The herald., 1896-10-05

site, the former being from the Ateliers
Of Sevres The efforts OF the Partisan
chefs will lo,e nothing from the manner
Of service. The tables also display the
daintiest flowers. Their majesties and
their hosts will breakfast here and after
the review of the French fleet, which
takes place in the afternoon, which THY
will witness from the declT of the Elan,
Napoleon's old state barge, rebuilded
and refurnished. they will attend state
banquet in the same hall. given by Pres
ident Faure.
A line of rails has been laid in the ar
senal grounds, the terminus being at the
door of the diplomatic hall. Here at
o'clock tomorrow evening the czar and
czarina will take the train out of Paris,
preceded few minutes by the special
train Of the president, and quitting the
arsenal to the roar of 101 guns.
The state banquet will occur simul-
taneously with fetes of different kinds
and general rejoicings Of the people of
Cherbourg. who have loyalty decorated
the town with lavish hand, the domi-
nant note Of the decorations Everywhere
being the black and yellow of the czar
led with the tricolor of France.
FAREWELL TO ENGLAND.
PORTSMOUTH. Eng, Oct. 4.-The
car and czarina arrived here this even
ing at o'clock on the queens special
train, having consumed nearly eight
cen hours in coming from Ballater in
the Scottish highlands, where they took
the train last night upon leaving Bal
moral. A heavy rain was falling when
the imperial travellers left, but this did
not deter the crowd of sightseers who
had gathered to catch q glimpse Of the
czar and czarina to cheer them farewell
and witness the ceremonies Of depart
ure. The police, both English and Rus
sian, kept close watch of the route over
which the train came from the north and
were alertly observant in the crowd here.
But there were no signs Of anything but
cordiality toward the nations guests.
All the ships in the harbor were decked
out in bunting and all had the Russian
flag flying at the main. The Rt. Hon. ].
G. Goschen, with brilliant gathering of
military notabilities and the duke and
duchess of Connaught accompanied the
czar and czarina from the train. The
crews Of the squadrons of warships in
the harbor manned the yards as the i'm
perial pair were being conveyed on
board the yacht Pole Star, the Russian
anthem was played by the bands amid
vociferous cheers from all the crews, as
the Russian guests boarded the Pole
Star, while salutes thundered from the
warships and the garrison batteries.
The czar and czarina have thus said
farewell to England, although they will
spend the night in Portsmouth harbor
on board the Pole Star. They sail at z
o'clock in the morning, accompanied by
the English squadron until the French
squadron is encountered which Is to
convey them into Cherbourg.
The czar gave a dinner to the duke
and duchess of Connaught the duchess
Of Albany, Rt. Hon. George J. Goschen,
first lord of the admiralty, and COM
pany on board of the Pole Star tonight.
FAURE'S RETURN CALL -~---
LONDON, Oct. 5.-A dispatch from st.
Petersburg says there is a rumor In di-'
plomatic circles there that President
Faure will visit the czar in the beginning
of November.
A Berlin dispatch reports that the Kol-
nische Zeitung confirms the news that
the czar will visit Emperor William for
three days at Potsdam.
The morning papers all have columns
of special dispatches from Paris de-
scribing the elaborate preparations for
the reception of the czar and the rush of
people for the event. Thousands of
people, it is said are unable to obtain
lodgings.
The duke and duchess of Marlborough
are the guests of Mrs. Vanderbilt in the
Champs Elysee.
The question of defraying the enor-
nous expenses of the czar's visit, 1t is
said, is still unsettled, but President
Faure is playing ducks and brakes with
his private fortune, in order worthily to
entertain the Russian visitors.
The Times Paris correspondent says:
Il have never known Paris to be so ex-
cited and feverish nor have I seen the
provinces march SO resolutely in the
track of the capital. It is like train
Of gunpowder. 1 do not know where
or when 1t will stop"
NIHILISTS ACTIVE.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-The Daily Mail as
serts that the Nihilists have held sew
eral excited meetings in London recent
ly. 'Some of the Nihilists," says that
paper,"w in favor of an attempt upon
the czar's life, but majority were in
favor of inaction and carried the day on
the ground that ENGLAND was the onIv
country where an asylum was left for
the extremists"
TELEGRAPHERS STRIKE.
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