Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-06-29
President Carnot's Assassination.


The civilized world was startled on Mon
day morning by news Of the assassination
of President Carnct, of France, Sunday
evening.
The President was at Lyons visiting the
exhibition of arts, sciences and industries
there. and was murdered when on his way
from banquet given IN his honor ny tne
Chamber of Commerce. The assassin Is
known As Cesare Giovanni Santo an ltali
ian anarchist, q years Of age.
President Carnot had just entered his
carriage at 9 o'clock on the Place de La
Bourse. when Santo pressed forward. with
a newspauer in hand. AS he mounted the
carriage step, he drew dagger from the
paper aud plunged it into the President .
hodv. Carnot fell back and the assassin
was seized and il was with the greatest dit-
fcuItt the crowd could be restrained from
tearing him to pieces. The President was
rsmoved to a hospital where he gradually
sank and died about midnight.
President Carnot arrived in Lyons Satur-
dav and intended TO remain there over
Tnasdav. He was accompanied by Gen.
Borius, chief of his military household,
most of his other household omcerS, ffe-
mier Dupuy, M. Burdeauz and otner mem
hers of T. e cabinet. He was received en-
Enthusiastically at the station Dy the mayor
and district officials, who, IL u IandsuS
drawn by horses drsped with the t.i-col0r,
SCORED him and his party TO the Hotel De
VILE. about three kilometers distant.
Cheering crowds filled the street and gave
the President such Welcolhe as ho
seldom received.
There was q luncheon at the hotel, and
in the evening dinner at the prefecture.
From the balcony of the prefecture the
President reviewed large torchlIgnt pre-
cession. which was followed by fireworks
and illumination. Afterward the program
Of the city officials for Sunday, Monday
and Tuesdsy was submitted ro him IN de-
tail and he expressed his satisfaction with
the arrangements.
Sunday the President and his patty paid
a state tribute to the exhibition: After
ward the President held reception al the
prefecture. He planned to 60 70 tne
Grand Theater that evening after the pan
auat at the Chamber of Commerce. he
was in a peculiarly happy mood during the
banouet. and was nutlceably elated Dy the
cordiality of his reception, not only by the
crowd outside the building, but also Dy the
guests within. He was cheered incessant-
| ~ from the moment be left the Chamber
Of Commerce until he took the carriage for
the theater. :
Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, President of
the French Republic. was born at Limo
ges. in August, 1887. He was a grandson
Of Garnet, "the organizer OF victory, un
der the French convention, and was ciVl1 aa
engineer by profession. At the age oi ~
he entered as student the Ecoie foly tech-
nique, and passed with distinction 10 a
school for special instruction In the build
ing of roads and bridges during tue
siege Of Paris, in 1861, he was appointed
nrefeet OF the Leine Inferieure, and as
eommissary general gave valuable assis-
tance in organizing the defenses oil that
department. In February, 1861, he TOOK
his seat in The National Assembly as Dep
uty for Cote dor, and subsequently Tor
Reanne In 1886 he took office in the
Brisson cabinet az Finance Minister On
the resignation Of N. GreVy, in December,
1887. NJ. CarnOt was elected Presideht oi
the Republic.
The different nations We'd with each
other on Monday in doing honor to the
dead President. Italy for the time sus1
pended bushes and all the principal streets
Of her cities were draped in mourning.
Premier Crispi's official dispatch read as
follows:
Deeply affected at the news OF tue shock
ing misdeed which has robbed France ol
her first magistrate and Italy OF a friend. |
beg to express the feeling Of horror and
pain felt by the Kings Government and
the whole Italian nation and my personal
grieffDr the illustri0us man France has Jlst
lost. lie was attached to me, not only by
ties Of admiration, but by sincere friend
ship.
Assassins have 70 country, and the
countries giving those committing suca
crimes birth, are the first % repudiste
them. France and Italy can see in the a.
sassin only an enemy Of humanity.
At Washington the first official an
nouncement OF Carnops death came To the
French Ambassador, and Eustis, our Am
bassador to France was cabled as follows;
EXECUTIVE MANSION
WAsHIsGros, June %.
Eustis, Ambassador, Paris, France:
Express to the Minister pf Foreign Af-
iairs the profoand sorrow with Whic1 the
President aud the American people hare
heard Of the atrOcious crime which has
robbed the sister republic OF its wise, he
man and patriotic Chief Magistrate.
GRESHAM.
The President seut this message TO Con-
gress:
To the Senate and House Of Represents
tiges:
The shocking intelligence has been re-
ceived that the President Of tae Ffspeh
Republic met his death yesterday AZ the
hands Of an assassin This terrible srsns
which has overtaksa sitter republic can
not fail to deeply arouse tho sy1ip sthles oi
the American nation, while tho Violent
termination OF career promising - mncn
in aid Of liberty aud in advancing civiza-
ton should be mourne1 as an ailction of
mankind. GRoysa CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, June %.