The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-16
The FRENCHMAN'S HOLIDAY.

out In Holiday Attire 10 telebrate 'ho
Fail OF the Bastilc and the Dawn oi the
RepubIic-R.view by President Carnot
81 the Army of Faris On the Great
iLiirau If LOngchnnps Amid the
rldu Its Of the People.
PARIS, July 1b.--1he city did not
await the arrival of July IA to begin
,he celebration Of the great event with
which that date Is indelibly associated
the surrender uf that ancient fortress
of Gnspotism, the overthrow OF whlch,
in the year of grace l1S9, marked the
beginning of the end of the monarch
ism, the birth of French republicaniam
and, incidentally, the death of that
case hardened but tough Old sol
der of absolutism, Dc!aunay. NO,
the ball opened with the general
conference of the United Societies
of French military instruction, which
was held in the garden of the TuilIeries
on sunday last. This was an aifair OF
the very first importance, and was at
tended by the minister OF war NJ pe
| Freycinet, and his chiefs OF bnreanx'
| the general ofticers of the active army
| and the reserves and n host of military
experts and authorities of all classes
1t was strictly business meeting,
sentiment having no place IN
the proceedings. and no other
! topic being permitted than the strength.
ening of the military resources of
the country. Yesterday (Monday) the
president of the republic, in accordance
with the invitation of the municipal
council of Paris, delivered un address
on the occasion of the opening for pub
| lie use of the new avenue de la rcpup
I,,,t hos
attempt of a madman to assassinate Nj.
Carnot occurred. 1t is conceded tha'
had the crowd been less unwieldly
one, or the police for ii moment lag.
gard, the would-bc murderer would
have been torn to pieces.
The morning opened ausplclouSly
with bright light in the east and
pleasant breeze tanning the long
reaches of the boulcvards. ASS o'clock
approached the grand thoroughfares
became almost impossible. The l'nrl.
sian millions were evidently determined
70 make a day Oft. 1t was interesting
to note how many of the hurryiug men,
women and little ones wore the three
barred ribbons upon their bosoms,
by half-past o'clock the scene which
the correspondent of the United Press
looked out upon from the Office WIN.
dows of LIntransigrant was remark
; able one The holiday tide of the big
city was in full motion and was being
constantly swollen by streams OF people
arriving from the provinces by every
r incoming train. On the pavcmcnts be.
2 low there moved Il dense procession OF
humanity, kept in order and out OF dam
ger by the watchful gcndarmcs In
= windows and on balconies, made
:, brilliant with tasteful decorations,
i countless thousands of gailr-drcssed
n ladies sat or stood. eager OBJ
d servers of the minutest charge
e occurring in the animated scenes
It everywhere being enacted 1t was safe
l. even at that early hour to as-ort that
n but rarely has Paris seen such an ont
v pouring Of its citizens as that OF to-day.
,r The official and popular programme or
II the days events is Il long ono. few
O. Of it's features are the Inauguration of
20 the monument TO the memory OF Dante
It on tLe boulevard ST. Ccrnuin; nuncr
At ors and varied entertainments for the
t. children Of the g. mmm.n! schools OF
the city of Paris: free pei f'rnnnrrs ut
ot the sChAidiHed tl"Gcrs; g"itn''"us
to exhibition OF the Iau!o ~ pan'ranh ~
n the battle Of CHAMPS cay. and iHe
Il decoration of the great tr'v'aph;I 'rches
" and columns of the cHp,n,
n On the great plateau at i.Hnrr'unps
I'd was to be reviewed ut " o'I,o2k tine
pride of the capital and tH2 ;'oOc of
he France. the u'rr OF Paris. Promptly
'g Mt that hour, as though ny rlG" C. ln'
Ic. rautry. cavalry and artillery poHrd
cr into the immrnse circle. IG1' ncgord
n the dense musscs If iu!ant"v, and
lie emerging from Il cloud pf dust. came
rn the French cavalry at trot. SquG'rou
*, upon suuadson cuiyo> ,crs, ,srugoonf
he and lancers. A carriage drawn by Sin
m horses and attended by an escort ot
lie, cayalymcn dashed up to the reviewing
ar stand. The general staff RACES "ut to
ell ward the massed thousands % mon. \
le gun is fired. The president # France
MS is standing barehcUdcd on the rh.Sr'
en- platform, and 10000 sahcrs flash in 'b
air, the barrels of 50,nO musii"ts dn"2l
lst the eve as far as sight can follow "a
ed tri-colors dip in salutation, Fifty band
st strike up the Marseillaise, thrice fit
alt thousand voices takes the cries nf "Niv
me Carnot," "Vive lArmc,' and "Nlvc !
ci' France" but gradually these slogan
oli merge into one trencnd"H3 r'r q
Try sound which seems to spl!L the dome
ILL., The French people are greeting the rT
ce' public. "Vivc Ia Republlqur." I'D
ms Longchamps review is over and Par
OF hastens homeward for the n.ght tctc.
th,. South American News.
OF WASHINGTON, July 15.-Thc bmcn
of American republics has private II
for,o,t;on from IJrupuuy that the lit