The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18


to resign by a hostile vote of parlia-
ment. Marshal MacMahon found he
could not remain president with digni-
ty- NJ. Casimir-Perier's motives for
throwing up the situation are still II
mystery. Carnot was assassinated and
Faure smitten as if by a thunderbolt.
NJ. Lockroy, who was present at the
death, thinks it was painless. DR..
Lanne-Longu shares this opinion, but
believes there was in the early stages
of apoplectic seizure agonizing pain. The
doctor attributes the breakdown in the
presidents health to Fashoda, and
thinks the consequent anxiety used up
his energy. President Faure had fos-
tered the scheme Major Marchand was
sent to accomplish and he was terrified
at its possible consequences.
Dr. Lanne-Longu tells me that after
the Fashoda incident M. Faure lost his
appetite. 1t was then he began to feel
so limp in the legs that he feared to ride
on horseback. Thursday the sense of
limpness was so distressing that he
gave up the idea of a canter in the BOiS
De Boulogne. He usually went there
between 8 and 10 in the morning, mount
ed on a thoroughbred. He was fond of
going to small morning reviews at Long
Champs and of taking up position be-
side the reviewing general.
1 have been to see the Able Renault,
who gave NJ. Faure absolutiOn in eX-
tremis. Nine. Faure, on seeing that
death was Fastening, begged that mes
sengers should be sent to summon three
different priests and a dominican All
the priests, she thought, would not be
out dining. The dominican would sure
ly be a his monastery. She also begged
that if any messenger met a priest in
the streets he should bring him at once
to the Elysee. Able Renault is the
humbleSt of the humble, being chaplain
to the house of detention, or lock up, at
the prefecture of police. Thursday he
had dined with some relatives who have
a small shop in the Faubourg street
Honore After dinner he was going
home when suddenly a soldier on BIZ
cycle came up, descended from the ma
chine and caught him with visible agi-
tation by the arm, saying: Come with
me-" Father yRenault went and only
learned where he was going at the pail
ace gate. There, the soldier said: THE
president is dying. Do what you can
for him. He is not a bad chap" At the
door porter met the able and conduct
ed him to the sitting room. The presi
dent was lying on a mattress upon the
floor. He was in flannel shirt and
covered with draperies; his feet were
wrapped in steaming fiannels, his nos
trils assailed with the mingled smells
of mustard and ether and blood flowing
from his temples, neck and forearm, for
leeches, cupping, hypodermic injections
and bleeding had been tried%
The face was almost black from con-
gestion. One doctor had drawn the
tongue to keep the lungs alive; another
held a bag of oxygen to the nose; an
other was rubbing the hands. But no
sign of returning animation was given.
DR.. Lanne-Longu said: I'VE have
done all we can. Let religion to con-
sole the family now come in
The able dropped on his knees, all
present doing likewise, and gave abso-
luton in extremis. He had no holy oil
to administer extreme JUNCTION. In the
next room the ladies were sobbing. The
ministers came in and dropped on their
knees. AS the clock on the mantle
struct 10 the doctor said: "All is over"
Some persons went into the next room
to inform Nine. Faure and her daugh-
great composure, if her grief were
suddenly huShed, ordered that the body
be placed on the presidents brass rallied
bed and be kept until embalmed as
long is possible. She thanked the priest
for rendering the last offices to a Chris
tian and said that before the president
lost consciousness he had prayed for
forgiveness of all whom he might have
offended. His tongue was paralyzed
as he spoke" she said; ''again the poor
have lost in his death a good friend"
At her request some prayers were re-
cited by the able, who was profoundly
affected by the whole scene.
The German emperor's telegram is
effusiVe. Dowager Queen Emma and
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
have telegraphed heartfelt condolences.
Queen Victoria as yet has made no sign,
but Lord Salisbury has, in a message
to NJ. Delcasse. The czar and czarina
are full of sympathy and the Russian
grand dukes now in Paris have called
at the palace.
M Faure's death has Gained rather
than excited political parties. The sit
uation is g rave and the people every
where feel this. 1 was struck at the
chamber of deputies with the absence
of wild excitement. The wish is to Sc
Iect the best man for president, ire
Spective of party considerations. NJ.
Loubet is, therefore, the faVorite. NJ.
Dupuy is a candidate and Paul Desca-
mel, the president of the chamber, will
be a candidate, but on second ballot.
He has charm of manner, but is lack
ing in weight. NJ. De Freycinet, the war
minister, is clever but he has no great
following in parliament
EMILY CRAWFORD,