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Show BLUEJACKETS KILL HAITIEN. American Naval Force Takes Possession Posses-sion of Port au Prince. Port au Prince, Haiti. American naval forces on Friday took posses sion of the office of the port, the national na-tional palace and the Haitian gunboat Pacifique, which arrived in Port au Prince Friday morning. During the movement to take the office of the port the Americans opened op-ened fire on the Haitians and one Haitian Hai-tian was killed. The occupation of the office of the port and the national palace gave the Americans the last positions held by the Haitians. The populace lias been thrown into consternation by the op orations of the Americans. The president of the senate, in the name of the nation, has cabled Solon Menos, Haitian minister to the 1,'nited States,, a new protest against the occupation of HaitUni territory by the American naval forces. |