Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-28
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Ohicial News of the Assassination Re-
ceiyed by the French Ambassador and
Secretary Gresham.

Omcial News of the Assassination Re-
ceiyed by the French Ambassador and
Secretary Gresham.
WAsHINGToN, June 25.-Ofticial an
nouncement of the assassination of
President Carnot came TO NJ. Pater-
notre, the French Ambassador to the
United States, early this morning, in
two cablegrams, the first announcing
the attack on the President of the French
Republic and the second the death Of NJ.
Carnot.
The minister was Just about to start
TO the Department cf State to see Secrc
tary Gresham, to communicate the fact
officially to this government, when re-
porter called on him and was told of
what had been received. M. Paternotre
will send a message of regret to his gov
ernment at the sad occurrence, and the
flag flying over the legation building in
this city has been displayed at half
mast. The flags over the public build
ings of the city and over the foreign
legations are also at half-mast.
Secretary Gresham also received a
cablegram this morning from United
States Ambassador Eustis at Paris, re-
porting that he had been notified by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs Of the
French Republic of the assassination of
President Carnot and that his successor
will be chosen on Wednesday.
THE SENATE ADJouRNs.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The death
of President Carnot was the sole theme
about the Senate to-day, and was re-
called in prayer marked by deep feel
ing delivered by the Rev. DR.. Milburn,
the blind chaplain of the Senate.
Immediately after the opening prayer
Senator Morgan, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, offered a
resolution expressive of the sympathy
of the people of the United States with
the French Republic, and rendering
sympathy with Madame Carnot and her
family. The resolution closed by de-
claring that the Senate adjourn out of
respect to the dead President.
Senator Morgan made brief sreech
in which he referred To the patriotism
Of the people of the French Republic
and the cordiality of the relations be-
tween the two countries.
AT 1880 o'clock the Senate adjourned.
j, HOUSE ALSO ADdoURNs.
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p. M, out of respect to President Carnot.
OFFICIAL ACTION TAKEN.
The following official action was
taken by the State Department on the
receipt of Ambassador Eustis' official
notification:
WAsHINGToN, d. c.. EXECUTIVE MANSION,
June 18th, 1S94.--Eustis, ambassador, Paris.
France. Express to the Minister of
Foreign Affairs the profound sorrow with
which the President and the American
people have heard of the atrocious crime,
which has robbed the sister republic OF
its wise, humane and patriotic chief
magistrate. GRESHAM.
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
The President took notice of the sad
tragedy in the following message to
Congress
To The Congress and House Of Representa-
tues 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 sister republic eau
not fail to deeply arouse the sympathies
of the American nation, while the violent
termination of career promising so
much in aid of liberty and in advancing
civilization should be mourned as ali
atfiiction of mankind.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, June 25th, 1891.