New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-24

ur THAT HE WILL RECONSIDER HIS RE-
.s,, u CERTAIN MEN WILL ACCEPT PORT
ror1os-REsOLU1IoNs PASSED BY THE
RADICALS AND REPUBLICANS.
,.Ss Nav 23-President Carnot this afternoon
.orad NJ Bourgeois to the Palace Elysee to
'', him 10 form a Ministry. NJ. Bourgeois
'~ 10 consultation with President Carnot from
s % 100 o'clock After leaving the President
'~,ounced that he had declined TO form a
80, Bv tomorrow or Friday. II Is believed,
iii ra,,nsider his refusal in case NJ Poin-
Minister Of Public instruction in the
e., Cabinet; ex-Premier Ribot and Henri
DIrsor will consent to enter a combination with
n Viger NJ CasmirPerer' Minister OF
-,.,,,,ure will probably retain his portfolio.
Cosn,jr-Perier had a long interview with
".,ao,t Carnot at the Palace Of the Elysee
80. r,orning The President urged the Premier
- u,,bdraw his resignation. but the latter posi-
" -. rsfused 10 do It, The President to-day re-
N,rsd effectively the formal designations OF the
Ssl, ,,a, which they declined to retract He
Ca.saA General Mercier 10 remain at the mead
pesss Ministry Of War; and in conditional
ol w. ,hn latter assented. NJ Carnot this after
sSnn held 4 conference with the PRESIDENTS OF
~ chamber Of Deputies and the senate IN
.ss ~. ,ohhes Of the two houses
The Radical Deputies held a meeting to.uay
"A nassed resolutions demanding a Republican
ssnrcsntra,on Ministry with strong progressive
.nSsnces and opposing all Clerical concessions
" The mart Of the Government Inc Repuoh-
on ,sp u'e held a meeting at which NJ. Casimir-
o- eaIo ryas highly eulogiZed. They passed reso-
,,,on favoring he formation or another hono-
'u nnrs Cabinet but this would only be certain
o rosult in another crisis. NJ. Casimir-Per1er
70 eo"s for Ihe Presidency have not been les
"as IN the slightest degree by his resignation
~ he contrary they have rather increased
The effect Of the Cabinet Crisis on the Bourse
was depressing. French rentes opened nearly
franc lower
rAo, Victor Auguste Bourgeois was born in Paris
=. Nav p. 1851 Having studied law he entered
~. nnblIc service as subordinate in the MINISTRY
:, pubic Works In lS75. He was made Suo-frelect
:, p.Ims in 1850 and Prefeci Of the Department OF
-. Tarn in 1852 where his mediation In the great
C,rmaux strike Won him the decoration OF the
S,,r - Honor He was made Secretary-General
- ~. nrefecture of the Seine in 1888. and occupied
y.,lou, other offices until 1881, when he was sum
,rorad 10 succeed the Prefect OF Police, NJ Gras-
non -, -, ,Aa
This difficult post he filed at the time when 'he
President Of the Republic Jules Grevy was COM
oeued 10 resign a period OF general uneasiness lor
,hs nub,ic safety OF Paris. NJ. Bourgeois DID not
rpv .ne /, long however for he erected Deputy
for Ike Department OF the Marne in 1888 MS unsue-
css,iii competitor being General Boulanger In tne
cssmber he was member Of the Radical Left'
He was made Under-Secretdry OF state tor the IN
isr,or in the Foouet Cabinet and retired with It In
isp The next year NJ Rourgeois was appohtea
Minister OF the Interior 10 succeed NJ, SOhs'N
Alter Inc resignation Of the Tirard Cabine; NJ
bourgeois, who had become prominently inieres,ea
IN questions relating TO education. was made MIN
ssr Of public Instruction in the Freycinet Gaoinet,
which was announced on March IT, ~" ne s,gSss MAS
sipca.on by the reorganiza ton Of the universities
whereby the teachers Of the modern branches should
be pui on the same footing those OF the classics
on February IS 1892 the Freycinet Cabinet went
out Of Office and few days later NJ. Loubet formed
Cabinet, task which NJ. Bourgeois ana otneIs
had undertaken without success. In this CaDneI
NJ Bourgeois held his own portfolio of Public In
structlon Premier Loubet was defeated late IN
November and on December VI. Ribot formed q
Cabinet In which ". Bourgeois was Minister o.
Justice and Ppb,c Worship The reorssnisSSton % cf
Boureeols but In the Government OF which n;
Dupuy Premier and which wes announced
cary In April last year NJ Trarieux became Min
lister o. Justice. NJ. Bourgeois retiring from the
Cabne.