The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-04
President NOrd Alexis. De-
( serted, Ready to Resign.
TROOPS JOIN INSURGENT ARMY
Unpopular Ruler May Abdicate In
Favor of General GILES or
Solon Menos-Many Cab
met Officers Quit.

Port au Prince, Dec. with vic.
torious rebel army at Its gates ana
with most of the cabinet ministers
! abandoning their posts, Port au Prince
\ and the whole of the republic Is in
state Of chaos.
Deserted by his so called friends
and supporters and in despair ut see
Ing his troops join the rebe! forces.
the unpopular president. Nord Alexis
is said to be about to abdicate.
The expected battle between the rev.
olutionists and the troops of the gov
ernment, which are intrenched out
side the city, may be deferred for sew
eral days.
General Antoine Simon, the COM
mander in chief of the revolutionary
forces, has decided to attack Jacmel.
which lies thirty miles to the south
west of this city and which is the
only town that has remained loyal in
the department of the south, before
bombarding Port au Prince.
1t is believed. however, that the sit
uation so far as the government Is
concerned is lost. Louis Borno. the
minister of state. has handed in his
resignation and has taken refuge in
the German legation.
There now remain in Office only
three of the high government officials
General Leconte, minister of the in
terror; General Laleau, minister or
= Justice and public instruction. and
General Marcelin, minister of finance
and commerce.
All the other ministers have resign
ed, with the exception of General e<-
lestin Cyriaque. who after his recent
defeat at the hands of the insurgents
is believed to have found asylum in
one of the foreign conSulates
1t was Louis BornO who took up the
portfolio Of state. relinqulshed by Gen
pral Sannon when he sought refuge in
the French legation last March after
"resigning." He was credited Within
ducing President Alexis to permit The
departure in safety of General Fir
min and the other revolutionary agita-
tors, who had fed to the legntonsaAnd
consuates at Port au Prince and GO
naives at the time of the last uprising
1t is believed that the intentioik of
President NOrd Alexis in calling, an
extraordinary session of the chanIbers
is to have them name his successor
President Alexis favors either of two
candidates for the Office, General fTu-
renne Jean GILES and Sofon Menos, a
distinguished lawyer. ..n =
There is doubt that a@quorum could
he secured because Of the absence of
the great majority Of the deputies and
senators.
The three divisions of government
troops intrenched at the cross pads
outside the city are being depleted by
numerous desertions to the insrFgcnt
army.
General Simon will enter Pott au
Prince probably without striking a
blow and. it may be. without cithsng
disturbance in the order of things If
President Nord Alexis takes his de-
parture from the city before tie ar
rival Of the enemy.
The arrival of the American cruiser
, Des Moines has given added ASSURANCE
to the foreign residents. The Des
Moines and the Tacoma represent the
United States here, while the French
training ship Duguay Trouin.is watch
ing French interests along the coast
The government gunboat NordSAlex-
is was at Petit Goave when General
Simon entered that town. Her cap
tain was for resisting the advance OF
the enemy, but the government com
mander ON shore persuaded him that
such resistance was futile.
The captain finally decided t69et the
rebels come in unopposed. The French
consular agent at Petit Goaye, NJ
Cheriez. acted as an intermediary.