Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-17

He II dressed In white shirt and his
hands are crossed over his breast.
on each side Of the bed sits n nun.
Mesdames Legal and Blondel and the
officers OF the military household are
In attendance. on chair TO the right
Of the bed are the hat and gloves he
wore last.
Very painful It was to witness the
distress OF Nine. Faurc and the chill
dren. Only with the greatest difficulty
could she be induced TO leave the death
chamber. and even then she insisted
on remaining In NJ. Legaii's room.apart
from the children. In order to give free
cent to her grief. Milo. Lucic Faure.
Nine. Bcrre, the other daughter. and
". Berge are In the secretary generals
bureau.
After N. Dupuy communicated the
sad intelligence 10 NJ. Loubet. prcsi-
dent OF the tcnate; NJ Paul Deschanei.
president Of the Chamber OF Deputies,
the members % the cabinet and other
high funct,onariea. he addressed the
following dispatch 60 MI projects and
sub-prcfectH In France;
y have the sad task TO announce TO
you the death OF the president. which
occurred at 10 o'clock this evening az
the result OF en- apop,stic stroke. TnSc
the necessary measures to Inform the
population Immediately y the mourn
ing shat has al CT upon Tho rrpu''iic.
Th- government depends up,n your ac-
tive vigilance at this iainful jnnciure.'
DANGER OF AN UPRISING.
Emily Crawford, cabins. from here
tonight, says; THE condition brought
on through his fault In most danger
GUS Never has there been a better
opportunity for n coup d'ctat In France
since 1859. The republic for the nert
forty-clRht hours VIII be lying at the
mercy OF the fifst man who will seize
II. but the audiences " 81. Faurc's
demise prevents the enemies OF the re-
public from concerning 10 strange her.
Beside. there II no man ~ sufficient
prustigc TO make a coup d'ctat The
generals are disnffectoi but the nol-
dIets. though hostile TO the Jews. would
not obey " ordered TO IRE on the Re-
publlcans."
tFrlday) after the cmbalming OF the
remains. which win take place nt o
o'clock. TO TX the date for converting
the national assembly at Versailles to
elect NJ. Faurc'a SUCCESSOR.
The national assembly. consisting OF
the senate and chamber OF deputies.
united In congress, VIII probably meet
tomorrow Saturday. Emile Louhct.
aa president OF the senate. becomes
president OF the congress.
fAIltEr NltibSSVNs
II Ii expected that the struggle for
the presidency viii be very keen. NJ.
Dupuy. the premier. In supposed to
have the best chance, and the contest
IL regarded as lying between him. ~.
Henri lifiafon and NJ. Loubet Other
possible candidates are NJ. De Frey
clnct. minister OF war; Godfrey Ch-
vaignnc. former minister 90 war. and
Qucsnay de Mcaurcpairc. II l. report
ed that the recently formed league
known rs La Patric Franchise. will
actively push NJ. de Boaurcpaifcs
candldaturc.
Under the present exceptionally cx-
citing conditions anything may be cx-
pccted TO happen. Much depends upon
what Gen. zurlindcn. military COVER
nor Of Paris. as head OF the military
element, may decide TO do. ~ far.
Paris remains tranquil.
By curious coincidence. ". Dupuy
occupies the same position which he
held when President Cnrnot was AS
Hassinated on June ~. 1884.
~. de rrcyclnct has ordered the
troops confined TO barracks today.