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Show OUTBREAK IN HAYTI. Revolutionists Capture Two Towns and Are Driven Away F.rom One. Washington. Tho stato department has received advices concerning thoft. recent rovolutlonnry attempt In I Hnytl, In tho shnpo of two cablcgratnsv, from American Mlnlstor Furnlss, nt .Port Au Prince. In the first dispatch Mr. Furnlss stated that tho towns of Gonalves and St. Marc wero in tho hands of tho revolutionists; that thero was ft battle, and that tho revolution- Ists wero repulsed. Telegraphic communication com-munication had been Intercepted. Tho second dispatch stated that Mr. Furnlss Fur-nlss hnd hnd an Interview with President Presi-dent Nord of Haytl, who had Insisted upon bombarding St. Marc. Com-, mander Mnrva had protested against tho bombardment until a reasonnblo time had been nllowcd In which to movo tho women nnd children nnd non-combatants of tho port. An election for members of tho houso of representatives is In progress, prog-ress, nnd to tho excitement incident to tho election Is ascribed In so mo qur- M tors tho troublo which hns culmlnat- M cd in tho outbreak. M |