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' CARNOT'S DEATH
The FreDcb President Slain in
Lyons by an Italian.
STABBED IN A CARRIAGE.
The Murderer Was Arrested and
Narrowly Escaped Lynching.
President Carnot Was on His Way to
the Theatre When the Assassin
Plunged a Dagger Into His Body
?Intense Excitement Throughout
France?Messages of SympathyCareer
of Carnot.
THE LATE PRESIDENT CABN'OT.
H. Sadie-Carnot,.the President ot France,
was assassinated at 9.30 p. m., while driving
through the streets of Lyons. He was
stabbed near the heart by a youns? Italian,
Cesare Giovanni Santo, who would have
been lynched on the spot by the enraged
ipectators had not mounted guards charge J
the mob with drawn sabres. M. Carnot died
at an early honr in the mornins*. The murderer
displayed no bravado when twken to a
police station and answered questions coolly,
?ut refused to tell his motive. A Cabinet
eoancil was summoned to consM?r the situation.
The most intense ex?>*ment was
caused everywhere in France. T > describe
the excitement in Paris would b < almost impossible.
The President was visiting Lyons in conaection
with the International Exhibition.
Upon his arrival a reception was tendered
i to him at the Prefecture, after which he
isitnd the exhibition. After spending some
time there he proceeded to the Palais de
Commerce, where a banquet was given in
his honor. At 9.25 o'clock he started for
the theatre, where a gala performance was
to be given because of his presence La the
eitv.
Srv ?ral carriages were in the procession,
the first one bein? occupied by the Presides.
II. Carnot's carriage was driven
?low.v along in front of the Palais de Comment.
and then turned Into Rue de la Repuolique.
still following the facade of the
palace. When half way down the street,
which was lined with enthusiastic crowds i>f
people who were loudly cheering, a man
rosned out of the crowd and sprang upon
the step of the President's landau.
Jus: at this moment JL Carnot was waving
his right hand and saluting with his hat in
his left, in response to the cheering crowd.
The people close to the carriage saw that
the man on the step bad a knife in his hand.
The blade flashed brightly in the glare of the
electric lights a* the p-ssassin's arm descended.
President Carnot was seen to fail back
in bis seat, nis race aearniy pais.
5L Rivaud, Prefect of Lyons, who was
seated beeide il Carnot, immediately struck
the assassin a blow full in the face and
knocked him from the step. Instantly
eries o f'The President has been assassinated
!"
"Lynch the assassin!" were heard onev?ry
ride, and the crowd in the vicinity of the carriage
swelled to enormous proportions, every
member of it seemingly intent upon killing
the assassin. He was grasped by a dozen
hands, and his life would have then and
there paid the forfeit of his crime had it not
'been for several sergeants de ville, who
eized him and attempted to draw him away.
This was found to be impossible, as the
Infuriated populace were determined to
lynch the man, and th9 efforts of the sergeants
availed nothing beyond savin? him
from instant death. Blows were sainei on
kis face and head over the shoulders of the
police, who had by this time received reinforcements.
At last the police succ2eded in
driving the bowling mob back a foot or so.
buf to get the captive through the crowd
as a physical impossibility
Sews of the attempted murder had spread
with Iightnincr-liko rapidity, and mounted
guards were S9nt to the aid of the struggling
policemen. With drawn sabres tlie
guards rode down into the swirling crowd,
heedless of whom their horses trampled.
The crowd slowly gave way, and at last
V aUa<I T?U.?r?
the centre ot me uioj was rowucu. aucu
a cordon was formed around the ten almost
exhausted policemen and their captive,
and the march to the station began.
Even thus surrounded, the prisoner was not
safe, for men in the crowd made frantic en
deavors to reach him. The guards repelled
these attacks with the flat of their swords,
at the same time keeping watchful eyes upon
the crowd to prevent the prisoner from being
ihot. Maledictions were hurled upon the
assassin, and never before has such a wild |
indignation against a human being been
seen in Lyons.
In the meantime physicians were hastily
summoned to attend the President, who almost
immediately had been conveyed to the
Prefecture. After examining the wound all
the physicians in attendance' agreed that an
operation was necessary, whereupon Cr.
Oilier immediately proved tbe wound. While
this wa3 being done M. Carnot came to his
senses and said feebly, but distinctly
"How you are hnrting me."
The doctors, however, continued to 3ttend
the wound, the outward bleeding of which
had stopped. 8hortly after midnight the
Archbishop of Lyon3 was summoned to the
/ bedside of the dying President to administer
the last rights of the Church. He was in
the room but a short time when he
emerged and retired to an adjoining room.
** until 19 5?n tchpn
XI ore kiKj aoujmaaoit
he was again summoned to the
President's room, where he Administered
to him tha sacrament. M. Carnot remained
conscious to the la?t. He realized
that his life was rapidly ebbintr, and twice
lie said: "Where are my friends.'*
Doctor Poncet leaned over the bed on
vhich the President was lying and said to
im
"Your friends are here. Monsieur le President."
M. Carnot replied: "I am grateful for
their presence," and in less than a minute
he gasped for breath, there was a convulsive
shuddering of his body, and the President
of France was dead.
The announcement of the assassination
caused a great sensation at the Grand Theter,
which wa3 filled to the walls with the
elite of Lyons. All were waiting with impatience
the arrival of the President, an I all
were unable to understand th? delay. Suidenlv
a man entered the theater, crying at
the top of his voice:
"The President has beon assv-sinnted."
The most intense excitement followed thts
abrupt announcement. Women screamed
and several fainted. Many men. without
waiting to secure their hats, ran out of the
building in order to confirm the news.
Suddenly through the throng sped a landau
conveying Adrien Dupuy, a brother of
Prime Minister Dupuy. Deputy Chaudey and
Prefect Rivaud, the crowd falling away before
it as it dashed into the Rue de la Republique,
preceded by four mount od gendarmes.
The crowd, thinking now that the
report of the assassination was untrue, and
that the President was in the carriage,
boated ''Vive Carnot! Vive laRepubllque."
