The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-25

PRESIDENT FACRE.
lowed to view the remains. But the
public will be admitted 10 the palace
from nine o'clock Saturday morning
until six o'clock Tuesday evening. The
obsequies will take place next Thurs
day in the cathedral of Notre Dame
and the interment will occur in the
cemetery of Pere-Lachsse.
The Worlds sympathy.
The flood OF kilograms of coincidence
from all parts of the world continues.
Probably The most interesting are those
OF Emperor Nicholas. conveying his sor-
row. and that of the czarina, President
Mckinley. repre- senting the feeling of
the sister republic. and Emperor VIII
liam, praying that God would grant the
widow strength 20 bear her sorrow.
Mckinley sends Condolences.
Washington, Feb. Is - The follow
/ ing was cabled Thursday a midnight:
Department, of State. Washington. Feb.
Ito Porter. Ambassador, Paris: The
president OF the United States desires sou
10 convey TO the family OF the late pres
ident OF the French republic the expression
|cf his heartfelt sympathy in their irrep-
arabic bereavement The whole world
mourns the loss OF one OF It's greatest
statesmen, and this country has an cs-
peclal share in the sorrow OF her sister
republic.
! (s!gned JOHN HAY"
His Career.
Francois Felix Faure. sixth president OF
the third republic OF France, was born jan
uary 20, 1911, in Paris, and was the son of a
cabinct-maker. H. was educated at prl-
vate commercial school ard was then sent
TO England for two years TO learn the lam
guage and 20 become acquainted with Eng
lish methods OF business. on his return 10
/ France he Went to Amboise ard mastered
the business of currier. When quite
young lie married the daughter Of NJ. Bel
luot. an attorney at Amboisc. Almost inn
mediately afterward he settled at Havre
| as commission merchant, and he soon be-
came a leading shirowner. The better TO
fit himself for the discharge Of pub
lie duties he practiced public speaking by
lecturlng on history in an evening class for
adults.
lie became president CT the Havre cham
Der Of commerce and during the Franco
Prussan war held the Office of deputy
mayor of the city. In these troublous times
he was also captain of the Mobiles, OF the
Inferieuro. in which capacity he
took part IN the slirmishes near Havrc, be-
| ing recommended by Admiral Mouchey for
the Legion Of Honor. He greatly distin-
Euished himself by the promptness with
! which,, At the Hedu OF volunteer lfe1nc0,
! organized by himself, he extinguished the
conflagration started at Havre by the COM
munards. In doing this he was slightly
wounded by shell. During the war Gam
beta sent him to England to buy arms for
the Franco-Tlreurs and Mobiles. He was
deprived of his deputy mayoralty by the
| Broglie cabinet of 1874, but he compensated
| himself for the loss of office by devoting
| Increased attention to provident, educa-
tional ard charitable institutions.
In August. 1881, he Offered himself as q
republican candidate for parliament in the
| Third district of Havre, and was elected
| He was appointed under secretary of state
| for the colonies in the Gambetta admins
| tration, formed in November of that year,
and held the same Office in the ministries
| OF n. Jules Ferry GSS3), NJ. Brisson Qss5)
and NJ. Tirard GSSO. In May. 1891, he be-
came minister of marine in NJ. Dupuy's
cabinet and was appointed vice-president
of the chamber of deputies, n position to
which he was several times elected. Nat
urally his business position made him an
authority on shipping. commercial and
colonial questions. and during these years
he compiled valuable work on the com
parative budgets OF European states"
On the retirement of NJ. Casimir-Perier,
| who resigned the presidency January 16,
1895, he was chosen president by 400 votes,
as against 3Gl given to Henri Brisson, the
election taking place January II, 1895. In
1897 Nj. Faure went to st. Petersburg to re-
turn the visit of Emperor Nicholas, and
while there definite announcement Of the
treaty alliance between France and Russia
was made. lie filled many important pub
lis offices, but In the midst OF almost gen.
eral corruption he passed unscathed.
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