Show I liTTLE HIRE HAYTI IN 1 THROES OF I nun REVO LUTIO Advance Guard of Gen Simons Army Only Short Distance From the Capital PRESIDENT ALEXIS PREPARED TO FIGHT PEOPLE OF PORT AU PRINCE P I CE FOREIGN ELEMENT IS UNEASY UNAS 4 Port au Prince Nov 30 Every hour 1 brings the revolutionary army arm nearer n to Port au Prince and a feeling of impend impending ing In disaster has taken the people The advance guard of General Antoine Simons forces Is s now not more than or thirty miles from this city and up time the insurgents have swept all before them The government losses at Veau on Friday and the rout of the loyal troops tr ops have caused consternation among the officials of o the government with lUl possibly the tho exception or of President Nord Alexis Every effort to have him take himself out of the country has lias proved a allure and the president who I r has faced revolutions before announces his determination to fight tight to the last Panic at the Capital It may be bo that President Nord Alexis feels the confidence he expresses in his ability to check the advancing army arm but the residents of Port au Prince certainly certainly certainly are not of ot the same mind Many of them are and the great majority of o the natives have closed dosed their stores and business houses and have hae put bars across the doors and windows of ot their residences There is isan Isan isan an uneasy feeling among foreigners notwithstanding the presence In Jn the harbor of the warships ot or o the United States and France from which forces unquestionably will be landed if fr the in insurgents Burgents succeed in passing the gates of the city or at the first sign of disorder fler eer and pillage Flags Faga of different nations are flying from Crom the th houses of ot many man foreign resi residents residents dents th tb markets are deserted and the people upon whom the city de depends depends depend pend for its sustenance have fled fied pre precipitately and refuse to return Situation Grave The Th situation has has become so grave that bat an en official proclamation pro l matlon has been chambers mb In ex y It iJ the measures nay be b taken teke Ii the govern government government ment of o at least lc st tb to effect a compromise with mth ith the revolutionary leaders These was great fear tonight that the body of ot o in this city might take up arms for the th overthrow bt l t the government which however be betoff being ing Illg had taken tal n precautions pr against this happening President Al AI als ails suspecting the loyalty or of General lameau the chief of or police has sent ent him out on a special mission while Gen General Gentral General eral Nau who also ablo is one of ot the chief police officials has lias been replaced by General Hyacinthe for the same rea rca realon IOn lon Patrolled Throughout the day and tonight the streets were patrolled by b bodies of troops who maintained order So far faras faras faras as can be seen all of th the officers and soldiers here bere remain loyal and are fac fae facing fa ing the coming corning revolutionists calmly Three divisions of troops are entrenched at the convergence of three roads sev several several several eral miles outside the city eft and It Is 15 not expected that General Simons force will reach rech the tIle crossroads until bly hI Wednesday The vanguard of ot the revolutionists occupied Grand Cove Core a town of inhabitants about thirty miles west of ot Port au an Prince without wl hout firing a shot and ind Jt t is expected that this force will be sent ahead to cl ar the way war if It any an obstruction is 18 offered Has Rebelled Before General Simon has been engaged in previous pr movements or of kind In 1592 he be declared himself in favor faor of General Antenor Anteno FirmIn for the dency and the latter l pursued similar tactics to those now non being followed by h Simon In a statement nt issued today SImOn stated he desired to res rescue cue tUe Ue the country from rom the th tyrannical rule of ot Nerd Alexis so s that the people would 1 b D free to elect a new president but it ia b 1 not known whether he lie favors Gen General General General eral Firmin j for that office or oris Is working In his own interest The adherents of Continued on Page 2 LITTLE HAYTI HA IN THROES OF REVOLUTION S Continued From General FIrmIn have not shown any great activity so 50 far H Sannon the former min minister minIster mm ister later of or foreign affairs affaire who was one ont of or those who took refuge In the French legation at the time of the uprising last March arch after having been removed from office by the president Is la one of f the leaders leers In the movement while General Generl Fouchard is believed to be on an his way from Kingston to Jeremie where the insurgents Insurgent are waiting his arrival to march on Port au Prince French Vessel Vesel at Petit Pett Coave Co ave The French training ship Duguay Duga Trouin has ha gone to Petit Pett Coave at tJ th earnest eanet request of oC the French colony there who fear disorder She will wi make a general gener survey of the situation and act as a a guard gard vessel The HaUen gun gunboat gunboat boat Nord Nerd Alexis left leU here here tonight to bombard one of the ports held by the revolutionists but is expected to return shortly short The resignation of General Tancrede Augusts Auguste Augste from the office of or minister of ot public works work was wa brought about by his denunciation by General Generl Le I Conte minister of the interior to President Alexis General Generl Auguste Augste succeeded General Generl Le Lc L Conte as minister of the interior when it was believed the latter tatter had been killed but General Generl Le L Conte was given back his old post on his return here He charged charse that General Auguste had ha h d an agreement with the diplomatic representatives for the retirement of ot the president president |