The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-12


prospect that it may have political re-
suits as important as those which at
tended the courtesies personally ex-
changed by President Loubet and
King Edward, France is awaiting with
eagernesS the approaching visit of the
king and queen of Italy, who, accom-
panied by the Italian foreign minister
and other distinguished Italian Off
Gals, will cross the French frontier
Wednesday morning.
The first official reception to their
maJesties will be given at Dion, and
from the frontier till they reach Paris
Klng Victor Emmanuel and his conSort
VIII see decorations, including the en-
twined arms of France and Italy,
which the enthusiastic French peas
ants have raised at almost every sta
ton. On arriving in Paris WedneS-
day afternoon their majeSties will be
received at the BoiS de Boulogne
railway station by President and Mrs.
Loubet, the president of the senate
and chamber Of deputies, the ministers
of state and other high officials of the
republic. French soldiers will sur
round the station and stretch in two
long lines from the station along the
flag bedecked Avenue du Bots de Bou-
logne, through the Arc de Triomphe
and the Champs Elysee to the Place de
Ia Concorde. where battery will add
| its thunder to the official welcome.
viii Sleep in Napoleon's Bed.
Between the lines of troops the Ital-
ian rulers, accompanied by the French
president and Nine. Loubet, will drive
to the palace of the ministry of foreign
affairs, where they will be lodged dur
ing their stay. The king will sleep in
the bed occupied by Napoleon. Many
souvenirs of Marie Antoinette beautify
Queen Helena's boudoir
The king and queen will dine at the
! palace of the Elysee, the presidents
| residence, on Wednesday evening, and
| on Thursday they will go with Presi-
dent and Nine. Loubet to Versailles,
returning in the evening in time to at
! tend performance at the Grand OPP
| era, in which some of the most dis
| tinguiShed artiStes in France will ap-
pear. The visitors will be driven
| through the principal streets Friday
! and visit the mint. A reception will
| be given at. the Hotel de Vile in the
| afternoon, and in the evening Foreign
Minister Delcasse will give banquet.
On Saturday the king will go shooting
| with the president in the state pre-
| serves at Rambouilett, while the queen
| Will visit the museum of the Louvre
with Nine. Loubet. The day will end
with family dinner at the Palace
| Elysee.
/
| garrison of Paris on the parade ground
| at Vincennes, and in the afternoon the
| royal party will leave Paris on their
| return to Rome. The decorations be-
! ing put UP in Paris in honor of the
| visit of the king and queen of Italy will
| surpass those erected for King Edward.
Great Possibilities.
The statesmen of France and Italy
recognize that there are possibilities in
| the visit of the Italian king of the
| greatest Importance, which may lead
to closer relations and seriously affect
! the triple alliance Signor Prinetti,
the former foreign minister of Italy,
has declared that allied the two coun-
| tries could exercise great influence on
| the European concert.
President Loubet shares the opinion
/ and earnestly seeks a rapprochement,
with FrancoItalian treaty of arbi-
tration similar to the one about to
| be concluded with Great Britain.
During the visit the greatest precau-
| ton will be taken to prevent any in
/ jury to the king. Every suspect will
| be arrested and detectives will accom-
pany the sovereigns during the entire
period of their stay in French terri
| tory.
ROME, Oct. 11.-Neither the italian
| government nor the Russian chancel-
|
the ear will take place in spite of the
reports published abroad to the con-
| trary, although it is admitted the visit
may be postponed for few days
! PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE Figaro this
morning, publishing from an ''authori-
| tative' source the statement that the
cars visit to Rome has been post
poned, adds:
This decision will not effect the
| good relations between the courts of
Rome and st. Petersburg. The mere
raising in certain political circles of
! the question whether the car would
| be welcomed suffices to wound Russian
| Susceptibilities. Gar Nicholas is not
afraid of hostile demonstrations, but he
cannot carry out the plans for his visit
| while the Socialist party is consider
| ing and discussing it's attitude towards
a sovereign who is not merely visiting
4 a friendly court, but the whole Italian
nation. 1t is hoped in Russia that the
| circumstances compelling the post
| ponement of the cars visit to Rome
will soon cease, enabling his majesty
| to make the visit he so greatly de-
| SireS."