The carriage was stopped and M. Chaudey
and Rivaud in tremulous tones snid:
"Don't shout, ttie President has been the
victim of an outrage."
The cheers were Instantly turned to impre
Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria, has
wired Premier Duf 'ly. expressing his deep
sorrow at the death of President Carnot.
Telegrams of sympathy poured in uponth*
late President's family and upon tho Qervern
ment. These messages of condolence cam*
from all countries of the world, showing that
France is not alone in her sorrow at the
death of her President.
Carnot's Career.
M. Marie Francois Sadi Carnot. the fourth
President of the third French Reoublic, was
universally beloved by his people. H-i
was a grandson of that Lazare Carnot,
who. politically speaking, created
Napoleon Bonaparte. His father, Hippolyte
Carnot, was a Senator of France. Sadi Carnot
first saw the light of day in the town of
Limoges, in the year 1887. Showin? in his
childhood an aptitude for mathematics, his
father sent him at the proper ago to tho
School of Mines to study ensrineerin?, from
whence he was graduated with high
honors. Pursuing a professional career
with brilliancy, the Franco-Prussian war
found him a State Engineer, and one of the
foremost in France. He organized the defenses
of Normandy with great skill, and
was then made Prefect ol' the Lower Sene.
At the close of the war, the Cote d'Or returned
him as Deputy. He joined the Left
Center ranks and then drifted to the Opportunist
side. He was elected Secretary
of the Chamber and was appointed Under
RnorPtarr of Public Work in M. Ferry's
? /
cations and many and lond were the cries
for veneeance.
The landau proceeded to the theatre,
where M. Rivaud and Chaudey went to the
President's box. As soon as they were seen
the whole audience rose and, amid profound
silence. 31. Rivaud said, in a voice broken
with so**:
"The President has just been assassinated
!"
This announcement was received with a
terrible explosion of fury as the audience,
when tbe first report of the assassination was
received, had. though exeatiy excited, generally
discredited it. When silence was in a
measure restored M. Rivaud continued
"In the Rue de la Republique a miscreant,
nnder the pretext of presenting a petition,
stabbed 31. Carnot with a dagger!"
31. Rivaud was ajmin interrupted with
shouts of "Death to the murderer"Re
venge!" "Revenge!" The audience tnen
left the buildintr.
A later dispatch says : Immediately after
the President was stabbel, the horses attached
to his carriage were started on a pallop
for the Prefecture. The President lay
limp in the carriage. His eyes wpre closed
and he was apparently lifeless. His clothes
had been loosened, so that the red sash of
the Lesion of Honor was displayed. Oa his
left side near the waist a wet red spot
told the whole story of his wound. He was
lifted with the greatest care from the carriaze
and was carried to his room on the
first floor. There he was laid on the bed in
which he had slept the night before, and Dr.
Gailleton. the Mayor of the city, examined
the wound. The city illuminations were immediately
quenched and all festivity was
stopped.
The youn? assassin's full name was given
by him at the police station as Cesare Giovanni
Santo. He is nearly twenty-two years
old, has a very small mustache, and wore a
light brown suit, with a peaked cap of the
same color. On his way to the station he
held his head down and glanced continually
right and left, as if looking for some possible
means of escape.
Upon being'interrogated he gave his name,
but professed to know too little of the language
to say much more. His inability to
speak much French is rather peculiar, as he
has lived In Cette for the last six months
and is believed to have been considerably
longer in the country.
An official note was immediately issued
calling upon the Senate and the Chamber of
Deputies to assemble in Congress at Versailles,
for the purpose of electing
| a new President. The French Con
stitution requires tnat m mo bvbui ui
the Presidency becoming vacant by death
or otherwise, the Chambers must meet
within three days of the time the vacancy
occurs. In the mean time the Ministry
directs the public business.
[ Maae. Carnot, accompanied by her son?.
Francois and Ernest, arrived at Lyons from
Paris at six o'clock a. m., by special train.
She was met at Dijon by Premier Dnpuy,
who informed her that all was over. There
were very few people at the Lyonnaise station.
Mme. Carnot and her "sods entered
the carriage and were driven immediately to
the prefecture, where the body of her hus;
band was lying. Her sons and the
officers of the President's household
accompanied her to the bedside. Mme.
Carnot stood trembling as she gazed at the
face of the dead, but shed no tears, though
all about her were weeping. The officers retired,
leaving the widow and her bom with
the dead husband and father. The body of
the dead President was transferred from
the bed upon which he died to the Prefect's
bedroom. The body was fully dressed, and
upon the breast was placed the grand cordon
of the Legion of Honor. There was no
post mortem examination, Mme. Carnot having
expressed a strong desire that the body
of her husband be taken to Pari? as sson a3
f)ossible. It was arranged that the, body
eava for Paris during the evening,
arriving there before daybreak.
A catafalque (chapel ardent) was prepared
for the reception of the body at the palace of
the Elysee in Paris. The fact that the assassin
is an Italian gave rise to the most dangerously
bitter feeling against Italy and Italians,
and several Italaan flags, aispiayea oui ot
sympathy with France's loss, and drapel
with crape, .were hooted at and, in at least
one instance, palled down and torn into
shreds. In every quarter of Paris fierce
demonstrations against the Italian residents
took place, and, as a result, nearly all the
Italian cafe3 and restaurants closed. But if
the feeling against Italians was strong, the
sentiments of hatred with which the majoritv
of the people regarded Anarchists was still
stronger.
Our Government's Sympathy.
The following official messa-e was sent by
the State Department at Washington, on the
receipt of Ambassador Eustis's official notification
ot the death of President Carnot.
"Executive Mansion. Washington, June 25.
"Eustis, Ambassador. Paris, France:
' Express to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
the profound sorrow with which the
President and the American people have
heard of the atrocious- orime which has
robbed the sister Republic of its wisa humane
and patriotic Chief Magistrate.
