New-York tribune., 1899-02-18
Panama revelations He was reelected Presioe"
OF tho Senate January IL last
OTJET RETGNS IN PARIS.
No DANGER OF AN UPRISING. SAYS MRS.
CRAWFORD.
POSSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION
SYMPATHY sHOwN-THE DEATH
SCENE.


SCENE.
Paris Feb. 17.-Mrs Emily Crawford the
ueI,-known correspondent writes as io"o"S'
Everything is quiet in Paris 'o-n'sn"
-r.sro g. No danger Of a coup detat. The
.a.,.o candidate for the Presidency IS
Emile I,oubet. President of the senate
c,m tho Ministers whom l saw to-day think
that N Faure's death is a misfortune at the
,,rosort ,uncture. and this is the conventional
,au Tbev had all looked forward to his having
coon N resign. and they spoke to-day or the
ross,blo effect Of his death on the courts or
Europe
II NJ Loubet Is elected, European soverslgns
will soon transfer 10 him their friendly regard.
He IS a good unaffected level-headed man. OF
honest open life and far more intellectuai CUT
IRE than poor Faure. He Is an advocate ana
practised at the Montilemar Bar in the De-
rartment Of Drome. Montilemar is his native
town
As 2 precaution against coup d'etat. or any
attempts Of the sort the troops nave been or
dered to keep within barracks in all the garH-
sons.
NJ Faures body. now emhalmed' Is iyihs IN
state in the Sale des Fetes of the theatre pul't
by President Carnot for concerts and drama''c
entertainments The couch is on an inclined
than the foot NJ Faure's eyes are closed and
fill out the eyelids. The hands OF the color Oh
ivory are crossed on the breast a black can
opy bordered with silver braid. overshadows the
couch Before the embalming which lasted an
hour took place. an informal dead mass was
celebrated in the Elysse Chapel
CALLERS AT THE ELYSEE.
To-day the whole official world has paid for
tlo va1ac
maIitv consisting in writing the visitors names
in the register. Piles of kilograms from cor
porate bodies personal friends sympathizers in
all parts Of France. and indeed Europe and
oven Asia have arrived The first 10 tele-
graph to Nine Faure was Emperor william;
the next. Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria. The
army has been ordered to go into mourning
until after the funeral.
Public events in France have a strange sud
denness. and take spontaeously a dramatic
character Thus Nj. Faure's body lies III a
sale des fetes. hall Of festivities. The cards
had been issued to six thousand persons TO at
tend State ball next Thursday. TODAY the
tapestries of the ballroom have been taken down
that the room may he hung in black NJ. Faure
had looked forward with delight 10 the tINSee
being in 1900 the resort Of sCVereigns. Inc laSt
letter he had from Emperor Nicholas was an
acceptance Of his Faure's) invitation. lie TOOK
great Measure also in thinking that member
ship in the order Of the Annuncston would
make him a cousin" Of King Humbert. and the
insignia Of that order were 10 have been pre-
scented 10 him by a special embassy this month.
But his soul was suddenly required Of him. and
all connected with his Presidential career Is
over His death breaches a sermon upon the
vanity Of human ambition
NJ Lockrov the Mnster Of Marine is espe-
ciaIv struck with the example VI. Faurcs death
gives Of the tragility of human greatness Twice
Yesterday he communicated with the President
on naval affairs VI Faure. former ship
arsrt and charterer az Havre. and once himself
Minister of Marine deemed himself naval au-
thority. His na-al hobby was a feet Of corsair
cruisers 10 attack in case of war. English trans
atlantic steamers ~ Lockroy humored him.
and often consulted him. and now cannot realize
that the President is no more. He says he feels
rs he once did during an earthquake. The total
eclipse q the Elysian preparations for fcstiVity
ry the deepest mourning also comes home TO
1ockroy.
FATALITY OF THE OFFICE.
Some fatality follows the Presidents Of the
French Republic. or the six only President
Grevy lived through a full term Of office, and
he was forced to resign soon after reelection
President THEIRS was lorCeQ 10 resign p9 Il
hostile vote Of Parliament. Marshal MacMahon
found Re could not remain President with dig
nifty NJ Casimir-Perier's motives for throwing
,p the situation are still mystery. Carnot
was assassinated and Faure smitten as If by a
thunderbolt.
NJ Lockroy. who present at the death
thinks it was painless. DR.. Lanne-Longu'
shares this opinion. hut believes there was ir
the early stages Of apoplectic seizure agonizinl
pain NJ Faure had fostered the scheme Major
Marchand was sent to accomplish and he was
terrified at its possible consequences. DR.
lame Tongue tells me that after the Fashod5
incident VI. Faure lost his appetite. II Wa!
then that he began to feel SO limp in the legs
that he feared 10 ride on horseback. Icstcr
day the sense Of limpness was 50 distressing
that he gave up the idea Of a canter in the Boi:
de Boulogne. He usually went there betweer
s and 10 o'clock in the morning, mounted on
thoroughbred. He was fond OF going TO small
morning reviews at Longchamps, and Of takine
up a position beside the reviewing general.
have been to see the Able Renault who
gave NJ Faure absoluton In eXtremis. Nine
Faure on seeing that death was Fastening
begged that messengers should be sent 10 sum
mon three different priests and Dominican
All the priests she thought. would not be on
dining; the Dominican would surely be at h
monastery. She also begged that II any mes