The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-14
ALEXIS LEAVES PARIS.
His Ride From the Hotel to the Station
Continuous Ovation.

his hlde From the Hotel to the Station
Continuous Ovation.
PARIS. Aug. 18.-The Grand Duke Alexis
has left this city for Vichy. The enthusiasm
evoked by the visit of the brother of the
czar has lost none Of it's force by the per-
sonal contact of the Parisians with the tall,
fine-looking Russian admiral, and upon
every occasion when he has shown himself
to the public he has received greetings that
have amounted to ovations despite his res
luctance to be the recipient of Official well
comes.
THE IMPRESSION MADE.
There is no doubt. if the grand dukes
grace is an index 10 his feeling, tAe spon-
taneous warmth of his welcome by the pub
lie has made very agreeable impression
upon him. The time appointed for his de-
parture for Vichy had been announced in
the newspapers. and consequently large
crowds gathered along the route from the
hotel at which he was stopping to the rail
way station.
ENTHUSIASM ALONG THE ROUTE.
AS the carriage in which the grand duke
was riding passed along the streets tho
crowds cheered him enthusiastically, and, as
he snilingly bowed in response to the hearty
greetings rendered him, the crowd broke out
into cries of "Vive le Ru Isie ct le Franeel"
and "Vive Ie czerl"
TOUCHING sCENE.
While the enthusiasm was at it's hight a
sudden break was made In the long line OF
people extending along the sidewalks, and
as the grand dukes carriage reached the
point OF the confusion an old man, bent and
decrepit, with his gray hair hanging in
confusion about his wlthered face, his every
appearance dsnoting that he was native
| OF the land ruled over by the white
Gar" sprang to the side OF the carriage,
and, raising his hat and howing low,
threw into the lap of the grand
duke petition, which, it was after ward
learned was a request for the redress Of
some grievance from which the aged Rus
sian was suffering. The right of present
ing petitions in this manner Is one of the
| few rights possessed by Russian subjects,
and the document was taken possession of
| by the grand duke When the grand duke
reached the railway station there was "a
| repetition OF the scenes of enthusiasm wit
messed along the streets through which he
had just passed, and as the train which he
took drew out of the station the last sounds
of Paris that the grand duke heard we're
patriotic cries from the lips of thousands of
persons who had gathered to bid him adieu.
HIR ARRIVAL AT vICHY.
The Grand Duke Alexis arrived at Vichy
this afternoon, and there was another scene
OF enthusiasm on his arrival The Russian
consul, in speech, declared that the fiction
of the hoisting Of Russian flag to make
the grand DUKES residence an integral part
Of Russia was unnecessary, because France
is Russia and Russia is France
| ANGRY AT THE DEMONSTRATION.
The grand duke, angry at the fuss mad
over him. asked M. Ribol to stop the dem
onstrations at Vichy. M. Ribol was IN
able to do so, but he had telegram oste
in the streets asking the people to strictl,
respect the grand dukes incognito. There
fore, after a formal reception on arriving
at Vichy, no banquets or other entertain
ments were rendered him.