Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-01
REBELS SWEEP
ALL BEFORE
THEM
PANIC STRICKEN HAYTIEN
CAPITAL AWAITS ATTACK
Inhabitants Have Little Conf
dence in Presidents Protes-
tationS of Ability to Resist
Attack on Port Au Prince,


IBy Morning journal special Leased Wrel
Port an Prince, Nov. 30 lNoty
hour brings the revolutionary army
nearer to Port an Prince, and feel
ing of impending disaster has taken
possession of the people The adj
vance guard of General Antoine 81
mons forces is now not moro tnan
twenty-five or thirty miles from this
city, and up to the present the insur-
gents have swept all before them
The government losses at An2-a-
Ncau on Friday and the rout OF me
| loyal troops have caused consterna-
ton among the officials of the gov
ernment with possibly the exception oi
President Nord Alexis. Every effort TO
ihavc him take himself out of the
country has proved a failure, ana lhe
/ aged president who has faced reNolu-
| tions before, announces his determih-
alton to Eight to the last
/ # may be that President Alexis
| feels the confidence he EXPIRE sses In ms
ability to check the advancing army
] but the residents Of Port au Prince
/ certainly are not of the same nina.
! Many of them are panie-strieken ana
| the great majority OF the natives have
| closed and shuttered their doors, ana
! business houses have put bars across
tho doors and windows of their resi-
dences There Is an uneasy Feeling
! among the foreigners. notWithstanulhS
! the presence in the harhor of the war
ships of the United states and France,
/ from which forces unquestionablN VIII
be landed # the insurgents succeed
/ In passing the gates of the city or az
! the first sign of disorder and pillage,
Flags OF different nations are flying
from the homes Of many foreign resi-
dents the markets are deserted ana
| the country people upon whom the
| city depends for it's sustenanc" nave
| fled precipitately and refuse TO re-
turn. The situation has become 80
i efnp that an official proclamation
has been issued convoking the cham-
hcrs i'm extraordinary session, 50 that
measures may be taken to preserve
the government, or at least 10 erect
a comprOmisc with revolutionary
leaders There was great fear to-
night that the disafiectcd body OF
lIiaNiens ln this city might take up
arms for the overthrow of the govern
lment which however, being toit-
warned, had taken precautions against
this happening President Alexis sus-
pecting the loyalty of General "a
mean the chief Of police, has sent nm
nut On a spccial mission, while Gen
prol Kan. who also rs one OF the chl'l
roIfce officials. has been replaced py
| General Hyacinthc, for the same fea-
throughout the day and tonight the
| streets were patrolcd by bodies ol
troops who are maintaining "ruvl, ."
tor as can be seen all Of the otflceIs
ana soldiers here remain loyal ana are
faring the coming rcvolutlonists caltn-
Inv Three divisions of troops are en-
itrcnched at the cOnyurgoneo OF lnf'e
roads. several miles outside the city,
Land il is not expected thal tHh'ral
! Simon's force will reach tne t'oh9
roads until possibly N'oloauaG .,.,.
The vanguard of the rerolutionlsts
Ioccupied Grand Coavc, town OF
IA oG0 inhabitants about thirty miles
! ,ycsf of Port au Prince, without llr-
ino n shot. and il is expected that TINS
force will be sent ahead 10 clear the
,yay If an obstruction is offered.
General Simon has been engaged ~
.urtyioue movements of the Same KIND.
III tgO2 ne declared himself in favor
nr General Anton Firmin for the pres
/ t5,n,y ana the latter pursued similar
Ita,tics To- those now being Followed ny
In "a statement issued today General
simon stated that he desired 1" res
,u, the country from the tNfannlcal
jriIc of Nord Alexis. So that the peo-
Mo would be free TO elect new pt'Tl-
d,ut. but IL Is not known whether nc
r,yors General Firmin for that 'oillce
.r IS working In his own interests
| q,b. followers Of General Flrmln nave
,.t ybovu any great activity so ihf.
M poulos Sannon. the former minis
t', of foreign affairs, who was one OF
ts,.s, who took refuge iu the fftnch
1...,tI,n al the time of Il e. uprising
Ii,et March. after having been rrmoN-
la from office by the president. ls one
.f the leaders in the movement WIN
,,..l.r9l Fouchard lis believed To DC ON
H.. .e,- from Kingston % Jorucni"
where the insurgents are aWtltlhB ms
arrival 10 march on Port au Prince
nh. French training ship buSua1
,,r,,iri has gone so Potit coatc at the
,,,u.st request of tho French colony
mr.. who fear disorder She VIII
,t.k. "a general survey oi tho sllua
,inr and act az O guard vessel. Ih'
tf,ytiep giinboat Nord Alexis lelt hrr'
|tnpipht To lombard one oi m" ports
held by the rcvolutioui-ts, nui '7 'N-
Ireoted to return shorty. M,
THE resignation of General lan-
.rrsde Augustc from tine oiilcr ol lhln
ister of public works was ni uusi,S
I.b,ut by his denuusiation hN GENERA
H., c,nfc minister of the interior to
pr.eidrnt Alexis General Auguste
,rucceedcd General r. Conte as nun
i..t.r of the Interior. when i was nr-
liay.d the latter hud been hlltu- hut
General Ic Conte was given ms plA
most back on his return mere. iiN
irbaresd that General Augustc hau an
l,graFmsnt with thc Diplomatic repre-
Isentativcs Tor tho retirement oI inc
81, sidsnt
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