The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-05
0epoSed President of Hayti Fol-
lows in the Wake of the
Man He Overthrow.
FIRMIN AND LEC0NTE
BATTLE Fer CONTROL
Former Entrenched in Capital,
While the Latter Approaches
With Army.

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Aug. A.
General Antoine Simon sailed last night
for Kingston, Jamaica, the refuge OF
Hayti's fallen heroes as the warshlp
17-Decembre, which took its name from
the day he was unanimously elected
president OF the black republic. doomed
. dull farewell.
He follows in the wake of Nord
Alexis, whom he overthrow in the last
month of 1908, and he leaves the capi'
tai in the possession Of Gen. Clnclnnatus
Leconte, whom he had driven into exile
with his deposed chief. and Gen. An"
tenor Frnin, rival for the presidency,
whom he placated by sending him as
minister to Cuba
So the wheel has gone round. Nord
Alexis ruled for six years. On Decem-
ber 3, 1905, Simon, then at the height
of his popularity, led an overwhelming
revolutionary array into Port au Prince
and was everywhere proclaimed as a
savior of the country from tyranny. He
appeared to have the country united
behind him. Nord Alexis, who had
found safety on the French cruiser
Dueuay Trouin, later boarded the Ger"
man steamer Sarnia and proceeded to
Kingston, where, embittcred against his
countrymen, he died in the spring OF
1910. To the last he refused TO admit
that lie could understand the hostility
OF the people.
'sThey always cheered me when 1 ap-
peared IL the Streets he was wont to
say mournfully. "and l have always Ia
bored for their good
Two Avowed Candidates.
With S;inon disposed of attention has
90, 1,s, ND
much uneasiness regarding the future.
General Leconte and General Flrmin
both are avowed candidates for the
rresidency They head rival reyolu-
tionary Armies Neither leader has ar
rived at the capital but their follow,
ers are in possession OF the city and
the feeling between the two parties Is
far from friendly,
The danger now is that neither gen
era Viii be disposed to retire IN favor
of the other and that literally the Is
sue must be fought out.
The diplomatic corps is doing every
thing possible to avoid conflict. To-
dav they held IL conference to decide
on committee of public safety salts
factory to all factions, TO whom the Sc
curity Of the capital may be intrusted,
The first committee chosen was made
up equally OF Lecontists, Firmimsts and
neutrals, twenty"one i'll all. ms was
not satisfactory to the Firminists and
Il new committee in which they had the
largest representation was formed.
Some of the members refused to serve
and third attempt to conciliate ali
parties was. necessary, just now the
followers of 'Firmin are in the majority
in the city, but General Leconte, with
large army, is approaching.
Sails for Kingston.
Early last evening Simon, accom-
panied by his daughter, Clementine, who
has remained at his side since he left
the palace, and handful Of followers,
with their baggage, were transferred
from the American schooner Bradford
C.. French to the Dutch steamer Prinz
Nederlanden and an hour later the veg
sci sailed for Kingston AS the vessel
passed out of the harbor. and Simon
had what may prove to be his last
view of the capital, the three Haytien
warships gave him parting salute.
The night passed with comparative
calm Occasionally the report of rifle
was heard, but the lawless ones were
BEL, ; pretty well in check.
The German marines who were land
ed from the cruiser Bremen remain on
shore and the German minister has made
IL known that he will hold as many
armed men In the city as the situation
requires.
II is unlikely that an attempt TO con-
stitute provisional government will
be made until Leconte and Firmin ar