The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-29
The Women Of France, in Patriotic
Ardor, Hug the Russian
Visitors
All the Babies Had to Be Kissed
Though They Reeked With
Garlic.
Tirsd-Poiitioal SixnifleAsos Of the
Fetes.

Copyright Oct %. 1893. by the Associated Press.
PARIS. Oot. 28.-The Russian fetss which
kept oil the main thorouRhfaEss Of this city
congestsd and the people who shEonged
them wildly joyful ars being prolonged
from Lyons TO 1oulon. Before starting
for Toulon. President Carnot was visited
BY ths ozsr's brothers. Grand Dukes Ser
Rius govsi no OF Moscow. and Paul. The
grand dukes we Q instructed BY telegraph
from the ozar TO come TO Paris and express
to the president The heartfelt thanks Of the
ozar and oxarina at the magnificent and
cordial reception given the Russian squad
ron aad its Offices.
The Grand Duke ssrRius, in thanking
President Oarnot, said: Russia and
France are now indissolubly united In .
current Of sympathy. ths 81 onRest two
g. cat nasisns ever known" President
Caraot responded with transparent Joy and
called on the grand dukes. directly they
had returned to their hotels, and then
started for Toulon. taking with him for
eign. home and naval ministers. with n.
Humbert, president Of the municipal conn
oil. who, twenty years ago. was In Touion
Jail - . convicted communist. with iron
chains rivsstsd ON his legs. But Humbert
10 now president Of the town council Of
Paris. aware Of his own Importance, aad
lost no chance ~ show himself oouYtier Of
the potentate of Siberia. The most OF
Humbsrt's fellow town councillors kept
pace with him, and poured out public
money Ike watsr ON civic festivities made
| at the cost Of The tax payers Handsome
nSf d. Ao
officers at ths ball previous ia
their departure from Paris. This
was the hnal effort Of the festivity. 40 II
admitted the ladies, who. moved BY patri-
otie ardor, came In order to lot the Russian
officers dance with and embrace them. Ths
Russians. while being driven through Paris
had to kiss infants BY the soore. while th.
mothers who handed up the wee things
soiubility Of the union. In Toulon. whore
the people universally smell Of gsIlie. Vii
| kissing and eDbfac WAS mush more try.
ing than in Paris. And now the visit o.
Admiral Avsllan III a. An end, andahs gosl
up tho Mediterranean on his cruise. Th'
| great thorouRhfAYes Of Paris look like
ballroom Just deserted. and into which tn,
light had come. One only sees weariet
eyes and pallid or congested faces. Thos,
worst of are the Russian visltors, they
being surfeited With banQusting and Toundl
OF pleasure.
The indisorstion Of Emperor William
helped to swell the Russian triumph. HI
says and docs foolish things. Having on.
tersained the prince OF Italy at Metz. th.
review made the French back rise and ant
the blood Of Frenohmen boil. The mob i
not blamed for orvins ''Vive 10 Czar." Th
French want an ally against Germany an,
want to wrest Alsace and Lorraine. bu
kkA,r ~ oAAdv Nho dnn
game. Europe may at any time BE- COS
sacked through republican France.
Eiffel. who was convicted Of swindlinl
Panama shareholders out of about SIC, 600,
600. was asked to take Admiral Avellsn u
his tower Arthur Meyer. of the Gaulois
ex-seo etaEy OF Blanche Antigony, origin q
of "NRna." was charged to organize gal
representation at the opera. he invited al
the theatrical demi monde. who were pres
snt and exalted in the highest degree.
Tho state box at tho opera WAS filled will
duchesses and other grand ladies TO kee
bar oness Won Nohrenhein and Nine. Car
not. wife Of the president, in countsnanoe
What power can . nation showing suo
scsn dalous incongruity exert In controlling
the forces which il has been rashly unlooa
eninR? II has enormous military strength
but wants moral backbone. Every on
processes to want peace, but with popols
emotion to lead and knaves wanting Rrss
mllitaty cont, acts. easily helped by Re
sponsible politicians in parliament, ma
land F'ance in war.
In any case. Kussia will be the ruling an
directing party. The Germans aim I
believe France has not yet been allowed I
see all Of her ally's diff, which is that 9
Ignatief. in 1866 I doubt whether th
Flenoh understand what they arc doin9
In any case Europe has entered into no
phase Of historical! evolution.
Il EMILY CRAwFORD.