The herald., 1896-10-06

- French soil. the latter repl ying to
t6e Presidents salutation with q mill
t4ry salute and then taking,M M. Faure's
hand.
The president asked sdlicitously
whether the czariua had moi. suffered
greatly lnlthe course Of the roNgh pas
noGe across the channel The c, Jar thank
ed him for the inquiry and reassured
him regarding the czarina's W elfare. He
further expressed the pleasure he felt
In 1T last achieving his bong formed
project Of visiting France
The cxar having concluded his re-
eponse, President Faure 8 ave his arm
70 the cxarina, while the czar walked
On the presidents right han d. The party
ascended the steps leadir to the hall
decorated in Louis XIV style the pre-
mier, presidents of the chamber and
others, followed them and the sunlight
burst through the clouds for the first
time during the day, thus dispelling
the gloomy feelings of those who had
remarked the unluchy storm of the
night and morning and the incident of
the wreck Of the gangplank at the land
ing Stage. --~@sss
\ The invited guests were already seated
N the reception hall and they rose as
the car and czarina nd the president
entered. The latter escorted their
majesties.to the raised platform, where
President Faure took UP a position in
the middle with the hnpeSal guests on
either side of him. The various presen
tations were then made. and the party
proceeded to the diplomatic hall between
the two lines of guests who bowed as
the czarina, still on tt e arm of the pres
ident, passed. The czarina responded
smilingly and the car touched his
cooked hat to the salutes he received.
After short stay in the grand hall,
preparationsw were made for boarding the
Napoleon state barge Elan in order to
review the feet. Before this was done,
Admiral Besnard, minister of marine,
suggested that in view of the fatigues,
which she had already undergone dur
ing the day, he.czarina might prefer not
to accompany the czar during the re-
view of the fleet.
The czarina graciously replied: IT
am teo anxious to visit French vessel
to renounce such a pleasure"
The magnificiently painted, gilded
and upholstered barge was flying the
French tricolors and the Russian i'm
perial standard side by side. AS the
Elan emerged from the harbor to re-
view the fleet of French warships
moored in the roadstrad, each vessel
fred q salute of thirty-one guns. The
barge steamed between the ships of the
fleet, which was drawn up in four lines,
and as the barge passed, the crew Of
each vessel gave seven cheers and the
guard of honor on deck presented arms,
the bugles sounded and the band played
the Russian anthem. The Elan was
stopped abreast of the battle ship
Hoche, the flagship of the squadron,
and the imperial party proceeded on
board of her.
AS the czar and czarina came on board,
the Russian standard was lowered from
the ,main and the personal flags of the
czar and President Faure were hoisted
on the ship. All of the chief officers of
the port of Cherbourg and of the squad
ron were massed on deck. The czar
conversed for few moments with Vice
Admiral Regnault de Premesnil, in COM
mand of the squadron. Their mtljesties
then inspected the crew and the vessel.
The partysremained on board for half an
hour.
Upon leaving the Hoche a renewed
salute of thfrty-one guns was given. The
Russian sovereign then continued the
rau of TOR vyhi oh he 10 inn ,aI
alongside the Pole Star, which had re-
manned moored to a pontoon while the
czar and czarina and their suite went
to dress for the official dinner in the
evening. AS President Faure traversed
the Pole Star ON his return from the
barge to the arsenal the Russian sail
ors on beard cheered andsAthe band
played the Iarselliase.
All those who have been concerned in
the ceremonies Incident to the welcom-
ing of the tczar are greatly pleased at
the Russian monarch 8 affability. Twice
he insisted that M. Elaure should pre-
cede.
At $50 this evening President Faure
and the other French officials went to
the quay to fetch the czar to the ban
quet. The president alone went on
board the Pole StaS. The czar immedi-
ately made his APPEARANCE, and all pro-
ceeded Immediately to the banquet hail.
There were seventy-three guests seat
d at three tables in the arsenal. The
central table had magnificent display
of golden ornaments and flowers. The
czar and President Faure occupied the
central places at this table, M. Loubet,
representing the senate, and NJ. Bris-
son, president of the chamber of depu-
ties, seated on either side of them. The
czarina was not presentsat the banquet,
having begged that she be excused on
account of the fatigues she had under
gone during the day. President Faure
rose, the others present lining him in
standing, while he proposed the toast
to the czar. The president saidt
ut is with great joy that, accompa-
MED by the presidents of the chamber
of deputies, have received your majes-
ty and the empress. The president of
the republic is certain that he responds
to the sentiments of the nation in con-
stituting himself the interpreter of its
unanimous wish for your imperial fam
lily, the glory of your majesty's reign,
and the welfore of Russia. Tomorrow
In Paris your majesty will feel the heart
of the French people beating, and the
welcome given to the emperor and em-