The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-26
MOURNING CARNOT.
The Funeral of Frances
President to Take Place
on Sunday.
CASIMIR-P -PERIER LIKELY TO SUCCEED
Violent Demonstrations Against
Italians in Lyons-SantO a
Swiss by Birth.
By Cable 20 the United Press.

PARIS, June 26, 1S94-The special train
conveying the body of President Carnot
from Lyons to Paris, arrived here at $40
O'Clock this morning. The casket was at
once placed in an ordinary hearse and driven
to the Palace of the Elysee, followed by five
carriages containing the widow and her
sons, and the members of the Presidents
military household At a respectful distance
behind the vehicles were thirty cabs contain
ing newspaper reporters.
Thousands of persons thronged the streets
at an early hour this morning awaiting the
arrival of the body of President Carnot from
Lyons, and stood with uncovered heads as
the cortege passed on the way from the rail
waysstation to the Palace of the Elyses.
The Cabinet held a meeting in the
Ministry of the Interior today to perfect ar
rangements for the funeral of President
Carnot, which has been fixed for next Sun
day
PERIER TEE MAN.
M. Jules Simon and Emile Olivier in in
terviews on the political situation, declare
that the needs of the hour demand that NJ.
Casinlir-Perier be elected President. They
agree, however, that the delay in assembling
the Chamber at Versailles will affect his
chances adversely.
several members of the Chamber of Depu-
ties as to his candidacy for the Presidency,
which has been so frequently discussed
within the last few months, has announced
that he viii not refuse to be candidate If
the country needs his services. In regard to
the claims of the other gentlemen aspiring
to the honor of the Presidency. NJ. Dupuy
declares that it rebounds to the honor of the
Republic that in this friendly rivalry TO
serve the State, all are animated by equal
devotion to France and the Democracy.
sANTo A SWISS.
NJ 7 +hnP Of ha lio
In an interview this morning, stated that
Santo, the assassin, was native of Tiolno,
switzerland. He is well educated and in
telligent in appearance. but mserably clad.
When he approached the Presidents carriage,
NJ Pepne said he had in his hand not a roll
of paper resembling petition. as has been
reported, but good sized bouquet of flow
ers. This he held up in both hands as
though he was about TO present it to the
President. Approaching the carriage in that
attitude no one suspected his intention.
When he reached the side of the carriage he
slid one hand behind him and drew a
peignard which, with maryellously quick
movement he lifted above his head. and be-
fora he could be seized struck the fatal blow
with great force.
RAIDIaG THE ANARCHISTS.
AT Cette yesterday the police made a
search of the lodgings of ten persons known
to be anarchists and arrested four of the
occupants.
The assassin, Sante, lodged for some time
with an Italian wine merchant in the Rue
Traversiere. In this city His name is regis
tered at the Labor Exchange and he is
described as baker.
During the night the italian workmen in
the foreign factories doing business here
were protected by the police, a necessary
precaution, too, in view of the intense feel
ing against them.
All foreign werkmen in the Partisan Sugar
Refinery at st. Queh and in the st. Denis
Iron Works have been discharged.
AGITAT0RS TO BLAME.
The debats in long leading article charges
the Petite RepWbtiqtte with being indirectly
the cause of the murder OF President Carnot
through its frenzied appeals for the pardon
of the anarchist Valiant, and the covert
threats which accompanied its demands for
mercy toward that Iniscreant
nj. Albert Benoist expresses his belief that
the motive of the assassin of President
Carnot was to ayenge the slaughter at Argues
Mertes as well as the recent execution of
anarchists.
1t is stated that the government intends to
proclaim state of siege at Lyons
AMERICAN RESOLUTIONS.
A number of members of the American
colony met in the Parlors of the banking
house of Drexel, Harjes & Co.. this after
noon, and passed resolutions of coincidence
with Madame Garnet The resolutions also
expressed adherence of the assassin and de-
testation of his anarchistic theories and the
persons who entertained such views.