The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-25


reports Of the presidents condition ex-
aggerated.
The journey Is about 3l5 miles by rail,
and before the train mad proceeded more
than dozen miles a dispatch was handed
aboard~f 10 fro-l one of the stations,
which had been sVnalled 20 stop, an.
nouncing chat NJ. Carnot was dead.
Obituary.
Marie Francois Sadi-Carnot. fourth
president Of the French republic. was
born at Limoges. France, Aug. H. 1897.
lie was the eldest son Of the ex-Minister
Hippolyte Sadi-Carnot OF 1915, who died
i'm 1883 and was the grandson of Sazare
Carnot, known as the Organizer of vic
tory" The late president was an engi-
neer by profession. and entered the Ecole
Polytechnique i'm 1851.
After the revolution OF Sept. 4. Sadi
Carnot was charged as commissiary
extraordinary OF the provisional govern
ment. TO organize the national defense in
the three departments OF the Seine-In-
ferieure, the Eure and OF Calvados, and
was appointed Jan. 10. 1871. prefect OF the
department Of the Seine Inferieure.
He was elected representative from the
Cote-d' Or to the national assembly on Feb
5 following, and took his seat with the
Left and had himself inscribed as MEM
ber of the party known as the Republi-
can Left, OF which section he became Sec
retary, and voted for all the measures
which tended toward the def mite estab-
lishment of the republic.
Sadi- Carnot presented himself at the
general elections or Feb. 10, 1876, as a
candidate for the cham Der of deputies in
the Second division, or Crccuscription of
the ACCOMPLISHMENT OF the Beaune, and
was elected by an overwhelming mp-
iority He followed the same politi.al
course in the new chamber, of which ne
was elected secretary.
In the election OF Oct IA, 1877, Sadi-
| Carnot was reelected. decree OF Aug.
| "a, 1873, appointed Sadi-Carnot as under
secretary OF state Of the ministry OF pub
| lie works IN the Duffaure ministry. lie
retained this position under Premier
| .Waddington when the latter formed his
| cabinet on Feb 3. 1879, alter Marshal Me-
| Mahon had been succeeded as president
OF the French republic by NJ. jules
| Grcvy.
He was reelected deputy from the Sec
ond Circonscriptiou of the Beaune on
| Aug. 81, 1881, and left the ministry, with
the other members of the Ferry cabinet,
| on Now 10. 1881. NJ. Sadi-Carnot was
| elected one Of four vice presidents OF the
| Democratic Left chamber, and again re-
| ceived the portfolio of public works, and
| passed, few days later, 10 the ministry
of finance. replacing NJ. Clamageran.
Later he was elected TO the chamber OF
deputies as a Republican.
NJ. Carnot retained his portfolio in the
cabinet reconstructed by NJ. DeFreycinet,
Jan. Z, 1850 He definitely left the min
istry with the DeFreycinet cabinet in
Decem Der 1886, and was again elected a
member Of the budget commission.
His Election to the Presidency.
Previous 20 the presidential crisis of tht
end of the year 1857. which forced M
Jules Greyy out of power "a a result o
the financial and judicial scandals which
affected his family, NJ. Sadi-Carnot was
not reckoned AMONG the numerous candi
dates for the succession.
But on Dec 3, in the midst Of parlia
mentary intrigues, his candidacy wa
spontaneously produced and recon-
mended by the dignity Of his character
1 and the honesty of his life. He polled- 80
votes out OF $50; VI. jules Ferry polled 2l2
General Saussier. las; NJ. DeFreycinet, 76
General Appert, -; NJ. Brisson, 26, anC
| NJ. hloquet polled votes.
Upon the second ballot NJ. Carnot wa
elected president by GIG votes, against IS
cast for General Saussier, and 25 vote
scattered among other candidates.
From the day he became president, NJ
, Carnot has personally taken the creates
interest in all public functions and in al
public sfTairs, doing everything possibl
to spread and strengthen the sentiment
of concord and confidence in the repub
lie.
During the year 1889, the internationa
exposition and ne political di1icultie
were for Pres tpJ CarDot the occasion
for redoubIng 5, activity and influence
After having on May Of that year a
Versailles, inaugurttcd the fetes in homo
OF the centenary OF the revolution, an
the next day opened the industrial an
artistic galleries of the Champ de Mars
he did not cease by his visits to the peopl
OF all classes and all groups TO shower Ell
couragement on all exhibitors.
The president OF the head OF the eNecu
tive power Of France has been source q
strength TO the republic The trust whic
the Republican party placed in him has as
sured calm to the country, and guaraT
teed the pacific working of the govern
ment of all institutions. Thus il was tina
the late president triumphed over TIA
difficulties raised 10y Boulangerism.
President CarnOt took a prominen
part in bringing about the so-calle
Franco Russian entente, the visit of th
French feet to Constadt in 1891, later II
visit to Portsmouth, and the visit of th
Russian squadron to Toulon last yea
with the accompanying Franco-Russia
fete=
During ,he Panama scandals he wa
absolutely above suspicion.