The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17
NJ. FAURE'S CAREER.
Poor Boy Who Received the Greatest
Honor His Country Could Restnrv.

hOhOr his Country Could BestOW.
Francois Felix Faure sixth President Of
the third Republic of France, was born JAN
70, 1S41, in Paris, and was the son of a cabi-
net maker. He was educated at a private
commercial school and was then sent to
England for two years to learn the language
and to become acquainted with English
methods Of business. On his return to
France he went to Amboise and mastered
the business of a currier. When quite young
he married the daughter Of M Beluot, an
attorney at Ambose. Almost Immediately
afterward he settled at Havre as a com
mission merchant, and he soon became a.
leading ship owner. The better to fit himself
for the discharge Of his new public duties,
he practiced public speaking by lecturing on
history in an evening class for adults.
M. Faure became President of the Havre
Chamber Of Commerce, and during the
Franco-Prussian war held the office of
deputy mayor Of the city. In these troubous
times he was also captain of the mobiles
OF the Seine-1nferieure, in which capacity
he took part in the skirnishes near Havre,
being recommended by Admiral Mouchey
Tor the Legion Of Honor. He greatly dis
tingushed himself by the promptness with
which, at the head of volunteer firemen
confagratons started at Havre by the Com
munards. In doing this he was slightly
wounded Dy smell.
During the war Gambetta sent him to
England to buy arms for the franc
tireurs and mobiles. He was deprived of
his deputy mayoralty by the Broglie Cabi-
net IN 1874, but he compensated himself for
the loss Of office by devoting increased at
tention to provident, educational and char
liable institutions.
In August, 1884, he offered himself as a
Republican candidate for Parliament in the
Third district Of HaVre, and was elected
lie was appointed under secretary of state
Tor the colonies in the Gambetta administra-
ton formed in November of hat year, and
held the same office in the ministries Of
M. Jules Ferry (1SS3), NJ. Brisson QSS5), and
M. Tfrard QSSZ) In May, 1891 he became
minister of marine in M Dupuy's Cabinet
Chamber of Deputies, a position to which
he was several times reelected. Naturally
his business position made him an authority
on shipping, commercial and colonial qUes-
a valuable work on THE Comparative
Budgets Of European States"
On the retirement of NJ. Observation-Disclosures
who resigned the presidency Jan. It, 1896 NJ
Faure was chosen President by 43O votes,
as against 361 given to Henri Brisson the
election taking place Jan. II, 1895. All who
came in contact with him have described
him as extremely winning in character, as
well as in appearance. His presence was
finer than that of any of his predecessor
in the presidency of the third Republic.
Black eyebrows and mustache contrasted
with snowy, closely cut hair; his features
were finely shaped, the figure tall and we'll
knit the eyes well set and serious.
In 1887 M. Faure went to st. Petersburg
to return the visit of Emperor Nicholas
and while there the definite announcement
of the treaty Of alliance between France and
Russia was made He filled many impor-
most general corruption he passed I'M
Scath6d