The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-17
FAURE'S
SUCCESSOR.
Loubet and Meline Nomina-
ted by Sections Of the
French Congress.
ELECTION AT VERSAILLES
Particulars of the Presidents
Death-Funeral Arrange
ments The Pope's Grief.
ELECTION AT VERSAILLES
INV cable to me AsgocIated press.l

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
PARIS. Feb. II, 1S99.-The Premier, M.
Dupuy, has fixed the meeting of the Ma
tional Assembly, or Congress, in which
the Senators and Deputies unite in voting
for President of France, for one o'clock
afternoon at Versailles.
The body of the late President Felix
Faure, who died suddenly at ten o'clock
last night at the Elysee Palace, here, will
lie in state at the Palace from three
O'clock until six O'Clock this afternoon.A
Only the Ministers, members of the
Diplomatic Corps and high public
funetionaries will be allowed t view the
remains. But the public will be admitted
to the Palace from nine o'clock on Satur-
day morning until six o'clock on Tuesday
evening.
The obsequies will take place next
Thursday in the Cathedral of Notre
Dame, and the interment will occur in
the Cemetery of Pere-Lachaise.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, NJ. Del
casse, telegraphed last night to the for
eign sovereigns informing them of the
death of President Faure.
Ex-Prenier Meline says that President
Faure himself informed him that he had
been suffering from heart trouble for
long time past and that it was causing
him cruel pain.
nj. Casimir Perrier, the former President
Of France, learned the news of the death
of M. Faure at midnight and expressed
profound grief. He will call today 1t
the Elysee Palace and present his condol-
ences to Madame and Madamoiselle
Faure.
Dr. Lannelongue, one of the physicians
who attended the late President in an
interview today in the echo de Paris,
says that when he entered the room M.
Faure was already conscious of the ser
iousness of his condition and said, Il am
very sick"
Continuing. Dr. Lannelongue is quoted
sas saying
"As a matter of fact, from the first
there was no hope of saving him. Ataxf
supervened almost Immediately, and was
followed by paralysis of the left side FL
nally the patient fell into a state OF abb
solute coma and died at half past ten
O'Clock. He was unable to speak during
mis- last moments.
.sTo sum up it was a sudden attack
and from the first all efforts to save him
were useless. The President had not ex-
perienced any premonitory symptoms and
only had slight loss of appetite, which
could not cause alarm. He had not re-
Gently undergone any official fatigue. But
the FMhoda affair greatly disturbed him
and the Dreyfus matter also caused him
real grief. He was very anxious about
the home and foreign situation OF
France"
All the Sovereigns have sent condolences
on the death of President Faure.
This city and the provinces are calm.
Besides the public buildings, many
private houses display flags at half mast.
Emperor William of Germany has tele-
graphed his condolences with Madame
Faure and has directed the German Am
bassador here, Count Won MunsterlLeden-
burg, to place a wreath on the President
coffin today and to announce that His
Majesty is sending a special Mission to
represent him at the funeral
At meeting OF the Leftist Senators
today, M Loubet, the President OF the
Senate and former Premier was unanlm-
ously nominated for the Presidency OF
France. in succession to the late Presi-
dent Faure. The Senators consider NJ
Loubet's election assured.
M. Emile Loubot, who is about 6l years
of age, was born in the Department OF
the Drome and began his political career
in 1876. In 1892 he formed Ministry, be-
came Minister of the Interior, but was
overthrown on account of the Panama
revelations.
He was reelected President of the Sem
ate on January 12 last
AT meeting of eighty Progressist Re
publicans today, the candidature of M
Meline. the former Premier, as success
sor of the late President Faure, was
adopted.
The Chamber of Deputies met at two
o'clock this afternoon. The hall was
crowded M Deschannel presiding read
Premier Dupuys letter announcing the
death Of President Faure, and pronounced
a eulogy off the deceased Chief Magis-
trate. He also asked all Frenchmen to
unite around his coffin.
M. Deschanel then read letter from
the President of the Senate, M. Loubet.
announcing that the. National Assembly
would meet at Versailles tomorrow. 1t
was then moved that the House adjourn
as a token of mourning. This was agreed
to and the Deputies dispersed