The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-27
HOW THE CHANCES STAND.


ooO votes cast on the first ballot
tomorrow NJ. Casimir-Perie will re-
celVe 4UO. His supporters are confident
tnat he will have at least $50 votes. If
M. Casimir-Perier is not elected on the
nrsU ballot his chances will diminish
thereafter, as the Dupuy faction is trying
10 lhouce M. Brisson's supporters to trans
Ter thelr votes after the first ballot to a
uark morse. The election of an ''unknownu
Is regarded, however, as improbable
NATIVE OF SICILY.
=, M Lepine, the procureur of the Repub-
nca, IN an interview this morning stated
that Santo, the assassin, was a native of
Ilclno, Sicily. He has long, thin face,
and wears a small, dark mustache. He
Is well educated and intelligent in appear
ance but miserably clad. When he ap4
preached the presidents carriage. NJ. Le-
pine said, he had in his hand not a
roll of paper resembling a petition.
as has been reported, but good sized
. bouquet OF flowers. This he held up in
both hands, as though he was about to
present it to the president. Approaching
the carriage in that attitude, no one sus-
pected his intentions. When he reached
the side of the carriage he slid one hand
down behind him and drew a poniard.
which, with a marvelously quick move
ment, he lifted above his head, and be-
fore he could be seized, struck the fatal
blow with great force.
A sENsELEss HOAX.
The Cocardes hoax to the effect that
Ambassador Billot had been killed in
Rome was the cause of numerous brawls
on the boulevards this afternoon The
police reserves had to be called out to
help preserve order. The italian embassy
and consulate are strongly guarded
The radical and socialist republicans
Will hold preliminary meeting in Yer
sailles tomorrow to decide upon their
course in the national assembly.
THE POLICE FOREwARNED.
London, June %, a. m.-The Daily
Chronicles Paris correspondent says that
Public Prosecutor Lepine was informed
some time ago of a conspiracy of cos
mopolitan anarchists to stab or shoot
prominent rulers and statesmen. An un-
usual number of detectives accompanied
M. CarnOt to Lyons.
Louise Michel says of the killing of
President Carnot: His execution was
no more than simple act of justice. In
Carnot the whole bourgeois world was
struck at. Anarchy once more deserves
well of mankind, for the love of mankind
is anarchy's sole object"
The anarchist Cohen, who was expelled
from France few months ago, has ex-
pressed similar sentiments.
RIoTING AT LYONS.
Lyons, June 26.-Disorders here and at
other places in France, resulting from
the Indignation of the people at the as
sassination of President Carnot, con
tinued throughout the night. Crowds of
rioters paraded the streets of the city
from the time the late Presidents re
mains left Lyons until this morning and
in 10 nf bp of of md
military, mobs sacked Italian stores and
taverns' and after throwing their contents
into the street made bOntires of every
thing burnable
Santo, the assassin was again brought
up this morning for examina-
tion before Examining Magis-
trate Benost. The prisoner de-
clared himself to be an anarchist and to
be strongly in favor of a policy of vio-
lence Replying TO further questions,
Santo said he acted upon his own initia-
tive and had not been engaged in any
conspiracy to murder the president. The
magistrate however, is not convinced
that the prisoner had no accomplices, as
it has been ascertained that when Santo
stopped at Vienne and Montpelier
he had several suspicious con-
ferences with persons suspected
of being in league with the anarchists.
Saturday, en- route to Lyons he slept at
the house of an anarchist and afterward
started for Lyons at 3 80 o'clock in the
afternoon. the police inve stigation into
the crime has already lead to the arrest
of three persons at Vienne, believed to
have been engaged in the conspiracy
which resulted in the murder of Presi-
dent Carnot. The authorities here believe
that Santo was the agent of the an
ID h1f ho trt1ct tnh Wit
the task of numbering theSPresident, and
that he carried out the instructions
which he received at various towns be-
tween Cette and Paris.
LOOKED UPON CARNoT AS A TYRANT.
When the examining magistrate asked
Santo whether he had personal griey-
ance against President Carnot, he re-
piled:
No; but he was tyrant, and I killed
him for that reason"
How did you stab him?" asked the
magistrate.
Il pushed aside the horses and cuiras-
sier and advanced to the carriage. had
a dagger concealed in my sleeve. ] only
had to raise my hand. | aimed at the
stomach and brought my arm down
sharply, shouting Long live anarchy?
The crowd rushed upon and laid me pros
"Is the president dead? 2" asked Santo
AS the magistrate made no reply the
prisoner took it for granted that his vic
tim was dead. He smiled, and raising
his hand, initiated the act of stabbing the
president with undisguised glee. Tine
examination lasted four hours.
The situation in Lyons becomes worse
every hour. This evening a company of
cavalry charged the rioters with sabers.
A. delegation from the chamber of com
merce went to the prefecture this after
noon and demanded that all necessary
measures be taken to put stop to the
present troubles. The impotence OF the
officials causes general discontent. Many
persons demand that a state Of siege be
proclaimed
FORTY SHOPS LOOTED.
Forty Italian shops in this city have
been Quilted and burned by the mob The
police are either powerless to suppress
the disorders or else are disinclined to do
so. Anyway it is strange that they are
never on hand in force until the damage
is done. though they have in every case
had ample warning. Four rioters were
killed to-day by an explosion OF Petro-
leum in a store which they were sacklng.
Two thousand arrests were made To-
day in connection with the antl-ltallan
manifestations. The greater mum Der OF tne
prisoners were liberted after short de-
tention, and after being cautioned against
creating further disorder. The anti
Italian feeling is still high An Italian
store was pillaged and set on hre TO-