The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-23
Martin Delestre. Frenchman,
Flces TO Holland on the Way
to America.
TAKES EVERYTHING IN SIGHT.
Extensive Improvements to BE
Made on the Elysee Palace
Gobclin Tapestry for the
Paris Exposition.


! SPECIAL. BY CABLE
| Paris. Jan 2..-tCopyTiEht. 1870. Ly James
| Gordon Bennett)-Mar;!n Drlestre OF CO.
| iombe'. who enjoyed the confidence Of his
| townsuicn for a long time and was intrusted
with the management Of d number Of
! estates as steward. has suddenly decampcI.
| leaving absolutely nothing behind 1t is
| fupposed that lie has gone 10 Holland On
| the way 10 America. accompanied by his
/ wife and children
! b-i"strc lived IN an elegant home con-
/ stTgcIed b. the junction of TWO villas He
drove dssning horses and lived in great
/ style generally. only few days ago he
/ received 1000 francs deposit from two Ia
! DIES. He 50 c.everIy sold furniture. horses
and everything, that no one suspected his
/ actions.
Yesterday detectives went 70 the house
and proceeded 10 open the doors. when
| loud detonations and shocks followed
This plan was laid h. pelestrc but
whether against thieves or the police IS not
clear. !or everything Of value in the House
/ had been removed.
/ The Elysee Palace the abode OF the
President OF the Republic will undergo TN
/ provements. in view Of the coming Exposi-
| ton. The main entrance will be on the
champs Elysee side. strictly speaking in
the Avenue Gabriel
Big Iron gates in a highly decorative
style. Will lead to the palace by the new
avenue. as far as possible on a line with
the new bridge over the Seine. the Pont
Alexander
The palace itself. which has experienced
! no change since the first years of the En-
pre-. except In the Sale des Festes addi-
t!oh constructed for the last Exposition on
- \ -s.arlr arF,r
improved. In the first place the Sale des
Fstes, which was decorated only provision
| ally. now will be changed 50 as 20 har-
moniZe with the general decorations of the
palace. The exterior will b-. changed To
artistic stone work and the ugly brick wall
! on the Avenue Narigny side will be eject
uaily hidden. All the other salons nf tho
. palace will be entirely refuruiSh.l in an
elegant manner
In 4 few days the last piece Of Gotalt3
| tapestry designed for the French Govern
Tnent in connection with the Fxuosftiny, viii
he finished. The subject i Marie sr,,,,,-
cite surrounded by children All this work
tds heeu In the hands of the tiohalins Cor
several years. The designs followed: draw
! ings Of Jean Paul Laurens, Gustav. Myreau
and Rochegrosse
After this is done the GobeIIns viii pro
Ceed 10 repair the rest and restore. old tan
estry- The total represents q figure of
4.Iiv pieces, o: which go are In store oJ AT
Srobeiin's. 100 at the Elysees. Senate Cham
Der deputies, cabinet Offices and 800 j:s-
tributed In the palaces, national museums
or the Beau Arts, and G0 sent TO French
emphasizes in foreign parts. Two hundred
ana three pieces 50 require repairs that
work must begin Immediately
Those long strings of canal boats which
formed quite feature of the Seine h9ya
now been suppressed about the region of
Paris.
The Prefect Of the Seine has signed de-
crees prohibiting more than two boats being
io~ed at time in parts Of the river SUI
rounding the capital
The preCaUtiUn was rsidered mere ssarI-
IN order 10 avoid accidents. In view ~
me clthcuitv ia controlling the number II
boats IN the strong current. the river was
- choked to ObStruCt traffic.