The Portland daily press., 1894-06-26

President-Messages of sympathy from
Iand-The Body Has Been Removed to
Paris.
Washington, June 25.-The assasina-
tion of the President of the French Re-
public was the one over ruling topic in
the Senate, as in the city, this morn
ing. The reading Of the journal was
dispensed with. and Mr.. I Morgan. chair
man of the committee on foreign rela-
tions, offered the following resolution
Resolved, That the Senate of the Unit
ed States, unite with the American
people in expressing to the people of
France their sorrow and sympathy in
the national bereavement they are suffer-
ing from the cruelsblow of sassassina alton
which was aimed at the peace of France
and fell upon the heart of President Car
not. And as mark of respect due to
the memory of the wise, virtuous and
patriotic president of the republic of
France, the Senate will, at the close of
this proceeding, stand adjourned until
tomorrow.
Resolved, That the President of the
United States is requested to communi-
cate this expression of national sorrow
to the government of the Republic of
France and to Madame Carnot :,
Secretary Gresham received message
from Ambassador Eustice this morning
announcing the death of theFrenchsP Pres
ldent., Almost at the same moment(11 a.
M. M. Patenotre, the French ambassa-
dor, called, bringing the official notifica-
Gresham Immediately started for the
White House, and the President addressed
the following message to Congress:
10 the Senate and House of Representa-
tives:
The shocking intelligence has been re-
ceived that the President of the French
Republic met his death yesterday at the
hands of an assassin. This terrible
event, which has overtaken a sister
republic, cannot fail to deeply arouse
sympathies of the American nations,
while the violent termination of career
promising so much in the aid of liberty,
and in advancing civilization, should be
mourned as an affiiction of mankind.
GROVER CLEVELAND. 1
The President also directed the follow
ing message to bs sent to Ambassador
Eustice in Paris:
Express to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs the profound sorrow which the
President and American people have at
the atrocious crime which has robbed
a sister repub bic of it's wise, humane and
patriotic chief magistrate
GRESHAM.
The House, after passing resolutions
on the event also adjourned.
Eng1ands Sympathy.
London. June 25.-Queen Victoria
today sent long dispatch to Madame
Carnot expressing her deep sorrow and
sympathy.
Lord Kimberly this morning tele-
graphed the Marquis of Dufferin, the
British ambassador at Paris, instruct
ing him to express in the name of the
Queen Her Majesty's horror and deep
regret at the murder of President Car
not.
Ambassador Bayard's Letter.
London. June 25.-United States Am
bassador Bayard today addressed the
following note to M. Decrais, French
Am bassador to Great Britain,
My Dear Colleague-I beg you to ac-
cept the assurance of my grief and sim
cere sympathies with your country and
yourself, as an honored and faithful rep
resentative at this court, on this dis
tress.ng occasion, when the patriotic
and beloved head of your government is
inhumanly and wickedly stri cken down
by the hand of an assassin. Lovers and
servants Of civilization the world over
will know no lines of diverse nationality
when such deeds are done, but will act
as if blended in one community of sor-
row, anxious and Determined to uphold
the law, to protect justice from such
fatal assaults and bring all self protect
ing powers of society into vigorous and
concordant action.
For myself personally, and equally
for the country I represent, I renew nv
expression of sincere sorrow and perfect
sympathy
l am, my dear colleague,
sincerely yours,
THOMAS F. BAYARD.
"The King is Dead. Live the King"