St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-13

The officers to BE Feted in
Paris-A Week of Banquets
and BaIls-Signifcan of This
Love Match Between the Two
Great Countries.
PARIS, Oct. 12.-The city of Paris is
already en- fele in anticipation OF the
arrival ar Toulon of the long expected
and much discussed Russian fleet. The
store windows are full of rosettes,
badges, scarfs, ETC., formed of different
materials, and representing the Russian
colors, while pictures OF the car and
the Russian coat of arms are to be seen
conspicuously displayed on all sides.
But Paris is not the only city in
France putting on holiday attire III
honor of the coming of the Russians.
Toulon, Marseilles, Lyons, Brest,
Havre, Nantes, Bordeaux and other
large towns are also assuming festive
air in honor of the cars sailors, and by
tomorrow the vast majority of patriotic
Frenchmen and French women in the
large towns VIII have taken some steps
to display the Russian cOlors alongside
those of France.
AS previously stated tn these dis
patches, no amount OF argument VIII
convince the
FRENCH PEOPLE
that the visit of the RuSSlon squadron
to TOulon and the trip of its officers to
Paris is not an open move on the part
of the car to show his great friendship
for France and his determination TO
eide with the French republic against
their common enemies. In order to try
and shake this idea out Of the heads OF
ultra-potriotic and minimizing French
men, the Russian ambassador, Baron de
Mohrenheim, has thrown tons OF cold
water upon the enthusiasm of France,
but it has had little effect, for the aver
age Frencnman simply winks his eye,
to use slang phrase which fits the Sit
uation to nicely, and classes all the
snubbing received from Russia as being
so much fine diplomacy upon the part
Of the ruler of Russia, who, Frenchmen
claim, only pretends to half shoulder
French enthusiasm in order to throw SO
much dust in the eyes of the two coun-
tries upon the point Of falling each
upon the others neckS. AS a fact, 1t is
pretty we'll known that the car is much
wearied and annoyed by the whole mat
ter and would be glad to find some eX-
cuse to avoid sending his squadron to
France.
1t seems too late now, though, to
change the program so dear to France,
and tomorrow, if all goes we'll, the five
vessels composing the Russian squad
ron. namely, the flagship Emperor
Nicholas L., the Pamiat-ArZoWa, the
Rynda, the Admiral Makhimoff and the
1eretZ, with about l25 officers and 100
men, will anchor in the port of Toulon,
under the command of Admiral Avellan
and will there be welcomed to France
and asked TO participate i'll series of
festivities which should, unless Rus
slams are very careful of themselves,
send them back on board their vessels
with many bad cases of the willies :"
among them. For a week or more 1t
will be breakfast, banquet, ball, recep-
ton and dinner, from morning until
morning: champagne has been donated
by the carload, and cognac by the wag-
onful: cigars are pouring in by the
truckful. and the cigarettes are
innumerable. France has Set
herself the task of seeing
just how convivial she can be. 1t was
in this state of enthusiastic anticipation
that the news reached here today that
the cZar and cZarina will tomorrow. at
Copenhagen, pay visit to the French
cruisers lSly and Surcouf. This i
looked upon as being the signal to ION
with the ball" and SO 1t Is that France
today is girding up her loins for a period
of thorough enjoy ment.
Al Toulon the final arrangements for
tOmorrOW'S reception of the Russian
squadron continue with great energy.
All the incoming trains and all the
hotels are crowded with people bound
to see the welcome which will be eX-
tended tomorrow TO the guests of the
French republic.
The general i'll command of the mill
tary district at ToulOn and the mayor of
that city have both issued proclamations
begging the citizens to let the acclama-
tons with which they welcome the Rus
SLAMS be proof that they desire peace
for all nations, and eXhorting them tC
remain calm, and by preserving a digni-
fed attitude avoid all provocatiOn and
tumult.
TOULON, Oct. 12.-Admiral Rieuhi-
mier, minister of marine, arrived here
from Paris today in order to take part
in the ceremonies in connection with
the reception of the Russian fleet at
this point tomorrow. The town and
port are mass of flags and other
decorations, and 1t is expected that
fully 5000 people will witness the ar
Tival'of the cars warships i'll the road
stead