The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
ASSEMBLY TO MEET TODAY
MAY ELECT A PRESIDENT AT VER-
sAILLEs THIS AFTERNOON.
Flood of Condolences Received at the
EIysee-scenes in the Death Cham
BERN. Faure's Funeral.
[coprrIght. 1sps. by the Assoclated Pres. ]

copyright, 1899. by the Associated Press.l
PARIS, Feb. 17.-Everything is very quiet
in Paris tonight There is no danger Of a
coup d'etat. The favorite candidate for the
presidency is NJ. Emile Loubet, now presi-
dent of the Senate Still the ministers
whom 1 saw to-day think that Faure's
death is a misfortune at the present juno
ture and this Is the conventional talk. They
had all looked forward to his having soon
to resign; and they spoke to-day of the pos
sible effect Of his death on the courts of
Europe.
If NJ. Loubet be elected European sover-
eigns would soon transfer to him their
friendly regards. He is a good. unaffected,
level-headed man of honest, open life and
far more intellectual culture than poor
Faure. He is an advocate and practiced at
the Montilemar bar. in the department of
Drome. Montilemar is his native town.
AS a precaution against coup detat or
any attempts of the sort the troops have
been ordered to keep within barracks in all
the garrisons.
NJ Faurea body, now embalmed, is lying
in state in the sale des fetes Of the theater
built by President Carnot for concerts and
dramatic entertainments. The corpse is
an inclined plane, the head being eighteen
inches higher than the feet. NJ. Faures
face was greatly convulsed during the en-
balming operation, but recovered later it's
serene expression. The body is dressed in
evening coat and the immaculate we'll
known white waistcoat athwart which is
the broad red ribbon OF watered silk of the
Legion Of Honor. The eyes are closed and
I'LL out the eyelids. The hands, of the color
OF ivory, are crossed on the breast. A
black canopy, bordered with silver braid,
overshadows the couch. Previous to en-
balmment the body lay on a brass bedstead
in the Presidents sitting room. Two Sisters
of Charity watched beside it. Before the
operation, which lasted an hour, took place,
informal dead mass was celebrated in the
Elysee chapel.
MESSAGES OF CONDOBENCE.
To-day the whole official world has paid
formal visits Of coincidence at the palace.
the formalty consisting in writing the
visitors name in the register. Piles of tele-
grams from corporate bodies, personal
friends, sympathizers in all parts of France,
and indeed. Europe and even Asia, have ar
rived. The first to telegraph to Madame
Faure was Emperor William, the next
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. The army
has been ordered TO go into mourning until
after the obsequies
Public events In France have a strange
suddenness and take spontaneously dra-
matic character. Thus M. Faures body
lies in a sale des fetes, or hall of festivities.
The cards had been issued to six thousand
persons to attend state bali next Thurs
day To-day the tapestries of the ballroom
have been taken down that the room may
be hung in black.
NJ Faure had looked forward with delight
TO the Elysee being III 1900 the resort OF
sovereigns. The last letter he had from
Emperor Nicholas was acceptance of
his (NI. Faures) invitation. He took great
pleasure also in thinking that membership
in the Order of the Annunciaticn would
make him cousin" of King Humbert,
and the insignia of that order were to have
been presented to him by special embassy
this month. But his soul was suddenly re-
quired of him; and all connected with his
presidential career is over. His death
breaches a sermon upon the vanity of hu-
man ambition.
NJ Lockeroy, the minister of Marine is
especially struck with the example NJ.
Faures death gives of the fragiity of
human greatness. Twice yesterday he COM
municated with the President on naval af-
fairs. NJ. Faure, as a former ship agent and
charterer at Havre, and once himself min
lister of marine, deemed himself naval au-
thority. His naval hobby was a fleet of cor
sair cruisers to attack. in case of war, Eng
lish transatlantic steamers. NJ. Locl1eroy
humored him and often consulted him, and
now no cannot realize that the President is
no more. He says he feels as he once did
during an earthquake The total eclipse of
the Elyseean preparations for festivity by
the deepest mourning also comes home to
Lockeroy
FATALITY FOLLOWS PRESIDENTS.
Some fatality follows the Presidents OF the
French Republic. OF the six we have had
only President Grevy lived through a full
term OF Office, and he was forced to resign
by hostile vote of Parliament. Marshal
MacMahon found he could not remain Pres
ident with dignity. NJ. Casimir- -Periers mo-
tives for throwing up the situation are sun
a mystery Carnot was assassinated and
Faure smitten as II BY thunderbolt.
NJ Lockeroy. who was present at the
death, thinks it was painless. DR.. lame
Tongue shares his opinion, but believes
there was in the early stages Of apoplectic
seizure agonizng pain. The doctor attrlb-
utes the breakdown in the Presidents
health to Fashoda and thinks that the con-
sequent anxiety used up his vitality. NJ.
Faure had fostered the scheme Major
Marchand was sent to accomplish and he
was terrified at its possible consequences.
DR.. Lanne-L4ongue tells me that after the
F'ashoda incident NJ. Faure lost his appe-
tite. 1t was then he began to feel so limp
in the legs that he feared to ride on horse
back. Yesterday the sense Of limpness was
80 distressing that he gave up the idea of
q canter IN the Bois de Boulogne. He usually
went there between 5 and 10 IN the morning.