The San Francisco call., 1908-12-02
MINISTERS
.FROMADvANCING
RFVOLUTION|STS
Government of Haiti Is -SOreIy
Pressed and Situation Is
Regarded Lost
President Alexis Threatens to
Blow Up Palace When Cap
itaI Is Attacked
Federal Troops Desert to the
Enemy as Rebel Forces
Make Progress

n tSt-~SO
PORT. Az PRINCE. Dec. The ex-
pected battle between the revolution
lists and the troops of the government
which are intrenched a few miles out
side the city is likely TO be deferred
for several days. General Antoine.
simon, the commander in. chief of the
revolutionary forces. has decided to
stack Jacnlel, which lies 30 miles to
the southwest Of the city and is the
only town that has remained loyal in
the department Of the south, before
resuming his. march on Port All Prince.
MINISTER'S ARE FLEEING
?. IT IS believed. however. that the
situation, so far as the government is
concerned, is lost. Louis Borno. min
lister of state, has handed in his resig-
nation and has taken refuge in the
German legation. and there now re-
mains in. ofice only three of the high.
governmental officials - General LIE
Conte. minister OF the interior; Gen
eral La Issleau, minister Of Justice and
public Instruction. and General Marielln,
minister Of finance and commerce All
the other ministers. have resigned with
the. exception Of General Celestin
Cyriaoue. who after his. recent defeat
AT the hands Of the insurgents, is be-
lieved TO have found asylum in one
of. the foreign consulates.-
1t is believed that. the intention of
she president in calling an extraordi-
nary session ofthe chambers is 10 have
them name his, successor. President
Alexis. fapors either of the two candi-
iates for. the Office. General Yurenne
Jean Iilles. and Solon Menos, a dis
.tfhguighed- lawyer
GOVERNMENT TROOPS DESERT
" The three divisions Of government
troops intrenched at the cross roads
outside the city are Being depleted by
numerous desertEons. While every
effort has been made 10 hold the troops
-togefherzand there. have been few
outward signs. Of disa fection-the gov
eminent. soldiers have taken the first
opportunity to slip. away Some Of
these undoubtedly VIII join the ipsur-
sRnt army.
General simon VIII, enter Port au
Prince probably without. striking
blow. and ii may be without causing
disturbance in the order Of things if
President -Nord Alexis takes his depart
'lre from The city. before the arrival
Of the enemy. The situation viii be
critical if. the president elects to re
main-
The arrival OF the American. cruiser
pes Nognes this morning has given
added assurance to the foreign resi-
p tents The Des Aloines and the Tacoma
represent the United States here, while
me French training ship Dupuy
CroHin. is watching along the coast
The. British. ship Scyila- and the Italian
steamer F'ierarrasca. are. expected to
: ,faflr
afgny. reaches the. gates Of the city. :.
NAY BLOW UP. PALACE
The. president has angriIy resisted the
souhcll of the ministers and. the dip
ioraatic Representations which have
been. made TO him. 10 give up the. strug-
gle He. accuses War Minister Cyriaque
81 treachefx and~threatens if the revo-
inuon5sts attack the'city TO. blow up the
palace It is Thought there will be. an
gprising against the government in
Port au Princes9 Gst as soon as General
SinYoh reaches. the cross roads with his
army. Heretofore the people. have. been
held xn sUb5ection. and almost terror :.
zea by. the reputation of. General Le-.
.onte for violent deeds;
The. advance guard Of the reyolu-
sjonists has occupied Leogane, 20 miles
west of Port. All Prince on. the iGonaive.
flf1Lf4le-s y sA+llsLlA tue QSi-
rhese men are disciplined and well
supplied with arms and munitions. The:
znsurgent army now. numbers thou
sands. and it has spread itself. out
.cross the southern. peninsula.
.Advices received here from Port de
Paix are the. most alarming in several
days ..
MAKES No RESISTANCE -. :.
The government gunboat Nord Alexis
was at Petit Goave when General .Si-
mon entered that. town. Its captain
was for resisting the advance Of the.
enemy, but the governnient: commander
on shore persuaded him that such re-.
'sistarTce would be futile and would ac-
.compIish no. good. The: French consul
lar agent at: Petit Goave. NJ Cheris,
acted as an intermediary in these ne
gotiafions-
1t is felt here that the conWocation Of
the chamber of deputies If this step is
carried out may precipitate the threat
ened encounter or make the situation
more serious than il IS Il is impos-
efbfe TO tell what the deputies will do,
and they may declare their opposition
70 the president. There is d strong be-
lief. among the people OF the city that
President Alexis is on the point of re
tirinS from Office and naming General
Turenne Jean Giles as. his successor.
General Giles IS fayorite. Of General
Alexis and represents his policies,
which he probably would carry out