The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-13
THE FUNERAL OF M. GREVY.
Many Minor Incidents Connected With His
Death.
PARIS GOING CRAzY OYER LOHENGRIE.
The Sans Cuiottes Anxions for an Occasion
for AN Outbreak Police Prepared
for IN Emergency.


PARIS Sept 12.-It has been decided by
! the Government that ex-President Greyy's
| funeral shall take place in Paris at the ex-
penss of the State. The ministers who have
| been selected to go to Mont Sons Vaudrey
are NJ. DeArey. Cinet, Faillers and Roubier.
who were presidents OF the council under tho
Grevy regime. vast number OF telegrams
| and letters of coincidence have been received
| by the family from almost every part OF the
| world while the register kept in the house
| on the Avenue D'Iena had to be duplicated
| both yesterday and to-day. it being hlled
with signatures Of sympathizers who called.
Az o'clock Monday morning next requiem
mass will be sung at the parish church of
Mont Sons Naudrey, and 1t Is expected that
the attendance will be very large, as several
delegations from Greyy's native department
have sent word that they will be present, 10
addition to the deputation from this city.
NO MEMOIRS LIFT.
NJ. Wilson continues to assert that his
father-in-aw left no political memoirs and
expressed his wish III dying that his memory
should be inseparably connected with his
farewell message TO the Chambers. Nj. VIII
son also denies that he intends making any
revelations concerning the past, despite the
fact that his lips are unsealed by the death of
the ex-President.
INCIDENTS OF THE DEATH.
Among the minor incidents connected with
N. Grevy's death is the statement of Colonel
Lichtenstein who vas attached TO the mill
tary household during the Grevy presidency
in which he has seen fit for some unknown
reason to contradict the two generally ac-
cepted legends that NJ. Greyy had pet duck
and passion for playing billiards. The Col
onel to-day told reporter, and 1t IS duly pub
Ished, that there was pond in the Jardin
d'Elysee. frequented by a fow ducks and nj.
Grevy was in the habit Of reading bis papers
seated on comfortable chair bv tho side OF
this little sheet of water. lie also says that
the late Presidents faYOrite game was chess,
and that he INDUCED in 1t frequently with
DeFreyoinet. The Colonel goes on IN his
"reminiscences to say that the presidential Ia
bio was frugal, but was thoroughly good;
that the visitor was always pressed TO stay for
lunch on the most slender pretext.
UNGBATEFUL REPUBLcASs.
However sad may be the news of the death
of NJ. GTeYy we must cOncede that 1T II over-
topped by the sensational Lohengrln episode.
The French impressionability could not stand
two such immense events III tli,'r history as
bicycle race 10 brest and possible not
at the opera, and find time TO give
much attention 10 the taking Oft of
an ex-president. This is probably the honest,
or, at any rate, the charitable, reason why
statesman. They speak kindly of him and
tell few anecdotes. but there is a genuine
lack of interest in the subject.
CRAZY on LoHESGBIN.
To-day Paris IL talking only Of Lohongrin.
and there is an evident desire 10 mako the
most Of the innocent legitimate effort on the
part Of the opera management 10 make some
money, but there Is likewise lust enough
idiocy rampant IN Paris at this moment to
make il expedient 10 put down any excuse for
an emeute That Lohengrin will be
produced Monday night seems just now in
the highest degree improbable, and even
Wednesday night, as has been suggested, its
production is exceedingly unlikely. The
enormous crowd that began by gathering on
the Boulevard des ltaliens and finally swelled
over into the Rue dc la Paix, the Rue
Quatre de Septembre and long dis
tance down the Avenue dc rOpera last
night was but sign Of the times The sud
den appearance when this crowd was at its
height of large force of police is explained
to-day in the statement made by the authorl-
ties that they were prepared COR an emer-
gency. and had gathered their available
men in the vicinity OF the Place dc
rOpera. Ii was remarked then that the
number of gendarmes was out OF all proper
ton TO what the assemblage was at first be-
heyed 10 be, but the officers seemed TO act
from some earlier orders and steadily drove
the crowd down the adjoining streets. finally
going so far even as to interrupt the prone
naders on tho boulevard.
REAL CAUSE or THE TROUBLE.
This menacing display of an armed force
being clearly unnecessary last night Is ex-
planned by to-days journals as being made
with the view to discourage any possible ebul-
liton of feeling on the part of the mob of the
real first night OF ''lohengrin. whenever that
may be. To-day it is announced quite conf
dentially that the Monday performance will be
postponed on account OF N. Greyy's funeral
occurring the same day, and the theatre
officials have posted up a sign that il will
tainly be produced on Wednesday. The fu-
neral is obviously a subterfuge. for as a mat
tor of fact the building will not be closed on
Monday night, and another work is TO be pro-
duced. which is certainly no better
adapted 10 the occasion than Iohengrin. |
These excuses give color TO the report that |
NJ. Constans does not wish Wagners opera |
brought out until he returns TO Paris. OF |
course tenor .Dyck is the hero Of the hour. |
No one believes him to be sick. OF at least so |
sick az 10 be unable 10 play. His picture APP
peared in many of last nights papers and in
those of to-day he has many eulogistic arti-