"Gbebham. '
The President took notice of the sad
tragedy in the lollowing message to Congress
"To the Senate and House of Representatives
"The shocking intelligence has been received
that the President of the French Republic
met his death yesterday at the hands
of an assassin. This terrible event which
has overtaken a sister Republic cannot fail
to deeply arouse the sympathies of the
American Nation, while the violent termlnai
tion of a career promising so much in aid of
liberty and in advancing civilization should
be mourned as and affliction ot mankind.
"Groveb Cleveland.
"Executive Mansion, June 25.r*
The death of President Carnot was the
sole theme about the Senate, and was re
ferred to in a prayer, marked by deep feeling,
delivered by the Rev. Dr. Milburn, the
blind Chaplain of the Senate.
Immediately after the prayer Senator Morgan,
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, offered a resolution Expressive of
the sympathy of the people of the United
States with the Frencti Republic and tendering
sympathy to Mme. Carnot and her
family. The resolution closed by declaring
that the Senate adjourn out of respect to
the memory of the dead President.
Senator Morgan made a brief speech, in
which he referred to the patriotism of the
people of the French Republic and the cor
diality of the relations between the two Republics.
Senator Sherman also spoke briefly,
and the resolution wa3 adopted unanimously,
after which the Senate immediately
adjourned.
The House took like action and adjourned.
All Europe Mourns.
Chancellor Von Caprivi called at the
French Embassy at Rerlin to convey an expression
of the sorrow and sympathy of the
Emperor of Germany. Hundreds of carriages
containing callers with similar messages
continued to arrive at the Embassy
during the morning and early hours of the
afternoon.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies was
crowded when Premier Crispi announced
the death of President Carnot In a voice
which gave evidence of strong emotion.
During the announcement every member of
the Chamber arose to his feet and remained
standing until the Premier had ceased speaking.
The President of the Chamber then
said : "Italy will join France in her mourning."
A. proposal was unanimously approved
that the Chamber should observe an appropriate
torcn of mourning throughout the
session. The Chamber, after charging the
President to convey to the French
Government and Parliament an expression
of the sentiments of the Italian
Chamber, adjourned. After adjournment
of the Chamber of Deputies all of the Ministers
and a lar?e majority of the Deputies
proceeded to the French Embassy, where
they left their cards. The flags on all the
municipal buildings were lowered to half
mast. "The Pope was deeply affected by the
assassination of President Carnot. His
Holiness advised his entourage to offer
prayers that complications between France
and Italy might be averted.
Following the precedent adopted at the
time of the death of the late President
James A. Garfield, the British Court will go
into mourning for a week, out of respect to
the memory of the late President Carnot.
The news of the assassination caused much
grief at the White Lodge, wh9re only the day
before the Duke of York received a message
ot congratulation from the late President
concerning the birth of an heir.
The House of Commons adopted,
on Sir William Harcourt's motion, an address
to the Crown, expressing sorrow, indignation
and abhorence of the murder of
President Curaot, and sympathy with
France In her bereavement.
Cabinet. He haid this portfolio until 1982,
when he was made Minister of Finance
under M. M. Brisson. a post to which ho
was reappointed January 7, 1886, in the
De Freycinet Cabinet, A year after his enforced
resignation, December, 1888, under
the Goblet Ministry, there was much perplexity
concerning a successor for M. Grevy.
When the names of all others had been canvassed
and rejected, that of M. Sadi Carnot
was proposed. His integrity in the
days when few men withstood
temptation from the Elysee, and
his sterling worth were remembered
and recognized. On December 3,1887, the
Chamber of Deputies elected him President
of the Republic. Since then his careful
hand has safely steered the French ship of
state through many dangerous passages.
M. Carnot took frequent occasion of showing
his friendly feeiing3 toward America,
and was invariably courteous, and more, in
his reception of American visitors. He always
traveled with somewhat of a bodyguard,
but this was not more than a
matter of form. He was the last man
for whom any apprehensions of personal
safety would be entertained. It
Is difficult to predict the immediate outcome
of the assassination of President Carnot,
but as the explosion of Vaillant's bomb
In the Chamber of Deputies last year wonderfully
strengthened the hands of the
Casimir-Perrier Ministry, so may the bloodstained
knife of Santo strengthen Republican
France and rally around a strong, patriotic
government all that is good and lawabiding
in France. The late President of
France was Grand Master of the Legi >n of
Honor, as Chief of the State, and had also
been honored with a number of foreign decorations,
including the Russian Cross of St.
Andrew, bestowed upon mm oy cut) t-a.ir m
189L A President of Franco is elected for seven
years by a majority ol votes, by the Senate
and Chamber of Deputies united in a National
Assembly or Electoral Congress.
President Carnot came into power on January
1, 1888, and would, in the natural ordet
ol things, have retired on January 1,1895.
Lying In State.
The funeral train bearing the remain* of
M. Carnot arrived at Paris at 3.10 a. m. The
Prefeot of the Seine, M. Poubelle, and his
staff; the Prefeot of Police, M. Loze, and his
staff; the railroad officials and General Saussier.
the Military Governor of Paris, with his
staff, met the body at the station, which was
heavily draped with crape and other emblems
of mourning.
The ceremonies at the railroad terminus
consisted only in the formal tranfer of the
remains to the Prefect of the Seine. The
coffin was placed in a Learse and escorted to
the Elysee Palace, followed by Ave carriages,
including a landau, which was occupied by
lime Carnot ond her three sons.
A crowd composed of several thousands of
people had gathered about the railroad station.
Every person present stood with uncovered
head until the funeral cortege passed
on its way to the palace.
At the Elysee the body was received by
the officers of the late President's civil
household, and was conveyol to one of the
reception rooms, which nad previously been
converted into a mortuary chapel, hung
with black cloth and having a catafalque in
its centre, upon which, in silver letters, was
the initial "C." (Carnot), over the letters
"R. F." (Republique Francaise).
The widow was so overcome with emotion
when the casket was plaoed in the mortuary
chapel that she was compelled to retire to a
private room. The Cabinet was absent.
