St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-09
LATE PRESIDENT CARAOT.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES Held BY
FRENCH CITIZENS or ST. PAUL.
IMPRESSIVE CHURCH SERVICE

Sermon by Father Barber Al
dresses by Prof F.. G. C4rei,
President or L'Aliiance f. ran.
caise Society; Consul Boucher
and Others eloquent Tributes
to the Memory the Assassin
ated President and Commepda-
ton OF the French Republic
= The people OF twos republics clasped
hands across the sea aud set apart the
Sabbath yesterday to commemorate the
life and untlmely death of Sadi-Carnot.
president OF France, who died at the,
hands of the assassin.
The French people of all ages and
sexes of the Twin Cities turned out en-
masse in honor OF the event. The So
cieties participating were: L'AlIiance
Franchise. under whose auspices the
services were conducted; L'Union
Franchise. La Sale camp, Woodmen of
the World, members of the Swiss Be-
nevolent society. Champlin camp.
Woodmen of the World, of Minneapolis,
and Luxumburgers. A procession was
formed at the West side. and a line of
march taken up to st. Louis church Oh.
Wabasha street, where appropriate
services were held.
The building was draped in mourn
ing, and all of the affairs were hung in
deepest black, relieved only by the ma
tional colors of France and our own
great republic. In the center aisle
catafalque had been erected, marked
with the initials of Carnot and decorated
with the flags Of France. The solemn
requiem for the death as prescribed by
the Catholic ceurch was said by Mgr.
Caillet, and Father Barber preached
touching sermon, relating to the great
patriot. i'll whose honor the services
were held.
After the religious services all pres
ent adjourned to the school building of
the French colony on Tenth street,
where public addresses were delivered
by number of speakers. Prof. F. g.
Carel, president of L'AlIianee Fran
caise, was the first. and his remarks
were often interrupted by bursts of ap-
plause. In the course of his address
the professor spoke of the martyred
president, of his noble life and patriotic
services, by which he was equally en-,
titled to be remembered with the heroes
of the closing century. From both his
life and death only good must result to
the nation.
'There are not words strong enough
in the French language" continued the
speake ito cypress the horror at the
assassination. and especially at the
cause which prompted it. Bourbon
France has been accused of being impli5
Gated in the outrage, but l do not be.
lieve this. In the eyes of the people of
France moRarchial government is dead
forever, and no good could derive to
BOurboniSm from such an act. The as
Sassin was but one of a band of bril-
gands, to: whom nothing is sacred, and
who are parasites upon human society,"
The speaker then compared the lives
of the NapofeonS and Carnot, and said
that the latter had accomplished the
restoration of France to place among
the firstand leading nations OF Europe.
He closed by feelingly referring to,
Abraham Lincoln, Garfield and Sadi-s
CarnOt as the three martyrs of the pres
ent century. -
f. c.. Boucher, the French consul i'm
st. Paul, followed with brief and
: III HhlSL uC NdLblCU-
larly dweiledv upon the dangers and
horrors of anarchism. 1t was the duty
and necessity of all governments to re-
press this dragon and put it down at
any cost. The miserable assassin OF
the late President Carnot had no rea-
son to give for his cowardly act save his
desire to aid in the destruction of all
law, order and government. The spirit
of France. while crushed under the
blow it had received. was not dead, and
the Republic would live with law and
order supreme.I
Consul Boucher closed his remarks
by thanking all people, both American
and French. who had combined to ex-
press their sorrow at the untimelY death
of the president, and said that the re-
grets and horror had been universal. -
ID. Mieheud spode of the advantages
OF republican government for France,
and the respect with President CarDoI
secured from other governments for
the republic.
Gov. Nelson, various foreign consuls.
and many American citizens were pres
ent III honor or the event.
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