The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-12
L0UBETI
President Was Given a Great Popular
Demonstration.
NO ATTEMPT MADE AT RIOT.
He Was Surrounded by Very Strong
Guard.
FIGHTING AFTER THE RACES WERE RUN
| Restaurant Wrecked Because oil an Offensive
Remark.
: EN- POLICEMAN WERE HURT DURING nay
Members Of the Chamber a'te""c'
MS II Testimonial of Their sup
mort OF the Governments.
FIGHTING AFTER THE RACES WE'RE RUN
Restaurant Wrecked Because Of an Offensive
Remark.
en- POLICEMAN WERE HURT DURING DAY
u.,,,ors NJ The chamber Attended
rs ~ Testimonial of fhrir sup
port OF the Governments

Paris June tt--Presdent Loubet mas
had his revenge for last Sunday Outrage
AT Auteil. When he drove To Long Ohamps
today 10 attend the Grand Prix be was
he hero of a great popular demonstration, |
manifeeting itself in one form or another
| along the whole route from the hiysee
Palace to the race course. He remalneu
only quarter Of an hour Just long
enough TO witness the race, and, having
congratulated the owner OF tine Wlnnel
returned to the Elysee, where ne arriNeu
at O'Clock without special incident lne
revisionist and socialist organs summoheu
their readers to assemble along the thor
/, ouehfare 10 be traversed by the president
, and his party and from the nour Oh noon
thousands of demonstrators set out tioih
Noutmarte Belleville and other WorNuS
class quarters in hig organized bands an
wearing a small artisan red banner III the
buttcnhole and marched across Paris
taking up positions across the Avenue oss
Champs Elysee and Avenue du bois ue
A Boulcene They gave NJ. Loubet ire
mendous ovation. combining their cries al
most entirely to "Nive Loubet! and
''Vive la Republque. ,s
% The president did not hear discord-
y ami cry, although there we're one OF tMo
Id scufles before and after he passed between
r. The nolice and an occasional hot headed
-, Ioubetr' and was immediately set upon
~ NV a swarm Of policemen. Although tine
IN visit passed off quietly, the government
"a was prepared for every eVentualltE' M
Id whole district between the BlYsee an,
NJ Long Champs literally teemlng VIII
NJ troops and police. A policeman was sta
a. toned every dozen yards along the whoi
nd route and there were squadrons oil ara
ne goons armed with lances and mounted re
81 publican guards at all important points
~ while through the green tollsee" OF III
~ Bois on each side CLEANED the colors
IoS Asps and Long Champs resembled mill
ne tarv camp Squadrons of Dragons an
tai republican guards we're distributed
Of around the course II is estimated th'
his there were $1,000 soldiers and pollce uno'
arms NJ. Loubet practically drove tnrous
Mu double hedge of steel line OF II
H fantrv stood around the race course D.
tween the public and the course on whl.
M ono was allowed to walk between u
races. while several republican guar
patrolled the course itself The preslde
left the Elysee at o'clock IN an op
10y landau with NJ, Dupuy, the premier, oesl
him and General Billot, general OF l
'ho presidential household and lieutenant
,d- horse artillery, attached to the person
the president Madame Loubet follow
IA in second landau, after whlch roae
,,o presidential suite in other carriages l
''' famous outrder. Mont Jared, precec
to NJ. Louhet. whose landau was drawn
four horses with a couple of postiili'
ave and escorted by q picked body OF CUR
ON. siers All were men of fine physlque
formed a splendid cavacade WIN me II
lers sun glinting on the FURNISHED steel brea
nd mates and helmets, the latter surmoun
nv the red cockade and horsehair plum
de- The two leading curasslers rode,
-. volvers in hand. and watched each side
7'N the road. while beside the carriage ra
number of police, rendering u aoSolu
60. a onprOac1,
On arriving at the race course,
nresident drove through the paddock
Two Inc presidential box. The municipal gus
and police lined the path across the
unts dock Drums beat and trumpets SCUM
'ft,r. when NJ. Loubet appeared in the from
he box and scene Of intense enthusi
''' followed lasting several minutes with
unroer NJ shouts OF 'Vive Loubet,
t1S "Viye la Republique." which finally
bee tied into monotonous chant
The president sat bowling and sml
= can with Madame Loubet at MS sloe'
h7 Oh cream lace dress.
Jugat 4 nortion Of the crowd in the pad
sbook fists umbrellas aud sticks at
80 smartly attired people in the Jockey
stand adjoining the presidents ooX,
inc clubmen. beyond returning disda
clances. made no retort
NJ Loubet and his party were so
nIetelv surrounded by guards and ?
hat il would have been impossible
anyone to get within ten yards OF
~ box. ,
After the races the police dispersed
WH eral thousand persons demonstrating
the Avenues des Champs Elysee, who
ill be suppressed to be m fnr X, i ores ae
ateS: p prlaye' several arrests we're made
In the evening disorderly scenes occ
"a outside the office Of the Intransgear
- az fPncbefort's paper Several journ
- az we're roughly handle5 and eventual
IS 80 rested 49,. .his ays,inc tbare /.
rates siderable eHferyescence along the
Paso Yards where the traffic is much inn
a fow police charges were necessary
'ached vicinity OF the Lihre Parole
euver. Ire only =