The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-19


Loubet with cries Of "vive Ia Repub-
lique," "Vive rArmee" and "Vive Lou
bet''
At 5 O'Clock Versailles had resumed
its normal aspect.
President Loubet arrived here from
Versailles at sos p. M, and was re-
ceived with military honors. Amid re-
newed acclamations from the crowds
the President proceeded to the Eiysee
palace, in order to pay tribute OF re-
spect to the remains of the late Presl-
dent. Faure. He then went to the
Foreign Office, where he received the
high officials of State and the Diplo-
matte Corps.
AS the Presidential carriage left the
ST Lazaire station a band OF thirty or
forty persons ranged themselves on
either side of the landau, under the
leadership of couple of individuals.
who kept giving signals for shouts OF
Down with Loubet" and Resign"
The general public was apparently in
different, and no hostility was dis
played Many in the crowd saluted
the President and cried '.Vive Loubet"
and give rArmee," but the shouts of
the demonstrators running beside the
carriage drowned the friendly saluta
ton.
The noise and excitement were re-
doubled when the carriage stopped at
the Elysee. Here two compact hostile
groups were massing, shouting and
blowing whistles. NM. Loubet and Du-
| puy spent ten minutes with Madame
Faure, and then proceeded to the Quai
d'Orsay.
On his Journey thfther M. Loubet
was favorably received by the public.
THE NEW PRESIDENT
| PARIS, Feb 1S.-Emile Loubet, who
until his election to the Presidency to-
| day was President of the French SEN
ate, was born at Marsanne on Deem
Der 81, 1888; was educated for the bar
and began his practice at Montenidar.
He entered political life in the general
election of 1876, when he professed
himself a Republican and opposed to
general and complete amnesty. He was
elected by great majority, and at
once associated himself in the Assembly
with the Republican Left. He was one
of the Deputies who refused a vote CT
confidence to the De Broglie Ministry
in 1877.
After having been elected twice in
the Assembly, he became a candidate
| for the Senate from his old depart
ment, ard was elected in 1855. He
became a member of the first Tirard
Ministry, which only survived for three
months, holding the position Of Min
| lister of Public Works. When NJ de
Freycinet declined to undertake the
Presidency of the Council he was IN
trusted with the reconstruction OF the
Ministry, and took the position of Min
| lister of the Interior, from which M.
Constans had retired in 1892.
HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION
| PARIS, Feb. 1S-The Nationalist
gathered around the statue of Joan of
Arc, and NJ. Roulede made fiery ad-
dress to them The crowd then
marched to the boulevards and stopped
in front of the .'Libre Parole" Office.
There the Nationalist yelled them
| selves hoarse with cries of Viye
| l.srrIfe. and ssSpit upon Eoubeti' The
appearance of President Loubet in a
carriage was the signal for hostile
demonstrations and cries of Panama
| Panama.
In opposition to the cries of Pan
anna" the supporters of the President
raised shouts of "Vive Loubet." AT
! this stage of the demonstration a de-
tachment of mounted curasSiers APP
peared and cleared a passage for the
Presidents carriage.
The noise was then redoubled, and
the police had great difficulty in r.--
straining the mob. Suddenly NM s
de Roulede, Millevoye and Habert ap-
peared. The mob surrounded Millevoye,
who donned his Deputy's belt which
is his usual method of signaling to his
friends. and from 400 to 500 of his
supporters ranged themselves behind
the three Deputies, shouting "DowT
| with Loubetr" "Resignl" and Pan
anal" When this body of men reacheI
the Place del Opera, there was not s
sufficiently strong force of police there
to bar the way, and the demonstrators
finally returned to the statue of Joaf
of Arc, where the Deputies mounted
upon a sand heaps
NJ Mflevoye then waved tri-colol
flag above NJ de Roulede, while the
latter harangued the crowd He said
Listen now to what l was prevented
from saving at the Versailles election
The President belongs to the people
l rejoice at this manifestation, but to
day we cannot go to the Elysee an,
spit upon whom we have no wish II
recognize as chief of state. We mus
allow to rest and peace, such as it is
the man who is still lying there, anl
return home But on Thursday w
shall not fail to attend the funera
ceremony. You will find among tbs
followers of the coffin the Judges o
the criminal section of the Court O
! Cessation and the base Deputies wht
elected this President whom we do no
recognize You know your duty DOW
with this republic and long live re
public of the people
The demonstrators then marched t
the Rue des Pyramides, shouting ant
Haunting tri-colors The police at
tempted to stop them, and tried t
seize the flags But the mob resisted
and finally returned to the Avenu'
rOpera. where a large force of polic'
was stationed in front of the Military
Club. This detachment of police pro
ceeded to dispense the demonstrators
downfall of rain assisting in IT,
work.
Later in the evening bands. composed
of the members of the League of PATTI
OTIS. Nationalist and others paradet
the boulevards, blocking traffic. Riva
shouts of Resign and Revision
: were raised. and some fighting tool
place between the members of the OPP
posing factions, but order was gradu
ally restored A number of arrest
were made.
AS the evening passes no startlin:
. developments have occurred. Their
, have been a number of slight mani
, festations for and against Presiden