The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-25
CARNOT WELCOMES THEM
AND THE RUSSIANS DRIVE ABOUT
THE CITY.
And with Difficulty the Vehicles
Made Their Way Through the Surg
ing and Excited Mass OF Humanity
The Scene One Almost Unprece-
dented-Paris Illuminated for the
Occasion.

PARIS, Oct. 17.-The Russians drove
to the Palais de L'Elysee this afternoon
and their way there the same en-
thusiastic scenes witnessed during the
previous movements of the visiting sail
| ors at Toulon were repeated. The Boule
varde des Capucines and the Boulevarde
de la Madeleine, as we'll as the Rue
Royale, the Fauborg st. Honore and the
| neighborhood of the Palais de L'Elysee,
| were so densely packed with people
| that all movement was utterly impossi-
/ BILE until the Russians had gone to the
| palace and had left there after the re-
| ception. Some foolish people in the
crowd raised Kisses before the British
| embassy, but this weak-minded demon
stratior was soon suppressed. While the
Russians We're on their way to the pal
ace the crowd sang the Marseillaise, and
cheered for Russia, for the car and
for France and the French army. All
| the vehicles along the line followed by
| the cars sailors were bedecked with
little flags and a cable message can't
begin to picture the scenes of enthu-
siasm witnessed On all sides
Admiral Avellan, during the course of
the day, was officially advised of the
death of Marshal MacMahon, upon which
the Russian admiral expressed regret at
| the loss which France has suffered by
! the demise Of the veteran soldier and
| statesman
Upon arriving at the Palais D'Elysee,
the Russian admiral and his staff were
received with military honors and were
presented TO President Carnot by Baron
| Won Mohrenheim, the Russian ambassa-
| dor, in the Grand Salon on the first floor
| of the palace. In the chamber of depu-
| ties the Russians were welcomed by
| Vice-President Casimir Perier, who, adj
dressing Admiral Avellan, declared that
the deputies fully appreciated the honor
paid them by Admiral Avellan and his
officers in visiting the chamber and ex-
pressed his happiness at having been as
/ Soclated with sentiments which caused
/ the hearts of Russians and Frenchmen
to beat in unison on this occasion never
| to be forsotten. The vice-president of
| the chamber said:
| I'VE address with the entire nation
| our respectful homage to the car and
| our sympathy to the Russian nation,
army and navy
| President Carnot received the Russians
| surrounded by the officers of his mill
| tary household and after having greeted
| them he turned to the Russian ambaS-
sador and said: II thank you, NJ. Lam
| bassadOur, for presenting to me the Off
GERS of the Russian squadron. / intrust-
| ed to the minister of marine, Admiral
| Rieunier. the mission of conveying to
them my greetings on their arrival in
| French waters and upon landing on
French soil. 1 am happy to be able to-
4 day to renew those greetings in person"
President CarnOfs Welcome.
President Carnot then turned to the
Russian visitors and said:
You have already received. messieurs.
at Toulon the expression of the good
| will of the French government and also
that OF the people of the districts through
| which you passed and, while with our
nation you will everywhere meet with
the same sincere, cordial welcome, the
| ties of friendship which have been drawn
IclOSer by the touching demonstrations of
which our fleet was the object at Cron-
| stadt are growing stronger every day.
| May the loyal Interchange of our feel
ings and friendship be an inspiration to
| all who have at heart the benefit of
| peace, confidence and security. The
| great ruler who sent you, messieurS, and
| whom 1 greet from this place, intrusted
| you with an exalted mission which you
have worthily carried out. 1 bid you.
therefore, welcome"
| Admiral Avellan replied to President
4
| marks, during which he thanked the
| French president for the courtesies eX-
| tended to himself and his officers while
| on French soil.
! The Russians then left the Palais de
| l. Elysee and visited the ministry of the
| interior, the ministry Of war, the min
| istry of marine and other important
| buildings of a similar nature, including
in their tour the senate and the chamber
of deputies.
1t was with difficulty that the police
| managed to force a narrow lane through
the vast concourse of people assembled
around the public buildings which i'm
| mediately closed behind the carriages oc-
| cupied by the Pussian officers until the
crush was so great that the vehicles
were carried forward by the throng amid
| deafening cheering, men, women and
| children running beside the carriages and
| grasping the hands Of the Russian Off
GERS. who often rose from their seats,
| waved their hats and shouted:
| 'Vive Nos Bons Amis Les Francois"
To these Russian cheers the crowds re-
| piled by cries of give Nos Bons Amis
| Les Russ
An Unprecedented Scene.
Altogether the scene was unprecedent-
ed in the history of the world unless an
exception be made in favor of the ex-
| traordinary scene witnessed when hun
dreds of crowded row boats pressed
around the Russian flagship Nicholas at
Toulon recently and French army and
navy officers Joined with men, women
and children of all classes in kissing the
/ hands of the Russian sailors, which were
/ extended to them through the port holes.
This evening all the prominent build
| ings of this city, including the Louvre.
the Palais Royal, the Palais de Indus
| trie. tue Hotel Deville, the opera, the
other similar buildings were Illuminated
while large and small buildings all over
the city made a plentiful display of cleo
trio, gas, oil or candle illumination. Dur
ing the portions of the day which the
| Russians spent at the military club they
were repeatedly compelled to appear
upon the balcony by the thunderingly
| incessant cheering of the Superseded
masses.
President Humbert of the Paris munic-
ipal council has received kilograms OF
congratuation from the mayors of ST
Petersburg. Moscow, Riga, Belgrade and
other cities. thanking him for the cor
dial manner in which the Russian sail
ors have been received in Paris. Presi-
dent Humbert replied to all these tele-
grams in a few graceful words, dwelling
upon the peaceful character of the visit
of the Russian squadron.
The Banquet at Night.
At the banquet at the Palais de LEY
see this evening President Carnot pre-
sided and all the cabinet ministers were
new legion of honor decorations, which