that we Bhould see to It l that the customs revenues do not go where they do not belong." ! No decision has been reached by this government as to representations to be made tn Haiti. Nothing will be done until a new ijovr rnment is established. Tt'en an understanding will be sought to assure as-sure continuation of peace. This will necessitate adjustment of the financial affairs of the republic, and the Cnlted States hopes to 'see a government established estab-lished which will accept a treaty whereby the t'nlted Stales could guarantee the administration of the Haitian government. In this .-onnction there are many international in-ternational claims to be satisfied, aj was the case in San 'Domingo when this government gov-ernment undertook collection of the cus- : to:ns and proper segregation of the revenues reve-nues to apply on foreign obligations. |