Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-29
PARIS THREATENED RIOT.
The Government Massing TrOops-The
Funeral Day to be Holiday.

Funcral DAY 10 be holiday.
PARIS, May 2S.-The Communists were
preparing this morning to make another
demonstration this afternoon, when
speeches by some of their prominent
speakers were TO be made. The govern
ment thinks it necessary to take special
precautions against a Communist out
break at Victor Hugo's funeral next Mon
day, when the ranks of the Partisan Com
munists will receive accessIons from
other sources. The Minister of War has
ordered several regiments from the prov
inces to immediate duty In Paris. These
arrived this evening.
Sarah Bernhardt has asked permission
for herself and company to join in the
funeral procession.
The government has ordered the priests
TO quit the Pantheon within forty-eight
hours. Many OF the newspe pers denounce
| this order with indignation.
THE PANTHEON's USE.
-. Goblet, Minister of Public Instruc-
tion, now that the Pantheon has been re-
stored to its original purpose, proposes
that the remains Of ex-President Thiers
and Leon Gambetta be transferred to the
Pantheon, wherein will be placed the
body of Victor Hugo.
The Communists, in their several meet
ings, held last evening, adopted resolu-
tiOns declaring their purpose to carry red
flags at tile funeral of Victor Hugo. The
resolutions also warned the government
not TO interfere with the COMMUNISTS In
their determination to bear their flags
and banners In the great procession.
BUSINESS TO BE SUSPENDED.
Monday will be observed as a general
holiday. President Grevy and the diplo-
matte corps Will attend M. Hugo's fl-
neral. An immense quantity of flosal Of
! ferings has arrived here.
The compositors of the city are having
a floral crown prepared at a cost Of $400.
Ireland sends a shamrock crown.
NJ. Hugo was friend of Parnell.
Royalists and Catholics intend to dis
play white fags.
The revolutionary meeting to-day was
/ secret gathering, all reporters being ex-
| cluded. IL Is believed that the revolu-
tionists propose TO carry at M. Hugo's
| funeral a red flag so large that it cannot
| be mistaken for a banner. The govern
ment has decided to allow banners, but
not flags, TO be borne.
The Official journal publishes the pro-
gramme Of the Hugo funeral. The route
Of the procession will be through the
Champs Eiysees and bOuleYards st. Ger
maine and st. Michel.
In to-day's session Of the Chamber Of
Deputies Count Albert de Nun, Of the
Extreme Right, referring to the decree
seculariZing the Pantheon, described it as
Illegal, profane and sacriligeous. M +.
Goblet defended the governments action.
Count de Nuns motion that iustead Of a
government decree a law dealing with the
matter be introduced in the Chamber
Of Deputies was rejected by vote OF 38S
to 80. A motion approving the issue of
the decree was adopted by a vote Of 33S
| TO 30.
/ In consequence Of reports received from
the Projects Of the various provinces Of
the republic the government have decided
| to introduce into tho Chambers a bill pro-
| hibiting a display anywhere in France Of
all emblems, except the national tric0ior
and the recognized hags Of foreign ma
/ tiOns.