Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12
FIFTEEN THOUSAND SOLDIERS
Enabled President Loubet to Sac the
"Grand PriX" in Peace.
EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTIONS
TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT
TO PREVENT AN OUTBREAK.
AS A RESULT THERE WERE
ONLY A FEW INSULTING CRIES.
LONG CHAMP RESEMBLaED A
MILITARY Campfire WORK
ING MEN OUT IN FORCE.

has had his .revanche'' for last Sum
days outrage at Auteuil When he
drove to Long Champ to-day to at
tend the Grand Prix he was the hero
of a great popular demonstration ex-
pressing itself in one form or another
along the whole route from the Elysee
Palace to the race course.
He remained only a 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 Or
gans summoned their reaaers to assem-
BILE along thoroughfares to be traversed
by the President and his party, and
from the hour of noon
THOUSANDS OF DEMONSTRATORS
set out from Montmartre, Belleville and
other working class quarters in big
organized bands, all wearing a small,
artificial red flower in the buttonhole
and marched across Paris, taking up
positions along the avenue deS Champs
Elysee and the avenue du Bots de
Boulogne.
They gave M. Loubet a tremendous
ovation, confining their cries almost
entirely to 'Vive Loubet' and "Vive la
s epublique.
The President did not hear a dis
cordant cry, although there were one
or two scufIles before and after he
passed between the police, and an occa-
sional hot-headed anti-Dreyfusard who
tried to shout "a bas Loubet" and was
Immediately pounced upon by a swarm
Of policemen.
Although the visit passed off quietly
the government was prepared for every
eventuality, the whole distance be-
tween the Elysee and Long Champ lit
orally
TEEMING WITH TROOPS
and police. A policeman was station
ed every dozen yards along the whole
route and there were squadrons of dra-
goons armed with lances, and mounted
Republican guards at all important
points, while through the green foliage
of the Bots on each side of the avenue
could be seen heavy masses of red and
blue, denoting the presence of detach-
ments Of soldiers awaiting orders.
Long Champs resembled a military
camp. Battalions of infantry, squad
ronS of dragons and Republican
guards were distributed all around the
course. 1t is estimated that there were
10000 soldiers and police under arms.
M. Loubet practically drove through
A DOUBLE HEDGE OF STEEL.
the race course between the public and
the course, on which no one was allow
ed to walk between the races. while
the course itself.
The President left the Elysee at 2
o'clock in an open landau, with NJ.
Dupuy, the Premier, beside him, and
Gen. Bailloud, chief of the Presidential
AouoSAOiu, anu AhaJOi JOh,
Colonel of the Horse Artillery, attach
ed to the person of the President. Nine.
Loubet followed in a second landau,
after which rode the presidential suite
in other carriages. The famous out
rider, Montjarred, preceded NJ Loubet,
whose landau was drawn by four
horses with couple of Positions, and
escorted by a picked body of acuiras-
siers All were men of fine physique
and formed
A SPLENDID CAVALCADE,
with the fiery sun glinting on their
FURNISHED steel breast-plates and he'll
NETS, the latter surmounted with the
red cockade and trailing the black
horse hair plume.
The two leading cuiraSsiers rode, re-
volver in hand. with fingers on the
trigger, and carefully watched each
side of the road. while beside the car
riages ran number of policemen, rem
dering it absolutely impossible for any,
body to approach.
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 M. Loubet appeared in
the front of the box, and a scene of in
tense enthusiasm followed, lasting sew
eral minutes with an uproar of shouts
of "Vive Loubet" and 'Vive la Repub-
lique," which settled finally into mo-
notonous chant.
The President sat bowling and smil-
ing, with Nine. Loubet at his side in
a cream lace dress. A portion of the
crowd in the paddock shook fists, UNI
brellas and sticks at the smartly at
tired people in the jocky club stand
adjoining the Presidents box, but the
club men. beyond returning disdainful
glances, made no retort.
NJ Loubet and his party were so
completely surrounded by guards and
police that it would have been impos-
sible for any one to get within ten
yards of the steps of the box.
After the races the police dispersed
SEVERAL THOUSAND PERSONS
demonstrating along the Avenue des
Champs Elysees who were supposed to
be making for the Elysee, cheering for
the President and the army. Several
arrests were made.
At a late hour this evening there is
considerable effervescence along the
boulevards, where the traffic is much
impeded. A few police charges were
necessary in the vicinity of tie Office
Of the Libre Parole.
The only grave incident 81 the dav