The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-10-07

Procession of State Carriages
From the Station to the Rus
sian Embassy.


arrived here safely at Ranolagh station
from Cherbourg, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The weather was fine and the countless
decorations showed up splendidly in the
sunlight. Their majesties were ac
corded most rapturous reception and
reached the Russian embassy, where
they will reside during their visit to
this city, at ii o'clock. Crowds began
gathering along the route of the process
sion shortly after daylight, and by a.
IN. the neighborhood of the Avenue du
Bois de Boulogne, the Place de rEtoile,
the Avenue des Clamps Elysee, the
Place de Ia Concorde, the Pont de Ia
Concorde, the Boulevard Saint Ger
main, the Rue Saint Simon and the
Rue de Grenville, on which
the Russian embassy is sit
uated, were thronged with enthusi-
astic people. A double line Of troops
held the route from the railroad depot
to the embassy from shortly after Z
O'Clock, and the soldiers were reinforced
by lines of gendarmes, sergeants de
vile and detectives, the latter including
a number of agents of the Russian
secret police, and picked men from the
nihilist detective corps.
Decorations Were superb.
The decorations eclipsed anything
ever seen in the French capital. Rus
sian and French flags entwined or float
ing side by side predominated, but trees,
balconies, roofs, lamp posts, statues,
anything and almost everything was
utilized in the decorative effects planned
to impress the czar with the enthusiasm
of France at the visit of her friend and
ally to Paris. The trees, barred of their
natural foliage by the autumn blasts
were thickly covered with artificial
leaves and flowers, representing peach,
almond and other blossoms.
Columns 40 feet high, painted to i'm
itate stone and surmounted by Russian
double headed eagles. each six feet
high and supporting imperial crowns,
lined the Champs Elysee. The Place
de lHotel de Vile was made brilliant
with Venetian masts and colonades
decked with paper flowers, and the
Tuilierres gardens were beautified with
flags and statues.
The Entry Into Paris.
The formal entry of the czar and
czarina to Paris was a gorgeous specta-
cle There We're Is carriages in all in
the procession, and they were escorted
by detachments from the crack, pic
turesquely attired French African cav
airy regiments, the famous Spahis.
with their turbans and long white
cloaks, or burnouse, lined with red
or blue, baggy red trousers and
splendid Arabian horses were much
admired by all. In addition the
dashing cuirrassiers with glittering
steeel breastplates and helmets, long
trailing horsehair plumes and strong
prancing horses furnished detachment
to the escort, thereby adding consider
ably to the grandeur of the military
pageant, and the picture was completed
by the presence in the procession of a
detachment of the Garde Republicaine
a Cheval, the fine cavalry of the repub.
ican guard.
The carriages were driven postillion
fashion and the first contained the car
and czarina and President Faure, the
latter sitting with his back to the
horses. The president, after reaching
the Russian embassy, remained with
their majesties for quarter of an
hour, during which the czar expressed
to him how deeply he and the czarina
were affected by the heartiness of the
welcome accorded them by the citizens
Of Paris and their representatives.
western League Grievances.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6-The board OF
arbitration of the National Base Ball
league is in session behind closed doors.
The fcreuoon sitting, it is understood,
was mainly taken up in consideration
Of grievance of the Western league,
the details Of which have not been as.
certained.
Fire Mt Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 8.-The 5-story
building at the corner Of Larned aud
Shelby streets, formerly occupied by
The Free Press, has been gutted by fire.
It was occupied by q number Of job
printing, book bindery and stereotypine
firms.