The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-25

ture and this will not be allayed until q
| successor to the late president shall be
inducted into Office. With all this is the
anger of France at the assassin. Cesare
Giovanni Santo, the young Italian whose
deadly knife has plunged a nation into
grief.
kilograms of sympathy are pouring in
upon the family and upon the govern
ment These messages of coincidence
! come from all over the world, showing q
that France is not alone in her sorrow at
the death of her president. The news
papers of all shades of opinion, print
leading articles deploring the assassina-
ton of Carnot
Signs of mourning are general through
out this city and France today. All the
dags are at haIf-masG and the public
buildings are being draped.
Nine. Carnot, accompanied by her two
sons. arrived at Lyons at Z o'clock this
morning. The widow was most respect
I fully greeted by the large crowd of peo-
pie assembled about the railway depot.
She proceeded Immediately to the pre-
lecture, where the body of the late pres
ldent now reposes in state.
One of the dead mans sons when he
saw the decorations in the Rue de la Re-
pubIique and other streets-decOrations
which had been displayed in honor of
his fathers visit to Lyons and which
were not all removed this mOrning-Was
The flags and other decorations on the
prefecture were, however, removed dur
ing the night. and the great flag which
usually floats over the chamber of COM
merce was replaced by a large square
banner of crepe. The inhabitants of Ly-
ons generally are removing their festive
decorations from their buildings and are
replacing them with mourning emblems
as fast as possible.
The apartment at the prefecture in
which the body of the late president lies
in n-state, presents most impressive ap-
pearance.
The remains of the murdered man are
clad in dress suit, and across his breast
is the grand Gordon of the legion Of honor
of which, chief of the state, he was
grand master.
Around the bier are stationed num-
Der of high officers of the presidents
military household, who with several
sisters of charity have watched the re-
mains throughout the night The pre-
lecture itself is surrounded with troops
and a strong detachment of infantry is
guarding the building in which Santo the
assassin is confined When Nine. CarnOt
reached the prefecture the death cham
ber was cleared of all but the family aud
the widow who had been Joined by her
third son, was left alone with her dead.
The late presidents family remained for
a long time in prayer before the bier,
and the widow was led away by her three
sons, all four weeping bitterly.
Later the remains were photographed
and consultation between the sons of
the late president and the authorities in
charge of the remains took place.
The exact nature of their deliberations
has not been made public. but it was
stated that Nine. Carnot does not desire
the body of her late husband to be en-
balmed, and wishes it removed immedi-
ately from Lyons to this city in order
that it may lie in state in the chapel of
Elysee palace.
70 decision has yet been reached as to
official post mortem examin-
alton is necessary, and it is said that this
matter has been referred to the cabinet
ministers, who are expected to render a
decision shortly