The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-18

ton of st. Lazare, where the President
was to embark for Havre The man WAS
arrested and declared that he wanted to
advertise his misery while the President
was passing.
While searching the houses of a num-
Der of Anarchists, at Marseilles, who
explosion, the police of that city, on
August 8, last, seized a large quantity
of explosives and secured evidence which
led to many arrests.
Felix Francois Faure was elected as
sixth President of the Third French Re-
public on January II, 1895. after the resig-
nation of NJ Casimir-Pe M. Faure is
over fffty-six years of age and his term
should last seven years. He was born
in Paris but has been more closely iden-
tilted with Havre, at which port he is a
prominent shipowner and merchant, and
formerly President of the Chamber of
Commerce of Havre. During the Franco
Prussian War he was Chief of Bat
talon of the Garde Mobile, and led from
assisted materially in putting down the
commune.
He began political life as a Deputy
from Havre and in 1881 was appointed
Under Secretary for the Colonies. In the
Dupuy Cabinet of May, 1884, he was Min
ister of Marine, and he held that port
folio when M Casimir-Perier became
Premier.
President Faure was accompanied on
his way to Russia by M. Hanotaux, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs. and by Ad-
miral Besnard. the Minister of Marine.
The Presidential party, according TO the
official programme will leave Dunkirk
this afternoon on board the French war
ship Pothuau. The latter will be escorted
to Russia by the French warships Bruix
and Surcouf and will arrive at Cronstadt
on Monday morning next, August %. The
French President will be received by the
Gar in the Cronstadt Roads. The first
day of M. Faure's visit to Russia will be
devoted to his reception at Cronstadt and
at Peterhof, to the exchange of official
visits, banquet at the Peterhof Palace
and a gala performance at Imperial
Theatre.
On Tuesday August "a, the Gear and
his guests will start to St. Petersburg.
There, the French President will be well
coined by the municipality of St. Peters,
burg and will receive in audience delega-
tions from the municipalities of the
principal cities of the Russian Empire.
The President will also. on Tuesday, lay
the corner stone of the new French
hospital and in the evening NJ Faure viii
preside at banquet which he will give
at the French Embassy in honor OF the
Gar.
On Wednesday, August Is, President
Faure will be present at a grand review
on the parade ground of the Krasnsa-
Selo Camp. The review will be followed
by ii grand military breakfast and the
days entertainments will wind up with
brilliant fete in the gardens OF the
Peterhof Palace.
The next day. Thursday, there will be a
grand review in CronStadt Roads of the
combined French and Russian squadrons,
at the terminationSof which President
Faure will bid farewell to the Czar and
Czarina, and Will return on board the
Pothuau, which will Immediately after
wards sail for France. The. President
should reach Dunkirk, on his return jour
ney, on Tuesday, August 81
Among the magnificent decorations pre-
pared for the occasion of the visit of NJ.
Faure to ST. Petersburg, is a very hand
some fountain, to be known as the Faure
Fountain, constructed in the middle of
the historic Kazan Square. 1t is destined
to remain as permanent memorial OF
the visit of the President of the French
Republic to the Gar of all the Russias.
President Faure takes with him three
hundred medals in gold and platinum,
eighty medals of silver gilt and twenty
cially struck for presentation to the Rus
sian Guard of Honor which will attend
the President during his stay In Russia
and to the various Russian officials who
will be in attendance upon the Chief
Magistrate of France.
These medals bear. on one side the pro-
file of an effigy of the Republic and the
words tRepublicque Franchise" On the
diverse side of the medals is a wreath of
laurels surrounding the date, August,
1897
The semi-officfal ''Novoe vremya'' re-
Gently threw a damper upon the visit of
the French President to Russia by deny
ing that NJ. Faure would be accompanied
by his wife or daughter, thus recalling
the unpleasant discussion which arose
during the visit of the Czar and Czarina
to Paris, regarding the precedence which
the wives of President or chief ladies of
the Republic are entitled.
The municipal authorities of st. Peters
burg will present three immense silver
loving cups to the French warships which
accompany President Faure to Russia.