' Tha hnHv TO.ia nt first eruarded bv four o>
(lets from the military school of St. Cyr, and
later place.l upon a catafalque in the courtyard
of the Elysee.
Premier Dupuy presided at a Cabinet
council called to determine upon the arrangements
for the funeral of the late President.
All the public services, it was decided,
would go into mourning for thirty days out
of respect to the memory of the late President
of France.
Among those who witnessed the arrival of
the body at the palace were the hea l servants
of the President's household, including
his coachman. The latter was greatly
attached to the President, and was so affected
when he saw the coffin carried into the
pr.lace that he fell insensible and died from
the shock.
When the honored remains were being
borne to the Presidential palace, some carelessness,
some blunder beyond explanation
or excuse, resulted in a most unseemly accident?tho
heavy casket fell to the ground,
rolled upon persons standing near* and did
three of them injury.
Why Santo Stabbed Carnot.
When the examining magistrate at Lyons
asked Santo whether he had a personal
grievance against President uarnot ne replied:
"No, but he was a tyrant, and 1
killed him for that reason." "How did you
stab him?" asked the masristratp. "I
pushed aside the horse and cuirassier
nnrl advanced to the carriage. I had a dagger
concealed la my sleeve. I only had to
raise my hand. I aimed at the stomach and
brought my arm down sharply, shouting
'Long live anarchy!' The cro^l rushed
upon me and l&id mo prostrate.
I was beaten mercilessly, Is
the President deadV" asked Sa/co. As
the magistrate made no reply the prisoner
took it for granted that his victim was dead.
He smiled, and. raising his hand, imitated
the act of stabbing the President with undisguised
glee. The examination lasted four
hours.
Forty Italian shops in Lyons were guttej
and burned by the mob. The police are
either powerless to suppress disorder or else
were disinclined to do so. Four rioters
were killed by an explosion of petroleum in
a store which they were sacking. Many
Italian workingmon who have been
driven out of Marseilles, Lyons
an a Granoble returned to Italy. They tell
of outrageous brutalities committed by unreasoning
French mobs. They declare that
many Italians in French towns have been
wounded and that some have died of their
injuries, but that the authorities are concealing
the facts.
t
TWINS SLAIN.
Tiny Tots Crushed by a West Jersey
Train.
Twin babies were killed on the West Jersey
Railroad at South Vineland, N. J., a few afternoons
ago. They were Charles and Annie
Back, children of Charles and Mary Buck,
and were twenty-two months old. They
were playing on the track.
The tot9 were near Grant street crossing.
At this point the track runs on a bee lin^ for
several miles, and the engineer certainly
should have seen them for a minute before
he struck them. The engineer was Jame3
Hand.
Both infants were struck as they were
playing with the gravel on the road-bed.
The girl was thrown Into the air and landed
in the ditch alongside the track. The boy
Was thrown under the wheels and ground to
pieces.
The children's parents are grief-crazed,
and Mr. Buck threatened to shoot the engineer.
Mr. Buck was struck at the same
crossing not long ago, but was not injured.
I The slaughter of the children will be thor'
oughly investigated.
PRESIDENT OF FRM!
M. CASIMIR-PERIER ELECTED
Off THE FIRST BALLOT.
Cheering Crowds Honor the New
Chief ? The President Modestly
Addresses His Friends?He Asks
the Ministry to Remain in Office
?His Life.
M. Castmir-Perier has been elected President
of the French Republic on the first ballot
to succeed M. Carnot deceased. The total
number of votes ca3t was 853, of which
M. Caslmir-Perier received 451. The announcement
of the result was received with
loud cheers.
The National Congress summoned to elect
a President of the French Republic for a full
farm nf aovor- vaars was called frn nrdftr In
the Palace of Versailles. Paris, by >1. Chal- I
lemel-Lacour, at 1.10 p. m. The great hall !
of the palace was crowded and the galleries I
were thronged with spectators.
At least five minutes elapsed after the
formal caU to order before there wag sufficient
quiet to enable the presiding officer to
be heard.
When, finally, the Assembly became orderly.
M. Challemel-Lacour announced the
tragic death of M. Carnot, and declared the
Congress open for the purpose of electing
his successor.
Scarcely had the President ceased speakIn?
when M. Michelin, Socialist, sprang to
his feet and shouted "I demand the suppression
of the Presidency of the Republic."
A tumultuous scene ensued, the uproar being
so great that the President could not
make himself heard.
M. de Baudry d'Asson endeavored to propose
a revision of the constitution, but was
quickly silenced by the President. Lots
were then cast for a ballot, the object being
to see which letter the ballot would begin
with.
The letter "L" was drawn and the name
of M. Labarthe, Moderate Republican, was
the first called. In accordance with the custom,
M. Labarthe ascended the rostrum and,
beincr recognized by the Scrutator, placed
his tloket in the great urn which serves as a
ballot box and descended and returned to
his seat.
tv ? *>r\A TVorMifina ro'nrtco nnmne
lilt} OOUdlUl9 OUU .
were subsequeetly called went through the |
same ceremony. The voting proceeded ;
monotonously In this way.
Much confusion prevailed throughout the
?es3ion. Premier Dupuy sat upon the Ministerial
bench at the head of his colleagues,
and the political parties grouped themselves
together in different parts of the hall.
Many of the Socialists were compelled to
remain standing, as they were unable to And
seats. There were no speeches.
After all the members of the National As- |
sembly had deposited their ballots in the urn ,
the tellers took the urn to the committeeroom.
The Assembly, after a long and impatient
wait, was much relieved when the tellers re??
? J ? J thfl wanilf
lurutiu ilU'i UUUUUU^u mo 4 uju.l,
The vote 3tood: Casimir-Perier. 451; Brisson,
191; Dupuy. 93 ; General Fevrier, 53 ;
Ara?o. 27; Scattering, 32 : total. 853. The
combined membership of Senate and Chamber
Is8Sl ?390 Senators, 531 Deputies. Of
these 877 were present, bat 24 dla not vote.
Casimtr-Perler had been awaiting the re- j
suit in the salon of the President's chamber.
