The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-06-30
AsSAssINATED.
President Sadi Carnot, of Franco,
the Victim.
The President Was Stabbed In the Abdon,en
Sunday Evening. and Died Early M,n-
day Morning-The Assassin Captured
and Narrowly Escapes Lynching.

Lne NUS StaDUeU III the NDVONleu
Sunday Evening. and Died EARLY M,n-
day Morning Assassin Captured
and Narrowly Escapes Lynchlng.
PARIS, June 25.--Prcsidcnt Carnot
was stabbed mortally Mt 9;15 o'clock
Sunday evening in Lyons by Cmsare
Giovanni Santo, an Italian Anarchist,
81 years old. President Carnot went to
Lyons to visit the Exhibition of Arts,
Sciences and Industries. He left the
Chamber of Commerce banquet, given
in his honor, shortly after o
o'clock, and walked to his car
riage, which was waiting in the |
Place de LaBourne. He had hardly |
taken his seat when Santo. n news
paper in his hand, pressed through the
crowd and sprang upon the carriage
step. President Carnot started slight
ly. Santo snatchcd dagger from the
newspaper and plunged it into the
presidents abdomen, near the liver.
| The president sank unconscious. He
was taken at once to the prefecture,
and the most skillful surgeons in the
city were summoned. Meantime Santo
| was arrested.
part of the city. Infuriatcd crowds
filed the streets. Before ten o'clock
an Italian restaurant had been sacked,
and the police were obliged to strain
every nerve to protect the Italian con-
sulate.
President Carnot arrived in Lyons
Saturday and intended to remain there
over Tuesday. He was accompanied
by Gen. Borious, chief of his military
household, most of his other house.
hold officers, Premier Dupuy, M.
BurdeauX and other members of the
cabinet. He was received enthusias.
tically at the station by the mayor
and the district officials, who, in TWEEN.
ty-seven landaus, drawn by horses
draped with the tricolor, escorted
him and his party to the Hotel dc
Vile, about three kilometers distant.
Cheering crowds filed the streets and
gave the president such u welcome MS
he had seldom received. There was a
luncheon at the hotel, and in the even.
ing dinner at the prefecture. From
the balcony of the prefecture the pres.
ident reviewed the large torchlight
procession, which was followed by fire.
works and an illumination.
Sunday the president and his party
paid state visit to the exhibition in
the Pare de la Tete dor. Aftcrward
the president held reception at the
prefecture. He planned to go to the
Grand theater on the Place de
la Comedi Sunday evening, after
a banquet at the chamber of
commerce. He was in peculiarly
happy mood during the banquet, and
was noticeably elated by the cordiality
of his reception, not only by the crowd
outside the building, but also by the
guests within. He was cheered inces.
sanity from the moment he left the
chamber of commerce until he took
the carriage for the theater.
The demonstrative enthusiasm of the
crowd caused the confusion which gave
Santo his opportunity. as he was able
to push his way forward quite un-
noticed until at the step of the car
riage.
AS Santo sprang away from the car
riage step and tried to escape he was
seized and but for the prompt interfer-
ence of the police would have been
torn and trampled to death on the
spot. AS soon as the police extricated
him from the hands of his captors
they hurried him off to the station
house.
When Santo was within few feet of
the carriage he waved a paper, as if in
tending to present a petition. and thus
threw off their guard the persons near
est to the president. He was seized
just as he was about to jump from the
step
The president had repeated hemor-
Images after he was taken to the pre-
lecture. He sank, gradually but stead
lily, until 12:45 o'clock Monday morn
ing, when he died. Nine. Carnot and
her two sons left Paris at 11:55 o'clock
Sunday evening by special train for
Lyons. All the ministers who could
go to Lyons with the president We're in
council at the Elysee at midnight.
The senate and chamber will be con-
volSed Monday.
PARIS, June 25.-An official note was
issued Monday morning calling upon
he senate and the chamber of deputies
to assemble in congress at Versailles at
] o'clock Wednesday AFTERNOON for the
purpose of electing new president.
The French constitution requires that
in the event of the presidency becom-
ing vacant by death or otherwise the
chambers must meet within three days
Of the time the vacancy occurs. In the
meantime the ministry directs the pub
lie business.
NJ. Marie Francola Sadi-Carnot. fourth presi-
dent of the third Republic of France, was u
grandson OF the great Carnot, the celebrated
war minister. who organized victory for the
first republic. and, politically speaking, cre-
ated Napoleon Bonuparte. Lazare Hippolyte
Curnot. his father, distinguished journal-
ist author and statesman.
The Only Parallel.
LONDON, June 25.-All the i.ewsI a.
pers of this city Monday morning con-
tanned certain articles dwelling upon
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