The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-15
Review of Troops, Celebrating the
Fall of the BaStile.
1T PASSED OFF QUIETLY
FEW ATTEMPTS AT DEM0NSTRA.
TON SUPPRESSED.
President Loubet Witnesses the Mill
tary Display and Is Greeted With
Cheers-People Went Wild Over
Major Marchand and His Soldiers
distribution of Decorations.

Paris, July Magnificent weather
today favored the national day The
public and many private buildings were
| decorated with flags. NM. de Roulede
and Mariel- Habert and several hundred
marched to the Place de la Concorde
and deposited a wreath at the foot of
the Strasberg statue amid cries of
"Vive rarmeei" ''Vive De Roulede."
NJ Roulede, in turn. shouted. ''Vive la
Republique Francaise," Vile la Nation
Francaise," ''Vive rAlsace-Loraine!'
He then requested the leaders to dis
perse. Some of them attempted to con-
tinue the demonstration, but the police
scattered them.
Dispatches from various garrisons,
including Rennes, report that the re-
views were carried out without Incl
dent Troops were acclaimed with the
! usual shouts of ''Vive rArmeer "Vive
la Republique!"
Enormous crowds wendell their way
towards Long Champs from early
morning to witness the military re-
view. Stringent precautions were ia
ken for the preservation of order The
cabinet ministers began 10 arrive at )
o'clock. The president of the chamber
of deputies, NJ de Chanet, and the Off
shouts of ''Vive la Republiquei and
/ ''Vive TArmeel" but there were isolat-
ed cries of a seditious order, which led
to some arrests near the Care Four
Descades.
Cheers For Loubet.
President Loubet left Elysee palace
at 2:30 p. m. in d carriage drawn by
four horses. He was accompanied by
the minister of war general. the Mar
quis de Gallifet. and General Bailloud.
In the second carriage were the pre-
mier. N. Waldeck-Rousseau. and others.
Along the entire route the president
was greeted with cries of ''Vive Lou
bet" and "Vive la Republique!"
When he arrived at Long Champs the
shouts We're redoubled. After receiving
the congratulations of the officials the
president turned toward the crowds
and bowed repeatedly. General Ker-
martin handed over the command of the
troops to General Brugre. military gov
ernor of Paris, and the review began
forthwith.
General Brugre galloped along the
front of the line and the distribution of
the decorations followed. Then the
guard took up a position in front of
the presidential stand and the march
past occurred. AS each regiment passed
the presidential stand. its flag was
dipped and the president rose and sa-
luted the colors. Each time he was
greeted with cheering for the army.
Suddenly a roar of applause ascend
ed from the distant masses of specta-
tors. and increased in volume as Ma
jor Marchand. the African explorer,
and the principal figure on the French
side in the Fashoda incident, mounted
on a superb black charger. and sur
rounded by the Soudenese soldiers who
had accompanied him across the Afri-
can continent. appeared in view and
amidst increasing excitement, defiled in
front of the president.
Marchand the Hero.
The air rang with deafening cries of
give Marchand," and "Vive PArmeei"
and hats were thrown upwards on all
sides. AS President Loubet arose the
cheers were redoubled and continued
until the little band of Soudenese dis
appeared in the distance. The review
was concluded at 4:20 p. m. President
Loubet entered the Elysee palace at
4:50 p. m. greeted with loud applause.
After the review President Loubet
wrote a letter to the minister of war.
congratulating him on the success of
the military display. and adding that
it had been demonstrated that the
training. bearing and discipline of the
army left nothing to be desired. and
remarking that the hearty cheers of the
people testified to Frances confidence in
her national defenders.
The letter specially referred to the
splendid appearance of the new artil-
lery, the organization of which had cost
so much money and labor.