The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-12

having CONGRATULATED the owner of the
winner, returned 10 the Elysee- where
he arrived at clock without special in
cident. The reYisiOnists and socialist or
Sans summoned their readers to assemble
along the thOrOughfares TO be Travelled bV
the president and hls party, and from the
hour of noon thousands of demonstrators
set out from Montmartre. Belleville and
Other worEng-claSs quarters, in big or
sanized bands all wearing a small arti-
1icial red flower in the buttonhole. and
marched across Paris, taking up positions
along the avenue des Champs Elysee and
the avenue de DOis de Boulosne
They gave NJ. Loubet tremendous ova-
ton, confining their cries almost entirely
20 -NiVe LOubet.' and ''NiVe la Repub-
hque" The president did not hear dis
cOrdGnt cry, although there We're one or
two scuffies before and after he passed,
between the police and an occasional hot
headed -Dreyfusard. who tried to
shout "A bas Loubet." and was immedi-
ateiy pounced upon by a stalwart police
mar.
Prepared For Trouble.
Although the visit passed off quietly,
the government Was prepared for every
the Elysee and Longchamps literally
teeming with troops and police. A police
man was stationed every dozen yards
along the whole route and there We're
squadrOnS of Dragons armed with lances
and mounted republican guards a all i'm
portant points. while through the green
IoLdEE OF tUt DOS. Dl tdcu sue OF lLt
avenue. could be seen heavy masses of
red and blue. denoting the presence of
detachments of soldiers. awaiting orders.
LongchampS resembled military camp.
Battalions Of infantry, squadrons of drii-
goOns and republican guards were dis
Trtbuted al around the course. 1t is es-
timated that there were 15,o90 soldiers and
police under arms.
NJ. Loubet practically drove through a
double hedge of steel. line OF infantry
even stood around the race course. be-
the DIlhlic and The which
no one was allowed to walk between the
races. while several republican guards pa
trolled the course itself.
The president left the Elysee at o clock
fn an open landau. with NJ. Dupuy. the
premier, beside him, and General Bailloud.
chief of the presidential household, and
Major Bon lieutenant colonel of the horse
artillery. attached 10 the person of the
president. Madame LoUbet followed in a
second landau. after which rode the pres
fdential suite in other carriages. The fam
Gus oUtrider, Montjarred. preceded NJ
LOubet whose landau was drawn By !
four horses. with q couple of postillions. (
escorted by Il picked body of cuirassers.
All were men of fine physique and formed /
a splendid cavalcade. with the fiery sun |
glinting on their FURNISHED steel breast /
plates and helmets. the latter surmount- 1
ed with the red cockade and trailing the 4
black horsehair plume.
With Revolvers In Hand.
The two leading cuirassers rode. re-
volvers in hand. with fingers on the trig- !
gers, and carefully watched each side of !
the road. while beside the carriage rode a
policeman, rendering IL absolute
ly Impossible for anybody TO approach
him.
on arriving at the race course. the presi-
deEt drove through the paddock to the
box Municipal guards and
police lined the path across the paddock
Drums beat and trumpets blared when
,oubet appeared in the front of the box
and "a scene of the widest enthusiasm
lasting several minutes. with
an uprOar of shouts of ''Vive Loubet,r
and 'Viye la Republique." which settled
finally into mOnOtonouS chant
The president sat bowling and smiling,