Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23
THERE IS NO DANGER OF a COUP
D. ETAT
FIGHT FOR PRESIDENCY
Loubei Seems TO BE the Favorite Can
ulate, But Meline Is a Close
Rival-Faure' Body Lying in
State-Flood of kilograms OF Con-
dOlenceS.

CduUIualS LOT InG JESSlu6NCy Is EmiIe
LOuDet, now president OF the senate.
Mehne announced his candidacy for
the presidency shortly before midnight.
:>earIy all the ministers think that
auIeS death is a misfortune at the
present juncture, and this is the con-
ventiOnaI talk. Iney had all looked
forward to his having soon to resign;
and they spoke yesterday Of the posi-
bic effect OF his death on the courts Of
Europe If Loubet be elected, Euro
pean soyereigns would soon transfer
him to their friendly regards. He is
good, unaffected, leyel-headed man, Of
honest, open life and of far more in
tellectual culture than poor Faure. He
is an advocate and practiced at the
Montilemar bar, in the department Of
Drome. AS a precaution against a
coup d'etat or any attempts OF the sort,
troops have been ordered to keep with
in the barracks in all garrisons.
Faure's body, now embalmed, is
lying in state in Sales des Fetes, or
the hall of festivities of the theater
built by President Carnot for concerts
and dramatic entertainments. The
body is dressed in an evening coat
and the immaculate, well-known waist
coat, athwart which is the broad red
ribbon of the Legion of Honor. The
eyes are closed and fill out the eye
lids. The hands, of the color Of ivory,
are crossed on the breast. A black
canopy, bordered with silver braid,
overshadovs the couch Lockroy,
who was present at the death, thinks
it was painless. DR.. Lanne-LOngue
shares this opinion, but believes there
was in the early stages of the apOplec-
tic seizure agonizing pain. The doc
tor attributes the breakdown in the
presidents health to FashOda and
thinks the consequent anxiety used up
his energy President Faure had fos-
tered the scheme Maj. Marchand was
sent to accomplish and he was terri
fed at it's possible consequence.
The doctors did everything in their
power to keep life in the president, ap-
plying 1eeches and bleeding him pro-
fusely, but it was of no avail, and
finally DR.. Lanne-Longue, seeing that
the case was hopeless said, LET re-
ligion come in now for the sake of the
family" The able dropped on his
knees, all present doing likewise, and
gave absolution in extremis. He had
no holy oil to administer extreme unc-
| ton. In the next room the ladies were
sobbing. The ministers came in and
| dropped on their knees. AS the clock
on the mantle struck 10, a doctor said:
"All is over" Some persons went
| into the next room to inform Madame
| F'aure and her daughters. She soon
! came out, and with great composure
as if her grief were suddenly hushed
| ordered that the body be placed on the
| presidents brass-railed bed and be
kept unembalmed as long as possible
! She thanked the priest for rendering
| the last offices to a christian, and said
that before the president lost con-
seriousness he had prayed for forgive
ness from all whom he might have Of
| Tended. His tongue was paralyzed
as he spoke" she said, and again,
'the poor have lost in his death good
| friend" At her request some prayers
were recited by the able, who was pro-
foundly affected by the whole scene.
The German emperors telegram is
ELUSIVE Dowager Queen Emma and
Queen Wilhelmina of Netherlands tel
egraphed heartfelt condolences.
Queen Victoria as yet has made no
sign, but Lord Salisbury has, in a mes
sage to Delcasse. The car and czarina
are full of sympathy and the Russian
grand dukes now in Paris called at the
palace The death has Gained rather
than excited the political parties. The
situation is grave and the people every
where realize it.
The flood of kilograms of coincidence
from all parts of the world continues.
Probably the most interesting are
those of Emperor Nicholas, conveying
his sorrow, and that of the cZarina; Of
President Mckinley, representing the
feeling Of a sister republic; and Of
Emperor William, praying God to
grant the widow strength to bear her
sorrow. Among the most noticeable
wreaths is the kaiser's, composed of
orchids and violets, bearing the mono
gram Wv" surmounted by the i'm
perial crown. In sharp contrast to
this are a couple of pretty punches of
flowers, with ribbons inscribed to "Our
Friend and Ally" and bearing the
visiting cards of the car and czarina
respectively. Count Muravieff, Rus
sian foreign minister, has wired the
Russian governments condolences to
the French minister of foreign affairs.
Delcasse. At a meeting of the cabinet
last evening Dupuy, premier. an
nounced that 5000 photographs Of
Due d'Orleans had been seized on the
frontier.
At meeting of the leftists yester-
day Emile Loubet, president of the SEN
ate, was unanimously nominated for
the presidency. The election occurs
at l o'clock today. Many think Lou
bets election is almost assured. Emile
Loubet, who is about 81 years of age.
began his political career in 1876. In
1892 he formed the ministry and be-
came minister of the interior. but was
overthrow on account of the Panama
revelations. He was reelected pres
ident of the senate January 2, last.
Shortly before midnight it was an
nounced that Meline had definitely &C
cepted the candidature for the presi
dency. There is large section Of dep
uties who are strongly in favor of Me-