Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1902

Mr. Powell to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Legation of the United States,
Port au Prince, August 5, 1902.

(Mr. Powell reports that Firmin set up a new government on August 4 at Gonaives, known as the provisional government of Artibonite and the northwest, with Firmin as President; Killick as secretary of the navy and secretary of war; Bourand as secretary of the treasury; Henriquez as principal secretary of state for foreign affairs; St. Louis as secretary of public works; Chicoye as secretary of the interior; and Lamour as secretary of agriculture.

Admiral Killick is to leave on August 5 for Cape Haitien.)