The Portland daily press., 1899-06-12
His Reception Different
from Last Sundays.
Any Opposition Quickly Sup.
pressed by Police.

Paris, June II. President Loubet has
had his revenge for last Sundays outrage
Mt Auteuii. When he drove to Long.
champ today to attend the grand prix
he was the hero Of great popular DEM
onstration. expressing itself In one forIa
and another along the whole route from
the Elysee place to the race course. He
remained only quarter Of an hour. just
long enough to witness the race and, hav-
ing congratulated the owner OF the win
ner, returne to the Elysee where he ar
rived at four O'Clock without special in
cident. The Revisionist and Socialist
organs summoned their readers to assem-
Bile alcng the thoroughfares TO be trav-
ersed by the President and his party, and
onstrators set out from Mont Msrte. Bel
leyille and other working class quarters
In big organized bands all wearing a
small artificial red flower in the button
hole and marched across Paris. taking
up positions along the avenue des
Champs Elysees and the avenue Du
Bois de Boiougne. They gave NJ. Loubet
cries almost entirely to ''Vive Loubet''
and "Vive la Republic
The President did not hear q discordant
cry, although there were one or two
souffies before and after he passed between
the police and an occasional hot headed
anti -Dreyfusard who tried TO shout
"a bas Loubet," and was Immediately
pouncsd upon by swarm of policemen.
Although the visit passed off quietly, the
government was prepared for every even
tnality, the whole district between the
Elysee and Longchamp literally teeming
with troops and police. A policeman
was stationed every dozen yards along the
dragons armed with lances and mounted
republican guards at all important points,
while through the green foliage of the
Bo1s on each side Of the avenue, could
be seen heavy masses OF red and blue,
denoting the presence of detachments Of
soldiers awaiting orders.
Jlongchamp resembled military
camp. Battalions OF infantry, squadrons
OF dragons and republican guards were
distributed all around the course. 1t is
estimated that there were IL, ,00O soldiers
and police under arms. Nj. Loubet prac-
tioally drove through a doubs.e hedge of
steel A line Of infantry even stood
around the race course between the public
and the course, on which no one was
while several republican guards patrolled
the course itself.
The President left the Elysee at 2
O'Clock in an open laLdau, with NJ. Du-
puy. the premier, beside him, and Gen.
Bailloud, chief of the Presidential house.
hold, and Major Bon. lieutenant colonel
of horse artillery, attached to the person
of the President Mime. Loubet followed
in second landau, after which rode the
Presidential suite In other Carriages.
The famous outrider. Montjarred, preced-
cd M Loubet, whose landau was drawn by
four horses, with couple OF postillions,
and escorted by a picked body of cuiras-
and formed splendid cavalcade, with the
fiery sun glinting on their FURNISHED
steel breast plates and helmets, the later
surmounted with the red cockade and
trailing the black hair plume.
The two leading ouirrassiers rode with
revolvers In hand, with fingers on the
trigger and carefully watched each side
ran number of policemen, rendering 1t
absolutely impossible for any body to ap-
proach.
On arriving at the race course, the
President drove through the paddock to
the Presidential box. Municipal guards
and police lined the path across the pad
dock. Drums beat and trunpets blarsd
when NJ. Loubet appeared in Ethe frunt
of the box and q scene OF intense enthu-
siasin followed, lasting several minutes
amid shouts of "Vive Isoubet," and
"vive la Republique," which settled
finally into monotonous chant.
The President sat bowling and smili ng,
with Madame Loubet at his side in a
cream lace dress. A portion of the crowd
In the paddock shook fists, umbrellas
and stocks at the smartly attirsd people
In the Jocky club stand adjoining the
President's box, but the club men. be.
yond returning disdainful glances, made
NO retork
pletely surrounded by guards ana police