The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-24
The New President Occupied Prom
inent Place at the Funeral.
LOUBET WINS COMMENDATI0N,
He Went to the Cemetery on Foot
Through the Crowds That Lined
the Streets-Parties Who Tried
TO Precipitate Riots Were
Promptly Arrested by
the Police.

PARIS. Feb. 23.-The remains of Felix
Faure lutc President of France were
deposltsd in the tomb to-day and al
though immense c.cNds Of people assem-
bled al different points there was no dis
order. The casket containing the dead
President was conveyed frcm tho Sal
Des Fetes. in tho Elysee Palace to the
Notre Dame Cathedral escorted by a
brilliant procession.
Madame and MadomoisClIs Faure, who
had been praying the greater part Of the
night beside the remains. attended Mass
at 9 o'clock in the chapel OF the Palace.
They then repaired to their apartments
and did not take part I'm the procession
or in the funeral ceremonies, though they
heard Mass at noon in the chapel Of the
Elysee.
SOLEMN CEREMONY.
The ceremony at the Cathedral was
most solemn and impressive. Tho fas-
cade OF the building was en' eloped with
sable drapery. Cardinal Richard. the
Archbishop of Paris, bearing a crucihx,
awaited President Loub1t offered him
holy water, then conducted him process
sionaliy 20 a front seat I'm the choir
The caskot was received at the door Of
the Cathedral by the arch-priest and the
clergy Of tho parish and was borne to a
catafalque in the interior OF the build
ing The Cathedral was draped as I'm the
case OF the funeral of President Sadi
Carn0t, black hangings with silver stars
and border of tri-color hags veiled with
crepe.
The catafalque in the cathedral was
an immense structure in the centre Of
the transcept. IL was over seventy feet
high and was surmounted ny an impos-
ing canopy 10 the height OF 100 feet. from
the four corners OF which huge black
pals, covered with silver stars and bor-
dered with ermine were stretched 60 tho
four pillars and 10 the transcept Upon
the steps OF the catafalque were twenty
lamps each with thirty lights twenty
immense torches. and one hundred and
nifty large tapers giving the catafalque
most impressive appearance.
Cardinal Richard sat facing President
Louhet and the choir was hled with
arch-bishops bishops and other preiates.
LAST ABsOLUTION.
Low Mass was celebrated the chanting
and music being impressive in their ef-
feet. Cardinal Richard then approached
the casket. which was guarded by officers
and surrounded by the clergy. and pro-
nouuced the absOlution 20 the strains Of
the organ and the peal OF the cathedral
bells The casket was then borne 20 the
portal accompanied by the clergy and
replaced on tho funeral ear. after which
the procession wcnded its way 10 the
cemetery OF Pere Ia Chaise, where 1t
arrived at O'Clock
The gates and walls of the cemetery
were draped with black and silver, IN the
manner adopted at tho cathedral, the
palace and al other places. The wreaths
were deposited an the foot Of the wall
and the casket was laid on catafalque
an the entrance of the cemetery Eulo-
gic speeches were delivered there by
Senator Chcveau
POLICE EFFECTlVE
The police arrangements throughout
were admirable and even il the dense
crowds lining the streets had desired 10
engage in a hostile demonstration against
President Louhet. ii would have been
impossible 10 do so. President LOubet
who. il must be confessed is unpopular
made many friends to-day by mis- resOlute
bearing lie trudged the whole weary
way to the cemetery and commenda-
tions OF his bravery were heard on all
sides.
At about $50 p. NJ, a crowd OF peo-
ple assembled in front of the oftice of the
Iibre Parole. and strated shouting Pan
anna" and down with Iouhet' Several
of these persons were promptly arrested
and Deputy Milvoye, Nationalist Repuh-
ican, who attempted 70 rescue them was
also placed under arrest. while friend or
his was captured and taken TO the po-
ice station al the same time.
4 sergeant Of police was seriously IN
ured with a sword stick while making
an arrest The rioters then became more
violent and fractional and nshllns en-
sued, whereupon the police chalsvu INC
mob and dispersed IL.
A HANDY FIRE HOSE.
In the course OF the evening crowd
If demonstrators broke the windows OF
ne Petit Journal with stones. The stan
II the new spaper dispersed the mon WIN
, ire hose, but stones were stun thrown
rom a distance, until the police initi-
erred This precipitated night In which
ieveral pe-sSn5 We're wounded the ponce
making some arrests.
NJ Paul DeRoule, President of the
league of Patriots. and NJ. Marcel-lia-
,ert. OF the Chamber of Deputies from
2amboulet. were placed under arrest for
efusing To- cL-' the barracks al Reuilly
where they had entered with returning
egment.
There were other demonstrations and
cuffies az Intervals during the evening.
-p to midnight about two hundred ar
ests had beenmade, most OF the de-
being anti-Semites.
NJ. Millevcye was later released from |
ustodF
President Loubet gave diplomatic |
inner this evening to the foreign dele |
ates who attended the funeral.
THE CITY QUIET.
PARIS. Feb 2l-l:s0 A. Nat this |
our the city Is perfectly quiet The |
Of last evening gave no |
adlcations OF the feeling or the appear |
nee of the city and at no time during |
he night except AT certain points on the |
and In front OF newspapers
as there been any indication that the
eople thought or cared about the crisis
hrough which they were supposed 10
e passing.
The arrest OF NM. DE Rouede Mile |
oye and Marcel-Habert had a samtary
Meet N was on the direct order Of Nj
,upuy, who gave instructions that these