Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-02
RA|T|ANS REVOLT;
SEIZE THE CAPITAL
President Nord Alexis Oeposed
by Armed Citizens.
MOB AROUND THE PALACE
Provisional Government Formed,
With Gen. Legitime President.
SAILORS READY TO LAND
naroead Hoh Minister'S Take
MOB AROUND THE PALACE
SAILORS READY TO LAND
Deposed Cabinet Ministers Take
Refuge in Foreign Legations.
Outbreak Not Unexpected.

PORT AU PRINCE. December 11
a.m.p-The palace In surrounded by an
infuriated mob calling upon President
NOrd Alexis to leave the country. Al
most every body In the crowd In armed.
Haitian women, beside themselves with
rage. are calling down curses on the
head of the aged man who was today
depOsed from the presidency Of the re-
public and hurting coarse epithets at
him and his family.
Sailors from the American cruisers
are at present In the American legation,
where they are arranging system Of
signals between the legation and the
cruisers in order that a demand for a
landing force may he communicated
quickly should the occasion arise.
PORT Al PRINCE, December 2-The
people of Port Prince have revolted
against the government. They are now
In possession of the city. There has
been no lighting with the government
troops.
y provisional government has been es-
tabished and Gen. Legitime has accepted
the presidency of the new administration
He at one time president of the
republic.
The events of the morning came before
ficed throughout the night on the part
of the people, but it was not thought
that the outbreak would occur SO quickly
nor that the movement would be so sue
cessful without the shedding of a drop
of blood.
The deposed president Nord Alexis, is
stu at the palace. The members of the
diplomatic corps are in conference for
the purpose of taking measures to facili-
tate and hasten the departure of Nord
Alexis from the republic
The coup has been remarkable success
full All the remaining minister's together
with the high military officials under
Nord Alexis. have taken refuge in the
various foreign legations. These are the
same men who nine months ago were
protesting vociferously against the grant
ing of the right of refuge to unsuccessful
revolutionistS by the foreign diplomatic
and consular representatives. Today
they are only too happy TO seek the pro-
lection of foreign flag TO escape the
fury of the people.
Nephew Alone Remains Loyal.
The only man to remain loyal to Nord
Alexis is Gen. Camille Gabriel, his neph-
eW. who for the last six months has
directed the policy of the Alexis admin
istration. Gabriel is at the palace with
Alexis.
The movement has been we'll organ
lied. The final preparations We're COM
pleted last evening, and in the early
hours of the morning bands of citizens,
organized and armed. moved quietly about
the town and took possession of various
points OF vantage. Last night at o'clock
there was outbreak of rifle fire in the
suburbs and it was thought that the
conspiracy had been discovered and that
the fighting had begun. This was how
ever false alarm. Excitement reigned
for d while. but il was soon learned that
the firing came from an over-zealous
patrol. With this exception the night
passed quietly, and there was nothing to
intimate 10 the authorities that the citi-
zenS were preparing to take possession
OF the city at daybreak.
Led by Gen. Canal.
The movement was directed by Gen.
Canal, n member of the senate 1t j. A
remarkable fact that not a shot was fired
The soldiers OF Nord Alexis saw that
The rebels had the upper hand. and they
quickly let ii be seen that they had no
intention OF starting fight that un-
doubtedly would have resulted In much
bIoodShed- The presence of the American
cruisers Des Moines and Tacoma and the
French cruiser Duguay Trouin undoubt-
edly had a restraining influence.
Ihe citizens are in possession of the
central police station and all the other
police outposts, the arsenal and the port
These bodies of men are all well armed
and well supplied with ammunition. The
fact that they are thus prepared shows
the thoroughness with which the move
nent was organized.
As soon the success Of the move
ment was established number OF proni-
nent citizens held a meeting and formed
committee of public safety and the
maintenance of order in Port Au Prince
is now in the hands of this body
Move Not Unexpected.
The fact that Nord Alexis ministers de-
serted him at the last momeent did not
come as complete surprise
Their loyalty was suspected and tb..
defecuons OF the last TWO or three dsvs
showed clearly what might be expected.
Gen. Jules Coicou the military com,
mander of Port Prince is among the
refugees. is is also Gen Hvacin,he
toicou Il the man who caused the assassi-
nation of his own brother and two. of his
cousins last January for comnIfc.ty in
that broke out at that time and Hya-
"inthe is the official who presid q at the
wholesale execution that followed The
suppression of this outbreak He has
taken refuge at the German legation
Gen. LeConte. minister of the interior and
VI. Lafentante. one of the personal ad-
visers of Nord Alexis, took refuge in the
French legation last night. General Mar
celin. minister of finance and commerce,
also is refugee.
No change in the position occupied by
the rebels has been reported since last
evening They were then about thirty
miles from Port au Prince. Gen. Simon.
leader of the present movement, is eX-
peCted here at any moment.
Boards French Warship
Gen. Marcelin is at present on board the
Duguay Trouin. He first took refuge at
the French consulate. but once there he
made a pathetic appeal to the French
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