The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-12-04

officials were hidden and soldiers were
called 20 dispense the multitude.
Port au Prince, Dec. 3.-Hayti is
seemingly tranquil today. Soldiers
are keeping order among the crowds
on the streets who took a holiday to
honor the new administration.
Until some word is received from
Simon, who is twenty-five miles away
with his army, it will not be known
whether he will support President Lee
gitime.
If he chooses to seize the govern
ment, he probably will be able as he
has the strongest army.
There is some unfriendliness to
Minister Furnish.
Alexis will be taken to Jamaica by
a French cruiser
Fifty marines are at the consulate
and others are waiting, ready to be
loaded from the Des Moines.
Port au Prince, Dec. 3.-President
Nord Alexis has been deposed and is
now safe on board the French train.
ing ship Du Quay Trouin and Pert au
Prince is in the hands of the revolu.
tionists.
General Antoine Simon, the leader
OF the insurgents, Is marching up the
peninsula with an army of 5000 and
new president, General 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. A salute of TWEEN
ty-one guns announced his departure
from the palace. Thousands had gath
cred there early in the day and had
surged around the entrances, threaten
ing to tear down the walls to drive out
the president ana his loyal followers
AS the hours passed the great crowd
became Infatuated, shouting for him to
leave the country. The mob was armed
and men and women, beside them
the head Of the aged man who had
fiercely expressed his determination to
fight to the last.
So serious was the situation that
the French minister, M. Carteror,
and other foreign representatives
forced themselves upon the presi-
dent, who finally consented to with
draw. Shouts greeted him as he
stepped from the precincts of the pal
ace and into a carriage. Nj. Carteron,
carrying the French trlcolor sat be.
side him and the minister threw the
folds of the flag over the shoulders of
the deposed president to protect him.
An immense crowd of men and WON.
en- had assembled at the wharf and
the a bal of the presidential car
rage Scorted by troops under the
command of General Hippolyte, was
the signal for tumult and riot.
AL along the route the people who
lined the streets shouted, jeered and
cursed at the fallen president, but
when the landing stage was reached
the mob lost all restraint. The scene
was tragic and shameful. Infatuated
women broke through the Gordon of
troops and shrieked the coarsest in
suits in the very face of the president,
who strove bravely to appear undis-
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 disengage him the troops
discharged their guns. During this
time a space was cleared and Nord
Alexis was hurried aboard a skiff, in
tow of a steam launch, his suite tum
bling into the skin after him.
Just as Nord Alexis was embarking
woman succeeded in reaching his
side and, drawing a murderous knife
made a sweep at his body. The blow
fell short, however, and before the
woman could follow 1t up she was
seized by a soldier. A man succeeded
In striking the president with his
fist. trunk, which was left behind
on the precipitate departure of the
president and his party from the
wharf, was seized upon by the rioter:
and broken open. II was found tc
contain some $4,000 in gold and 20,
900 Haytien gourdes. The specie wa!
scattered about and promptly appro
priated.