The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-02-23

as assured. NJ. Dupuy declined TO en-
Ter the presidential contest against NJ
Loubet. In view of the apparently
united support of the senate and NJ
Meline's withdrawal in his favor. it
was generally thought that NJ. Loubet's
election was almost assured.
Mrs. Emily Crawford, writing on the
French situation, said in part;
Everything is very quiet in Paris
tonight (Friday). There is no danger
of a coup d'etat. The favOrite candi.
date for the presidency is NJ. Emile
Loubet, now president of the senate.
"As precaution against coup d d'etat
or any of its sort the troops have been
ordered to keep within barracks III all
the garrisous.
IN Eaure's body, now smbalmed, is
lying in state in the Sale des Fetes of
the theater built by President Carnot
for concerts and dramatic entertain.
ments.
Previous to embalmment the body
lay on a brass bedstead in the presi-
dents sittIngroom. Two Sisters of
Charity watched beside it. Before the
operation, which lasted an hour, took
place, informal dead mass was cele.
brated in the Eiyse5 chpel
''PIles Of teiegrams from corporate
bodies, personal friends, sympathizers
in parts of France and, indeed, Europe
and even Asia have arrived. The first
60 telegraph to Madame Faure was En-.
peror William.
Public events in France have
strange suddenness and take spOntane.
ously dramatic character. Thus NJ
Faure's body lies in Sale des Fetes,
or nall Of festivities.
1.-THE cards had been issued to 5000
persons to attend a state ball next
Thursday. Today the tapestries of the
ballroom have been taken down that
the room may be hung in black. NJ.
Faure had looked forward with delight
Co the Elysee being in 1900 the resort of
sovereigns. The last he had from En-.
peror Nicholas was an acceptance of his
IN. Faure's) Invitation, He took great
pleasure also in thinking that member.
ship in the Order of the Annunciation
would make him a cousin of King
Humbert, and the insignia of that or.
der were TO have been presented to him
by special embassy this month. But
his soul was suddenly required of him
and all connected with his presidential
career is over. His death breaches a
sermon upon the vanity OF human am.
bition.
81 have been to see the Able Renault.
who gave M. Faure absolution in ex.
tremis. Nine. Faure, ON seeing that
. death was Fastening, begged that mes
senaers should be sent TO summon three
different priests and dominican.
''Abbe Renault is the humblest of
the humble, being chaplain to the
House of Detention, or lookup, at the
prefecture of police. Yesterday he had
dined with some relatives who have q
small shop in the FauDourg st. Honore
After dinner lfewas going home whep
suddenly soldier on a bicycle came up.
descended from the machine and caugnr
him, with visible agitation, by the arm,
saying "come with me-"
"Father Renault went and only
learned where he was going at the pal.
ace gate. There the soldier said: The
president is dying Do what you can
for him. he Is not bad chap At
the door porter met the able and con-
nucted him TO the sitting room. Tho
president was lying on mattress upon
the floor"
Here was described the efforts of the
doctors to save him, and finally he was
given up.
"The abbe dropped on his kness, all
present doing likewise, and gave abso.
luton in extremis lie had no holy oil
to administer extreme unction. In the
next room the ladies were sobbing, The
ministers came in ana dropped on their
knees. AS the clock on the mantel
struck 10 doctor said all is over.
"Some persons went into the next
room to inform Nine. Faure 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
rallied bed and be kept uEembalmed as
long as possible. She thanked the
priest for rendering the last Office TO
Christian and said that before the presi-
dent lost consciousness he had prayed
for forgiveness of all whom he might
have offended, His tongue was para
iyzed as no spoke, she said, and again
the poor have lost in his death a good
friend AT her request some prayers
were recited by the abbe, who was pro.
doundly affected by the whole scene {"
Later M. Meline agreed TO run, and
this placed Loubet,s success more in
doubt.