Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-03
HAlIlENS DEPOSE ALEXIS
President of Republic Prisoner in His
Palace.
MINISTERS FLEE TO LEGATIONS
People Rise silently in the Night and
Dcpose Head of Government
without Giving Notice
of Intention.
MINISTERS FLEE TO LEGATIONS
BULLETIN.


PORT Az PRINCE, Dee. 2-11 a. m.-
The people Of Port au Prince have turned
against N0rd Alexis The palace is sur
rounded by an infuri7ted mob calling upon
him to leave the country. Almost every
body in the crowd is armed. Haiten
women, besides themselves with rage, are
calling down curses on the head OF the
aged man who was today deposed from the
presidency Of the republic and hurling
coarse epithets at him and his family.
y. m.-Armed sailors from the two
Anne lean cruisers and The French cruiser
in the harbor were landed at 1880 today.
They are guarding their respective lega-
tions. The rage of the mob against Nord
Alexis was appeased for a short time by
The giving out Of the news that the former
president had embarked on a vessel at
distant point
This is not true, for the president is
still at the palace. The people are now
realizing, however, that they were de-
ceived and now groups are again forming
around the palace. Their attitude is dis
tinCtly menacing.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-American Min
lister Furniss cabed the State department
today unofficial Information has reached
him that President Nord Alexis would leave
the city today by Haitien war vessel
The French minister has put a war vessel
Of that country at the disposal Of Nord
Alexis. The minister says that Port Au
Prince is practically in charge of the
revolutionists without bloodshed."
PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. THE people
OF Port au Prince have revoted against
the government. They are now in possess
IT..
ing with the government troops.
a provisional government has been estab
lished ana General Legitime has accepted
the presidency Of the new administration.
The events of the morning came before
they were expected. Uneasness was no
ticed throughout the night on the part OF
the Ieople, but it was not thought that the
outbreak would occur so quickly, nor that
the movement would be successful without
the shedding of a drop of blood.
The deposed president, Nord Alexis, is
still at the palace. The members of the
diplomatic corps were in conference at 0
O'Clock for the purpose Of taking measures
TO facilitate and hasten the depa: ture of
Nord Alexis from the republic.
Ministers Flee to Legations.
The coup has been remarkably successful.
All the remaining ministers, 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 vo-
ciferously against the granting of the right
of refuge to unsuccessful revolutionists by
the foreign diplomatic and consular repre-
sentatves. Today they are only too happy
to seek the protection of a foreign flag
to escape the fury Of the people.
The only man to remain loyal to Nord
Alexis is General Camille Gabriel, his
nephew, who for the last six months has
directed the policy of the Alexis admins
/ tration. Gabriel Is at the palace with
Alexis.
! The movement had been well organized.
| The final preparations were completed
| lest 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 van
/ tlge. At o'clock last night there was
an outbreak of rifle firing in the suburbs
and it was thought that the conspiracy
! had been discovered and that the fighting
| had begun.
No Sign of Conspiracy.
This was. however a false alarm. Ex-
! citement regned for a while, but is was
soon learned that the firing came from
an over Jealous patrol. with the excep-
/ ton the night passed quietly, and there
| was nothing to intimate to the authori-
/ ties that the citizens were preparing to
/ take possession OF the city at daybreak
/ The movement was directed by General
/ Canal, a member of the senate. 1t is a
| remarkable fact that not shot was fired.
| The soldiers of Nord Alexis saw that the
| rebels had the upper hand and they quickly
/ let It be seen that they had no intention of
! starting fight that undoubtedly would
| have resulted IN much bloodshed The
! presence Of the American cruisers Des
! Moines and Tacoma, and the French
/ cruiser Dugiay Tourin. undoubtedly had
a restraining influence.
! The citizens are in possession OF the
central police station and all the police
[ outposts. the arsenal, and the port These
bodies of men all Well armed and
well supplied with ammunition The fact
! that they are thus prepared shows the
| thoroughness with which the movement
! was organized.
As soon the success OF the movement
was established a number of prominent
| citizens held a meeting and formed a COM
mittee Of public safety, and the mainte-
nance Of order in Port Au Prince is now
, IN the hands of this body.
General Legitime, president OF the pro-
visional government, was at one time pres
ident of the republic.
DefeCtIons Not Surprise,
The fact that Nord Alexis ministers de-
| serted him at the last moment did not
come as a complete surprise. Their loyalty
was suspected and the defections Of the
last two or three days showed clearly what
might be expected. General Jules Coicou.
the military commander OF Port au Prince
is among the refugees, as is also General
Hyaciuthe. Coicou is the man who caused
the assassination Of his own brother and
two OF his cousins last January for com
| plcity in the unsuccessful Revolutionary
movement that broke out at that time. and
Hyacinthe is the official who presided al
the whole execution that followed the sun.
preston Of this outbreak. He has take,
refuge at the German legation. General
Leconte, minister Of the interior, and NJ
} Lafentant, one Of the personal advisors OF
Nord Alexis, took refuge in the French
legation last night General Marcelin. min
lister Of finance and commerce, also is a
| refugee.
No change in the position occupied by the