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Show MORE TROUBLE IN HAYT1. ' The National Guard Has Been Summoned Sum-moned to Arms. The news comes from Port au Prince, Hayti, that the conflict between be-tween President Nord and the chamber cham-ber continues. A state of siege has been proclaimed, and the national guard has been summoned to arms. The conflict is apparently- the outcome out-come of the discovery some months ago of alleged extensive frauds In the issue of Haytien government securities. securi-ties. The amount involved Is about $2,000,000, and It was alleged that securities se-curities were fraudulently issued with the complicity of the national banks of Hayti. The president apointed a committee to probe the matter, and the minister of finance, who was opposed op-posed to the investigation, resigned. President Nord vigorously denounced the attitude of the chambers and the national bank as being hostile to the government. The troops cheered the president, shouting, "Down with the chambers." |