Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-03
Aged President Nord Alexis
Now PennileSS Refugee on
French Training Ship in Har-
Dor of Port au Prince,
ANGRY CITIZENS STRIVE
TO ATTACK FALLEN RULER
General Simon, With Five
Thousand Armed Men
Marching to Take Possession
of Turbulent Island Capital,
lBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire

lBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
Tort Au Prince, Dec 2.-Presiden
Nord Alexis has been deposed and il
now safe on board of the French
training ship Duguay Trouin and Port
Au Prince is in the hands Of the
ravolutionists, General Antoine Simon
the leader of the insurgents is march
ing up the peninsula with an army
of 5000 and new president. Cen
eral Legitime, has been proclaimed.
At the last moment President Alexis
yielded to the urging of those about
him and decided to take refuge
aboard the French warship. At pre-
cisely O'Clock q salute of twenty
one guns announced his departure
from the palace. Thousands had
gathered there early in the day and
had surged around the entrance
threatening to tear down the walls to
drive out the president and his loyal
followers. AS the hours passed the
great crowd became infuriated, shout
ing for him to leave the country The
mob was armed and men and women
beside themselves with rage, heaped
curses on the head of the aged man
who had fiercely expressed him de-
termination to fight to the last
So serious was the situation that
the French minister NJ. Carteron. and
other foreign representatives together
with members of a special committee
forced themselves upon the president
who finally consented to withdraw.
Shouts greeted him as he stepped
from the precincts of the palace and
into a carriage. NJ. Carteron carrying
the French tricOlor sat beside him
and the minister threw the/f folds OF
the flag over the shoulders of the de-
posed president to protect him.
An immense crowd Of men and
women had assembled at the wharf
and the arrival of the presidential
carriage escorted by a battalion of in
fantry and a squadron of cavalry un-
der commend of General Hippolyte
was the signal foy tumult and riot
All along the ,foute the people who
lined the route, jeered and cursed at
the fallen president but when the
landing stage was reached the mob
lost all restraint. The scene was trag-
ic and shameful. Infuriated women
broke through the Gordon Of troops |
and shreked tho coarsest insults in |
the very face of the president who |
bravely strove to bear them undls. |
mayed
They tried to hurl themselves upon |
Alexis and fought with hands and |
feet against the soldiers who found |
difficulty in forcing them back IN
order to disengagc him the troops dis
charged their guns. During this time
space was cleared and Nord Alexis
with the French colors still draped
about him was hurried aboard sklff
IN tow of steam launch. his suite
tumbling into the skiff after him As
the launch drew away three Hayticn
gunboats and the French and Ameri-
can warships in the harbor fired q
salute to the fallen president
Just as Nord Alexis was embarking
q woman succeeded in reaching his
SIDE. and drawing a murderous knife
made a sweep at his body. The blow
feil short however, and before the
woman could follow it up with an
other, she was seized by a soldier. Al;
man succeeded in striking AleXisl
with his fist but the blow was a glanc-
hg one on the neck. Nord Alexis
turned to NJ. Carteron and hanging {
Ms head said:
l told YOU so. your eXcellenCy."
n trunk which was left behind on
ne precipitate departure of the presi-
lent and his party from the wharf t
vas seized upon by the rioters and =
broken open. II was found to con-
ain some $4,000 in gold and 10000
isStien Gourdes The specie was
catered about and promptly appro-
'rated
The unrest which ended in the
pen revolt Of the residents of Port
Ia Prince had been noticeable for a
One days and IL reached its culmin- b
ting point early this morning when o
egularly organized bands of citizens I
loVed quietly about the town and
'ok possession Of various points Of !,
antage No shots were fired and the II
MY resistance found was that OF the +
resident. who barred himself within ]
ne palace. One Of the leaders Of this c
iovement charger that the Ameri- b
N minister, W. H Furniss. was
ne chief of those encouraging the ia
resident to resist and he iss ued the v
blowing proclamation. lie,
Citizens: The danger is supreme. IN
. risk our independence il we don't C,
Ike good care. The old man would
ave given up already were il not for m
H. advice of a Hfplov,,.. nh, l. - Z a.