The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-01
Insurgents Are Sweeping Every
thing Before Them to
The City
STREETS AND MARKETS
ARE ALMOST DESERTED
People of Eiayten Capital Barricade
Themselves at Home and Await
the Approaching Army, Now
Not 80 Miles Away.

Port Au Prince, November S0.-Elvery
hour brings the revolutionary army
nearer to Port Au Prince and feeling of
impending disaster has taken possession
Of the people The advance guard Of
General Antoine Simons' force is now
not more than % or 30 miles from this
city and up to the present the insurgents
have swept all before them.
The government losses at Ansea-Veau
on FRIDAY md the rout of the loyal
troops have caused CONSERVATION among
the officials of the government with pos
sibly the gole exception of President Nord
Alexis. Eve effort to have him take
himself ~oa the country has proved
a failure and the aged president an
pounces his determination to fight 70
the last.
Many of the residents are panic striek
en- and the great majority of the ma
tives have closed and shuttered 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. Notwithstanding
the presence In the harbor of the war
ships of the United States and France,
from which forces unauestionably viii be
landed If the insurgents succeed in PISS
ing the gates of the city, or ut the first
sign of disorder and pillage,
Markets Are Deserted.
IS eis5f4 ssIsSfss al So ~ ss
from the homes of many OF the foreign
residents; the markets are deserted, and
the country people upon whom the city
depends for it's sustenance. have fled pre-
cipitately and refuse to return.
The situation has become so grave that
an official proclamation has been issued,
convokng the chambers in extraordinary
session, so that measures may be taken
to preserve the government, or at least
to effect compromise with the revolu-
tionists' leaders, There was great fear
tonight that the disaffected body of Hay
items in this city might take up arms
for the overthrow of the government,
which. however, being forewarned, had
taken precautions against this happening
President Alexis suspecting the disloyalty
of General Cameau, chief of police. has
sent him out on a special mission, while
General Nau, who also is one of the
cnleI pOtlc6 OFFICIALS, mas Deen replaced
by General Hyacinthe for the same rea-
SON.
Throughout today and tonight the
streets were patrolled by bodies of troops
who maintained order, but this was
simple matter, as many of the streets
were deserted. the people having betaken
themselves to their barricaded houses.
Officers Remain Loyal.
So far as can be seen all of the Off
GERS and soldiers here remain loyal, and
are facing the coming of the revolution
lists calmly.
Three divisions of troops are entrenched
at the conveyance of three roads, several
miles outside the city. and 1t is not ex-
pected that General Simon's forces will
reach the cross roads until possibly
Wednesday.
The vanguard of the revolutionists oc-
cupied Grand Goave, a town of 10000
inhabitants, about so miles west of Port
au Prince, without firing a shot and 1t
is expected that this force will be sent
ahead to clear the way If any obstruc-
tion 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
previous movements of the same kind
In 1902 he declared himself in favor
of Gen. Anto Firmin for the presidency
and the latter pursued similar tactics
to those now being followed by Simon.
In proclamation issued today Cen
eral Simon stated that he desired TO
rescue the country from the tyrannlcal
rule of Nord Alexis, so that the peo-
Pile would be forced to elect a new
president, but it is not known now
whether he favors General Firmin or is
working for his own interests. The
friends of Firmin have not shown any
great activity so far.
Sannon Is Leader.
H. Pauleus Sannon, the former min
lister of foreign affairs, who was one
of those who took refuge in the French
legation at the time of the uprising
last March, after having been removed
from office by the president is one of
the leaders in the movement. while
General Fouchard is believed to be on
his way from Kingston to Jereniie,
where the insurgents are awaiting his
arrival to march on Port Au Prince
The French training ship Duguay
Trouin has gone to Petit Goave at the
earnest request of the French colony
tb ere. who fear disorders. The Duguay
Trouin will make general survey of
the situation and act as a guard vessel.
The Haytien gunboat Nord Alexis left
here tonight for the purpose of carry
ing out bombardment of one of the
ports held by the revolutionists but is
expected to return shortly.
The resignation of Gen. Tancrede
Augusta from the office of minister of
public works was brought about by his
denunciation by General Leconte, min
lister of the interior, to President
Alexis. General Auguste succeeded
General Leconte as minister of the In
terror, when 1t was believed that the
latter had been killed, but General
Leconte was given back his old post on
his return here He charged that Gen.
eral Auguste had entered an agreement
with the diplomatic representatives for
tbe retiroment of the president