The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-05
THEIR MEETING TODAY AT CHER
BOURG WILL BE ROYAL
ONE.
ALL FRANCE is EXCITED
OVER THE APPROACHING VISIT OF
HER POWERFUL EASTERN
ALLY.
OLD STATE BARGE
Muscovite Ruler VIII Review tbe
French Fleet From It-Then
On to Paris.

CHERBOURG, Oct. An is now in
readiness for the arrival Of the car to-
morrow. The French Northern squad
ron. which is gathered to honor the
Russian guests Of France. comprises
twenty one vessels and includes the
Charles Martel f1rst-class battleship;
the Hocho, battleship, with Vice Ad-
miral Regnauot de Premesnil; the Jean
Bart. the Descartes, Jemmapes and
fifteen cruisers and torpedo boats.
This fotilla leaves Cherbourg q little
before 10 o'clock tomorrow, and will
meet the Pole Star, having on board
the czar and cZarina, conveyed by the
Standard and English men-of-war, at
the edge of French waters, just the ex-
treme of the three-mile limit The
man-of-war Dupuy de Lone will con-
vey M. Faure. the president Of the re-
public. to the meeting point of the
French squadron and the cars yacht.
President Faure, after the salutes are
fired, will then return to Cherbourg
and await the arrival Of the car.
On approaching the English fleet the
French fleet will fire an imperial salute
followed by salute to the English
vessels, which will be returned. The
-czar's yacht. after saluting the British
ironclads, will steam ahead into the
center Of the French fleet and in this
order the vessels will proceed. the Pole
Star being expected to be In company
with the French vessels for about an
hour and to arrive in Cherbourg har-
Dor about noon.
For the purpose of the reception when
the car puts foot in France the great
naval magazine Of the Cherbourg ar
senal, which is situated opposite the
landing stage, will be utilized.
From the landing stage to the hall
or the magazine covered way richly
decorated with silk hangings, shields,
bannerets and flowers has been erect
ed. The landing stage is also beau
tifully draped and every preparation
made to police the harbor and protect
the landing stage, covered way, mag
azlne and its approaches with walls Of
uniformed soldiers and gendarmes,
while everywhere, like flies on sugar,
will swarm French and Russian secret
agents. The cZar dislikes to see them.
but acknowledges they are more neces-
sary than the flags and festoons which
testify to French and Russian friend
ship.
President Faure, surrounded by M.
Hanotaux. Admiral Besnard, minister
OF marine; Gen. Billot minister of war;
and all the generals, admirals, field
officers and subalterns who are to be
in attendance on the emperor and en-
press during their stay in France. will
await the czar and czarina on the land
ing stage. After the welcome, for
which President Faure has prepared
some particularly fervent sentences,
the glittering crowd of notabilities will
pass along the covered way to the hall
OF the magazine, while thunders from
great guns, ringing Of bells and the ex-
cited cries Of French crowd will
deafen their majesties' ears
The interior of the magazine has been
decorated and arranged with all the ex
quisite taste OF. the French in such
matters. and with the amazing liberal
ity of their present enthusiasm for all
things Russian. The interior Of the
magazine has been divided into a re-
ception hall, diplomatic hall and a.
banqueting room. The sumptuous re-
tiring rooms adjoin this hail. The Dip
lomatic hall is draped In yellow
satin and decorated with a bewildering
array Of beautiful mirrors which re-
fleet at thousand angles exquisite
foliage plants. The third room, wherein
the imperial pair are to partake of
French bread and salt, is hung In pale
green satin, set off by priceless tapes
try. Within the banqueting hall are
three tables, one raised higher than the
other two. which with thirty seats
each will accommodate those in neces
sary attendance. The principal table
has seats for fifteen. In the center are
three beautiful chairs of the period Of
Louis XIV. for their majesties and
President Faure. The service Of china
and glass Is most exquisite, the former
being from the ateliers of Sevres. The
efforts Of the Partisan chefs will lose
nothing from the manner of service.
Their majesties and their hosts will
breakfast here, and after the review of
the French feet, which takes place in
the afternoon, which they will witness
from the deck Of the Elan, Napoleon's
old state barge, regilded and refur-
nished, they will attend a state ban
quet in this same hall given by Presi-
dent Faure. A line of rails has been
laid in the arsenal grounds, the termf-
nus being at the door of the diplomatic
hall
Here at 9 o'clock tomorrow evening
the czar and czarina will take the
train for Paris, preceded few minutes
by the spec al train Of the president and
quitting the arseral to the roar of 101
great guns. The state banquet will oc-
cur simultaneously with fetes of diff
ferent kinds and general rejoicings of
the people Of Cherbourg, who have 10y
ally decorated their town with lavish
hand the dominant note of the decora-
tions everywhere being the black and
yellow of the czar Of all the Russias
pleasantly intermingled with the tri-
color of France.