When the news was brought to him he tried
to speak, but no words came. He mastered
his emotion and was conducted to the salon
of the President of the Republic, and the
members of the Congress and others hastened
to offer their congratulations.
Dupuy and the other members gave the
President verbal notice of their resignation?
according to the custom. All then took their
departure for Paris. The new President
urged them to retain office under him. Instead
of taking the state carriage the President
had the horses attached to the one In
which he had driven from Paris, and the
members of the Cabinet used the official
coach.
The departure was marked by one annoying
incident. As the carriage were leaving
the Court of Honor at the Palace, some one
exploded a small firecracker under the coach
occupied by the Ministers. There was no
panic, however.
The drive to Paris occqpled just an hour.
The President was cheered lustily along the
entire route. The shouts of the people out- |
side the city were ''Vive la Kepubllque!"
and "Vive la France!" but when the city
was entered the cry changed to "Vive
Casimir-Perier!" Paris itself welcomed
the new President with almost frantic joy.
The scene as the carriage passed down the
Champs Elysees was one of magnificent enthusiasm.
The President established his j
headquarters temporarily at the Foreign Office,
where he at once assumed the direction j
of executive affairs.
Sketch of His Career.
M. Jean Paul Plerra Casimir-Perier was
born in Paris on November 8th, 1847. His |
grandfather was President of the Council j
under King Louis Paiiippe, and his father
was a Minister under the firJt President of
the Republic, M. Thiers. During the FrancoPrussian
war M. Caslmlr-Perier served with
distinction with the volunteers of the Aube,
who were called to the defense of Paris.
During the siege of Paris he displayed so
much bravery that he was mentioned in the
order of the day and decorated with the
Cross of the Legion of Honor.
In February, 1871, he became Chief of the
Cabinet to his father, the Minister of the Interior.
who, in order to open a political career
for him, resigned as Counselor-General
of the Aube in April.'1874. At the general
elections of February, 1876, as a straight Republican,
he was elected to represent Nogent-sir-Seine,
and voted constantly with
the majority formed by the Left Centre and
the Republican Left, which refused a vote of
confidence in the Broglie Ministry. In the
elections which followed the dissolution he
w:vm re-elected, and wQen tne ttapuoucan
Cabinet of December 14th was formed he
was appointed Under Secretary of State 111
the Department of Public Instruction. Later
he became a member of the Republican Left,
and in 1881 he joined the Republican Union.
When the Chamber ndoptod the law excluding
all members of former reigning families
from public oiflce resigned his seat, being
unable to rec onclls his family duty and his
Republican santiments. Later on he was reelected
and became Under Secretary of State
in the War Department in 1893. In 1890 he
became Vice-President of the Chamber.
Only a few w^ok < ago he was Prime Minister,
but his Cabinet was defeated upon a
labor question and resigned. He then was
elected President of the Chamber. He is regarded
as a strong man and forsom) time
has been regarded as the most prominent
rival of M. Sadi Carnot.
VENGEANCE OF A MOB.
A Girl's Assailant Beaten to Death In
Illinois.
There was a sensational scone in Justice
White's court at Spring Valley, ill., ronowea
by a mad rush on the part of about 300 enraged
foreigners upon the prisoner, William
Pinkerton, who was on trial for an assault
on Anna Baroski. Pinkerton made a leap
out of an open window, but was soon overtaken
and beaten to death by the mob.
The rush occurred during the testimony of.
the glri, her description of the outrage committed
by Pinkerton inciting her friends and
neighbors to avenge the wrong. The justice
and lawyers made their escape soon after
the trouble began and Pinkerton was left
to his fate.
iszTR are very picntmn anon: arsenvine,
Me., hardly a day passing without lro:n ono
to a dozen being seen on some of the tarms
near the village. A large moose got into a
wire tenco within half a mile of the Greenville
postoflice a few days ago. He pulled up
four posts and drew every staple from one
post, leaving the barbs of the wiro covered
with hide and the ground covered with
bunches o; hair.
it is stated that there naa been in the last
few year? a wonderful increase in the number
of cotton mills in Japan. As illustrating
this fact it is said that tho imports of raw
cotton into Japan for 1886 were 4,400,000
pounds, and have how increased to 104,000,000
pouads a year.
The promise of a plentiful fruit harvest !n
England has seldom been more hopeful than
this sei^son. The show of bloom on pears,
apples, plums, cherries, etc., has been
enormous.
LATER NEWS,
Joseph Whitsett, of Vineland, N. J., la a
erazy fit d?:ove a blacksmith's file into hie
wife's back. Then he got a razor and
slashed bar and his daughter in a frightful
way, locked himself in the house and set Are
to it He had to'bo dragged from the flames.
Amy and Ellen llonsall, of Newington,
while walking the railroad tracks at New
Britain, Conn., stepped aside for a freight
train and were struck by an express train
running fifty miles an hour on the other
track. Both were instantly killed.
About 6000 persons attended the convention
of the Republican National League in
Denver. Col.
Supebistendent Cltke, of the Carnegif
Works, before the Congressional Committee
admitted the truth of the charges o falfsifyI
intr the armor-plate records.
President Cleveland's comments on the
financial situation were made the basis foi
an improvement in the stock market.
Charles De-Kay, of New York, was nominated
by tho President to be Consul-General
at Berlin.
A provisional government has been
formed in Salvador, but it was expected that
Riva9 wonld shortly become President.
An explosion occurred in a mine at Legalidad,
Asturias, Spain. The dead bodies
of eight miners were immediately recovered,
leaving fifty-seven still missing.
Williah M. Sinqerlt was nominated by
the Democratic Convention at Harrlsburg,
for Governor of Pennsylvania.
The New York Prohibition Convention
nominated a ticket headed by Francis E.
Baldwin, of Elmlra, and declared for woman
suffrage and against sectarian appropriations.
The Democratic State Convention of llli
nois met in ttie hall of the House of Representatives
at Springfield and Franklin MacTeagh
was nominated for Senator on the first
ballot.
