The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-04
VICTOR HUGO'O Rites.
THE GRANDeST PROCESSION PARIS
EVER WITNESSED.
Freaks of Lightning -Heroism
Mine Disaster
Quick ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grants
Condition To-day.
Victor HuEo's Burial.

PARIS, June 1.-Although ram tell
during the night and there was every
Indication early this morning of more
rain to-day, hundreds of thousands of
people were abroad at day break, already
Gro wding the streets and boulevards
through which the great procession will
move that accompanies the remains OF
Victor Hugo to his last resting place in
the Pantheon. Owing to the crowded
condition of the hotels thousands were
compelled to bIvouac in the open air all
night. The space around Arc De Til
umph is already filed with chief Of
ficers OF state, members of the diplo-
matte corps, senators and deputies.
From ali directions come Populations
with draped banners and bearing flowers
and gigantic Wreaths and all are moving
in the direction of the Arc De Triumph,
the Mecca of France for to-day. Never
did Paris present such a scene.
Chestnut trees in Champ ElYsee are IN
full bloom and form strange contrast
to the yelled lights, draped banners and
vast sea of spectators all in habilIments
of mourning that lined either side OF an
immense field and the uniforms OF the
soldiers. Large bodies of cavalry occu-
DIV INC " NAoAllp oSN"
Minute guns are being fired from the
Hotel Dies InYalides and Fort Valerin.
The crowds are very orderly, and at this
hour there is not sign of the trouble so
much talked of and written about. The
societies are taking the places assigned
to them in the line of the procession.
Trains loaded with visitors from the
provinces and from abroad are constant.
" arriving and the enormous crowds
already here are eyer increasing.
THE PROCESSION
10 m.-The funeral procession started
punctually at noon. The threatening
clouds of the morning had disappeared
by this time and the sun shOne forth
brilliantly. Many chariots, heaped up
with offerings OF the people of France,
followed the hearse in the procession.
Enormous crowds of people line the
streets that form the route of the pro-
cession, while other masses of people
possess the intersecting streets for a
great distance on either side. The
buildings are black with people, as is in
deed every point from which may be
had h view of the unparalleled spectacle,
los p. m.-The head of the process
| sion escorting the body of Victor Hugo
to the Pantheon is just now reaching
that lod gment of the illustrious dead
The immense crowd that fills the boule-
yard Mlchail, including an enormous
number of people who go to make VI
the disturbing and noisy element of the
citizen population. Now that the funeral
| is practically over these roughs threaten
| to inaugurate a Revolutionary demonstra
ton which has been expected since th(
death of Victor Hugo.
2p. m-The funeral Grafton which
| M. FIoquet delivered at the Arc de T'ri
| umphe touched the hearts of his nearer:
and was greatly applauded. The pro
| cessiOn is moving without hitch III th'
| prescribed program The police arrest
| ed several bearers of red flags, which
were unfurled at the starting points ol
headquarters of several Revolutionary
| societies. There have been, however
no serious collisions yet.
The singing of revolutionary and patri
otto songs by bands OF men gathered be
| yond the reach of the voices of the ora
tors Interrupted somewhat the unity O
the eulogies, but beyond that there wa:
nothing to mar the beauty or distrac
from the impressiveness of the spectacle
| The funeral of Victor Hugo up 10 Thu
hour, 3 40 p. m, has been conducted
with every mark of respect. The enor'
nous masses of people in the street
maintain exceptional quiet.
LATER.-The funeral ceremonies wer
completed without anything disorder,
having happened. The crowd was in
mense and many persons were serlousl
injured by the pressure of the dens
masses.
| STILL UNSETTLED.
| LONDON, June 1.-The official state
ment published in the dallv News to-da
from Earl Granville to the effect ths
the Russo-AfPhRn boundary questIO
still remains unsettled has highly dis
concerted liberals and made tories jub
liant.