The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-24
the Possibility of Successful Sc
ditiOus Demonstrations Is
Passed without ShocL--NiOtinr
of an UnimpOrtant Character in
the Early Evening.

dent Loew and Judges Bard and Du-
mas. Hundreds of thousands Of Re-
publicans would have liked to boot
them and cheer Judge Mazau, presi-
dent of the court. But the unpopular
judges were apparently not noticed.
Tonight crowd OF people assem-
bled in front of the Office of the Libre
Parole and started shouting Panama"
and Down with Loubet." Several of
these persons were promptly arrested,
and Deputy Millevoye Nationalist Re
publican), who attempted to rescue
them. was also placed under arrest,
while a friend of his was captured and
| taken to the police station at the same
! time.
A sergeant of police was seriously
| injured with a sword stick while max
| ing an arrest. The rioters then became
more violent, and factional fighting
ensued, whereupon the police charged
the mob and dispersed it.
| IMPOSING PAGEANT.
The funeral services over the remains
of the late president constituted an
imposing pageant.
| AT $50 a. M, the various societies,
| bearing wreaths, arrived and were sta
toned along the Champs Elysees. They
were followed by detachments Of ca
diets from st. Cyr, the Polytechnique
and naval academies and by detach-
ments Of marines, who took up a posi-
ton on the Faubourg st. Honore. pre-
paratory to forming the escort Of
honor, about the funeral car.
The members of the chamber Of dep
uties, headed by the president Of the
house. M. Deschanel. arrived at the
Elysee palace at 9:55. They were sa-
luted by the troops drawn up there
with flags flying. The newly elected
president M. Emile Loubet, then drove
up in landau. He wore the Gordon
of the Legion of Honor and was &C
companied by Gen. Davouet, duke Of
Auerstaedt, grand chancellor Of the
| Legion of Honor, who was seated be-
| side him. The president was escorted
! by squadron Of cuirassiers. On his
arrival the troops presented arms, the
trumpets rang out salute and the
drums rolled in his honor, as he en-
tered the court yard Of the palace.
In the meanwhile, the casket con-
tanning the remains of the late presi-
] dent had been transferred from the
| Sale DIES Fetes and placed upon a
catafalque in the porch, which was
transformed temporarily into a cha
pelle ardente. All the officers of the
military household took part in the
| ceremony.
Nine. and Mile. Faure, who had been
praying the greater part Of the night
| beside the remains, attended mass at
s o'clock in the chapel of the palace.
| They then retired to their apartments
and did not take part in the process
| sion or in the funeral ceremonies,
| though they heard mass at noon In the
chapel of the Elysee. The hearse,
| drawn by six horses, each led by a
/ footman entered the court yard of the
palace at 0 o'clock. 1t was mag
nificent car, with large, black plumes.
and having a dome decorated with sill
| Tha no, inc WI
Of sable velvet, bore on them escutch-
cons, with the late President Faure's
initials in each corner. The funeral
car was also hung with the tricolor
of France, tied with crepe.
TIL walls of the court yard were hid
den by black drapery, relieved by silver We,
| initials IF. F. FeliX Faure )and "R.
FL Republique Francaise), and palm
branches. The porch was draped in
black with silver stars and the pedi-
ment was decorated with cross and
inscribed "Honneur ct Patrie." Before
the catafalQue were creped cushions,
upon which lay the late presidents or
ders and decorations.
PROCESSION FORMED.
The casket was placed on the funeral
car in the presence of all the high civil
and military officials. the procession
was formed and it emerged from the
| palace at 1905 a. M, headed by Gen.
zurlinden, the military governor Of
Paris, followed by the bearers of the
| wreaths from the late presidents
| household and the legislature
Then present arms" rang out, the
band Of the republican guard played a
| funeral march, and the funeral car
emerged from the palace upon the Ave-
nue. Marigny. on one side Of the palace.
The minister of foreign affairs, M. Del
casse; the minister of public instruc
ton, M. Leygues; the minister Of ma
rine NJ. Lockroy; the minister Of war,
M. De Freycinet; the minister of agri-
culture. M. Viger; the minister of pub
| lie works, M. KrantZ; the minister of
colonies, M. Guillain, and the minister
Of finance. M. Peytral, were the pail
bearers Then came six captains, be-
longing to regiments forming part OF
the garrison of Paris. bearing the late
| presidents decorations.
The members of the late presidents
family. other than Nine. and Mile.
Faure. all greatly affected. followed
the decorations
| Next came President Loubet, accom-
| panied by the acting president of the
senate M. Chaveau; the premier, M.
| Dupuy, and the president of the cham
| Der of deputies. M. Deschanel. After
them came the officers Of the late pres
ident's military household, the papaI
nuncio. Mgr. Clari, the members of the
| diplomatic corps, and foreign missions.
The Germans made a striking appear
ance evidently having been chosen for
their fine physique, for they were all
! head taller than the members of any of
| the other missions. Following the foreign
missions came the members Of the SEN
ate and chamber of deputies and other
| delegations from the army and navy,
| ETC.. the council of state. the judges of
the courts Of cessation and appeal, and
populations from other public bodies
The procession was preceded by de-
| tachments of cavalry, infantry, ma
rines and cadets from the school of st.
| Cyr, and the Polytechnique, while
strong bodies Of troops We're inter-
| srersed throughout the funeral cortege.
TROOPS ON GUARD.
The whole route was lined with
troops of all arms and was also guard
| ed by police. The procession proceed
| ed slowly towards the cathedral, the
crowds reverently standing with barred
heads as it passed.
The funeral cortege debouched from
the Avenue Marigny upon the Champs
/ ElySees and the crowd there present
greeted the judges of the court of cas-
sation with cries of give PArmee,"
but nothing was said to President Lou
| bet, who, bareheaded and escorted by
| policemen. was the object of interest
| The crowd on the Place de la Concorde
! at the end eff the Champs .Elysees,