Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-06-12
l0UBET'S REVENGE.
Given An Ovation As He At
tends the Grand Prix.
Thousands Line Streets Shouting 'vive
Loubet" and Vive La RepubIique.
thousands Of Troops Ready TO Suppress the
Slightest Disorder.

| Paris. June 11.-President Loubet has
mad his revenge for last Sundays out-
| rage az Auteull. When he drove to
Lohschamp, today, to attend the Grand
iiIX ne was the hero of a great poular
| demonstration, expressing itself in one
form or another along the whole route
IRON the Elysee palace to the race
course. 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 at o'clock
without special incident.
The Revisionists and Socialist organs
summoned their leaders to assemble
along the thoroughfares to be travers-
ed by the President and his party. and
from the hour of noon thousands of
demonstrators set out from Montmar-
ire, BelleVille and other working class
quarters, in big organized bands, all
wearing small, artificial red flower in
the button hole, and marched across
Paris, taking up positions along the
AVnues des Champs Elysee and the
Avenue du Bois de Bolougne They
gave NJ. LOubet tremendous ovation.
confining their cries almost entirely to
"Nive Loubet" and ."Vive La Repub-
lique."
The President did not hear a discard
ant cry. although there were one or
two scuflles before and after he passed
between the police and an occasional
hot headed anti-Dreyfusard who tried
to shout "A bas Loubet" and was i'm
mediately pounced upon by swarm Of
policemen.
Although the visit passed off quietly,
the government was prepared for every
eVentuality, every district between the
Elysee and Longchamp literally teem-
ing with troops and police. A police
man was stationed every dozen yards
along the whole route and there were
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 aVeiue, could be seen heavy
masss of red and blue, denoting the
presence Of detachments Of soldiers
awaiting orders.
Longchamp resambled q military
camp. Battalions of infantry. squad
ronS of Dragons and Republican
Guards We're distributed all around the
1t is estimated that there
Were $1,000 soldiers and police under
arms.
NJ. L0ubet practically drove through
a 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
Guards patrolled the course
itself.
The President left the Elysee, at 2
,'clock. in an open landau, with NJ. Du-
1uy. the premier beside him. and Gen.
3ailloud, chief Of the Presidential
and Major Bon. lieutenant
colonel of horse artillery. attached to
he person of the President Mime.
.Oubet followed in a single landau. af-
er which rode the Presidential suite
n other carriages. The famous out
'ider Montjarrd preceded NJ Loubet,
whose landau was drawn by four
lorses. with couple of postillions. and
.scorted by a picked body of cuiras-
iers. All We're men of fine physique
nd formed a splendid cavalcade, with
he fiery sun glittering in their burnish-
d steel breast plates and helmets, the
after surmounted with the red cock
de and trailing the black horse hair
'lume
The two leading cuirassiers rode with
evolvers in hand, with fingers on the
rigger, and carefully watched each
ide of the road. while beside the car
iage, ran a number of policemen. rem
ering it absolutely impossible for any
ody to approach.
On arriving at the race course the
President drove through the paddock
0 the Presidential box. Municipal
yards and police lined the path across
he paddock. Drums beat and trum-
cts blared when NJ. Loubet appeared
the front of the box and a scene Of
ltense enthusiasm followed lasting
averal minutes with an uproar of
houts of "Vive Loubet" and "Vive n
epublique," which settled finally into
monotonous chant.
The President sat bowing and smil-
lg. with Madame Loubet at his side,
a cream lace dress. A portion of
lie crowd in the paddock shook fists,
and sticks at the smartly at
red people in the Jockey Club stand
ijoining the Presidents box, but the