Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-03-18
FRENCH LEADER GONE
Jules Ferry, Politician and
Orator, is Dead.
HE WAS AN EX-PREMlER.
Prominently Mentioned as the Next
President Of the French Republic.

PARIS, March rs jules Ferry, president
of the French sena.c and prominently
spoken OF as the neSt president Of France
diet suddenly yesterday afternoon.
NJ. Ferry has been one OF the ablest
premiers France has known under the re-
public. He has been h lstirct uf politi-
cal leadership and La. lct bis forces in tbs
chamber like q general lie belonged
originally to the Gambettist group, be
came prominent In the department OF pub
lie worship and education. and finally
formed the ministry that conducted the
foreign campaigns in Tunis. Tonquin and
Madagascar. These military operations In
remote quarters Of the earth created great
prejudice against bun tn France, and at
the general elections la 1880 he was held
responsible for the large gains made by the
Royalists. The formation of tine ROuvier
ministry was one Of his most recent politi-
cal intrigues. NJ Ferry, with al ais abil
ity IA party leader and "a al. )rator, has
an unenyiable reputation As a corrupt nan
in public life.
Jules Francois Can"e Ferr9 Was born
At st. Die tNoggcsh April ), 1872, studied
law at Paris where he was admitted % the
Bar in 1854 He joined the group OF young
lawyers who aided the deputies in
Maintaining Constant Oppo,iIIon
10 the empire, and he was one Of those
condemned in the famous trial Of the
thirteen Qs6l) He also became con-
nected with journalism, and he published
in 1868 pamphlet entitled I'D Lutte
Electorate" in which ht eNpo4ed the
method 40 persistently practised ander the
empire of electing Official "aGli iates
He joined the staff of the Temps in 1856
and won new renOwb for hlM.tlf by COLI
tnbutiug 10 that iDLrnll ores Of articles
on cur ent politics, as well g. by the tern.
bic analysis which he bestowed upon the
accounts Of Of Baron Hdus,nIdn nrt feet OF
the Seine, who was then occupied I'm re
building Paris aud who cons 1uentIy
handled very large sums Of money.
After the resignation of Marshal Mac
Mahon-Jan. 30, lSi9-M. Fe.gy was sp-
pointed by the new president o. the repub-
lie, VI. Grevy, to seat in bis cabinet as
minister of public InstructiDn md fue
arts. Differences crosse when VI Ferry
brought forward bis education bill, the
seventh clause of which prohibited mem
bers OF unauthorized religious communi-
ties s'-lneaning espe, e,ldily the Jts sdits-
from teaching or managing schools
The measure was carried by large
majority in the chamber oil deput!es. but
in the senate strong party, including
many moderate Republicans, and led BY
VI. Jules Simon, resisted the seventh
clause. Owing 70 'hs ietermin I'D oppo-
sitiOn the bill was post poned In the fol-
lowing year 0sSO) NJ de Freycinct, who
had become the prime minister author
lied the insertion in VI. Ferry government
educational bill of the "ause leveled at the
Unauthorized religious orders As before,
the chamber Of deputies passed ;he bill
by large majority but the ssnste led by
NJ jules Simon, threw oHt the ella .sa IN
question by a lsjoHty OF 10 March 49,
Formed Cabinet,
The ministry proceeded, however to
effect its purpose by DEGREES founded on
laws that had fallen into disusc, aud the
prescription of the order wGs proclaimed
The expulsion or the Jesuits was c,rried
out, but three cabinet minister's roslgnel
because the DEGREES were not beinp an
forced against the other unIutho lied con.
gregations. These ssssioas tp.-t tns min.
istry Sept 10 1850. Afier sol,a delay VI.
Ferry formed n cabinet consisting of II. de
Precincts 3 more ~dyahued col leagues witl
NJ. Bsrtbeiemy ST. HiiaiIe at the foreign
Office, and the DEGREES Ilias the otde.s
were then carried out with much bar.h.
ness. On Nov. lu, 1881 NJ Ferry, minis
try resigned on account Of at,. ks
Violent attacks were made on NJ Fer.y
In November, 1887, when he wtsa ., ndi-
date for the pr esidency Of the republic and
in the following mouth he narrowly
escaped assa as-ination By a madman nsmad
Aubertin. At the gtnerol election. Sep
temfer, 1859, he was reje"' ed by hi, old
constituents, but In December, lS9J. he was
returned by al overwhelming iuaiority
and was made a senator