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Show IN HAiSOF REBELS CAPE HAVTIEN IN STATE OF ANARCHY FOLLOWINO VICTORY VIC-TORY OF REVOLUTIONISTS. Americana In Great Danger During Fight Btwn Warring Faction, Woman Being 6nt Aboard Yaoht Which Sailed Into Port. Cape Ilnytlen. Cnpe Ilnytlen I In the hand of the revolutionist, and the olo protection of Amerlrnn and other foreigner at thla port In an American yacht which arrived here Wednesday morning. The United Slates gunboat Petrel ailed from here aeveral hour prior to th arrival of the yacht, leaving American Interests unprotected, and shen the yacht nmt Into tho bnrbor I ber owner, Mr. Dick, found Iho town Iln a state of anarchy. The Insurgents jwsre approaching, and President 81-mon 81-mon and hla troop had loft Fort ! Liberie for Port Au Prince. Early Wednesday night fighting ' broke out In the atreet. The search-lllghta search-lllghta of tha yacht waa kept playing l-t, the b?uxe,.n which the Americana, who Were orougnt iw from workrwe m the railroads, had collected with their wives. The civic authorities aided In till work. , At daybreak Thursday, however, the government was overthrown, the revolutionists revo-lutionists had occupied the town and the alreeta were filled with excited men shooting at random. All the American Am-erican women were taken aboard the varht whll the fnrelsn consulate were tilled with refugees. These Included In-cluded gcueralg w ho had opposed the revolution and the local authorities. In protecting whom tho French consul was etlnhtly wounded. |
