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Show PRESIDENT OE HAITIEN REPUBLIC DIES National Assembly Today Convenes to Elect His Successor. POBT AU PRINCE, Haiti, May S. The president of the republic of Haiti, Oen. Taaerede Augusts, died last night after a brief illness. The national assembly was convened today to elect a successor as chief executive. exec-utive. Four candidates were prepared to pre sent their claims Judge Luxembourg auvin, former minister of the interior; Michael Oreste, a prominent aenator; Oen. Beaufosse Larorhe. minister of war, aad General Beliard. In official circle aad amonn the gea-eral gea-eral public the opinion prevailed that General Beliard would obtain the nomination. nom-ination. Quiet has prevailed everywhere since the president's death, but precautions against any possible outbreak were immediately im-mediately taken by General Poitevia, the commander in chief, who ordered all the troop held in readiness to up press disorders. President Tancrede Auguate had occupied oc-cupied hi office only since August, last vear. He succeeded Oen. Cincinnatu Leeonte, who met a tragic death, together to-gether with 400 official and soldiers, in a Are which destroyed the national palace pal-ace on August 8. It era reported then that he had been the victim of intrigue, but nothing was offieiallv revealed to confirm tbe theory. |