The record-union., 1897-08-15
FAURE'S VISIT TO
RUSSIA'S CAPITAL.
The French President Will Meet
With a Cordial Reception.
1t VIII be an Advent in the History of the
Nations.
Magnificent Decorations Projected
at ST. Petersburg in Honor Of
the Guest-MedaIs Which the
French Executive Will Bestow
Upon Russian Functionaries.

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Upon Russian Functionaries.
| LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE arrange
ments for the visit of President Faure
to st. Petersburg are practically COM
pleted He will leave Dunl1rk Wednes-
day afternoon aboard the French war
ship Pothua, escorted by the BruiX and
Surcof and will arrive at CronStadt
Monday, August 23d. The first day of his
sojOurn in Russia will be devoted to
his reception at Cronstadt and at Peter
/ hof, to the exchange of official visits, a
/ banquet at the Peterhof palace and a
gala performance at the Imperial Thea
ater. The President and the Czar will
start for St. Petersburg August oath.
There NJ. Faure will be welcomed by the
municipality of st. Petersburg, and will
receive in audience delegations from the
principal cities of the empire. He will
also Tuesday lay the cornerstone of the
! French Hospital. In the evening the
! President will give a banquet at the
/ French Embassy in honor of the Gar.
There viii be a grand review at Krasnoe-
/ Selo on August 25th, followed by
grand military dinner. At night there
will be a fete in the gardens of the
! Peterhof palace.
/ After a review of the combined
/ French and Russian squadrons in Cron-
stadt roads, the President will bid fare
we'll to the Car and Czarina, and will
return on board the Pothua, which
will start immediately for France,
/ reaching Dunkirk on August 31st.
| Magnificent decorations are projected
at ST. Petersburg, including a Faure
! fountain in the middle of the historic
Kazan Square, which will remain a per-
manent memorial of the Presidents
visit. A medal which President Faure
! will distribute to the guard of honor and
to the various functionaries attending
him during his visit to Russia bears on
one side the profile of an effigy of the
republic and words: "Republique
Francaise." On the diverse side is
wreath of laurel surrounding the date,
August, 1897" Three hundreds medals
of this description in gold and platinum,
so Of silver and gilt and 20 of dull gold
have been struck
-&eferring to the coming visit, the Rus
sian newspapers are discussing a
/ scheme to benefit France by sending
France and stem the falling birth rate
of that country St. Petersburg's mu-
nicipal authorities will present three
immense loving cups to the visiting
/ French Warships.
The Bayreuth festival closes next
Thursday with the hundredth perform
ance of "Parsifal." Receipts exceeded
i $3.50, 600.
Among those present here this week
are Princess of Wales, the Grand Duke
of Hesse, Ladies Lonsdale and Batter
sea, and A. ]. Balfour. The perform
ances of 1897 have been characterized
by the presence and influence of many
/ of LOndon's smart set. The charms of
the ti-conventionalism Of the earlier
years have largely vanished and with
them the cheap prices which this year
are So to 80 per cent. above those Of
! 1896
The Marquis of Lorne, son-in-law of
Queen Victoria, is engaged in finishing
! a four-act play of a Scottish historical
character in which the Argyll Camp
bells fiGure.
! Mr.. and Mrs. George M Curzon have
rented Beldorner Castle, Banffshire, for
shooting and fishing.
! Lady Henry Somerset has withdrawn
! her resignation of the Presidency of the
British Women's Temperance Associa-
tion.
| The straw manufacturers of Toulon
have been doing a big business in sun
bOnnets for horses. owing to the in
stigation Of the Government and Society
/ for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails. The hats are shaped on the Bor
deaux model, having a high crown and
a broad brim like the straw bathing hat
used in the United States, with holes
for the horses ears. The use of the
/ bCnnets has greatly decreased the
summer mortality among horses in
France.
The annual scandal about the tramps,
/ lOafers, criminals and their female com
panions in Hyde Park is again being
ventilated. The park is positively dan
gerous after dusk, and almost so in day
time.
Owing to the great number of assault
cases occurring in the park which have
found their way into the Police Courts
| recently, the newspapers have again
taken the matter up. Last year as
result of the public disgust which fol-
lowed similar exposures, new regula-
tions We're issued for the police patrol
of the park and Parliament voted IT,.
200 towards lighting it by electricity,
and also voted Fl. 400 for refreshment
kiosk but owing to the opposition Of
the Duke of Cambridge, who is Ranger
of Hyde Park. nothing was done. The
movement now on foot is TO wrest the
| control of the park from the Duke and
give If To the County Council
The Berlin chess tournament, which
| is expected to rival the recent contest
at Nuremburg and Buda Pesth, viii be-
gin September 18th Prizes ranging
from t. to t. and a "brilliancy' prize
will be awarded by Baron Rothschild
of Vienna, who IS a chess enthusiast.
The British pCstoffice authorities are
experimenting with the transportation
of mails from the railroad depots.
Since Senior Canovas' assassination
last Sunday the authorities of Scotland
Yard have been exercising the most act
i've supervision over the anarchists of
Great Britain, and they have been in
constant communication with the police
authorities of Paris, Rome, Madrid and
other Capitals. The number of detect
ives stationed at the various ports has
been doubled and new arrivals are con-
stanIy shadowed. But despite these