The Republican League Convention, al
Denver. Col., finished its work and adjourned.
Meagre reports from Southwestern Minnesota
indicate that a tornado passed through
that section. At Sleepy Eye four people
were killed, and at Windom. two. Great
damage was also done at Renville, Collegeville
and Aberdeen. South Dakota.
Attorney-General Olney asked for an
additional appropriation of $50,000 for
United States Marshals, etc. So far the
Coxey army disturbances havo cost the Department
of Justice more Iturn ?52,000.
The bodies of 263 miners have been recovered
from the Albion colliery in Wales.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
At Washington, ex-United States Senator
Bishop W. Perkin, of Kansas, expired sad'
denly a few days ago.
Da. J. B. Pioda, Secretary of the Swiss Legation
in Rome, has been promoted to the
post of Minister at Washington.
Senator Habbis, of Tennessee, Is said to
know more about Parliamentary law tUan
any other Senator on the Democractic side.
The oldest ex-Governor in the United
States is Alpheas Felch,'of Michigan. He
lives in Ann Arbor and is ninety years of
age.
"Sailob Joe" Skebbett, who was recently
promoted to the post of Bear Admiral, is said
to be the best navigator in the American
navy.
William Deebino, the harvest machine
manufacturer of Chicago, has given 850,000
to the Medical School of the Northwestern
University.
William Habt, N. A, the well-known
landscape artist, died at his residence,Mount
Yernon, N. Y., a tew days since, in his seventy-second
year.
TT-vrpcunw Wtt.t.tav of (VrmnriT. hnn had
suitable apparatus risged up ia the palace at {
Berlin and practises the movements of row- j
ing every morning.
James Stokes, of New York Citv, was made
a Knight of the Legion of Honor by the |
French Government, for his services la estab- I
lishing the Y. 31. C. A. In Paris.
Joss F. Andbews, of Rome, N. Y? now in
his ninety-first year, claims to be the oldest i
living ex-Congressman. He represented the |
Steuben District from 1837 to 1839.
The honorary degree of D. C. L. was conferred
upon Captain Alfred T. Mahan. of the
United States cruiser Chicago, by the University
of Oxford at its commemoration festival.
Hebe are the ages of four notable New
York men: Roswell P. Flower, fifty-nine
years ; David B. Hill. Qfty-one ; Edward Murphy.
fifty-six, and Grover Cleveland, fiftyseven.
The Emperor of Germany has a new gala
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with the harness studded with tiny lamps.
The carriage Is also covered with little
lamps.
Mb. Gladstone Is finding a solace In the
quiet and darkness necessitated by his falling
sight, in translating, with the aid of an
amanuensis, the odes of Eoraoe ir*fc> English
verse.
Sib Johx Duke Colebidoe. Lord Chief
Justice of England, who ha9 just died, has
been for many yeare ona of the most prominent
men in England. His father was a
nephew of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
T. W. Davis, of the Dickinson College
Prohibition Club, who was Ave yeare ago
picking slate in a coal mine and could
neither read nor write, won the first oratorical
prize at Williamsport, Penn., a few
weeks since.
It is expected that Dr. El ward Nettleshlp
will receive 810.000 for his ooaration on Mr.
Gladstone's eye. Moreover, he is almost
certain to become the fashionable physician
of London, and it is not unlikely that lie will
be made a baronet.
Columbus Delano, who was <?ent to Congress
in 1344?the year Major McKinley w.13
born?and was Secretary of the Interior under
Grant, is able, <it the age of eishty-stx
years, to take saddle exercises on his farm
near Mount Vernon, Ohio.
John VV. Goff, of New York, is making so
mu3h of a reputation as counsel for the
Lexow Investigating Committee that he is
talked of as the probable successor of Recorder
Frederick Smyth. He started out as
salesman in a clothinsr store and obtained
his education at Cooper Union between business
hours.
Governor Gbeenhalge, of Massachusetts,
who was for several years President of the
t rrlimine fried tobuv ahorsa
In Boston iho other day, but wan told at
every place he visited that it was next to Impossible
to obtain an animal with an '*un?
docked" tail. "Then," said the Governor,
"I will walk."
W. C. Fitts. the Democratic nominee for
Attorney-G>>n?ral in Alabama, and W. 8.
Beese. the JefiVrsoninn (or Kolb) nominee,
are both less than thirty years of age. Thoy
were born within two days of each other,
entered the Statu University on thesameday
and Kot their law diplomas on the same day.
They are said'to be personally the best ol
friends.
PKENDERGAST',3 LAST HOPE,
Must Hans Unless IIo Has Kccoino
Insane Since His Last Trial.
In the Prendergast insanity hearing at
Chicago Judge Fayno announceJ that he
will instruct the jury that the defense must
prove that the assassin of Carter H. Harrison
has become insane since his last trial otherwise
the former verdict must stand, even
though Prendergast be found to be insane a:
the present time.
The prisoner tried several times to address
the Court, and was finally put on the stand
and examined by Judge Payne. Prendergast's
testimony was incoherent in the main, but
his answers at times were surprisingly
shrewd and sarcastic.
ENGLAND'S BOYAL HEIR.
He May One Day Wear the British
Crown.
Vyi
DOEE OF YOB2.
The Duchess of York, wife of Prince
George, Duke of York, the heir presumptive
to the throne of Great Britain, was safely daI
llvered of a son at 9.55 p. m. at White
j Lodge, Richmond, England- Telegrams
I ware sent at once to the Queen, the
Prince and Princess of Wales and
to Homa Secretary Asquith, who
was staying at Losely Park, with Henry
White, awaiting the call to represent the
Government at White Lodge. The Princess
of Wales left London at once and the Prince
followed her a little later. Mr. Asquith at
once took the special train which had been
waiting with the engine's steam up
for more than a week, and within
forty-flve minutes he was at the house.
An official was kept at the telephone almost
without interruption through the day to inform
the Queen of the Duchess's progress.
