The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

Let me repeat ali our thanks aud raise
my glass In your honor"
The Marsellalse was played and the
speech was cheercd to the echo.
Ihe spectacle before the car TO-DAY Was
one Of the most imposing eyer Wit Win s,sss
Around the review ground was ucep mass
OF red and blue Infantry, cavalry anu ~,
tllery. The whale line extended several
miles in spite Of the fact that the troops
ware drawn up 100 files deep.
suddenly, At = given signnl tAls 49,
body began TO swing around. thus DfliE,
Ing the head Of the line across the reyed
ground in front Of the car. The effect was
10 give the impression OF Wide streten %
landscape slowly moving in, q circle. me
rounded by his gtnff led the MARCH past
the foreign military attaches at some dis-
tanec on his ieft Behind. n four nseaEy
fantry with fxed bayoncts. IL was m
astounding sight 20 see this forest OF bay
oheis advance across the pain ID huge,
oblong block, Tue division was beaded ~
the nassed bands az all its reglmelis,
which played a popuir mnreh, tne S'inDr =
ct Mems General Brugere and his STAN
reachlng The front OF The dals saluted Presi-
dent Loubet and the car and then, WITH
s qesS asc4Ss s tfS e q Up p s tSe army laS
passed between the ear and General Bru-
gore Each division was preceded by tue
reEincutal standard, which was lowered as
they passed before the dias. and ench time
the ear and Czsrlna rose, as did President
Lonbet and saluted, the car bringing nis
and keeping ID there until the stahddlds
had PASSED. Eight infontry divisions lied
past and every time the moving forest pI
nayonets PASSED cheers rent the nlr = ne
iqfantrv vas followed by he provisional
artillery, twenty field guns Gfront, the long,
slatestay cannon being kept in excellent
.The cTewnlng feature Of the reyiew was
the charge Of 10000 OF cavalry. Inc cav
airy lined up twenty deep on the rurleF
side of the review ground with the ORA
goons on the center pennaats hutteihlE
brightly from the euds Of their i3pces' As
the line moved forward 90 the sound OF
trumpetg General Rrngerp rode 70 the cen
Ter. IT. was a marvellous spectacle 10 watcn
the horsemen approaching Ihc trumpeLS
could he heard sounding the trot until
about half mile in front OF tne dais
when they blarcd forth the charge. On
came the horses the thunder OF their boot
ments. the troops wavlng their swords
Then at nifty yards from the dlls the
call to halt burst from the trumpets,
the officers waved their swords as "a sig
nal 10 stop ana the men reiued in their
horses at the enter Limit Of the garden IN
front 81 the dais. The car 9eod up 20
watch the charge, which shook the ground.
Ills face was animated and he pointed out
to the ezarina the immense stretch OF
horses as they approached the pavilion Ihe
car, President Lonbet and others then
entered carriages and drove to Betheny'
where luncheon was served in tent, prior
70 entralnlng fer home.
Before going aboard the train at the sta
tiou, the car requested VI. Waldeck-Rous
seau, the premier. to contribute on his be-
half 10000 francs 70 &aris charities, lie
ordered the distributieH Of 5000 francs ia
charities In each of the towns OF Dunkirk
ComP'egne End Rheims and rernem bered
20 ask the prime mlnlster on his behalf
70 make liberal donations to tho sufferers
from the recent powder explosion At III
pault.
The car ana czarlna crossed the frontier
at Pagnay sur Moselle and Il is stated thai
they viii reach Klel Sunday evening, Al
they were entering the train at Rheims
the car and czarina again shook hand
With the members Of tho cabinet or Presl
dent Louhet, thanking them again anD
again. and saying TO the president; "W
hope We shall come to France again soon.
As the trails moved cut the car an,
cNarlna both stood at the window OF til
private car bowipg and salutlng. Then
was that <ual salute to the car Sn
czarina thundercd ferth. Bands playc
the national airs OF Franco and Russl
while the crowds repeatedly Nheered "Viy
Ia Russia"
At Pagnay sur Moselle the car sent IN
following message to President Lsuhet; "a,
ecpt our siRcsre gratitude and be goo
enough to Interpret II to all those WHIT
with toucaing cOrdialty. have taken pul
In the festivities OF which we have bee
the object. II Is 10 the French nation
much loved and appreciated by Russia th'
we address our sincere thanks, accomp
MED by our warmest wishes.