The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-30
Revolutionists in Hayti Follow
Up Latest Victory With
Bold Move.
GOVERNMENT PREPARED
TO PUT UP STRONG FIGHT
Much Excitement in City; Situa
tion Seems to Be Really
Serious.

- PORT AU PRINCE, Nov. 20.-The
Revolutionists under command of Gen
eral Antoin Simon, the former conf
mander of tho department. of the south,
following up their victory over the gov
ernment forces at Anseavean, are push
ing up to Port au Prince They have
driven beck the government troops
many miles and have seized the towns
OF Miragone and Petit Goave. 1t is
believed that General Celestin Cyriaquo,
minister of war, who took refuge in the
German consulate of the former town,
Is still there, but it is feared that there
will be many desertions to the Revolu
tionary army.
President Nord Alexis has energeti-
cally rejected the suggestion that ho
give up the struggle, and the govern
ment is now actively engaged in organ
izing its forces for strong resistance.
City Well Protected.
Three divisions Of well-disciplined
Andre, minister OF interior and police,
occupy position about six miles out
side of the city. These troops are Gu
trenched at the convergence of thren
roads. The south approach TO the city
is being fortified, and Forts BiZoton
and Mercredl, mounting. modern ar
tiilery, commands the roads. Just how
long II will take the Revolutionists TO
come from Miragone. which is about
fifty miles from Port An Prince, is =
matter of doubt. but as there are no
government forces TO check them, they
are likely to reach this city within
fortyelght hours. The engagement
will be serious aud it is thought that
forces may be landed from the warships
l. L.
preventing pillage aud injury to the
foreign residents.
Excitement Prevails.
At present there is much excitement
in this city. for while there have been
revolutions in Hayti, none have been
SO serious at tho outset as the present.
General Simon, who has been com
mander of the department Of the south
for twenty years, Is recognized as a
strong man and exceedingly popular. He
was ordered about q month ago by Pres
ident Nord Alexis to come TO this city
TO confer with the president on po-
did so his life would be in danger, Gen
eral Simon declined TO obey and made
ready TO repel any attack of the govern
ment. He had 4 strong following at
Aux Cages, and when he was declared
n rebel, thousands flocked 10 his ban
ner, there and IN the towns OF Jcremle
and Auquin. His success IN forcing
General Le Conte and his followers TO
flee and his later success in routing the
forces under General Celestln at An.
scavean have probably brought many
more Haytiens to his command.
Blockade Failure.
In addition to this, the blockadeS OF
three ports. instituted by the govern
ment, has proved failure. Steamers
of the regular lines are touching freely
at these ports and IL is 4 blockade IL
name only.
The United States cruiser Tacoma aud
The French training ship Duguy Trouin
are now in the harbor, and the British
cruiser Scylla and the italian cruiser
Fieramosa are expected within 4 few
DAYS.
1t is impossible TO ascertain the cas-.
ualties OF the recent engagement at
Anseavean. but it is understood that the
government forces lost many in killed
aud wounded. y large number of the
wounded have been brought here by the
uaytien gunboat Centenaire, but the
government is using all endeavors to
keep the information regarding its dc
feat from the public.