Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-01-19
CAS|MIR-P -PER!ER OUT
President Of the French Republic
Has Resigned.
IT WAS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE
tslIF.ates of Ministers Gould Not shake
His Furpose-A Grave Crisis
at Hand.

Paris, Jan. 15.-lt was announced this
evening that Casmir Perier, president
of the French republic. had resigned his
office. During the evening he conferred
with the president OF the senate and
then summoned several of his ministers
and made the announcement. \ second
official note was issued at II o'clock to-
night announcing the resignation of
tnepresident and forecasting the ideas
he intends to develop in his farewell
address to the chamber Of deputies. The
note says that in the eyes OF the presi-
Gent. yesterdaE's sitting Of the cham
Der and The vote. which oNcrthreW the
cabinet We're only secondary Incidents
Of the struggle which is proceeding
against the parliamentary regime and
pubiic liberties. N. Casimir Perier had
hoped that the president OF the repub-
lie, who is deprived Of means of action,
world have been exempted from party
attacks ana that the especial confidence
"t tho republicans would have accorded
him power and authority ftn has also
hoped that those who. despite himself.
had placed him in q position wHer.
he was unable 10 defend himself, would
have undertaken the defense Of the
says thHt the president has requested
the ministers To temporarily withdraw
t1eir designations in order to facilitate
the necessary changes. Prime Minister
Dupuy impaired President Casinir
Perier's decision to the presidents of
the senate ana the chamber Of depu-
ties, who viii forthwith call urgency
siJtinss OF those bodies
political circles. During the afternoon
1t had been remarked, not without sur
prise in the Hobbies of the palais Bour-
bon, that the crisis was not following
the customary course, but appeared to
BE- assuming a sraEer aspect than usual.
When the facts became known. con-
stelnation amounting almost to a
atupor. seized everyone. There had been
otnlnoas hints in the press in recent
days that Casimir Perier was growing
tired OF the position, yet nobody paid
any attention TO them. The high char
aetef lifmness and integrity of the
president inspired the confidence Of
even advanced republicans
PROTESTS OF NO AVAIL.
The Ions conference NJ. Casimir-Perier
mad with NJ. Challemet-LacOu p1esi-
dent OF the senate, is now explained.
ite had already resolved to resign M
employed his utmost
eioquence IN a vain endeaNOr to per
suade the president to reconsider his
decision and he quilted the palace of
the ElySees under q sense of deep dis
tress. All tie members Of the cabinet,
from Prime Minister Dupuy down. fol
lowed Ghallomet-Iacoura and exhausted
every argument to induce Clsimir-
Perier not to resign. Their efforts We're
without success. Dupuy again visited
tie palace of the ElySceS later in the
evening and was clOseteG with the
president for 45 minutes. urging every
possible induCement and appealing to
every patriotic sentiment in order to
get him to recall his determinations All
was without avail. After him came NJ
SpGller, whose eloquence, it will be re
membered, oEercame, on a former Oc-
casion, NJ. Casimir-P Perier's Scruples to
accepting the position of prime minister
All the president would conceGe to these
appeals was to delay the publication Of
his intentions until tonight. AS Dupuy
and Spuller We're leaving the palace to-
gether, they met in the corridors the
presidents mother, who is SO years of
ago. They begged her to entreat hen, =
son 10 remain in office and She prom
Used that she would DO her utmost It
is stated that the interview between the
mother and son was Very affecting
at 9 o'clock Casimir- Perer
sent q short letter To Dupuy informing
him that his decision was i1revOeable
and begging him to notify the prcsi-
dents Of the senate and chamber and
10 announce the fact to The official
journal.
Dupuy accepted the task thus imposed
on him ana, as on the occasion Of the
death of NJ. Carnot, finds himself again
confronted with the transmission of
powers involving difficulties Of every
description arising from an unexpected
position of affairs He seemed to be
completely overwhelmed with the sense
of his responsibilities, but speedily re
covered, and with the energy, c0olncss
and foresight that he displayed on the
occasion Of the assassination of NJ.
Calmot, proceeded to take measures
which the situation demanded.
DIFFICULTY TO BELIEVE.
The report Of the resignation Of the
president became generally known ut
II o'clock, but WAS universally dis
credited and a general movement Was
made toward the newspaper Offices with
q view To learning the truth. Very soon
the papers exhibited magic lantern
transparencies of the official note Even
then persons refused 70 believe that the
event was possible. Finally they be
came convinced that the president had
really retired and assembled in groups
llf
would be named to succeed him.