Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-24
FUNERAL SCENES IN PARIS.
J,OOO,OOO Francs spent Ia FLORAL Tin-
bi.n- Pres. Loubct Received BY
Assembled Thousands.

New York, Feb ga dispatch TO the
Tribune from Paris says
Perfect order. even reverence. marked
the passage Of Felix Faurc's funeral
procession. no, only along the place de
~ concordo and the fashionable thor
oughfarcn, but especially In the turbu-
lent distric, akirtins liolicviiic aud cN-
tcndlSg from the boulevard schantopol
60 Pore Ia Chaise cemetery. President
Luubet. In plain evening druan, with tho
brund ribbon ~ the legiun of Honor
and wearing "a silk hat, attended by the
prime minister, the prcHidVnt VI the
chamber ana the vice president ~ inc
senate. walked behind the hcarHc from
the Eiyfcc palace TO Notrc Dame ana
thence 10 Pcrc Ia Cnaiac. distance OF
ave and half miles. Al ne point Ia
this long route was there a solitary
d.rirife sbuut or Jepr.
IL was the most Imposing rignt soon
IN Paris IN many ycat-. Tho sun
ah0nc brightly from cinldlrfH blue
Hl,y upon the brilliant uniforms ~ the
troops, upon the dazzling scarlet robes
the superb black and silver hcarsc
drawn by six set black horroH. capnrl-
Hunsd in silver AMI black ANA deckrd
with Jet ostrich plumea. Each horse
was led hy groom IN black ANA silver
Tho street lamps burning beneath
graceful frHtoons % crepe gauge, gave
e. the city the appearance ~ u vast
Wrcntha from foreign royorclgns and
heads ~ state were each borne upon
silver and black charints drawn by
black horses. led by silver laced srnOmH.
There were twelve Of these wrrathH
each slS yards in diameter. the hand
soonest ~ all being that of the queen
resent ~ spain, conuint,ug of parma
ylolrtH and orchids,
Emperor Williams wreath ~ dark
ylnlota aud orchids was already half
faded The wreath Of the president ~
the United states. composed ~ white
nlacH and roses was much ,fmlred,
Floral wrrnths from associations aud
from cities ana towns throughout
France. each borne by NIX rrrmcn In
brass helmets We're No numctouH and
profuHc as 90 literally perfume 'he air
as they passed along the place de- Ia
ConcOrdc a prominent Partisan florist
estimates that the cost ~ the fnwerH m
the coricFc exceeded a,0o0O 900 francn.
After the French tri.color the Nays
which were the most numerous aud
conspicuous were those Of Russia and
tho United States. seldom have ~
many American iiaga been displayed In
Paris and seldom, indeed. On such a
public occasion have 80 few british
fiaEs been seen,
Tho German empvtora special mli-
tnry ENJOYS a. represent him. attracted
marked attention. for they We're we're
table giants. one o. them. Major
piucskow. ~ the First regiment ~ foot
guards, being nearly seven feot tall.
lie IN rcputod 10 be the tnllcat officer In
tho German army, They marched
abreast and with white plumcd helmets.
threw all other officers into tho shade,
not excepting the Russian military en-.
NoyH In scarlet ana sold
Another feature Of the pageant wide
~ commented on. was the prominence
accorded o. the magistrate sud ludlci-
airy not only of the court ~ cessation.
but from the tribunals ~ Paris, Lyons.
Marsciilca ana other cities. an ~ whom
were rusplcndent IN their long lowing
scarlet robes. with broad bands OF or
mine
sixty thousand troops We're masaeI In
aud around Paris and the police were
present Ia overwhelming force, fully
determined 10 nip In the bud the ilrat
siFn NJ disorder.
Not since the stormy days when Com
STAINS killed llnulnugiHm has there been
a thorough ana irresistible display VI
police. backed by a military force and
directed by such mastery hand,
itNHlNfNA lHNNhNh r lNNlNNNN NNNAA ANNl
age are universally commended, The
now police regulations enforced today
and tonight were essentially his own
personal work lie evidently has a
nrm grasp NJ the handle NJ tho broom.
The DAG being a national holiday. the
streets We're thrungcd with genuine
workmon and labOriug people, whose
attitude 20 the public and its new prcsl.
dent was unmistuknhle devotion and
respect. Professional patriots. the paid
rnwdles OF the nationalist demonstrh.
tions. were completely oyerawed, as
were also the fashionable groups of
nonnpartlsts who now seem almost as
dlsconHulnte % the r1yaliats.
A few insignificant brawla In the
place des Nations and also AZ the
i.lbre Parole office and elsewhere to-
night under the auspices OF dc Ruulede
and Aillleyoyo, which promptly ended
IN their being arrested, are regarded as
exceptions which prove the rule that
President L0ubets nrmncss has given
to the republic an unexpected vitality
even In Paris where, however, Il N adj
mltted that the president lacks the
pestige and panaehe. OF which The
Parisians are 50 fond