Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-01
Only Few Miles Away, Sweeping Every.
thing Before Them. Pres. Nord Al.
exiS Will Fight to Last But Peo-
pie Have Little Faith in Results,

Port Au Prince, NOV. 3O-Evcry hour
| brings the evolutionary army nearH;
| to Po"c Au Prince and IL feeling of i'm
pending disaster has taken possession
of the people Thc advance guard of
Gencr II ,nt'in Simon's forces is now
not more than ., or 80 miles from this
city and ur tc the present the insur-
gents nave swept ali n"forc them.
| The government losses at Anse n
Feau Friday anG the rout of the loyal
| troops have caused CONSERVATION
am on>s the officials of the government
| with possibly the sole exception OF
| President N"rI Alexis. Every effort to
have him betakc himself from the
country fas proved q failure. and the
aged President, who has faced many
revolutions before, announces his de-
termination to nght to the last.
! 1t may be that President Alexis feels
tie confidence he expresses inAhis abil-
ity to check the advancing army of the
| revolution. but the residents of Port
| Al Trincc certainly are not of the same
mind. Many of them are panic-stricllen
| and the great majority of the natives
have closed and shuttcred their stores
and business houses and have put bars
| across the doors and windows of their
| residences.
| There is an uneasy feeling among
| the foreigners tWithstanding the
| presence in the harbor of the Warshlps
| OF the United States and France, from
which forces Will unquestionably be
| landed if the insurgents succeed IN
passing the gates of the city, or at the
| first sign Of disorder and pillaSc. Flags
| of different nations are flying from the
homes of many of the foreign resi-
| dents; the markets are deserted. and
| the country people, upon whom the city
depends for It's sustcnance. have fled
precipitately and refuse to return.
| The situation has become so grave
| that an Official proclamation has been
| issued convoking the Chambers in eX-
| traOrdinary session, so that measures
| may be taken to preserve the govern
| menJ, or at least, to effect a comrro-
| misc with the revolutionary leaders.
There was great fear tonight that tn"
| disanectcd body of HaytienS in this
| city might take up arms for the over
| throw of the government, which, how
ever. being foreWarncd. has taken pre-
cautions against this happening. Pres
| ident Alexis. SuSpecting the loyalty OF
Cen Cameau, the chief of police. has
| sent him out on q special mission,
while Gen. Nau, who also is one of the
chief police officers, has been replaced
by Gen. IIyacnthe for the same rea-
Son
Throughout the Gay and tonight the
streets were patrolcd by bodies of troops
| who maintained order. but tins was u
simple matter, for many of the streets
were deserted the people having nctahen
| themselves to their barrCaded houses
So far as can be seen all of the oii-cerS
and soldiers here remain loyal ana are
facing tie coming of the r"VolutlohlstS
calmly. Three divisions of troops are en-
trenched at the COnverSence OF three
roads several miles outside the city, ana
it is not expected that General Simon's
force will reach the cross roads anth pos
sibly Wednesday. The vanguard OF the
revolution occupied Grand GoaVe, town
of 1900 inhabitants, about 20 mics west
of Port au Prince, without firing a Shot.
and it is expected that this force viii he
sent ahead TO clear the way if any OBJ,
struction is offered, for the army Which
the former commander Of the department
of the south has gathered around him.
General Simon has been engaged in plc-
| vious movements Of the same kind, In
1902 he declared himself in favor of Cen
| eraI Antenor FirInin for the Presidency
and the latter pursued tactics similar 10
| those now being followed by Gen. SIMON
In n proclamation issued TODAY Cen. ST.
mon said that he desired to rescue the
| country from the tyranncal rue of Nord
| Alexis, so that the people would be ffce
to elect new President, but 1t Is not
| known whether he faVors General fn1nln
for that office or is working in his own
| interest The adherents of General tlr-
min have not shown any great activity so
far IT, Pauleus Sannon, the former MN
| lister of foreign affairs, VINO was one OF
those who took refuge in the French le-
| cation at the time of the uprising last
March. after having been removed from
/ office bv the President, is one of the lead
ers in the movement, while Gen Fouch-
| ard is believed to be on his way from
| Kingston to Jeremie. where the lnsur-
gents are awaiting his arrival to march
on Port au Prince.
l. The French training ship Duguay Trout
in has gone to Petit Goave at the earn
est request Of the French colony there,
who fear disorders. The Dusuay Trouin
will make a general survey of the sltua-
tion and act as a guard vessel. Inc HAY
ten gunboat Nord Alexis left here to-
night to carry out bombardment OF one
of the ports held by the revolitionists.
brt she is expected to return shortly
The resignation of General Tancrede
: Auguste from the office of public works
was brought about by his denunciation
bv General Leconte, minister of the irte-
,ior to President Alexis General Au-
guste succeeded General Leconte as min
ister of the interior when it was believed
the latter had been killed, but Gen. Le-
) conte was given back his old post on his