Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-05

lish Fleet and viii be Met by the
French Fleet The Arrangements
in Detail
copyrighted. 1896. Associated Press)
Cherbourg. October All IS now in
readiness fer the arrival of the Car to-
morrow The French Northern squad
ron. which is gathered to honor the
Russian guests OF France. comprises
Hweuty-one vessels, and includes the
Charles MarJel, first class batteship,
the Hocho. battleship, with Vice Ad-
miraI Regneauet de Premesnl, the Jean
Bart. the Descartes, Jemmapes, and fiji
teen cruisers and torpedo boats. The
hodua leaves Cherbourg a little before
ten tomorrow. and VIII meet the Pole
Star. having on board the Car and
Cz3r.ua. conveyed by the Standard and
English men Of war. at the edge of
French waters just al the extreme Of the
three mile limit. The man of war Du-
puy de Lone viii convey VI. Faure, the
President of the republic,
TO THE MEETING POINT
of the Cars yacht and the French
squadron. President Faure, after the
salu-eS are fired, viii then return 70
ChsrboUrg and await the arrival OF the
CZsr nc the landing stage.
On approaching the English fleet the
French fleet viii fire an imperial salute
followed by a salute 10 the English yes
sells. which VIII be returned by them.
The Cars yacht. after saluting the Brit
isl i-On-clads, will steam ahead into
the center Of the French fleet and in
this order the vessels viii proceed here,
th Pole S.ar being expected 10 be In
company with the French vessels for
about an hour and 20 arrive in Cher
bourg harbOr about noon.
For the purposes Of the reception
when the Car puts foot in France, the
great naval magazine Of the CherbOurg
arsenal. which is situated opposite
CaerbOurg's landing stage, will be util-
.zed
From the landing stage 20 the hall OF
the magazine a covered way
RlAhL1 OEOOfkA 4 Ell
with silk hangings. shields. bannerets
and flowers has been erected. The
landing stage is also beautifully draped
and ever. preparations made to police
1.-The herbor and protect the landing
Stage. covering the magazine and its
apr07ches with walls Of uniformed SOL
dlers and geQdarmes. while everywhere,
like flies on sugar viii swarm French
and Russian secre- agents. The Gar
dfslfkes 10 see them, but acknowledges
that they ere more necessary than the
flags and restoons which TESTIFY 10
French and Russian friendship.
President Faure. surrounded by NJ.
Harotaux. Admiral Besnard, Minister
of Marine. General Billot. Minister Of
War. and all the generals. admirals, Held
officers and subalterns who are 70 De IN
attendance on the Emperor and Empress
during -heir stay in France, vii. await
the Car and Czarina on the landing
stage. After the welcome, for which
President Faure has prepared some par
ticularly fervent sentences.
TIE GLITTERING CROWD
Of rotabiiUes viii pass along the COW
cred way to the hall Of the magazine,
while thunders from great guns, ringing
OF bells and the excited cries OF q french
crowd viii deafen their majestles ears.
The interior Of the magazine has been
decorated and arranged with all the eX-
oufsi-a taste of the French in such mat
te-s and with the amazing liberallty Or
fheir present enthusiasm for all thing
Russian. The interior Of the magazine
mas been divided into q reception hall,
Diplomatic hall and banqueIinS
ro0u. The first of these is hung In rich
crimson satins and the decorations con-
sf-- Of q wilderness Of exquisite bios
oms from which peep out flowers anC
devices formed of bayonets, swords,
ram-ots and other implements or LAM
and sea warfare. The diplomatic hall is
draped in yellow satin and decorated
A BEWTLDERING ARRAY
Of beautiful mirrors, which reflect at
thousand angles exquisite pot and toli-
ace plants and the rarest blooms If
French greenhouses. Two sumptuous
retiring rooms adjoin this hall.
The third room. wherein the imperial
pair gre 20 partake Of French bread and
silt. is hung in pale green satin set OF
by heavy velvet porueres and priceless
tapestry. The ornaments here are also
suggestive Of the warfare that the
Frarco-Russian alliance may be prepar-
ed against-lustres and panoplies in
which military and naval weapons, mod
els of tOrpedOe destroyers. great and
small guns appear unobTusively, but
none the less significantly.
Within the hall are three tables. one
raised higher than the other two. which
with thirty seats each will accommodate
those I'm necessary attendance.
THE PRINCIPAL TABLE
has seats for fifteen. In the centre are
three beautiful chairs of the period OF
Louis XIV. for their moJesties and Pres
ifent Faure. The service Of china and
GLASS is most exquisite. the former being
from the ateuers of Sevres. The efforts
of the Partisan chefs viii lose nothing
from The manner OF service. The tables
also display the laiutiest flowers.