The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-28
MOURNING FOR CARN0T.
MESSAGES OF COINCIDENCE CON-
STANTLY COMING IN.
The Body Taken to Paris Where it Lies
in State Under a Guard Of Honor.
Politicians Figuring on Succeed
ing the Dead President-Anti
Italian Riots,

PARIS. June 26. The funeral tram
bearing the remains Of the murdered
precedent of the republic arrived here
at $40 a. m. The project of the Seine,
M. Pobelle and his staff, the project
of police, NJ. Lozee and his staff, the
railroad officials and General Saussier,
the military governor of Paris, with
his staff, met the body at the station,
which was heavily drapei. The
casket was placed in hearse and es-
corted to the Elysee palace. Several
thousand people had gathered about
the railroad station. Every person
present stood with uncovered heads
until the funeral c0rtege passed on
its way to the palace. The cOrte9e
having entered the Elysee GROUNDS,
the gates were closed. At the palace
the body was received by the officers
of the late presidents civil household
and conveyed TO one OF the reception
rooms, which had previously heeh cen
verIed into mOrtuary chapel, Win
black cloth and having a cataialque
in its center upon which IN silver let
tiers was the initial &C." over the let
ters ar. f." (Republique Francalse.)
The widow was 80 overcome win
eBlOtiOn when the casket was placed
in the mortuary chapel that she was
compelled to retire to o private room
where her sons did their utmost to
console her.
Several members of the chamber OF
the deputies have asked Premier
Dupuy if he is a candidate for the
presidency aud he has replied that
his candidature has been too freely
mentioned for months past for him
not to come forward during the
present critical stage in the affairs OF
France. He felt encOuraG ed, he said,
bv the thought that this juncture re-
duired more devOtedness than ambl~
ton to seek an honor which was
fraught with weighty responsibilities.
THIRTY DAYS MOURNING.
PARIS, June 26.-All the public ser.
vice will go into mourning for 30 daye
out OF respect for the late president.
SANTOS ACCoMPLICEs.
LYONS, June 20. -Santo, the anarch.
lists assassin of President CaInOt, was
brought in for examination before Ex-
aiming Magistrate Benois today,
The prisoner declared himself to be
an anarchist and to be devoted to a.
policy of violence. In this affair, he
said, be acted upon his own initiative.
He had not been engaged in any con.
spiracy to murder the president. The
magistrate, however, is not convinced
that the prisoner had no accomplices,
as it has been ascertained that when
Santos stopped at Montpelier and
Vienna he had several suspicious con-
ferences with persons suspected OF ber
ing in league with the anarchists. In
addition when Santos stopped at Vii
emma enroute to Lyons, he slept at the
house Of an anarchist. The police in
vestigatiOn into the crime has alI eady
led to the arrest of three persons at
Vienna who are believed to have been
engaged in the conspiracy.
FUNERAL PREPARATIONS
PARIS, June 25.-Premier Dupuy
presided at a cabinet council today,
called to determine upon the arrange
ments for the funeral OF the late presi-
dent. The body is now guarded by
four cadets from the military school OF
st. Cyr 1t will soon be placed upon
a catafalque in the court yard OF the
the Elysee, there to lie in state until
Sunday, when it will he escorted with
much ceremony to the Pantheon and
placed beside the remains of the late
presidents grandfather Lazare Car
not, Nine. Carnot has received a
sympathetic telegram from the car.
LOOTED ITALIAN QUARTERS
e Lyons, June 2G.-At7 o'clock this
morning riotous gathering marched
upon the Italian quarter in the northr
ern district of the city. The rioters at
tackled and looted number of stores.
During the pilaging barrel OF petrO.
leum exploded and burned three OF
the rioters to death. Troops have
been hastily dispatched to the north
ern district. In addition all the
dangerous points about Lyons have
have been occupied Oy the military.
Serious trouble is apprehended.
PRELIMINARY VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.
PARIS, June 90 1t a plenary meet
ing OF all The Republican senators this
afternoon in order to decide upon a
candidate for the presidency, vote
with the following result: NJ. CAST
mir-Perier, IA: NJ. Dupuy, 10; M.
Brsson, 8; NJ. Defreycinet, 4; M. Con-
stans, ., NJ. AragO, .; NJ. Loubet, .;
M. Cavagnac, /,
ROW IN THE CAUCUS.
PARIS, June 26-At a plenary meet
ing of the Republican deputies and
senators this evening, which was
called to decide upon candidate for
the presidency, the members of the
two chambers were unable to come TO