The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-03

! Port Au Prince, Dec. president
Alexis has been deposed and Is now
safe on board the French training
ship Duguay Tropy, and Port Az
Prince is in the hands of the reyolu-
tionists.
! General Simon, the leader of the
insurgents is marching up the penin-
sula with an army of 5000, and a
new president, General I-egitime has
been proclaimed
Alexis Leaves Palace.
At the last moment President Alex
Is yielded to the urging Of those
about him and decided to take refuge
aboard the French warship. AT )
O'Clock a salute of q guns announced
his departure from the palace, Thou
sands had gathered there early in the
day aud they had surged round the
entrances. threatening TO tear down
the walls to drive out the president
and his loyal followers.
AS the hours passed the mob be-
came infuriated, shouting for him to
leave the country The mob was
armed and men and women, beside
| themselves with rage, heaped curses
on the head of the aged man who had
| been deposed from the presidency,
BAT VINO ha,f fiercely Expressed a de-.
termination to fight to the last.
French Flag Protects Him.
50 serious was the situation that
French Minister Carteron and other
foreign representatives. together with
members of special committee,
forced themselves upon the president
who finally consented TO withdraw.
Shouts greeted him as he stepped
fro mthe precincts of the palace and
into carriage. Carteron, carrying
the French tri-colors sat beside him
and the minister threw folds over the
shoulders of the deposed president to
protect him. ,
An immense crowd of men and wU-
men had assembled at the wharf and
the arrival of the presidential car
riage escorted by troops was the sig
nal for wild rlmnll and. riot go
W. Mobg Jeered President, 4! .f
All along the route the people
shouted, ieercd and cursed AZ the In,
en- PRESIDENT, but when the landing |
Stage WAS reached the mob lost all re-
stfaiitt. The scene was tragic and |
shameful. fninriated women broke
throu sh the Gordon Of the troops andj
sbrieGcd the coasest insults into the
very face of the president who strove
bravcly 10 appear undismayea- |
Thdy tried TO hurl themselves npon
Alexis and fought with hands AMI
feet aaginst The soldiers. who found
in forcing them back. In
order to disengage them the troops
6rcd several shots.
During this time a space was clear.
Ell and Alexis, with the French colors
lrapca about him, was hurried ABOARD
a skiff in tow of a steam a lunch, his
suite .tumbling into the skin after
him 'As the launch drew away three
Haytien gunboats aud the French
and American warships in the harbor
fired D salute TO the fallen president I
Blows Aimed at Alexis. !
Just as Alexis was epbarking a wo
nan succeeded ia reaching biz side
md. drawing a knife. made a sweep
II his body The Sblow fen short !
however. and before the woman could
ollow it up with another she was
.eized by.1a soldier. A man succeed
Il in striking the preslleat win his T,
ist. but thc blow was siancing one
N tsc neck
Mpney ches, RiHed.
\ trunk. which wss Iefi behind On /,
be- pfeclpiiate departure oi the pres 7
lcni and his party front the whsIf
a. seized uiiou by the rioters A. il
gcket uIH-u o. vas found 10 coz :
ain sl0.oea in gold and 2ogo0 Hay q
ieu gUurdes The specie vas seattle.
d about and promptly Appropriated I
Tire unrest which ended In the open
evoIt uf the residents Of P0r Az
'Iince had been noticeable for some {
ayt and g. reached its cuiimatirg e
'oipt early this morning when resa- y
arly organized bands Of citizens
moved quietly about tGsH ami iOok
.0ssessi0u of various points of Vani
g. No shots were fired and ihc onl.
esistance found vas that Of She
resident Eho barred himself sitriH
he TsaIacs- One Of the leaders in this :
movement charged that American s