The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-06-28

PARIS, June 25.--President Carnot
was stabbed mortally at 9;15 o'clock
Sunday evening in Lyons by Cesare
Giovanni Santo, an Italian Anarchist,
81 years old. President Carnot went to
Lyons to visit the Exhibition of Arts,
Sciences and Industries. He left the
Chamber of Commerce banquet, given
in his honor, shortly after 9
o'clock, and walked to his car
riage, which was waiting in the
Place de LaBourne. He had hardly
taken his seat when Santo, news
paper in his hand, pressed through the
crowd and sprang upon the carriage
step. President Carnot started slight
ly. Santo snatched dagger from the
newspaper and plunged it into the
presidents abdomen, near the liver.
The president sank unconscious. He
was taken at once to the prefecture,
and the most skillful surgeons in the
city were summoned. Meantime Santo
was arrested.
The news spread swiftly to every
part of the city. Infuriated crowds
filed the streets. Before ten o'clock
an Italian restaurant had been sacked,
and the police were obliged to strain
every nerve to protect the Italian con-
sulate.
President Carnot arrived in Lyons
Saturday and intended to remain there
over Tuesday. He was accompanied
| by Gen. Borious, chief of his military
| household, most of his other house
| hold officers, Premier Dupuy, NJ.
| Burdeaux and other members of the
cabinet. He was received enthusias-
| tically at the station by the mayor
and the district officials, who, in twen-
| ty-seven landaus, drawn by horses
draped with the tricolor, escorted
him and his party to the Hotel de
Vile, about three kilometers distant.
Cheering crowds filed the streets and
gave the president such a welcome as
he had seldom received. There was a
luncheon at the hotel, and in the even
ing dinner at the prefecture. From
the balcony of the prefecture the pres
ident reviewed the large torchlight
procession, which was followed by fire.
works and an illumination.
Sunday the president and his party
paid a state visit to the exhibition in
the Pare de la Tete dor. Afterward
the president held reception at the
prefecture. He planned to go to the
Grand theater on the Place de
la Comedi Sunday evening, after
a banquet at the chamber of
commerce. He was in a peculiarly
happy mood during the banquet, and
was noticeably elated by the cordiality
of his reception, not only by the crowd
outside the building, but also by the
guests within. He was cheered inces-
sanity from the moment he left the
chamber of commerce until he took
the carriage for the theater.
The demonstrative enthusiasm of the
crowd caused the confusion which gave
Santo his opportunity, as he was able
to push his way forward quite un-
noticed until at the step of the car
riage.
AS Santo sprang away from the car
riage step and tried to escape he was
seized and but for the prompt interfer-
ence of the police would have been
torn and trampled to death on the
spot. AS soon as the police extricated
him from the hands of his captors
they hurried him off to the station
house.
When Santo was within few feet OF
the carriage he waved a paper, as if in
tending to present petition. and thus
threw off their guard the persons near.
est to the president. He was seized
just as he was about to jump from the
step.
The president had repeated hemor.
rhages after he was taken to the pre-.
lecture. He sank, gradually but stead.
lily, until 12:45 o'clock Monday morn.
ing, when he died. Nine. Carnot and
her two sons left Paris at 1855 o'clock
Sunday evening by special train fo1
Lyons. All the ministers who could
go to Lyons with the president were in
council at the Elysee at midnight
The senate and chamber will be con.
voked Monday.
PARIS, June 25.-An official note was
issued Monday morning calling upon
the senate and the chamber of deputies
to assemble in congress at Versailles al
o'clock Wednesday afternoon for the
purpose of electing new president
The French constitution requires that
in the event of the presidency becom
: ing vacant by death or otherwise the
chambers must meet within three days
of the time the vacancy occurs. In the
meantime the ministry directs the pub
lie business.
NJ. Marie Francola Sadi-Carnot fourth presi
; dent of the third Republic of France, was {
grandson of the great Carnot, the celebrated
war minister, who organized victory for the
first republic, and politically speaking, ere
ated Napoleon Bonaparte. Lazare Hippolytt
Carnot, his father was distinguished journal
list, authof and statesman.