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cations and many and loud were the cries
for vengeance.
The landau proceeded to the theatre,
where NJ. Rivaud and Chaudey went to the
Presidents box. As soon as they were seen
the whole audience rose and, amid profound
silence. II. Rivaud said, In voice broken
"The President has just been assassin
atedr'
This announcement was received with
terrible explosion Of fury as the audience.
when the first report of the assassination was
received. had. though greatly excited, gen.
erally discretiitedit it. When silence was in a
measure restored N. Rivaud continued
SIN the Rue de Ia Republique miscreant.
under the pretext OF presenting petition
stabbed u. Carnot with dagger"
NJ. Rivaud was again interrupted with
shouts OF "Death to the murderer" Re
venger' "Revenge"' The audience then
left the building.
A later dispatch says Immediately after
the President was stabbed, the horses at
tached to his carriage were started on gal
lop for the Prefecture. The President lay
limp in the carriage. His eyes were closed
and he was apparently lifeless. His clothes
had been loosened, so that the red sash OF
the Legion of Honor was displayed. On his
left side near the waist wet red spot
told the whole story Of his wounG. He was
lifted with the greatest care from the car
ria2e and was carried to his room on the
first floor. There he was laid on the bed In
which he had slept the night before, and DR..
GaiIleton, the Mayor of the city, examined
the wound. The city illuuinations were i'm
mediately quenched and all fessivity was
stopped.
The young assassin's full name was given
by him at the police station as Cesare Giov-
ami Santo. He is nearly twenty-five years
old, has very small mustache. and wore
light brown suit. with peaked cap OF the
same color On his way to the station ne
held his head down and glanced continually
right and left, as If looking for some possible
means OF escape.
Upon being interrogated he gave his name,
but professed to know too little OF the Ian
guage to say much more. His inability to
speak much French is rather peculiar, as he
has lived in Cette for the last six months
and is believed to have been considerably
longer in the country.
An official note WIS Immediately issued
calling upon the Senate and the Chamber OF
Deputies TO assemble in Congress at Yer
sailles, for the purpose OF eiectlnS
a new President The French Con.
stitution requires that In the event OF
the Presidency becoming vacant by death
or otherwise, the Chambers must meet
within three days OF the time the vacancy
occurs. Iu the mean time the Ministry
directs the public business.
Nine. Carnot, accompanied by her sons.
Francois and Ernest, arrived at Lyons from
Paris at six o'clock a. M, by special train.
She was met at Dijou by Premier Dupuy,
who informed herthat all was over. There
were very few people at the Lyonnaise sta
ton. Nine. Carnot and ner sons entered
the carriage and we're driven Immediately TO
the prefecture. where the body OF her hus-
band was lying. Her sons and the
officers of the Presidents household
ACCOMPANIED her to the bedside. Nine.
Carnot stood trembling as she gazed at the
face of the dead, but shed no tears. though
all about her were weeping. The officers re-
tired, leaving the widow and her sons with
the dead husband and father. The body OF
the dead President was transferred from
the bed upon which he died to the Pretect's
bedroom. The body was fully dressed, and
upon the breast was placed the grand cor
don Of the Legion of Homer. There was no
post mortem examination, Mime. Carnot hav-
Ing expressed strong desire II fhat the o ooay
of her husband be taken ID Paris as soon as
possible. 1t was arranged that the body
leave for Paris during the evening,
arriving there before daybreak.
A catafalque Chapel srdent) was prepared
for the reception Of the body at tho palaces OF
the Elysee in Paris. The fact that the assas.
sin is an Italian gave rise to the most danger
ously bitter feeling against Italy and Italians,
and several Italian flags, displayed out OF
sympathy with Frances loss. and drapel
with Grape, were hoored at and, in at least
one instance, pulled down and torn into
shreds. In every quarter OF Paris fierce
demonstrations against the Italian residents
took place, and, as a result. nearly oil the
Italian cafes and restaurants closed. But II
the feeling against Italians was strong. the
sentiments of hatred with which the majority,
of the people regarded Anarchists was Still
stronger.