The age-herald., 1901-04-09
PRESIDENT LOUBET WARMLY RECEIVED On Great Tour of the Medlterra-
 mean Coast WEATHER IS DELIGHTFUL Was Welcomed Tn Nice By Military and Municipal Authorities, and the MarsaiIlaIse Was Played
 By a Band.

| Nice, April S.-President Loubet's visit to the Mediterranean coast opened under excellent auspices.
 | M. Loubet has chosen the most charm ing season for tour of the Rivira. The country side is a mass of bloom of various hues and Nice itself, as the presidential train steamed In, displayed floral decora- tions everywhere. The windows and bal comics were profuse1y adorned with gar lands of roses, carnations. wall flowers and anemons, while flowers also hung from baskets suspended from the vene- tfan masts and triumphal arches over tht main streets. The President was accom- panied by his wife, the minister of foreigr affairs M. Delcasse. and the minister oi war, M. Andren. The only stoppages made on the way were at Cannes and Antibes, where there were brief recep- tions on the part of the local authorities But all the stations were gaily decorated with flags. There has been a great in- Aux of visitors here. Numbers of Italians who. with the regiments of infantry and members of the gymnastic societies were in uniform. enhanced the color and animation of the street scenes.
 Troops lined the route from the station to the prefecture, where the Presfden, will stay while in Nice.
 vast crowd gathered early in the morning to await President Loubet's ar- rival. He was welcomed by the military and municipal functionaries at the sta ttons where the Marsaillaise was played by reEfmental band. Proceeding to the court yard where the Alpin troops were drawn up, the President distributed a number of decorations to the officers and men. He then entered a gala landau and was driven slowly to the prefecture amid fanfare of bugles and rolling drums Tn Presidents reception by the spectators was most warm. The cheering was un- ceasing for President and for the Re- public.
 Official Reception.
 The official receptions were held at the prefecture, where the consular, military. municipal and religious bodies, through their representatives delivered short ad- dresses, which the President replied to. Replying to an address from a delega- tion of the clergy, President Loubet pointed out that he had always favored tolerance toward the Episcopate as he be- Heved they ought to be a staunch auxil- iary of the government in affecting the union of all French and for the welfare of the country.
 To an address delivered by General Manzinger on behalf of the garrison President Loubet assured the delegation that the government was proud of tho army and knew the giant efforts it had made to be ready for eventualities Tn, Fifteenth Army Corps was especiall, worthy of the confidence shown in then in charging them with the safety of the post of honor a few steps from the | frontier. <t
 After receiving the foreign consuls 1 President Loubet was entertained by the various officials at luncheon. The Presi- dents visit to Nice Is merely prelude to the more important fetes at Toulon, where President Loubet will arrive on | Wednesday afternoon on board a warship, being escorted from Viile Franche by the French squadron His time here will be taken up with banquets, visits to gym nastic competitions, flower shows and other such functions. Ten such functions were gone through today concluding with a fireworks display and a gala per- formance at the opera.
 Speaking at the municipal banquet this evening, M. Loubet alluded to the situa- tion of Nice on the frontier, renlarking that Her children realized the duties which this post of honor imposes upon them."
 some comment in view of the participa- ton of the Italian navy in the celebra- tions at Toulon.
 Paris, April 8.-"According to informa- tiop receiyed from an official sOIIrce" saws