The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-25

bravado. He refused, however, to
answer many of the questions put to
him regarding his motive for stabbing
the president, declaring that on this
subject he would speak only before
tribunal When he was searched by
| the police, book was found in one of
his pockets in which it was written
that he had been born in a village in
| the province of Milan, Italy.
NJ. Carnot's last speech was delivered
at the banquet given in his honor. He
dwelt upon the success of the exhibit
| ton and said the same heart beats in
| all French breasts when it is known the
honor, security of rights of the country
are at stake This same union of all
Frenchmen formed a guarantee of the
| march towards progress and justice to
which it belonged to France to give an
example to the world.
The Death Bed.
Shortly after midnight, the arch
bishop Of Lyons was summoned to the
bedside of the dying president to ad-
minister to him the last rites of the
church. He was in the room but a
short time when he retired to an ad-
joining room. He remained until 1880
o'clock and ne was again summoned to
the presidents room where he admin
istered the sacrament. NJ. Carnot re-
manned conscious to the last. He re-
allied that his life was rapidly ebbing
away and twice he said: 'Je men
vais." q am going away. IN
DR.. Poncet leaned over the bed and
said to him: your friends are here,
monsieur lie president" M. Carnot re-
piled: 81 am grateful for their pres
ence," and a minute later he gasped for
1 ,Ic.r-r -l,11I
dering of his body and the president of
France was dead.
The bed in which NJ. Carnot died was
of iron. It was placed between two
windows of the palace. AT its foot was
the bed Of honor which had been re-
served for the president.
The incision made by the doctors in
order to stop the internal hemorrhage
measured about three inches long by
two inches wide.
Itaiinns' Lives IN Danger.
1t was thought the entire population
of the city was on the streets when the
attack was made but this later proved
wrong, for as the night advanced the
crowds We're constantly augmenting.
After the attacks upon the Italian
cafes. the disorderly element among
the crowds devoted their attention to
the 1laldnS Cn9y T0und upon the
streets. Some of them were pursued
and barely escaped alive. The police
had great difficulty in rescuing the
hunted men.
The Rue de Ia Barre is now barricad-
ed at both ends and guarded by troops.
Immediately after the death Of p es
dent Carnot Prime Minister DupIy
started on his return TO Paris to Officially
announce the news to the senate and tie
chamber of deputies.
After NJ. Carnot had been taken to the
prefecture, 1t became generally known hi;
assassin was an Italian, and the Eeein ,
of deep indignation among the crowd
found vent in attacks upon cafes kept b 7
iroffensive natives of Italy. All such
places in the vicinity of the palais &c
commerce We're totally wrecked By the
mob. French flags, which were in album
dance, We're procured BY the crowd, and
with cries of Down with the foreigners, IS
marched to the Rue de la Barre in which
street the Italian consulate is situated.
There is no doubt the consulate wo I'D
have been attacked had it not been for
: the prompt action of the Police who
stopped the crowd and compelled it's mem
bers TO dispense.
The excitement continues at fever heat
and it would take very little to precipi-
tate bloody riots Threats are made to
take summary vengeance upon the
cOuntrymen of Santo and the authorities.
fearing that attempts will be made to
put these threats into effect, sent cuiras-
siers to patrol the city to prevent any
, outbreak.