Show ORD NORD ALEXIS DOWN AND OUT i t DESERT HIM IN A BODY l Former ormer Haughty Ruler Now Hopes Only for Means I o of Malting Escape GENERAL SIMON ON WAY WAYt t TO PORT AU PRINCE Splendidly Armed Forces Forces' of Revolutionists Daily l I 1 Expected J x i H H 1 1 H V for i r 1 I PORT POET AU PRINCE De Dec 2 5 Thc Tho people of Port au f Cof i havo turned against Nord Alex- Alex AlexI I is Tho The palace is surrounded io I b by an infuriated mob calling I cupon him to leave lea the tho country jo Almost everybody in iD the crowd crowdis is armed women bo bo- side zido themselves with rae rapo ar are aro calling down curses upon upon the tho t head bead of the aged man who vho was 4 k deposed from tho tim presidency of 4 tho republic and are arc hurling 4 I coarse epithets at him and his 4 f family K H i rH H r PORT POET AU PRINCE Dec 2 The 1 The eop hero have havo revolted against the tho ov They aro arc In possession of ot the tho city There y has iia been no fighting fight fight- k ing g with th the go gov- gov troops A I 4 provisional go gov v. a-v. v. v I eminent has bas been en established a and n d General has lias ha accepted the p presidency of the cc I 11 now 0 w tion Tho The events of of the morning camet came camo 4 t before they expected i ness nessi vas vas- ia noticed L throughout t the tho h a night on tho part Nord Word Alexis of ot tho the people but it was not thought tat lat the outbreak would occur so quick quick- nor that the movement would be suc- suc without tho the shedding of ot a a. drop blood I The tI deposed posed president Nord Alexis Alexis j till at tho the palace Tho Tue members o oIt 01 of ofie ie It diplomatic corps were in conference 9 19 9 o'clock for the purpose of taking eIa to facilitate and hasten the of ord Alexis from rota the thc re re- The coup has been remarkably suc- suc All AJI tho remaining mi ministers isten gether with the military officials un- un T r Nord Alexis s. s have havo taken refuge in o arious u legations These are aree leB e same men who nine months month ago alZo were vociferously u against the of tho the right richt of refuge to revolutionists ts by bv the foreign and aud consular representatives dy they arc are only too happy to sock seek of u ti Ii u flag to cs cs- pethe fur fury of tho the people ily One Friend Left The only man to remain loyal loval to toor Nord or l lexis i is Gen Camille Gabriel his phew who for tho the last six months month has hns reeled the policy Milcy of the tho Alexis ad ad- Gabriel is at the palace to tn Alexis The movement has been well organ organ- d i. i Tho The final preparations were vere comand cornand com corn and in the iy hours burs of the tho bands of n d' d moved J about abut then the q n and took I 8 ion of or vari ari v I points of van vau e. e At t S 8 o'clock t t I t t night t therean there thre w 15 an nn an outbreak W t t. t tiring firing i in l' l and anil 1 was vas thought ft at the on ir ft hasl been dis dis- dis crr and DUrl t that hn t 1 J Lad had gun inin n. n This Thili was IS General Simon r a fa fth-c fth bo l rm Excitement reigned f for r a while tit tilt was vas soon Boun learned d that the 1 firing rin rao no from an nn overzealous o patrol With ls Inception tho the ni ht passed quietly there a-there there was W nothing to intimate to ji that the tho citizens were wcroft ft t. t Continued on pa page e 0 I NORD ALEXIS Continued from pa page e 1 I pre preparing wring to toke take possession sion of the city at it daybreak Alexis Alexis' Soldiers Weaken Tho The movement mo was din directed tc In In- InGen General General Gen Gen- eral oral Canal a a. member of tho the son senate tc It Itis Itis is is a remarkable fact I that t hat not a shot hot was fired The soldiers of X Nord Alexis saw that the rebels had the upper baud haud and Ind they quickly let It it bo 00 seen that they had bad no intention of starting a afi ficht fi bt that undoubtedly would have o re re- eu ted in much bloodshed The Thu presence of the American cruisers Des Moines and Tacoma lacoma and the French cruiser er Duguay Dunay undoubtedly dl- dl had bad a n restraining re rc- straining influence citizens are arc iu in possession of ecu cen centra 11 tra tray poli police o station and all tho the other TM p po police lice Bce outposts the 3 ar arsenal eual and th the port ra min roen n sro aro ro well weB armed a and well wen sup supplied lied with ammunition The Tho fact that they are thus prepared show how the thoroughness with which the tho movement mo was or organized anize As soon Mon as 35 tho the success of th the movement move ment tent was established a number of pro prominent nent citizens held a meeting and formed a 1 committee ommittee of public safety and tb the maintenance of order anti and Port au RU Prince is now in thu the hands of this thi body General president of ih the provisional government nt was at one onetime onetime onetime time president of the republic Not Nt Unexpected Tho fact that Nord or ministers deserted him at the last moment did not come as a n complete e. Their loyalty was suspected and the defections of or the last lust two or 01 three days s showed ved clearly what t might ht bo be expect expected cl Gen Jules the military commander com COUl- mander of Port au Prince is among Jm D the refugees ees as is also alfo General Hyacinth Hyacinth- is the man who caused tho assassination assassination as as- of his own brother and two of his bis cousins cousins last lost January for fOI complicity com coin in the unsuccessful revolutionary rc ynos meat that broke out at that time and Hyacinthe e is the official cial who pre aided at nt the wholesale executions that followed tho suppression of this out out- br break ak He lIe has t taken ken refuge c at the Germ Ger- Ger Germ German Ger Ger- m man n legation General Leconte minister of the tho interior and M. M one of tho the personal advisers of oford ord Alexis took refuge refugo in the Ue French h J legation last night knight ht General minister of finance n Q anti and commerce also is hi a refugee t Xo So change in the this position J JI bv y the tho rebels bels has reported inc since c last evening Thc They were cru then about thirty miles from Port au nn PrinC Gen Gen- frat lea leader er of the tho present movement move UHn-c- movement ment is expected hero Jero at any moment |