The first news of the Prince's birth reached
Her Majesty before ten o'clook, or within
five minutes after the event The National
Observer, writing before the event, said that
Queen Victoria would defray all of the expenses
of the confinement of the Duchess of
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Immediately be made a peer, probably receivtng.the
title of Earl of Kent.
if "3^ fit
DUCHESS OP YOBK.
By the birth of a son to the Duke of York
the succession to the British throne in a direct
male line from the Prince of Wales is
assured. The Duchess of York is the only
daughter of the Duke and Duchess
of Teck. She is a young lady
of splendid physique, who unites
with an amiable disposition the great m-irit,
in the eyes of her future subjects, that she
is an Englishwoman by birth. For this reason
she was to have married the late Duke
of Clarence, but it has been generally understood
at court that she had always preferred
the Duke of York, and the Duke of York is said
always to have been much in love with her,
and to have lived as little in England as possible
because he knew her to be destined for
his brother. Failing issue to the Duke ol
York, the children of the Duke of Fife, whc
married the eldest daughter of the Prinoe oi
Wales, would succeed to the throne.
EOADS TIED UP.
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The Pullman Boycott Showed Surprising
Strength.
As ft result of the flret day of the boycott
of the Pullman Palace Car Company by the
American Railway Union over 5000 employes
of the different roads out of
Chicago went on strike. The attempt
to run Pullman cars resulted in the
tying up of the yards of fifteen railroads
centring in Chicago. Of thesethe Illinois Central,
Wisconsin Central, Chicago and Great
Western, Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago and
Northern Pacific and the lines interested in
the Western Indiana system were tied up
completely, the only trains run out being
maJe up and manned by officers of the
road. The switchmen of the Pan Handle
and Northwestern roads also struck.
Strikes were also declared on the Fort
Wayne, the Pan Handle and other Pennsylvania
lines, the Chicago and Northwestern.
Chicago and Alton and Santa Fe. The latter
road was partially tied up along the line on
orders issued by the union officials, but the
men in Chicago were not ordered out.
At a conference between President Debs
and Yice-Presiient Howard, of the American
Railway Union,and Grand Master Sovereign,
of the Knights of Labor, the latter agreei to
support the Pullman strikers in the boycott,
ami in accordance with the agreement Issued
a manifesto addressod to all orders of the
Knights of Labor.
The sensational feature of the strike was
the complete tie-up of the roads running out
of the Grand Central Station at Chicago,
and which include the Wisconsin Central,
Baltimore and Ohio, Cnicago and Northern
Pacific, and Chicago and Great Western.
Each road was left without a single employe
in the yards, and although the Baltimore
and Ohio succeeded in getting out its passenger
trains, all of the work was done by
the officers of tho company, who manned
the switch engines and made up the trains.
A general strike was ordered on the Northera
Pacific system by the American Railway
Union because of the boycott of Pullman j
Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Loco- j
motive Engineers, telegraphed "The rules
of our Order will not allow us to co-operate
with you. We blame Pullman for refusal to ]
arbitrate differeneas."
John McBride, President of the United i
Mine Workers, telegraphrd that his union i
would assist the boycott by every legitimate i
means in its power. I
Vice-President Howard said that it was the ,
intention of the union to go on with the |
light on all lines aad until Mr. Pullman was
brought to terms. j
LUTED ROOFS FROM HOUSES. ,
Wind Storm Causes $100,000 Dam- '
age in an Ohio Town.
A storm like that of September 8, 1835,
visited Washington C. H., Ohio. It camein
the shape of a funnel-like cloud in which
could be se. r timbers, boards and roofs.
CofTcian J;ros.' factor}* was overturned and
the Coflfman planinp "mill unroofed. Eli
Hooell's kitchen. and all his outbuilding
were carried wAy. John Ducy's house w;is
unroorod. and one side was taken out.
Thomas Cou ihlhx'a tenement house was unroofed*
A house occupied by George Holton (
was crushed like an eg? shell. (
The roof was lifted off a house occupied by ,
W. H. Cruitt and family. Mrs. jC'rultt j
started to run to a neienoor s, wnmi sue #i?
struck in trie head by flying timbers and .
seriously injured. Her little son, Rulus,
received an ugly wound on the head from a
flying board.
The "wind nnroofed James Wolfs house
occupied by W. H. Miller, taking the roof
p.nd carrying articles from the house a -fcalf '
mile. !
The.totp! loss will be more than $100,000. 1
Only one- of the damaged houses was -pro- 1
tected by svorm insurance. Many lamlll'jS 1
have lost all they had on earth.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
The Senate.
136th Day.?The income tax section of the
Tariff bill was taken up, and Messrs. Hill,
Higgins and Hoar spobii against it. The Senate
voted to limit the operation of the tax to
the first day of January, 1900. A graduated
Income tax was rejected. Just before adjournment
the reDorts of the Sugar Trust Investigating
Committee were presented. Mr.
Hill objected to their reception.
137th Day.?The bill appropriating $40,000
for investigations and tests of American
timber by the forestry division of .the Agricultural
Department was oas3ed ; also Senate
bill mating the first Mondav tn September
of every year (Labor Day) a legal holiday.
At 10.30 o'clock the Tariff bill
was taken up, the question being
on the income tax sections. An argument
in favor of the principle of an
income tax was male by Mr. Kyle. Mt.
Vest, on behalf of the Finance Committee,
presented a substitute for the amendments
heretofore offered in relation to mutual Insurance
and benefit associations. Also an
amendment reducing the exemption from
$4000 to $3000 a year. Also an amendment
for the reduction in the assessment of banks,
railroads and other corporations of the
"actual operating expenses, interest on
bonded debt and lo33es." The measure was
then discussed by Messrs. Hill, Sherman,
Aldrlch and Hale.
138th Day. ?The consideration of the Tariff
bill was continued. All Sir. Hill's amendments
to change the limit of taxable Income
were voted down. The exemption therefore
remains fixed at $4000. Mr. Hill then
moved to postpone for one year the time for
the income tax to b?gin and to end 1396
and 1901. Rejected?Yeas, 26; nays. 41.
