The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-25
CONFEDERATION AT PARIS.
Senate and Deputies Called to Elect
In

a. Successor.
PARIS, June 25-An official order was
issued this morning calling on the Senate
and the Chamber of Deputies to assemble
in Congress at Versailles at 1 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. for the purpose of
electing a new President. The French con-
stitutfon requires that in the event of the
presidency becoming vacant by death or
otherwise the chambers must meet within
three days of the time the vacancy occurs.
In the meantime the Ministry directs the
public business.
Madame Carnot, accompanied by her two
daughters left this city at 1 o'clock this
morning for Lyons. The news of the as
sault on her husband was broken to her
as tenderly as possible. She was almost
prostratei with grief. but gave orders for
preparations to be made at once to con-
vey her to Lyons.
Cabinet council has been summoned to
meet at 10 O'Clock this morning to consider
the situation and take appropriate action
in regard to the death of the President.
Premier Dupuy will confer with the Pres
idents of the Senate and the Chamber of
Deputies prior to the meeting of the Cabi-
net.
News of the attempt the life of the
President was received here with express
sions of doubt, but later. when dispatches
began to pour in describing in detail the
act of the assassin, doubt could no longer
prevail. Then came the brief dispatch an
nouncng that N. Carnot was dead. To
describe the varied emotions that filled the
minds of the Parlsians would be impossi-
BILE. In many instances officials were too
much overcome by the suddenness of the
disaster to express any opinion as TO the
results that would follow the fact of the
ASSASSINATION. others though, expressing
the deepest regret at the death of the Pres
ident, were chary of giving any publicity
TO their political opinions. But among the
great class outside the officials nothing but
deepest sorrow and Indignation at the cow
ardly blow that had deprived France Of
her executive were expressed.
Many persons jumped to the conclusion
that the assassination the act of an
Anarchist, but as a matter OF fact nothing
whatever is positively known as yet as 20
the cause that led TO the taking of the
Presidents life. Many persons believe that
the crime the work of an responsible
crank, whose enmity against France and
her President was kindled by the Aigues
Mortes riots, when many Italians were
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geance for the wrongs done his country
men. Whatever the motive for the crime
the act has plunged the whole of France
into the deepest mourning.
Aside from his political enemies, Presi-
dent Carnot was universally beloved. His
pure, upright life endeared him TO the
masses of the people, and his honesty of
purpose and devotion to the interests of
France were unquestioned 1t is believed
that his funeral. which will be an imposing
state function, will be the occasion of one
of the greatest demonstrations of popular
love and respect that France has seen in
many years. On every side the deepest
sympathy is expressed for Madame Car
not, who did much socially to me 'xe her
husbands administration popular. Madame
Carnot was at the Palace OF the Elysee
when the news OF the assassination was
conveyed to her by an official of the Presl-
dents household.
She at first refused TO believe It. asking
why any one could desire TO kill her hus-
band. When the truth Of the dispatch was
impressed on her she became almost pros
trated with grief She demanded to be al
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