Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23

are IN the secretary generals bureau.
FOR HIS SUCCESSOR.
The cabinet will meet this morning (F't-
day) after the embalming of the remains
which Will take place at 9 o'clock to tx
the date for Convcning the national as
sembly at Versailles to elect NJ. t'aure's
successor
The national assembly consisting Of the
Senate and Chamber of Deputies united in
Congress will probably meet tomorrow
saturday. NJ. Emile Loubet as president
of the Senate. becomes president of the
Congress
E 1t is expected that the struggle for the
presidency will he very keen. NJ Dupuy.
the premier. Is supposed to have the best
chance; and the contest is regarded as
lying between him. NJ. Henry Briss1n and
NJ. Loubet. Other possible candidates are
NJ. DeFrcycinet, minister for war NJ
Godefrey CdVaignaC, former minister for
war, and NJ. Qucsnay De BeaurepaUc 1t
is reported that the recently form d
le1gue known as La Patrie Francafso II
actively push NJ. De Beaurepaires Candid l.
turc.
/ Under the present exceptionally exciting
conditions, anything my he expected 20
happen. Much depends upon what Gen.
Iurinden military governor of Paris as
head of the military element may decide
to do
So far Paris remains Tranquil
BY a curious coincidence NJ. Drpuy oc-
cupies the same position which he held
when President Cannot was aS.aSsnatcd
ON June 2ith 1894.
NJ. peFreycinet has ordered the troops
confined to barracks to-day.
Francois Felix Faure, President of the
French republic was born in
Paris January 80, 1s4l. He was
a journcyman currier in Tourainc:
became ship-owner of Havre, ana was
president of the chamber of commerce OF
that town. During the Franco Prussian
war he was a chief of battalion of the
Garde Mobile and led from Havre to PARIS
volunteers, who assisted in putting down
the commune for which services he was
decorated with the ribbon of the Legion Of
| Honor, May 81. 1871. He was first elected
TO the Chamber of Deputies. as a reniIh-
lican. in 1851 and at the time of the Cor
nation of the Gambetta cabinet of Nov
a. 1881, he became under-secretarv OF
state in the then new ministry of COM
mercc and the colonies He relinauishnd
office with the other members of the cahi-
netein January, 1882; but he was called to
I'LL the same Office on Sept. a. 1882 in the
last cabinet presided over by Jules Ferry.
and resigned with the ministry, March Il
1855
Faure was elected to Representa- the
Seine-Inferieure. Oct. T. 1885. in the Rrls-
son cabinet, and for the third time In lS>7
hccame under-secretary of state. this time
IN the Tirard cabinet. In the elections Of
september 1889 he was elected to rome
sent the second district of Havrc. and in
me Depuy cabinet GS4D was minister Of
marine, and was appointed vice-prcsidrnt
OF the Chamber On the resignation of
CaSimir-Perier in January, 1885 Faurc was
elected as his successor in the presidency
py 40 votes as against 361 given for Bris-
son. On july II, 1896, an attempt WAS
made to shoot the President at II mill
tary review, but it was unsuccessful. The
President is known as an author. his bud
get of France and the Principal Countries
of Europe Since 1885 being commended by
the French Academy