The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-19
him and he received the congratulations
of his friends.
New Presidents Speech.


the wishes Of the country and to ''reunite
the Republicans, who have drifted asun-
der by the current of unhappy events"
President Loubet's remarks brought
forth lively applause from his hearers.
The premier. Nj. Dupuy, them formally
transferred the executive power to NJ.
Loubet, and congratulated him upon his
election,
The President in thanking NJ. Dupuy,
| expressed the hope of having the support
of the cabinet. The senators and deputies
then fled past and shook hands with the
President, who afterwards received a dep
utation of newspaper men, and through
them appealed TO the whole press of the
country to work in unison and appease- |
ment
NJ. Loubet left the palace IN a carriage,
accompanied by Nj. Dupuy and followed
by the ministers. The crowds along the
route acclaimed President Loubet with
cries OF viva la Republque!" "Vive
Tarmer ''vlve Loubetv'
At 5 o'clock Versailles had resumed Its
normal aspect.
Called on to Resign.
President Loubet arrived here from YER
sailles at sos O'Clock p. m, and was re-
| ceived with military honors
AS the presidential carriage left the st.
Lazare station a band of thirty or forty
BNAeutlS idASE0 tiNAuoGANN0 blA NiNhNA 9A0S
of the landau under the leadership of a
couple of individuals who kept giving sig
nails and shouts of
Down with Loubetw "Resign, Resignr
The general public was apparently in
different and no active hostility was dis
played.
The crowd further on saluted the Presi-
dent and cried ''Vive Loubet! and "Vive
Parme!" but the shouts of the demonstra-
/ runpfno beside Ia o. drowned
the friendly salutations.
The noise and excitement was redoubled
when the carriage stopped at the Elysee.
| Here two compact hostile groups were
massed, hootlng and blowing whistles Mn.
Loubet and Dupuy spent ten minutes with
Nine. Faure and then proceeded TO the
! Quai d'Orsay. On his journey thther NJ.
Loubet was more favorably received by
the public.
De ROuIede's Fiery Address.
The Nationalist gathered about the
| statue of Joan of Arc, and NJ. DeRoulede
| made a fiery address TO them. The crowd
then marched to the boulevards and stop
| ped in front of the Libre Parole office. The
| Nationalist yelled themselves hoarse with
| cries of "Vive Farme" and spit upon
Loubetw The appearance of President
Loubet in carriage was the signal for
| hostile demonstrations, and cries of Pan
anna, Panama.
In opposition to cries of Panama" the
supporters of the President raised shouts
| of "Vive Loubetw At this stage of the
demonstration a detachment of mounted
| Cuira ssiers appeared and cleared q pass
| age for the Presidents carriage.
The {cIse was then redoubled and the
polio, r. Iagreat difficulty in restraining
the mo-.
Suddenly Nm DeRoulede, MiIlevoye and
| T1-a Id
| Millevoye, who donned his deputy's
belt which is his usual
method of signaling to his friends, and
from 400 to 500 of his supporters ranged
themselves around the three deputies,
shouting: Down with Loubetw Re
signr and Panama."
Republic of the People.
! When this body of men reached the
| Place del Opera, there was not a suffi-
| GENTLY strong force of police there to bar
| the way, and the demonstrators finally
| returned TO the statue of Joan of Arc,
where the deputies mounted upon sand
heap.
NJ Millevoye then waved tri-coor flag
above Nj. DeRoulede, while the latter har
angued the crowd. He said:
Listen. now, to what was prevented
from saving at the Versailles election.
! The President belongs TO the people.
| rejoice at this manifestation, but to-day
we cannot go to the Elysee and spit upon
! whom we have no wish to recognize as
| chief of state. We must allow TO rest in
| neaoe such as it is, the man who is still
living there and return home. But on
| THURSDAY we shall not fail to attend the
| funeral ceremony We will find among
| the followers of the coffin the judges or
| the criminal section of the Court OF cas-
sation. and the base deputies who elected
| this President whom we DO not recognize
| You know your duty.
"Down with this republic and long live
a republic of the people''
Two Factions Come Together.
The demonstrators then marched to the
Rue des Pyramides, shouting and Haunt
| ing tri-colors. The police attempted 10
| eton them and tried to seize the flags.
! hui the mob resisted and finally returned
to the Avenue de LOpera, where large
! force of police were stationed, IN front
| of The military club This detachment of
noljce succeeded in dispensing the demon
! strators. a downfall of rain assisting in
| the work.
Later in the evening bands composed of
members of the League of Patriots, Ma
tionalists and others. paraded the boule-
wards, blocking traffic. Rival shouts Of
"Resign! and Revision! We're raised
| and some fighting took place between the
| members of the opposing factions. but
order was gradually restored. number
of arrests were made.
President Loubet this evening requested
NJ. Dupuy to retain the premiership and
the present cabinet.
Emile Loubet who, until his election
to the presidency to-day, was president
of the French Senate, was born at Mar
same. on Dec. 81, 1898, was educated for
the bar and began his practice at Monte
limar. He entered political life in the gen
eral election of 1876, when he professed
himself a republican and opposed to gen
eral and complete amnesty. He was elect
ed by a great majority, and at once as
ISOLATED himself in the assembly with the
Republican Left. He was one of the dep
mites who refused a vote Of confidence
TO the DeBroglie ministry in 1877.
After having been twice reelected to the
assembly. he became a candidate for the
Senate In his old department, and was
elected in 1885. He became members OF
the first Tirard ministry, which only sur