The Portland daily press., 1885-05-25
THE OLD WORLD.
HE ULU WUKLU.
Scenes at Victor Hugos Death
Bed.
Preparing for the Last Sad Rites.
Desperate Encounter of Paris
Police with Communists.
Several of the Latter Reported
Killed
Preparing for the Last Sad Rites.

PARIS, May 23.-A storm was raging when Vic
tor Hugo died. The news Of his death was announc
ed to the assembled crowd by Victorien Sardou.
Ihe dying man lay in trance for some hours be-
lore the end. He awoke suddenly raised his head
gazed at his family and friends standing around the
bed, and sank back lifeless. His white hair and
beard grew quite long during his illness. His body
is much emacated, but the brow retains its grand
eur. The sculptor Dalon has taken a cast Of the
face. Nador has taken photograph, and Glaize has
made another sketch. When the death was an
nounced there was an indecent rush of reporters to
the house, and the servants were obliged to repel
them. M. Lockroy closed the front door leaving
table in the street for visiting cards. The body has
been embalmed. Immense quantities of flowers
arriving at the residence Deputations from
the municipal government and from Parliament
offered their coincidence this evening. Next arriy-
ed Nine Bernhardt, the actress. dressed completely
In white, bringing with her am immense crown of
white roses. The Lockroys and Nj. Hugo's grand
children are bowed with grief. Half of his fortune
OF 4, 200 900 francs is bequeathed by M Hugo to
his daughter Adele, who is in lunatic asylum. 1t
was M. Hugo's wish that his heirs and executors
should hereafter join in building a lunatic asylum
M, jules Simon says the whole Academy will at
tena the funeral, and that M Maxine de Camp will
deliver an oration. The death of Victor Hugo has
caused grief throughout the Continent Newspap-
ers are eagerly sought for particulars of his last
moments.
M. Allan Targe minister of the interior. has au
thorized the friends of Victor Hugo to allow the
poets remains to lie in state for three DAYS under
the arc dc Ir1omphe. The body will be conveyed
thither tomorrow and placed on a catafalque,
hugo bequeathed $40 900 to the poor He left
request that his body should be convened to tha
grave IN ''pauper hearse," without any religious
rites. In the document containing this request
hugo a1hrms his belief in God. A fund for a ma.
tonai monument to the dead poet has already been
opened. ~
Victor Hugo wished his body buried besides the
remains OF his wife and daughter in little grave
yard OF the parish church of Vile quier on the
and Havre, his wish will be carried out unless the
government OF France to which Hugo left the en-
TIRE control of the question decide 10 have the re-
mains entered in the Pantheon.
IN the cnamDer OF deputies this afternoon M .
flouquet delivered an eloquent eulogy upon Hugo
M. Bresson, French prime minister proposed
grant Dy the state of 100 to deray the expenses
OF Victor Hugo's funeral and the proposal was at
once ADOPTED 4l5 to 3. M. DeLaferge moved that
sno 7 antueon De secularlzed in order that Hugo
motion by 229 to la. 1890 ~, '---'
nj. Allan IarJe, minister of interior asked the
deputies TO postpone thevote on the previous ques-
lion uhtl tne next sitting of the chamber and the
mittee and the chamber adjourned until TnesGav
as marx OF respect. The Senate subsequently
approved the vote for funeral expenses Tha finn
erai OF victor Hugo will take place next Friday.
PARIS, May 24-The remains were conveyed tn
tne arc oe Irlomphe today and laid in state on a
catafa1que. va '
In the SOudan.
SUAKIM, May 24.-The armored train TODAY
surprised body of rebels tearing up the rails Of
the new railway and opened fire upon them, II is
estimated tie rebels lost several hundred men.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 24-The council of min
isters to-day discussed Granville's note to Musu-