The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-10-05
THE CZAR IN FRANCE.
Elaborate Reception of the Ruler
Of the Russian Empire,
SECRET AGENTS EVERYWHERE

That They Are More Necessary Than the
FlnRs and Festoons which Testify to
French Friendship.
CHERBouRG, oct 5-The car Of Russia
arrived in France today. The French
northern squadron gathered TO honor the
Russian guests of France comprises twen-
| ty-one vessels This 1Otilla met the Pole
| Star, having on board tho c2ar and czar-
ina, conveyed by English men-of-war, at
the eslge Of French waters, just the ex-
treme Of tho three mile limit, The man
of-war Dupuy de LONE conveyed NJ.
Faure, tho president Of the republic Co
the meeting point of the ozar's yacht and
the French squadron. President Faure,
otter the salutes wcre fred, then returned
to Cherbourg TO await the arrival of the
car at the landing stage
On approaching the English fleet fired
an imperial salute, followed by q salute to
the English vessels, which was returned
by them. The cars yacht, after saluting
the British ironclads, steamed ahead into
the center of the French feet, and in this
order the vessels proceeded here.
For the purposes Of the reception the
great naval magazine of the Chorbourg
arsenal, which Is situated opposite Cher
! bourg's landing stage, was utilized. From
the landing stage TO the hall of the maga-
zine u covered way, richly decorated with
/ sllk-hanHlngs, bannerots and 1owers had
been erected. The landing stage was also
beautifully draped, and every preparation
| had been made to police the harbor and pro
| tect the landing stage, covered way, mag
! azine and its approaches with walls of uni
| formed soldiers and gendurmes, while
/ everywhere, like flies on sugar, swarmed
| French and Russian secret agents. The
| czar dislikes TO see them, but acknowl-
edges that they are more necessary than
! the Gags and festoons which testify to
| French and Russian friendship
President Faure, surrounded by NJ. Han
| otaux, Admiral Besnard, minister of ma
| rine; General Blllot minister of war, and
all the generals, admirals, field officers
| and subalterns who are to be in attend
| ance on the emperor and empress during
/ their stay in France, awaited the car and
czarina on the landing stage After the
! formal welcome by President Faure the
| glittering crowd OF notabllities passed
along the covered way to the hall of the
magazine, while thunders from great
| guns, ringing of bells and the excited cries
of the French crowd deafened their ma
| jesties' ears.
The interior of the magazine had been
| decorated and arranged with all the eX-
| ouisite taste Of the French in such mat
tiers and with the amazing Nberality of
their present enthusiasm for all things
| Russian. The interior of the magazine
had been divided into u reception hall, Il
| diplomatic hall and banqueting room.
| The first of these is hung in rich crimson
satin, and the decorations consist of a
wilderness of exquisite blossoms, from
which peep out flowers and devices formed
of the bayOnets, swords, ramrods and
other implements OF land and sea war
fare. The diplomatic hall Is draped in
yellow satin and decorated with a bewil-
dering array Of beautiful mirrors which
reflect at a thousand angles exquisite pot
and foliage plants and the rarest blooms
of French greenhouses Two sumptuous
retiring rooms udjoin this hall
The third room is hung in pale green
satin set of by heavy velvet portieres and
priceless tapestry The ornaments here
are also suggestive of the warfare that the
| Franco-Russian alliance may be prepared
against, lustres and punoplies in which
military and naval weapons models OF
torpedo and torpedo destroyers great and
small guns appear unobstrusively, but
none the less significantly.
Within the hall are three tables, one
raised higher than the other two, which
with thirty seats, each, accommodated
those in necessary attendance, At the
principal table are three beautiful chairs
of the period of Louis XIV, which were
occupied by their majesties and President
Fuure. The service of China and glass is
most exquisite, the former being from the
ateliers of Sevres. The tables also display
the duintiest flowers.
Their maiesties and their hosts break
fasted here, and after the review of the
French fleet, which took place this after
noon, and which they witnessed from the
deck of the Elan, Napoleon's old state
barge regilded and refurnished, they at
tended state banquet in this same hall
!. given BY President Faure.
A line of rails has been laid in the ar
senal grounds the terminus being at thi
door of the diplomatic hall Here at
o'clock this evening the car and czarini
will take the train for Paris, preceded
few minutes by the special train of tn,
president, and quitting the arsenal to tn,
roar of l0l guns.
The state banquet will occur simulta
neously with fetes of different kinds ant
general reioicings of the people of Cher
bourg, who have Loyalty decorated theil
town with lavish hand, the dominant not,
of the decorations everywhere being tn,
black and yellow of the czar of all tn,
Russias pleasantly intermlngled with the
tri-colur Of France,
owing to the thrush of people for tn,
event thousands are unable to Obtain
lodgings.
The question of defraying the enormous
! -,-r.atsae Df tho pggp'a visit IT, il said /,