Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-25

-, affairs committee of the house,
ss n the dead president as man
~ life and OF unsullied character
Fs.'n,,tatiun. No man in France in
.nlnIon, was held in higher esteem.
.arp thoroughly deserved the con-
~. and love Of the people than he.
ssn Mr.. Hit first became acquainted
n him he was n member OF the as
IN and was regarded as entirely
Y and conservative on all important
.,.nal questions. At that time he
!. 'snvershadowed somewhat by Gam
n and Jules Ferry, who We're both
~. orators. but he steadily grew
,he estimation Of the people. who rec
8rised In him the qualities that
snce needed as a leader.
a HIT said he could not under
I,nd what possible motive there could
10 the killing
n seems" he said, like malignant
Isnty and nothing else. His life
n been without reproach. The mo-
might have been revenge as IL
4, well known that the president had
Irhstood every appeal and every in
~,Ss that was brought to bear To
~ the culprlts' life. This Will very
..ly be found to be the cause of his
ssslnatiin"
IsnatOr Sherman, ex-chairinan Of the
nmlttee on foreign relations. was
I,by affected on hearing the news
8Csrnots death and exclaimed: "Tbis
1 crime against civilization. re-
FL Carnot as one of the strongest
n that France has had In many
In. He was thoroughly republican
Ill his ideas and had the greatest
nifation and respect for America
Is Americans. Senator Sherman
I K him In Paris four years ago and
Salled the reception given on the
nth day of July in commemoration
Independence Day. on that occa-
!, the model republic of the world and
d President Carnot spoke of America
spoke for her a glorious future.
shator Sherman was greatly i'm
sxed with the sincere and unosten-
dous manner OF the French presi-
Il and said he considered him one
he greatest II not one of the most
sHlant men that France had ever
Dwn,
The news was carried to the presi-
Iii BY Secretary Thurber as the two
iited out for drive early this morn
u Mr.. Cleveland was deeply shocked
the assassination, speaking Of II
Auently during the drive with earn
n regret and sorrow. All during the
ening the news as II arrived telling
, details OF the affair was sought
Ia interest at the White House The
nouncement which came shortly aft
O'clock that Carnot was dead was
smediately told to the president, who
ID hoped up to that time that the
ircunt OF Carnot's injuries was a mis-
he and that he would live.
A soon as official information re.
Erred from our representatives in
aace the president will at once send
message to the French government
upfessing the sympathy and sorrow
ZINE United States at the sad calam-
y which has befallen the sister re-
sbllc.
" Patrenotre. the French ambassa-
b had not up to a late hour tonight
rceiyed any information from his
lFtrnment concerning the assassina-
pn He was informed of the asslssa-
iticn early In the evening by tho
representatives of the press and was
ndered almost speeches. as he rea-
~ iha f'ill extent NJ the disaster.
Al first he was Inclined to question
+ Information, but as he was fully
nrinced that 1t was true, he asked
igerly for further information and ex-
Pissed deep eomtion and sorrow. He
ilied impatiently for news from his
5efnment but none came and at
nsth he retired to the Clifton house.
ANng orders that any message OBJ
4nable should be promptly sent to
n He accounted for the fact that
did not receive a cablegram from
government by the excitement
Iikh he knew prevailed I'm Paris and
i'ns and also the fact that on Sun
almost all the officials so 10 the
sntry for the day.
ne ambassador did not want to talk
ne probable successor to President
Aupt but said tn ere was no Vice
Hient and successor would be
sfted by the combined ballot Of the
mate and chamber of deputies. He
M he could not account for the as
tnation OF the president who was
lfemely popular with the people and
~ was about to complete his terms
nng positively declined reelection.
could not, he said. think of any
- who should have desired his
sEretary Gresham learned Of the
sasslnation from the early bulletins
was much affected by the murder
y ne saw the president as soon as
after had returned from his drive,
no official action was taken await
word from our ambassador In
l.aee Word from this office was
aogsly awaited. but none had come
70 late tonight.