Las Vegas optic

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circuit of. baseball clubs. He is now

working out the last three months ot

egates to the third party's national

convention had -started for their

homes. The notification committee

members met Colonel Roosevelt and

Governor Johnson of California, at a

Port Au Prince, Haiti, Aug. 8. Gen

eral Cincinnatiua Leconte. president

of the republic of Haiti, perished to-

dav in a fire which destroyed the na

tional palace. It was causea oy tne

explosion of a powder magazine at

tached to the palace. The explosion

occurred at 3:15 o'clock this morning

and the shock shattered the palace,

Fire followed quickly and the palace,

,nnriftn structure, was consumed

within half an hour. There were a

great number ot explosions of muni

tions ot war which hadi been stored

in the cellars below.

All the' houses around the palace

were greatly damaged, but, as the

palace itself was isolated, the fire

men succeeded in their efforts to lo

calize the fire.

The members of the family or tue

oresident, all of whom'were in the

palace at the time, were saved, du

President Leconte himself perisneu.

Consternation reigned among the po

pulace, but no disorders have occur

red. i T''

The military authorities are 'main-

tninfne order in the town. Both the

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Las Vegas optic. (1912). East Las Vegas, N.M., 1912-08-08. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92070417/1912-08-08/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Las Vegas optic, 1912-08-08.