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Show MORE TROUBLE IN HAYTI. The National Guard Has Been Summoned Sum-moned to Arms. Tho news comes from Port , au Princo, Haytl, that tho conflict between be-tween President Nord and the chamber cham-ber continues. A stato of siege has been proclaimed, and the national guard has been summoned to arms. Tho conflict Is apparently the outcome out-come of tho discovery somo months ago of alleged extonslvo frauds In tho Issue ot Haytlen government securities. securi-ties. Tho amount Involved Is about $2,000,000, and It was alleged that securities se-curities wero fraudulently Issued with the complicity of the national banks of Haytl. Tho prosldent apolnted a committee to probo tho matter, and tho minister of finance, who was opposed op-posed to the investigation, resigned. President Nord vigorously denounced tho attltudo of tho chambers and tho national bank as being hostile to tho govornmont. Tho troops cheered the president, shouting, "Down with the chambers." |