Mr. Hill's amendment that tue salary of the
President be exempted from the Income tax
was agreed to without opposition.
139th Day.?After passing resolutions of
condolence the Senate adjourned out of respect
to the memory of the late President
Carnot, of France. ' >
140th Day.?Consideration of the incometax
sections of the Tariff bill was continued,
several amendments offered by Mr. Hill being
voted down.
141st Day.?Several paragraphs of the income
tax section of the Tariff bill were disposed
of.
The House.
156th Day.?A.n agreement was reached to
close debate on the Anti-Ootions bill at once.
Discussion of the measure lasted all day.
157th Day.?Speaker Crisp was still unable
to come up to the Capitol, and when the
House met Representative Bailey again took
the Chair. Favorable reports were made
on bills to establish a National park on the
battlefield ot Shiloh, and to increase
the pensions of survivore of
the Mexican and Indian wars and their
widows. The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the Hatch Anti-Option
bill, two hours being reserved for
amendments and discussion under the fiveminutes'
rule, and one hour for the author
of the bill in whioh to close debate.
An amendment offered by Mr. Aldrich
to include Hour in the list of artiole3 that
may not be dealt in under the bill was agreed
to?98 to 33. An amendment offered by Mr.
Cox wa3 agreed to?107 to 21?excepting
from the operations of the bill sales for future
delivery by the owner of the property,
or by an agent of the owners, with a proviso
added, on motion of Mr. Lacey. th-it where
delivery of goods sold was prevented by failure
of transportation or other fault of the carrier
the penalty of the bill shall not apply.
The vote was then taken on the passage of
the bill. It was announced as yeas, 150;
nays, 87; present and not voting, 1. Mr.
Sayers moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee of the Whole
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propriation bill. Agreed to, and Mr. Bynum
took the chair. After a brief explanation of
the bill by Mr. Sayers. the committee rose,
and at 5 o'clock the House took a recess until
8 o'clock.?At the night session the
House, in Committee of the Whole, considered
fifteen private pension bills and, at
10.30, adjourned.
158th Day.?Speaker Crisp, who has been
ill, resumed his duties and the House applauded
his reappearance. The day was
spent in consideration of the Deficiency bill.
Messrs. Cogswell, Hopkins and Cannon attacked
the Pension Bureau and Messrs.
O'Neill, Enloe and Dockery defended it.??
The Elections Committee reported in favor
of the sitting member in the contest of
' Tom" Watson against Mr. Black, of
Georgia. A report from the Committee
on Ventilation attacking Architect Clarke
was submitted.
15!hrH Dat.?The House met and adjourned
out of respact to the memory of President
Carnot, of France, after passing suitable
resolutions.
160th Dat.?The General Deficiency Appropriation
bill was disposed of.??The
House passed the Senate bill to make Labor
Day (the first Monday in September) a National
holiday.
161st Dat.?The bill to admit New Mexico
to Statehood was considered. The. Presi
dent transmitted two letters irom Minister
Willis at Hawaii.
TAR FOR TARSNEY.
The Adjutant-General of Colorado
Outraged.
Probably the most glaring outrage connected
with the recant mining trouble at
Cripple Creek, Col., was committed shortly
after midnight a few mornings ago. Adjutant-General
Tareney, of the Colorado State
National Guard, who was stopping at the
Alamo Hotel. Colorado Springs, was called
from his room shortly alter 12 o'clock and
informed that some on9 at Cripple Creek
wished to speak to him over the telephone.
When General Tarsney appeared behind
the clerk's desk to answer the alleged call
he was confronted 'oy a masked man, armed
with two revolvers, who ordered the Gen
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the meantime bud been placed under guard
of one of the kidnappers.
General Tarsney called for help, bat was
clubbed Lito submission with a revolver. Suddenly
several more of the kidnappers appeared
and carried him to the sidewalk
where two closed carriages under guard
were in waiting. He was hustled into one
of the carriages and driven to Austin Bluffs
at the city limits. On each of the drivers'
boxes sat one of the mob with a drawn revolver,who
saw that the hack drivers promptly
obeyed orders.
Arriving at the open prairie, at Austin
Bluffs. General Tarsney was removed from
the carriage, stripped, and a coat of tar and
feathers was administered. The ringleaders
of the kidnappers had previously ordered
that the General was not to be abused. This
order seems to have been obeyed after tho
General was subdued by clubbing at the hotel.
After tar an i feathering General Tarsney,
the mob wurned him against returning
fhu Qn?*lnn?a
The outrage, evidently perpetrated by the
miners concerned in the recent strike, is
attributed in some quarters to their disappointment
at the attitude of the militia. As.
Governor Waite himself admitted, the militia
were sent to the Cripple Creak fields to aid
the strikers. They were expected to hamper
the campaign of the deputies who were doing
effective service in the defense of the operators'
property. (
After some clashing the militia joined
forces with the deputies and the miners
were driven from their stronghold on Bull
Hill, and the strike ended. It is believed
that they blamed the Aljutant-General tor
their final defeat.
Farming ia Detroit.
Many acres have already been plowed up
in pursuance of Mayor Pingree's scheme of
utilizing the idle land in Detroit, Mich.,
for raising potatoes and beans for the poor.
Nearly two thousand acres have been loaned,
and twenty plows are at work.
Those who once scoffed at the idea are
now sending in clicks to pay for seeds and
plowing. Nearly one thousand of the poor
have signified a desire to raise something on
this land.
A small circus making a two weeks' stand
offered to give tho gross receipts of two
entertainments to the Mayor's agricultural
bureau. The Mayor himself entered the
ticket wagon and sold tickets. The President
of the Common Council collected
H/?L-ofa of nnif Tirnminrtr^ Alifaf*
men acted as ushers/
Back to tho Fatherland.
Since the llrst of March a tidal wave of
home-sickness and -iiscontent seems to hav*
swept over the Scandinavian. Italian and
Germans residents of Chicago. In somu
aeigiiborhooils entire families are packing
up their bnlonuiuRS and taking passage for
the FatherlanJ.