Show irl 91 I 1 III I 1 it A I 1 B I 1 r 0 R I 1 THEM loyal troops roul ld by in ina agents surgen ls consternation among officials port au an prince nov su so civery hour brings the revolutionary army nearer port au prince and ana a reeling of impending disaster has taken possession E of the people the advance guard ot of general antoine St simons molaS Is not now more man or thirty miles from this city and ana till to the present the insurgents havo have swept sit ept all before them the government losses at anz A veau on friday and the rout or the loyal troops have cassea consternation t on among the or me government lant with the possible exception or president nord alexis every ellort to have him take himself out of the country has proved a fai failure ure ana tile president who has faced revolutions before announces ills his to to the last it may be that president cent alexis reels feels the confidence ho he expresses in me his ability to check the advancing army but the residents of port au prince certainly are not ot of the same mind many of them are panic Gf ei ricken and the great majority mao rity or of ane natives have closed their stores ana business houses and have put bars acm across mohe he doors and windows or of their Tesi residences dences there Is an uneasy reeling feeling among the foreigners notwithstanding tile the presence in the baroor of the warships of the united stales and france from which forces unquestionably will be landed it if the insurgents sur gents succeed in passing the gates of the city or at the first sign or disorder and pillage flags or nations are flying from the homes or many foreign residents the markets are deserted and the country people upon ulon whom the city depends for its custe sustenance ilance have tied fled precipitately ana refuse to return the situation has become so grave that chat an off lelal proclamation has been issued convening the chambers in extraordinary tra ordinary session so that measures may bo be taken to preserve me government mc nt or at least to effect a compromise with the revolutionary leaders there was great fear tonight that the disaffected body of Hayt Hayti lens ens in this city might tako take up arms for tile the overthrow of the government chien however had been forewarned and h had taken precautions eions against this MIS happening president alexis suspecting the loyalty of general cameau the chief of police has sent hini him out on a 1 special mission while general mau who is also one of the chief police otti om ceals has been replaced by general hyacinthe for the same reason throughout the day and tonight tho the streets were patrolled ov nv bodies of troops who maintained order so far as can call bo be seen all ot of the officers and soldiers here bero remain loyal and are racing facing the coming revolutionists calmly three divisions of troops are entrenched at the convergence or three roads several miles outside the city ind and it to is not expected that general simons force will reach the cross until possibly wednesday the vanguard of the revolutionists occupied grand coave a town of iff 16 in habitants about thirty miles est of port au prince without firing aring it a shot and it Is expected that this force will be sent ahead to clear the way if any obstruction Is orr erea general simon has been engaged in I avious movements of the same kina tn 1902 1002 he declared himself in favor or general antenor birmia tor for the pr presidency i and the latter pur purged lied simas similar lar tactics to those now being followed foll owea by simon in a statement suad K today general simon stated that mat he ae desired to rescue the country from trie t tyrannical ran rule of alexis so mat the people would be free to elect a now new president pies ident but it Is not whether he I 1 flavors general firmin tor for that oance or Is working in his own interest the adherents nahe rents of general firmin have not shown any great activity so far H paulous sannon the cormer minster s t er of foreign affairs who was one ot those who took refuge in the frenca legation at the time of me uprising last march alter having been removed from loftlee omco by the pre president eident Is one of the leaders in the movement while general fouchard Is believed bel levei to be on lug ills way from kingston TO jeronie where the insurgents are awaiting 9 ills his arrival to march on port au prince 11 rince the french training ship auguy trouin has gone to petit coave at tile the earnest request of the arenen coigny there who fear disorder she will make a general survey of the situation dud cind act as a guard vessel the hay tien boat nord alexis left tonight for one of the ports hold by me revolutionists tion lets but Is expected to return shortly the resignation of general tancrede ae auguste from the office of minister ot or public works was wars brought about by his denunciation of general leconte minister of the interior to president alexis general augusto auguste succeeded C general le conte as minister or of ane no interior when it was believed the latter laiter had been killed but general lo le conte was given back his ota old position on oil ills his return here lie he charged general era auguste Augu with an agreement the diplomatic representatives for trie retirement of the president |