The San Francisco call., 1899-06-12

Prix he was the hero Of a great
popular demonstration, expressing it
self in one form or another along the
whole route from the Elysee palace to
the racecourse.
He remained only quarter of an
hour, just long enough to witness the
race. and, having congratulated the
owner Of the winner, returned to the
Elysee, where he arrived about o'clock
without special incident.
The revisiOnist and Socialist organs
summoned their readers TO assemble
~ ng the thorOughfares to be traversed
- the President and his party, and
from the hour of noon thousands of
demonstrators set out from Mont
martre, Belleville and other working
class quarters in big. organized bands,
all wearing a small artificial red flow
er in the buttonhCle, and marched
across Paris, taking up positions along
the Avenue des Champs Elysees and
the Avenue Bois de BOulogne.
They gave NJ. Loubet a tremendous
ovation. confining their cries almost en-
tirely to "Vive LOubet" and "Vive Ia
Repubique."
cordant cry. although there were one or
two scufnes before and after he
passed between the police and an occa-
sional hot-headed anti-Dreyfusite who
tried to shout "A bas Loubet" and was
Immediately pounced upon by a stall
wart policeman.
Although the visit passed off quietly
the Government was prepared for every
eventuality. the whole district between
the Elysee and Longchamps literally
1eeming with troops and police. A po-
lceman was stationed every dozen
yards along the whole route and there
were squadrons of dragons armed with
lances and mounted Republican guards
at all important points, while through
the green foliage of the Bois, on each
side of the avenue, could be seen heavy
masses of red and blue, denoting the
presence of detachments of soldiers
awaiting orders.
Longchamps resembled a military
camp. Battalions of infantry, squad
Jons of dragons and Republican guards
We're distributed all around the course.
1t is estimated that there were $4,000
soldiers and police under arms.
NJ Loubet practically drove through
double hedge Of steel a line of in
fantry even stood around the race
course, between the public and the
course, on which no one was allowed to
walk between the races. while several
Republican guards patrolled the course
itself
Inc President left the Elysee at 9
o'ciock in an open landau, with NJ Du-
puy, the Premier, beside him, and Cen
eral Bailloud chief of the Presidential
household, and Major Bon, lieutenant
colonel Of Horse Artillery, attached to
the person of the President.
Madame Loubet followed in a second
landau, after which rode the Presiden-
tial suite in other carriages. The ia
nous outrider MontjaTed preceded NJ.
Loubet, whose landau was drawn by
four horses, with a couple of positions,
and escorted by a picked body Of cui-
Tassiers. All were men Of fine physique
and formed a splendid calvacade. with
the fiery sun glinting on their bur
nished steel breastplates and helmets
the latter surmounted with the red
cockade and trailing the black horse
hair plume.
The two leading cuirassiers rode, re-
volvers in hand with fingers on the
triggers and carefully watched each
side Of the road, while beside the car
riage rode a mounted policeman, rem
dering it absolutely impossible for any
body to approach him.
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 paddock. Drums
beat and trumpets blared when Lou
bet appeared in the front of the box
and a scene of the widest enthusiasm
followed lasting several minutes,
with an uproar of shouts Of "Vive
Loubet!" and "Wive Ia Republique!'
which settled finally into a monotonous
chant.
The President sat bowling and smiI-
ing. with Nine. Loubet at his side
in a cream lace dress. A portion c. the
crowd in the paddock shook fists, UNI
hrelas and sticks at the smartly
attired people in the Jockey Club
stand adjoining the Presidents box
but the club men, beyond returning dis
dainful glances, made no retort.
\ NJ. LOubet and his party was so COM
Ilietely surrounded by guards nd po-
lice that it would have been impossible
for any one TO get within ten yards Of
the steps of the box.
After the races the police dispersed
several thousand persons demonstrate
ing along the Avenue des Champs Ely
sees, who We're supposed to be making
for the Elysee, cheering for the Presi-
dent and the army Several arrests
were made.
Later in the evening disorderly scenes
occurred outside the offices of the In
transigeant, NJ. Rochefort's paper.
Several journalists We're roughly han
died and eventually arrested.
At a late hour this evening there is
considerable effervescence along the
boulevards, where the traffic is much
irnpeded. A few police charges were
necessary in the vicinity of the office
of the Libre Parole.
The only grave incident of the day
occurred after the President had re-
turned to the Elysee at one of the
garden restaurants, the Pavilion d'Ar-