St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-23
France Celebrates the Gen.
tennial Anniversary of
Its First Republic.
Paris Decorated During the
Day and Illuminated at
Night.
Republicans Happy Over the
Grand Display of Pa
triotiSm.
Awful Punishment to Be
Melted Out to a Murderess
in Finland.

PARIS. Sept. 22-One hundred wears
ago was sthe first day of the year l
OF the republic following the revolution.
Today is also the centennial of the
"cannonade of Nalmy,v the first tri-
umph of the Republican arms. On
Sept p, 1872. the Prussians. under
the Duke of Brunswick, were
advancing toward Paris, driving
the army of Gen. Dumouriez
before them. Gen. Kellermann.
commanding the army of the Rhine,
hasUened to the relief of Dumouriez
with 10000 men. A battle of skirmish
was fought at Valmy,and the Prussians
were compelled to retire. For his serv-
ices on that day Keilermann was subse-
qnently created duke of Yalmy by Ma
poleon the Great.
The weather was splendid. and the
principal streets of the city were
crowded with spectators. Around the
Pantheon dense crowd gathered.
President Carnot and the members of
the ministry arrived at the Pantheon
at 10 o'clock. NJ. Loubet, the prime
minister delivered the Grafton. He
described the birth of the republic.
which, he said, would strive to give a
pacific solution to social questions. Nj.
Floquet followed. He said that todav's
rejoicing should be styled the festi-
val of
National Independence.
The present republic. thanks to
union OF parties, had rebuilt the ma
tional strength, and is now in a position
10 inspire respect in all minds and svm-
pathy in many.
President Carnot was given grand
ovation as he was driven from the pal
ace to the Eiysee, to the Patheon. and
tremendous shouts of "Viye La kepub-
llque." wentup as he proceeded through
the dense lines of humanity NJ Flo
quet was given similar reception.
This afternoon two cavaieades, SIM
liar IN number and eostuming. started
from the PalaiS de Industries, in the
Champs ElySee. One eavalcade crossed
the Seine and passed through the Eau
bourg ST Germain and Latin Quarter.
While the other tTaversed the Place de
Ia Coneorde and reached the Grand
boulevard through the Rue Royale
At the head Of each procession
marched Il platoon of cayalrymen, real
soldiers, alfred in tie uniform of the
eighteenth century. the musicians play
ing airs of the epoch, seiected by NJ. de
Made, librarian of the opera house.
The costumes were copied from those
found in the Caravan museum. Then
came
Magnificent Cars
filed with men representing famous
characters Of the period. 1nterspersed
were bodies OIL foot, attired Ike the
trades corporations of the ante-revolu-
tionary time. In one Of the cars Latay-
cite and Washington stood hand in
hand Women and children and groups
of singers were also scattered through
the procession. Some 1900 persons
were i'll line. 1000 for each procession.
The monuments of Gambetta and
Ledruroilin. 10 whom France owes uni
versAl suffrage. and those of other
famous Republicans were decorated
with wreatheS of flowers. This even
ing the city was brilliantly Illuminated,
many of the private houses vieing
with the I1tlie buildings in
their displats < electric and
gas lights effec... The esltire city was
en- fefe, and the cei;s,raiira was the
most successful Of ti.c :laiy hat have
been held in Paris. TIE Republicans
are happy because of the enthusiasm
shown, and Their argue ti.at i; show. how
deeply the love for the re,'u1iie Jas be-
cCme embedded ID the hear. u tse Dco-
pie of France.