The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
FRENCH PRESIDENTS RECEPTION
WAS QUITE AS ROUsING AS
THAT OF EPEROR WILLIAM.
THE GEAR EMBRACED HIN WARMLY
He Then Introduced Him to Num-
Der of Titled PersOnages-PrO-
cession to PeterhOf Was
Cheered by the People,

animation here and steady How OF
people toward the Quays, where they
embarked on profusely decorated steam.
ers to meet President Faure at Crons.
tadt. After n rainy night splendid
weather prevailed.
The final preparations at Peterhof
were completed this morning. The
magnificent park between the palace and
the sea was gloriously decorated with
the flags of Russia and France. The
latter were to be seen flying everywhere
presenting Il fine picture from the sea
with the cascade falling in front of the
palace, combined with the beautiful
marble terraces and ornamented gilt
statues. The streets or Peterhof were
crowded from early morning and were
gay with court equipages. dashing
through them with richly attired per-
sonages who were on their way to the
| landing stage, which was gorgeously
decorated for the occasion.
Contrary to Russian custom the peo-
pie were allowed to enter the park and
to line the route followed by President
| Faure and the other high personages
The scene was rendered more ami
mated by the fact that among the
| crowds were countless men and women
wearing tri-colored cockades and thou
sands of children waving little French
and Russian flags
At 8 o'clock in the morning a sema-
phore message announced the French
squadron was thirteen miles distant. Il
Cossack was Immediately dispa tched at
a gallon to convey the news to the ear
ut the Peterhof palace. Another sim
liar dispatch was soon followed at
Cronstadt. and then the ear emerged
from the palace. entered Il carriage
drawn by two gray horses. and drove
to the landing stage. His majesty wore
the uniform of Il captain in the Rus
sian navy, with the ribbon of the Lee
gion of Honor on his breast. Grouped
at the landing stage were the high court
dignitaries and the Russian minister for
! foreign aairS. Count Muravieif the
| French ambassador to Russia. Count
Lannon's de Montebello. Gen. Bosdoffre
chief of the French generals staff, who
is to replace the Count de Montebello
ut ST. Petersburg. and Baron Won Mo-
ranheim the Russian ambassador to
France. The ear cOnversed in French
with various personages for Il few min
ntes. and then the imperial party EN-
barked on board the Alexandria.
The Grand Duke Alexis. the high adj
miral of Russia, and uncle of the ear,
| on board the IIisstrola. proceeded
ahead. The Grand Duke Alexis went
alongside the Pothuahua. on board of
| which was the French president. and
welcomed the latter to Russia in the
name of the czar.
A large fleet of pleasure steamers had
assembled in the roads and the most in
! tense enthusiasm was manifested when
| the Grand Duke Alexis and President
Faure left the Pothuahua and proceed
ed to Alexandria. The ear awaited the
president at the top of the Alexandria
| gangway. and the moment NJ Faure set
| foot on the deck of the imperial yacht
| the warm embraces were exchanged be-
| tween the car and the president. which
| were the signal for Il storm of cheering.
waving of handkerchiefs. and other
marks of popular and enthusiastic de-
| light. The sailors manned ship ut the
same time and gave the regulation
cheers for the ear and his guest.
His majesty. when the exchange of
salutations had been ended. invited the
president to the aft deck of the Alex
andria and offered him cigars. where
upon they both lighted cigars and ell
gagged in cordial conversation. The
ear questioned the president about his
voyage, asking him whether he had en-
| joyed it, and the president replied that
he had an excellent passage, with fine
weather and no hitch of any kind the
only Inconvenience being the fog which
| the French ships encountered on the
Baltic coast off Finland NJ. Faure
added that at 10 o'clock yesterday even
| ing Russian squadron under Admiral
| MaZinof. consisting of two cruisers
| four torpedo boats and three TORPEDO
destroyers. were signalled and at sun
! rise this morning this squadron sauted
President Faure with twenty-one guns.
which salute was returned by the
| French warship Dupuy de Lone
When President Faure had finished tell
ing the story of the voyage to the ear the
Alexandria arrived at the landing stage
where the high court dignitaries were
grouped to meet the ear and his guests.
President Faure was dressed in a frock
coat and wore the insignia of the grand
| collar of the Order of st. Andrew. which
decoration was presented to him by the
czar in June, 1895. Out Of compliment to
his guest. the czar also wore the same or
der. With Count Muravieff, the Russian
minister for foreign affairs, and NJ. Hano-
tauX. the French minister for foreign af
fairs, standing near them, the car and
the president formed striking group on
the aft deck of the Alexandria. When
the imperial yacht was safely moored
alongside the jetty the French president
was the first to land and the band of the
imperial guards struck up the Marseil
laise. ....
The car followed VI. Faure ashore and
Immediately presented his guest to the
Grand Dukes Vladimir. Curl, Boris. An
drew, Paul, Constantine, Nichols, Peter,
Michael, George and Sergius.
A detachment of marines, with colors
flying. marched past the czar and the presi-
dent, who afterwards reviewed them,
the marines cheering heartily as they
went by.
A procession of twelve victorias and
four landaus was then formed. "he car
and NJ Faure were seated in the first car
rage and the four carriages following
We're occupied by the grand dukes.
NJ. HanOtaux and Count Muravief were
seated in the sixth carriage, and the re-
naming vehicles were occupied by high
court personages the ambassadors and
others. The guard of honor, which was
furnished by the Red Cossacks, saluted
and the procession then slowly drove to
the Peterhof palace, situated about eight
hundred yards distant.
The route TO the palace was lined with
troops and behind the troops were massed
enthusiastic crowds of people who were
frantic in their acclamations, which were
redOubled when the procession, having
passed, the hedges Of soldiers no longer
separated the people. Several bouquets of
flowers were thrown into the carriages
while the latter were on their way from
the landing stage to the palace. Upon ar
irving at the Peterhof palace the car pre-
sented President Faure to the various
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