The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-09
Thugs RULE HAYT|:
Il LOOTERS killed
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FINALLY
BRINGS END TO DISORDER IN
PORT Az PRINCE.
ALEXIS FLIGHT RESULTS
NIGHT OF WILD RlOTINC
Attempts to Stay Former President
Prove Futiie-Mob Then Turns to
PIundering City-Five War Yes
sells Guard Foreign Interests,

sells Guard Foreign Interests.
| Fort au Prince, Dec. 4.-The stir.
ring events of an exciting and histori-
cal day that saw President Nord Alex
is driven from his capital with an in.
fur1ated mob at his heels, were fol.
lowed by night of looting and pillage
in Port au Prince,
The passions of the populace were
aroused, and after being defeated in
their endeavors to do bodily harm to
Alexis, they turned their attention to
well-stocked storehouses and the resi-
dences of the supporters of their late
president. They were rapidly getting
out of hand when the authorities sue
ceeded in controlling the situation
Twelve men were killed before order
was restored Thursday afternoon.
| The committee of public safety has
made an appeal to the moderation and
wisdom of the population for the pur.
pose of avoiding foreign intervention.
A number of pillagers were arrested.
Alexis Flees; Rioting Starts.
The trouble began shortly after the
! president had been escorted to the
French cruiser Duguay Trouin by NJ.
| Carteron, the French minister.
People from the Belair and Salines
| sections of the city invaded the bust
ness quarter and lost no time in turn
ing to the work of pillage and robbery.
| They divided into bands and worked
| their way down one street and up an
other, breaking into stores that of
fered the best chances of loot. The
locks of doors that barred their prog
ress were broken with rifle bullets.
The pillage was we'll under way by
eight O'clock and by ten o'clock II
stores had been completely looted
Nine of the establishments belong to
Syrians, while Haytians were the own
ers of the other two stores. The pro-
prietors stood by, helpless, witnesses
OF the destruction of their property
looters Fight Among Themselves
Goods were hauled out into the
street and divided among the mob. AS
was to be expected the crowd be-
came enraged over the division of the
spoils and were soon fighting among
themselves. In these encounters four
men were killed. The situation be-
| came very threatening. The looters
were increasing rapidly in numbers,
and at the head of his body of men
Gen. Poidevin marched on the loot
ers.
The pillagers were unaware Of his
approach, and the first intimation that
they were to meet any opposition
came to them in the shape of a vol.
ley from Gen. Poidevin's command.
Eight of the looters fell at this first
fire. This onslaught broke the spirit
of the mob, and as the general threat
ened to fire again, the crowd quickly
dispersed.
Plumber Rich Residences.
While this was going on in the bust
ness district another mob was looting
the rich residential section of the
city. The residences of Gen. Cocou,
Gen. Gabriel, Gen. Guillaume, M. LIE.
fentant, Gen. Marcelin and Gen. Lee
conte, were broken into and plum
dered. This success seemed to salts
fy the crowd in the suburbs, for they
then dispersed without committing any
further depredations. The seminary
of the priests was surrounded by a
menacing crowd demanding that Gen.
Coicou be turned over to them. The
priests made reply that the general
was not there. Word reaching Gen.
Poidevin of the threatening situation
at the seminary, he hurried forward at
the head of his detachment of citizens
and soldiers, and on his arrival the
crowd dispersed.
Ample Protection Now.
A force sufficient to maintain order
in the capital was placed in the city.
Should serious situation again rise,
however, and it appear that the mob
might get the upper hand, the COM
mittee promises to ask the foreign
cruisers to send landing parties ashore.
Gen. Simon, the leader of this sue
| cessful revolutionary movement, was
informed of the occurrences. At the
head of his army of 5000 men he made
a forced march for Port au Prince, and
arrived here Thursday night.
The British cruiser Scylla and the
American gunboat Eagle came into
port at daybreak Thursday. Their ar
rival gave Port au Prince the protec-
tion of five foreign warships.
| Extension for Morse.