The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-12
THE |||.||: TRIUMPH 4.
OF LOUBET.
President Of Franco the Hero OF
n Great Popular Dcmonstra.
ton Yesterday Afternoon,
DRIVING TO GRAND IPRIX RACE.
Not u Dlscordant cry Heard from
the populace Precautions 4
Taken by the Government.

PAR1S,June 11.-Prcsident Loubet has
had his revanche for last Sundays out
rage at Auteuil. When he drove to
Long Champ to-day to attend the Grand
| Prtx he was the hero OF q great popular
denomination expressing Itself In one
form or another along the whole route,
from the Elysee Palace to the race
course.
He remained only quarter Of an
hour. Just long enough to witness the
race and, having congratulated the
owner OF the winner. returned to the
Elysee. where he arrived at 4 o'clock
without special Incident.
The revislonlst and socialist organs
summoned their readers to assemble
along thoroughfares to be traversed by
the president and his party, and from
the hour OF noon thousands OF demon
strators set out from Montmartre. Belle
Vile. and other working clnss quarters
In big organized bands, oil wearing
small. artificial red flower in the button
hole and marched across Paris, taking
up positions along the avenue des
| Champs Elysee and the avenue du Bois
de Boulogne.
They gave NJ. Loubet tremendous
ovation, combining their cries almost en-
tlrcly to "vive Loubet" and Vive Ia Re-
pubiique.'' .q
The president did not hear a dscord-
ant cry. although there were one Or two
scutles before and after he passed be-
tween the police. and an occasional hot
! headed antiDreyfusnrd who tried to
shout "a Sas Loubet" and was Imme-
diately pounced upon by swarm of po-
| llcemen.
Thoroughly Guarded.
Although the visit passed or quietly
the government was prepared for every
eventually. the whole distance between
the Elysee and Long Champ literally
| teeming with troops and police. A po-
liceman was stationed every dozen
yards along the whole route and there
were suuadrons Of dragons armed with
lancey and mounted Republican guards
at all important points, whIle Thfaagh
the green foliage OF the Bols on each
! side of the avenue could be seen heavy
masses OF red and blue denoting the
presence OF detachmcnts OF soldiers
awaiting orders.
Long Champ resemblcd q military
camp Battnlions Of Infantry. squad
rons OF dragons and Republican guards
were distributed all around the course.
! 1t Is estimated that there were $1,000 SOL
diers and police under arms.
NJ. Loubet practically drove through
n double hedge OF steel. A line OF In
fantry even stood around the race
course between the public and the
course. on which no one was allowed to
walk between the races. while several
Republican guards patrolled the course
itself.
A Glittcrlns Cnvnlcadc
The president left the Eiysce at 2
o'clock in an open landau with NJ. Du-
puy, the premier, beside him und Gem
ernl BRilloud. chief OF the presidential
household. and Major Bon. lieutenant of
the horse artillery, attached to the per-
son of the president. Nine. Loubet fol-
lowed In u second landau, after which
rode the presidential suite In other car
ringes. The famous outrIder Montjar-
red preceded NJ. Loubet. whose landau
was drawn by four horses with n couple
OF pOst!llions, and escorted by picked
body Of cuirassiers. All were men of
fine physique ind formed n splendid
cavalcade with the fiery sun glinting on
their FURNISHED steel breast plates and
helmets. the latter surmountcd with the
red cockade and trailing the black horse
hair plume.
The two leading culrnssiers rode, re-
volvcrs In hand with fingers on the trig-
ger and carefully watched each side OF
the road while beside the carriage ran
number OF policemen. rendering 1t abso-
lutcly impossible for anybody to ap-
proach.
At the Race Course.
On arriving at the rnce course the
president drove through the paddock to
the presidential box. Municipal guards
and police lined the path across the
| paddock. Drums beat and trumpets
blarcd when NJ. Loubet appeared In the
front OF the box and n scene OF Intense
enthusiasm followed lasting several
minutes, with an uproar OF shouts of
"Vlve Loubet" and "Vive In Rcpubli-
que" which settled finally into IL mono
tonous chant. ~
The president sat bowling and smiling
with Nine. Loubct ut his side in n cream
lace dress portion Of tho crowd In
the pnddock shook Asts Umbrellas and
sticks Mt the smnrtly nttired people In
the Jockey club stand adjoining the
presidents box. but the club men, be-
y9nd returning dlsdainful ganccs, made
no retort.
NJ. Loubct and his party were 30 COM
pletcly surrounded by guards and po-
lice that It would have been impossible
for any one to get within ten yards of
the steps Of the box.
After the races the police dispersed
several thousand persons demonstrating
along the avenue dcs Champs Eiysccs,
who we're supposed TO be making for the
ElyNcc. cheering for the president and
the nrmy. Several nrrestR were mndc,