The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
PRESIDENT FAURE.

lowed to view the remains. But the
public will be admitted to the palace
from nine o'clock Saturday morning
until six o'clock Tuesday evening. The
obseq'lies will take place next Thurs
day in the cathedral of Notre Dame
and the interment will occur in the
cemetery of Pere-Lachaise.
The Worlds Sympathy.
The flood of kilograms of coincidence
from all parts of the world continues.
Probably the most interesting are those
of Emperor Nicholas, conveying his sor-
row, and that Of the czarina, President
Mckinley, representing the feeling of
the sister republic, and Emperor Will
liam, praying that God would grant the
widow strength to bear her sorrow
Mckinley Sends Con dolemces.
Washington, Feb. IS. - The follow
ing was cabled Thursday at midnight:
department OF State, Washington. Feb.
1b.--To Porter, Ambassador, Paris: The
president of the United States desires Won
to convey to the family Of the late pres
ident of the French republic the expression
Of his heartfelt sympathy in their irrep-
arabic bereavement. The whole world
mourns the loss Of one Of its greatest
statesmen. and this country has an es-
pecial share in the sorrow Of her sister
republic.
(signed JOHN HAY"
His Career.
Francois Felix Faure. sixth president of
the third republic of France, was born Jan
uary 20, 1A1, In Paris, and was the son Of a
cabinet-maker. He was educated at q pri-
vate commercial school and was then sent
to England for two years to learn the Ian
o ND IN hoo oiv,%o vr,I<l
fish methods of business. On his return to
France he went to Amboise and mastered
the business of currter. When quite
young he married the daughter Of NJ Bel
luot, an attorney at Amboise. Almost i'm
med1ately afterward he settled at Havre
as commission merchant, and he soon be-
came leading shipowner. The better to
mt himself for the discharge of pub
lie duties he practiced public speaking by
lecturing on history In an evening class for
adults.
He became president Of the Havre cham
Der of commerce and during the Franco
Prussian war held the office Of deputy
mayor of the city In these troublous times
he was also captain of the Mobiles. OF the
Seine-Inferieuro, In which capacity he
took part in the skirmishes near Havre. be-
ing recommended by Admiral Mouchey for
the Legion Of Honor. He greatly distin-
guished himself by the promptness with
which, at the head of volunteer firemen,
organized by himself. he extinguished the
conf1agration started at Havre by the COM
munards. In doing this he was slightly
wounded by a shell. During the war Gam
betta sent him to England to buy arms for
the Eranco-Tireurs and Mobiles. He was
deprived of his deputy mayoralty by the
Broglie cabinet of 1874. but he compensated
himself for the loss Of office by devoting
increased attention to provident. educa-
tional'and charitable institutions,
In August, 1881, he offered himself as
republican candidate for parliament in the
Third district Of Havre, and was elected
He was appointed under secretary Of state
for the colonies in the Gambetta admins
tration, formed in November of that year,
and held the same Office in the ministries
Of M. Jules Ferry Qss3), M. Brisson 1855
and M. Tirard (1sSD. In May, 1891, he be-
cabinet and Was appointed vice-president
Of the chamber of deputies. a position to
which he was several times elected. Nat
urally his business position made him an
authority on shipping. commercial and
colonial questions. and during these years
he compiled valuable work on the com
parative budgets of European states"
On the retirement of M. Casimr-Perier,
who resigned the presidency January 16,
1895, he was chosen president by 400 votes.
as against 361 given to Henri Brisson. the
election. taking place January II. 1895. In
1897 NJ. Faure went to st. Petersburg to re-
turn the visit Of Emperor Nicholas, and
while there definite announcement of the
treaty alliance between France and Russia
was made. He filed many important pub
lis offices, but in the midst of almost gem
eral corruption he passed unscathed.