The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-06-25

gay uniforms OF the many military 9th.
GERS present. All were waiting with im-
patience Tho arrival of President Carnot,
and all were unable to understand the de-
lay. Suddenly man entered the thcater
crying At the top OF his voice; "The presi-
dent has been assassinalel?'
The most intense excitement followed
tho abrupt announcement. Women
screamed and several tainted. Many
men, without waiting for their hats, ran
out OF tho building IN order 10 confirm the
news. They found all the streets leading
TO the palace tilled with excited throngs,
and IN few minutes they were convinced
that the report of the attempt on the life
Of the president was true.
Suddenly through tho throng sped
landau conveying Andrian Dupuy,
brother of the prime minister, Deputy
Chaudey and Prefect Rivaud. the crowd
giving way before the carriage ms II
dashed into Rue de Ia Republique, pre-
ceded by four mounted gendarmes. The
crowd thinking now the report Of the as
sassination was untrue, and that the
president was in the carriage, shouted
"Vive Carnot," "vive Ia Republique."
RIvAUp ANNOUNCES THE NEWS.
The carriage was stopped and Chaudey
and Rivaud in tremulous voices said:
"Don't shout; the president has been the
victim of an outrage" The cheers were
instantly turned 10 curses and many and
loud were the cries for vengeance. The
landau proceeded to the theator and NJ.
Chaudey went to the presidents box. As
hs.p hA h.t.
arose, and amid profound silence NJ. Ri
vaud said in q voice broken with sobs:
THE president has just been assassin
sted.r
The annou ncement was received with q
terrible explosion of fury as the audi
ence, when the first report of the assas-
sination reached il, had generally dis
credited it. The theater resounded with
shouts of "A la mort" "a la assassin"
and cries for vengeance upon him.
When silence was in O measure re-
stored, NJ. Rivaud continued: "In Rue
do Ia Republique the miscreant, un-
der pretext Of presenting a petition,
stabbed NJ. Carnot with dagger"
NJ. Rivaud was again interrupted with
shouts OF death to the murderer" "re-
venge, revenge"
Waving his hand for silence. NJ. ri.
vaud again spoke, saying: "Do not mako
my mission more painful. We left NJ.
Carnot in the hands of the doctors. You
understand that under these conditions
our hearts are filed with sorrow and that
the proposed performance in the presi.
dents honor cannot take place"
The audience then loft tho building,
many of them preceding the prefecture
where they stood in the streets waiting
for any report that might be vonchsafed
them from the building and discussing the
crime which they considered had cast dis
grace upon the fair name of their city.
The assassin is an Italian name Cesare
Giovanni Santo.
EXAMINING THE WOUND.
The following bulletin has been issued !:
"The state Of the president of the repub.
lie is alarming, but not hopeless. The
wound is in tho region of the liver. The
hemorrhage which was at first copious
has now ceased" After examining the
presidents wound all the physicians in
attendance agreed that. an opera.
ton was necessary, whereupon
DIR. Ollyer probed the wound.
While this was being done, NJ. Carnot
came TO his senses and said feebly but
distinctly: "How you are hurting me-"
The doctor, however. continued to attend
the wound, the outflow of blood from
which had stopped. They know though
that the presidents condition was ex-
tremely grave, as they moro than sus-
pected that internal hemorrhage had CON-
menccd. After Carnot had been taken
from his carriage and placed upon bed
In the prefecture, nobody but tue doctors
and the officers of the military household
were allowed TO enter the room 10 which
he had been carried.
sANTo, THE ASSASSIN.
Santo, the assassin, is beardless
young man, 20 or 25 years old. As he
marched under the police guard from Rue
de Ia Republique to the station he held his
head down. but his eyes glanced furtiyely
around as If he was seeking an opportu-
nifty TO escape. To have made such an
attempt, however, would have been the
height of folly, unless he desired to COM
init suicide, for there is not the slightest
doubt that had he got away from the pro-
lection of the police he would have been
torn limb from limb by tho crowd, whose
every action showed that they were thirsty
for his blood.
CARNoT's ARRIVAL AT THE PREFECTURE.
When the police party reached the
Palais des Cardiales, they were obliged to
stop while the landau IN which were Gem
erai Borlus, the prelect, mayor and the
wounded president, escorted by detach-
mcnt Of mounted guards on tho gallop
was driven rapidly past en- route TO the
prefecture. A second carriage conveying
the officers Of tho presidents military
household followed close behind. An as
sociated pross reporter entered third
carriage IN which were NJ. Burdeau, ex-
minister OF finance, and Senator Milaud.
On arriving at tho prefecture, General
Borius aud the mayor alighted. President
Carnot lay unconscious upon the cushions
Of the carriage. His eyes were closed
His waistcont was unbuttoned and his
shirt, on which the bright red cord of the
Legion OF Honor was conspicuous
| was covered on the left hand. just
over the heart, by large bloodstair
which extended to the hip. II was impos
sible to tell from his appearance whether
he was dead or alive. The crowd surged
| about In the vicinity of the carriage, bu,