Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-26
FRANCE CONFIDENT
Foul Assassination Will Not
Shake the Republic.
SENATE AND DEPUTIES IN SESSION.

The Country Brave and Strong Though
Bowed With Grief at the bastard TAX
ing or Of Her Chief Observation-Disclosures
OF the Dead President Started for tho
Capital-Lyons' S1obs Wreck Some More
italian Prcmiscs-Sympathy Universal
in Europe.
PARIS, June 26.-The senate was crowded
yesterday when President Challemel-
I-acour made an address expressive of the
senate's feeling at the death of President
Carnot. In SO doing he culogized the dig
nifty and upright, unassuming, irreproacha-
bic conduct of NJ. Carnot. Europe" he
continued, SIS approaching the nobleness
| and strength of his character and shares
in Frances grief" The speaker then
voiced the sentiment OF the French people
as follows: IF any mans innate goodness
should have guarded him from hatred and
fanaticism, it was President Carnot The
crime has strengthened our energetic re-
solve to defend the fundamental rules of
society and to prevent outrages upon hui
man life. The coming congress will show
mistaken confidence in the abiding char
acter of republican institutions, and its
choice will be ratified by the great major
| ity of Frenchmcn who are concerned in
insuring abroad the honor of the state and
within its borders peace"
The sitting of the senate was then closed.
Premier Dupuy's Announcement.
The chamber of deputies was thronged
| to the utmost and there was great excite
ment when CasimirPerier entered.
yNE--
manned standing while the president of
the chamber of deputies read Premier
Dupuy's letter making the formal an
| nouncement of the death of President
Carnot and adding that the whole of
France was stupeiied hy the abominable
crime. N. Dupuy also said: From all
parts expressions of emotion and sorrow
are arriving. France weeps at the loss
of the loyal servant and upright citizen
| who carried with horor and fidelity the ma
tional flag, and who awai ened in Europe
| feelings which show how great is the or
| deal through which we are now passing
France Remains Brave and Strong.
1.-The republic will ever remember
President Carnot. All our sympaties are
with the family which mourns his loss,
and which. like him, is worthy OF France
The whole country joins in the indigna-
| tion felt at the crime
| Cassimir-Perier. after he had finished
reading the premier's letter said: 1.-THE
| chamber of deputies and France associate
themselves with these words. Let us bow
respectfully before the tomb which closes
| over life of devotion to the fatherlnnd
and to the republic"
The president of the chamber of depu-
ties then expressed coincidence with the
family, concluding with: France re-
mains brave and strong even in the day
of national mourning"
! The chamber of deputies then ad-
| journed.
| The Dead Statcsmnn's Last Words
President Carnot's last words were:
THANK you, my friends. Thank you"
Regarding the political situation it is be-
| lisved that eS-Premier Casimir- Perier, now
president of the chamber of deputies, has
| the best chance of succeeding the late pres
ident, but the names of NM. Challemel-
Lacour, president of the senate; Cavaiguac,
Dupuy, Brisson, Constans. and General
| Saussier are also mentioned as likely to be
strong candidates.
| The HOnorcd Dead ut Lyons.
| While these proceedings were taking
place at Paris, the city OF Lyons where the
CRU esome deed that bereaved France had
been committed. was preparing to pay a
last tribute of honor to the memory of the
dead president The body of NJ. Carnot
was taken from the prefecture last even
| ing and placed on the train that will con-
vey it to Paris. After prayers for the
dead had been offered the casket contain
| ing tie remains was carried out aud
placed on gun-carriage. While this was
being done salutes of artillery were fired,
| fru unpf were Sonn1e1 mud I,up,c ,,,,,,