New-York tribune., 1903-04-16
LOUBET IN ALGIERS.
african Port Greets the President
With Enthusiasm.

Algers, April 15.-Algers vas In gala attire to-
day in honor of the coming of President Loubet.
the first chief OF state since Emperor Napoleon Ill
to visit the French North African possessions. The
picturesque streets Of the ancient city elab
orately decorated Arches and stands had been
erected in the principal thoroughtares, and these,
with the principal buildings, were gay with flags
and streamers of the national colors. Crowds filed
the Boulevard de la Repubque and the streets
leading to the wharves and many Arabs in quaint
costumes mingled with the throngs which awaited
the arrival of the Great White Sultan, as the
French ruler is known among the natives In the
harbor the Russian, British and Italian squad
rons sent to extend international greetings to the
President and also the French cruiser Du Chayla,
having board the Moroccan mission, and the
Spanish battleship Pelayo, with the special envoy
OF Spain board. The Portuguese cruiser Dom
Carlos I due to arrive here this morning, but
she had not been sighted up to late hour.
Throughout the morning there was a continuous
caunonade from the Warships and forts, cere-
monious calls between the visiting naval command
ers and the resident officials were exchanged
At 10 o'clock the semapkore sgnalled the ap
proach Of the French squadron escorting President
Loubet. The warships advanced in perfect order
with the armored cruiser Jeanne dare, bearing
the President, ahead followed by the battleship
Saint Louis with Marine Minister Pelletan on
board, and the battIeships and cruisers Charlie
magne Gaulois, lena and Bouvet and a hotila of
smaller craft. 1t was all imposing naval spectacle,
the beauty of which was enhanced by brilliant
the Presidents ship entered the harbor. Each of
the foreign squadrons thundered d salute of twenty
guns and the French ships and land batteries re-
piled with a Presidential salute of 10l guns.
The Acting Governor General, NJ. WARMER, well
coined the President and escorted him board
gorgeously decorated launch, which bore him to
the naval wharf. that vicinity massed
regiments OF colonial troops, cavalry, native in
fantry and Zouaves. Arabs and Moors a vast
concourse of people, headed by the chief function
aries O North Africa. As the President stepped
ashore he was most enthusas stic2lly acclaimed the
troops and natives joining in the shouts of vel
come, while the military bands played the Mar
men) in brilliant red cloaks and mounted on richly
Caparisoned horses preceded the Presidents car
riage to the winter palace, followed by thousands
of other troops native bodies, officials and func-
tionaries Everywhere the PRESIDENT received an
ovation
The oficial reception at the palace was followed
by Presidential dinner TO the ENJOYS sent by the
various foreign countries ana 10 the foreign naVa
commanders.
The only discordant note. in the Presidents re-
ception was a number Of shouts of Long live
Revolt" (the late Governor General of Algeria, who
resigned because Premier Combes refused him Ger
tain explanations IN connection with the Grande
Chartrelse bribery affair which heard at diff
ferent during the progress or the PreSlden-
tiaI party from the harbor to the winter palace,
and which intended as protests against the
governments attitude toward Revolt. meeting
of the Algiers Chamber of Commerce yesterday
adopted resolutions protesting against the govern
rnent attitude toward NJ. Revolt while during to-
DAYS reception by President Loubet OF the Senators
and Deputies representing Algeria. Deputy Etlenne
ia the feeling Of sadness that mingled with the joy
on This occasion because of the absence OF Governor
General Revolt. who had the esteem, conf
dance affection of the whole population or Al
e1eria President Loubet. in replying to the ad-
7rasc EXPRESSED his confidence that Algerian poll
ties would not be changed by the recent incident