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Show Election for Haiti Is Delayed ! Citizens of Island Republic Postpone Indefinitely Naming of Head I Port nu Prince, Aug. 8. Today's I presidential election to fill tho l.-u of Gen. Vllbrun Gulllauino, who Wis i removed from tho French legnt on hy 'a fii-'i r Halten8 July 2S and r.'nt i' ilciitli, l.ns been postponed Iip.i f- tiiltely. ' The Ainc i Iran naval forces tji.'ir at fitnl LVr Bouqnele, lien I'rrl , an Prince, repressed somo dlsordor I on tho part of n band of brigands. I Tho chief of tho band was token prls- ! oner nnd plnced on board tho United ! States cruiser Washington. , Other disorders nro reported to havo occurred at St. March and Aux Capes. Detal's aro lacking. Wnshngton, Aug. 8. Rear Admiral Admir-al Caperton, command ng tho American Ameri-can naval forces In Haiti reported tonight to-night that ho hod taken over tho administration ad-ministration of tho customs houso nt Capo Halten and, had placed Paymaster Pay-master Charles Morris 0f tho cruiser Washington temporarily In charge. No mention wns made of tho reported seizure of tho customs olMco nt Port au Prnco. Business conditions In Captnln Hal-ten, Hal-ten, the dispatch said, wero Improv-lug Improv-lug nnd natives seemed willing to support the government organized by Admiral Caperton. Arrival of tho Halten gunboat Nord Aloxs at Port nu Prlnco with 800 disarmed Haltan soldiers wns reported. re-ported. Tho soldiers como from outlying out-lying districts to bo escorted by American Am-erican mnrlnes to their homes after pledging themselves to keep tho pcaco. Except slight disturbances nt Ml-rogoan, Ml-rogoan, conditions tthrougbout tho 'slond wero reported quiet. |
