Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-17
rmE NEWS ~ LONDON.
The Times Reviews the situation In raris
Now that the President IL Dead.

New York. Feb. ia dispatch TO the
Times from London says; Not u syila-
bic OF warning had prcpar,d the public
mind Tor tho news which reached
London OF the sudden death OF Prcni-
dent faufc.
IL was near midnight when the first
kilograms from their correspondence
In Paris reached the London papers
and at this hour II Ia OF course too
late for them 20 gather any details OF
expressions OF opinion here.
Prompt inquiries at the French cm-
bansy only produced tn. news that the
Ambassador had received a telegram
communicating nothing beyond that al
ready known that II wna of course u
great and wholly unexpected shock 10
him. and that In consequence he would
be- obliged to cancel his acceptance OF
an invitation To speak at the meeting
OF the Italian chamber OF commerce Ia
London next week.
Probably many foreign kilograms
have been stopped In Paris. Us this In
always done ON the continent In case
Of tho death OF crowned head or u
president.
II IN most extraordinary fact that
since the beginning OF the present re-
public OF France. with the exception Of
the first term OF President Grcyy. not
single president has completed his
term OF office In "a normal manner.
Even Grcvy resigned In the middle OF
his second term because OF the scandal
GUS proceedings Of his son-in-lhw.
Wilson. Up To almost his last mo-
mcntn Faurc conducted the business OF
state and even this week among pie
lures shown by blogrnph at local
thcAter was a series showing him
shooting pheasants at Fontainebcau.
In the extraordinary confused and
volcanic situation OF France. II In Inn
possible To forecast the course OF
events.
Every act Of Dupuy has been taken
with a view TO forward his own can
dldacy for the presidency. II was he.
who, after being bitterly disappointed
that cnalmir- pcricr was elected In
stead OF himself, made Office impossible
to the former. ana everybody In Paris
believes that he sanctioned the prose-
cution OF Urban Gohier for his book
attacking the army on the belief that
the course OF prosecution would show
Fnurc was NO compromised over the
Madagascar campaign that his resiH-
nation would be inevitable or certainly
his reelection impossible.
Under these circumstances II II ccrY
Under these circumstances II II cer-
tain that he will make most desperate
efforts 10 secure the presidential auc-
ceHnion. Moreover. he. as minister OF
the interior. has control OF all public
money and every prefcct--in fact. the
whole civil service-ls at his disposal
II for any reason Dupuy should be
impossible, II Nv most likely that the
candidate viii be Paul Deschancl, u
young, ambitious and very able poll
tleian. who Ii president OF the Cham
Der and several Of whose recent utter
ances seemed 10 suggest his intention
OF becoming presidential candidate.
II IN also possible that one OF tho
two rival observation-disclosures Victor Ma
poieon. or the Duke OF orleana-may
seize the occasion, France being mo-
mentarily without a head to risk every
thing upon q single throw for mon
nrchlal restoration, possibly beginning
with military demand for plebis-
al