Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-12
CAS|N|R PER|ER
DIES SUDDENLY
Ex-President of France Sucoumbs
To an Acute Attack of En-
boIiSm OF the Heart.
DINED WITH FAMILY SUNDAY.
Career Brilliant and SuCcessful--Rc-
signed Presidency Because His Cab
met In Reality Deceived Him.

Paris. March 12.--M. Caeirnir Peri
or eS-president Of France, died sud
denly at IL o'clock last night OF eni-
bollsm OF the heprt, The news VAS
not published until this morning. The
ex-presIdent had not been well for
two or three days but no great ilri'
portanca was attached TO his illness,
He dined with his family on Sunday
and was in good spirits. AT o'clock
last evening an abrupt prostration oc-
CURED and the patient was given NOR
phine injections. whercupOn he slept
until 10 O'Clock. when he was terribly
weak Another severe attack OF pros
tration followed from which he did
10. recover. The cabinet met ut noon
and decided on Il national funeral, but
the family reeretfully declined the
honor in accordance with a wish NJ,
Caslmir Perier mad expressed.
The senate and cham Der of deputies
will adjourn as sign OF mourning.
HIS CAREER.
Jean Paul Perrier Castrnir-PerIer
was the son and grandson OF States
men. Els father was minister OF the
interior in 1871 and his grandfather
was leader Of the opposition when
Louis Philippe assembled the throne
and afterwards was premier The ex-
president was born Nov. 2S, l8A7.
After a brilliant career as a student
of literature and history, he Joined the
militia OF the Aube during the Franco
I9russlau war and when they Were
summoned to Paris Casimir Petier be-
haved with such gallantry that he WAS
mentioned in an order Of the day and
later was decorated with the cross Of
the Legion OF Honor
When his father entered the first Re
publican cablnet of NJ. Theirs, CaslInlr
Perier, Jr-, became his assistant in the
ministry OF the Interior In 1874 he was
elected to the chamber Of deputies and
re-elected in 1878. After the crisis Of
May. 1877 he was one OF the SsS depu-
ties, who refused to pass a vote Of con-
fdence IN the Broglie ministry. He
| became under secretary of state at the
| ministry of public Instruction and re-
| tanned that post until the Faure cah-
| net went out of Office in 1879. IN 1883
| NJ ,GasiiAir Perier was appointed ufl-
| der secretary OF state at tvs ministry
| or war, and In 1890 was elected vice
president of the ch amber al president
| mer OF 1894 he WAS elected president
| OF the republic. immediately after the
| ASA ssination of President Garnet. He
was not popular, owing to his opposl-
| tlon to the agencies which threatened
| the national security. He was openly
nsulted in every possible manner
| Eventually the government prosecuted
81. Girault Richard, who had published
lihels upon the president for which he
| was sentenced TO six months inprlsosi-
| nlent This aroused a storm of popu-
lar dlsapprOval. NJ. Richard was elect
| ed n deputy and the Socialists &C.
manded that he be ''eiven to the cham
ber'' that Is To say. released. The
government refused the demand and by
90s votes to 219 WAS supported by the
chamber after II had been intimated
that the president would consider an
adverse vote, as personal 10 himself,
Serious differences arose between NJ.
Casirnir Perer and his supporters and
eventually Jan. 10. 1895, he resigned,
having held the presidency about six
months and half 1t was asserted
that his action was condemned by the
whole &c Europe
During the lola trial It developed that
the real reason for Casimr Ferier's
resignation was the fact that his cabI-
net concealed material facts of policy
from him. so that he nearly found him
self In a serious quarrel with Germany,
owing to his ignorance of the Dreyfus
scandal. II was even said that pr-
vate documents upon the Dreyfus af
fair from tho German ambassador IN
Paris to his emperor had been alb
straoted and photographed while upon
the way to Berlin and II was added
that in order 10 disassocIate himself
f.om such acts aud 10 prevent the pos
sibilty of war. Casimir PeTier retired
from the presidency and from political