Show I 1 EXILE NORD ALEXIS DIES I KINGSTON r INGSTON May 1 Nord Alexis of Hayti died 1 here today His ais death d ath followed a brief illness His health how however however however ever had been considerably broken by the experiences of the last year and anda a half after he was deposed and sent sen t into exile He Be was a refugee here since the th e revolution of 1908 and possessed considerable property in Kingston A picturesque character was waa taken from office when Alexis was compelled to abdicate and flee from Hayti Hati on December 2 1908 1903 Port au Prince was then in the hands had of the revolutionists and General Antoine Simon who after afterward afterward afterward ward became president was marching up the peninsula with an army of men me meI Alexis was variously estimated at I from 80 to years old He was a descendant of one of the oldest lies in Hayti Hartl He took part In many wars Nord Nerd Alexis became president of or Hayti In 1902 His IDs term was to have expired May 15 1909 but his adminis administration administration was not conspicuously success successful successful I ful Prominent politicians grumbled because he lie did not give them what I they the considered their fair share of the spoils and his conduct in punishing some notorious looters of f the national i I I treasury excited wide widespread T read indignation tion as It was regarded as a gross I I breach breath of precedent I I Early In 1908 the movement against Alexis lexis had gained great geat strength and andIn andIn andin In March 1 a reign of terror was sud suddenly suddenly suddenly denly Inaugurated In Port au Prince The government seized manc man of ot the revolutionists and summarily put more than a score of them to death The number of ot executions according to some reports reached General Simon took up arms against the president His march to the capital was a triumphant one The people surrounded the palace December 2 and I took possession of o the city At the last moment Alexis yielded to the pleas of those about him and decided to take refuge refu e on board the French warship Duguay I I I I I L I II If I I f V 1 I 1 I I i r S SI I I I c I 4 J i iI iI iI is iI I I I I I s I SORD ALEXIS s |