The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-25
FAURE OF FRANCE DEAD
THE FRENCH PRESIDENT PASSES AWAY
EMILE LOU9ET HIS SUCCESSOR.
The Death Was Very Sudden and Came RS
surprise to the WOrld-.-Telegrams OF
Coincidence Pouring in...ThesNew Presi-
don't an Ardent Republican.

o'clock Thursday night, after an ill E
ness of three hours. =
1t bad been known for some time +
that his heart was weak, but the :
first intimation that he was sick ;
was given at half past six Thursday =,
afternoon, when message was dis
patched to the premier, NJ. Dupuy,
announcing that the president was
| i'll. NJ. Dupuy Immediately repair
ed to the Elyssee>
All medical efforts proved futile,
and the president died on the stroke
of 10.
The flag over the Elyssee was i'm
mediately lowered to half mast and
the news was dispatched to all the
officials and members of the cabinet.
The body laid in state at the pal
ace from 8 o'clock until 6 o'clock
Friday afternoon. Only the minis
ters, members OF the diplomatic
corps and high public functionaries
were allowed to view the remains,
but the public was admitted to the
palace from o'clock Sunday morn
ing, until 6 o'clock Tuesday even
, Jag. The obsequies took place
T6ursday..in the Cathedral Of Notre
Dame and the interment will occur
in the cemetery of pere La Chaise.
Francois Felix Faure, sixth presi-
dent Of the third republic of France,
was born January 20, 1841, in Paris,
: and was the son Of a cabinet maker.
When quite young he married the
daughter of NJ. Belluot, an attorney
: at Amboise. Almost Immediately
afterwards he settled at Havre as a
commission merchant and he soon
. became a leading ship owner. Dur
ing the franco Prussian war he was
= captain Of the mobiles and was rec
commended for the Legion of Honor
T. He greatly distinguished himself by
the promptness with which at the
, head of volunteer firemen, organlz'
" ed by himself he extinguished the
CONGREGATIONS started at Havre by
the coInmunards. In doing this ne
was slightly wounded by a shell
DO In August, 1881, he offered himself
as a republican candidate for parAa
- ment in the third district of Havrt
and was elected. He was appointed
under secretary of state for the col
onies in the Gambetti adminlstra
. ton formed in November OF tina
WOW ond held the same Office in tn
ministries of M. Jules Ferry, (188S
N. Brisson, 1885, and M. Tirard
- (1887.) , ,;a4o
m Of marine in NJ. Dupuy's cablne
O' and was appointed vice president! c
the chamber of deputies, a posltlo
to which he was several tunes elec
lila ed Naturally his business Poslttlo
w made him an authority on shipping
commercial and colonial question
70 On the retirement Of NJ. Cassim
Perrire, who resigned the, preside
n cv January 16, 1895, he was chose y
president by 43O votes as against 3
EVEN to Henri Brisson, the electl'
taxing place oaAu"AJ ~ - -:
4pn All who came into contact WI
'"n him have described him as extren
- " winning in 'haracter as we'll
~ IN annearance. His presence W
finer than that of any of his pre-
- cessors in the presidency OF
third republic. Black eyebrows a
y, mustache contrasted with sno nov
~ close c1lt hair, his features were ii
d " shaped, the figure tall and "
knit; the eyes we'll SET anu .se et
. In 1897 NJ. Faure went to st.
tergburg to return the visit OF
Enoneror Nicholas and while tn
The definite announcement OF
treaty of alliance between FRA "a
ceriea and Russia was made. He n
mai MANY important public offices,
- +be midst of almost general
, - r1ption he passed unscathea'
AS' Tbe members of the national
sembly, namely the senator's
deputies, began to assemble al
20 o clock Saturday to select their s
fo T tho election of new presid
. ~ M Ioubet, PRESENT Of the sen
o. was the favorite from the tim
. the death of Faure. he arrive
a a carriage at 10 o'clock. Fri
surrounded him when he emf
the the gallery of busts and he said
. IF youlove me, hope you "
IS. vote for me-"
Soon the scene became anlm'
Crowds of people surrounded I
Wv doors Waiting the arrival u
VIZ members. z b. tho
M NJ The palace was closed to the
- The balloting commenced
the utmost interest
S@ The official count showed t4s
sSS& votaa we're cast and that M. l.
<SS received 483 and so we're sca al |.
- After the announcement OF T.
- suits, NJ. Chauyau and many
1eterT bars Of the assembly repaired
OIL oJio;ning saloon, where N. L
~. Free, awaited them. The results {
I, ,"' -' elsction was communicated I
and he received the congratul
:NcE m Of his friends. The newly, e
,sSI NJ " president has promised nls
~OU. efforts to fulfill the wishes {
country and to reunlte the II
cans who have drifted asun
&,nnnx the current of unhappy event
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