| Show HONORS TO THE CZAR magnificent reception by the french officials MARRED BY WIND AND RAIN the french fleet mot met the british fleet escorting the imperial party and took chargo charge in mid channel napoleons barge used by the visitors to inspect the trench ships republican simplicity paled in the presence ot of gorgeous arrangements and portsmouth england oct C S the ln in of this till port military naval avid and civil were early today to witness the depasture depa iture of 0 the czar and czarina tor for fiance their majesties passed the night on board tile the imperial yacht pole star first lord 0 of the admiralty lion hon geoege goschen on board ot of the blenheim stalked at a m for or nal nab lightship here a fleet of thirty two warships verc mere assembled to salute their majesties ales anti and escort them to mid channel channe 1 the polo pole star started at 7 a m and as she passed the various war nar vessels their sides or yards mere in manned P nned and the imperial yacht given bugle bugl e salutes the pole star proceeded to and was saluted by the british neet fleet aich which formed in two lines and with tile pole star in the center proceeded elied seagai seaward 1 I to meet the french fleet fi aiom 0 n chei bourg wh which tell was v as to escort the imperial party parly to that port WELCOMED UY BY A SQUALL cherbourg Cher bourg oct 6 the aad luck which seems clinging to tile the czar car showed showe 1 I itself t today oday T the lie i ost elaborate preparations had been made mad C to I 1 a receive r tile tho russian travelers the way nay from rom the landing stage to the jall hall of 0 the arsenal had been covered nah M ath silk hangings hannings hang ings shields bh ields bann erets and rowers flowers and the landing stage was wai beautifully decked venetian in maats L ats were erected at many points and noral floral bunting and other decorations were mere displayed every everywhere here A terrific duall M aall swept we pt over the city telling the venetian masts to tg the ground m tho the decorations in all directions and inflicting great damage gener dily thu morning hundreds of 0 men were s beet ot to lc work repairing the damage the french northern squadron consisting of twenty one vessels lett left the carboy ut at 8 9 in single bingle file before the th warships wele outside the ahe harti harbor cir they were mere almost completely hidden from view by a heavy rainstorm which did id further damage to the decorations lahore the gale also increased in force and a heavy sea began to thunder on the coast the wind ind was against the escorting squadron and as the shins appeared it 11 was nias seen on the star aas as rolling rilling heavily the french ships in the road formed two mils lines the russian yacht passed between them the pole star followed by the standard then led the way aay into the harbor apon which the land batteries poured firth tile the irner lal salue president foure in evening dress wearing the order of 0 st it andrew surrounded by the president of the senate af loubet al irl son president of the chamber of deputies t leg AT moline president of the council ot of ministers and other dignitaries N with th the members of the russian embassies and staff up appointed pointed to wait upon tipon the czar and czarina during their stay lay 9 in france awaited their majesties bret arrival at at tile the land landing ins stage where a com company parly ot of marines with nags flags hying flying and band playing nc was mas drawn up As the pole star was towed by two tugs alongside the obsolete oba olete dispatch boat Bl bison vion moored against the quay to serve as il a pontoon she rolled h heavily e av I 1 against the gangway and mines smashed hod it to pieces the gangway was almost immediately replaced and the czar and czarina ashore ON FRENCH SOIL every point ot of vantage was mas black with people hats handkerchiefs etc were is kaied a ed and tor for the first farst almo since tance the fall of napoleon III there arose from toe immense french crowd the almost forgotten shout alve vive cempe beur which was soon ratio followed cd by other cries of 0 vivo la azar VI alve ve la in russo russe the czarina was the first to land she was dressed ohn aly in a gray costume with a care cane and wore a straw hat trimmed with mith ros roses do fiance the czar wore the uniform of a naval captain and displayed the insignia of tile hie grand cross of 0 the lesion legion of honor president faure was as on the lie landing stage and bowed deeply and kitsen the lie lia hand n d and welcomed the czar to french soil the czar replying to the presidents salutation with a military saville and then taking fames hund As the party ascended the steps leading to the bit hull decorated in louis XIV stale mi ie alie premier presidents of 0 the chamber und and others fol followed lomed them the invited guests were already reLdy al sealed scowled in fit the reception hall ball and they arose as the hie czar and czarina and the president entered the latter escorted their tria ma jc aties to the incised plat platform forro ashore pies president ident faure took look up a position in tile the middle with the imperial guests on oil cither side of 0 him thi the various pree benta tons were avers then tried made and the party proceeded to the diplomatic liall hall after a thorl stay in ill the gland halt hall preparations made for or boarding napoleons Nap state blate barge the ulan elan in order to review the fleet tile the barge ite i arvied between the ships or of the neet fleet which ds draun diann up in four our lines and as an the barge passed tins the crew of each vessel rave gave seven cheers cheor wand and the guard of honor on deck presented arms arm the he bugles sounded und and tile the band played the russian anthem the E elan ian was waa stopped abreast of the battleship I II lOche tho the flagship of 0 the squadron and the imperial party proceeded 0 on board or of her bar lit in a upon lea leaine ing the hoche iv renewed salute dilute of 0 thirty one guns was fired the russian sovereign then continued the review after chich the elan eian to 10 turned alongside the polo S star tar As president faure epicure traversed the pole pola star on his return from ih the abarge to the arcenal nr aru Benal enal tile the russian tailors matters on lord cheered and the band played llie Marseill also BANQUET TO THE CZAR at ibis evening president fauro and the other oilier french officials went wen t to the QUAY duay to fetch the czar to the list lan there wore were leventy tareo guests seated boated at chive tables in tile the arsenal the central table had a magnificent display ot of golden ornaments orn amenta and flow ers tho the czarina was nt present at the banquet having begged that thai she bo be excy excused sed on account of 0 the tat she had undergone dining the day resl 11 dent faure arose the others joining him in standing while he proposed pa ed tile toast to the czar the preale d benl I 1 1 L 1 said aid 11 it II Is with great joy that I 1 have received C elve d today your majesty and the em pless the president ot f the republic Is certain that lie he responds to the sentiment of the nation in constituting himself th the interpreter of kg its unanimous almous wishes defor tor your imperial family the glory clory of 0 your Maje beirn arid and the welfare of russia tomorrow in ili parla paris your YOU majesty 11 III feel eel the heart of 0 the french people boating beating and the welcome riven given to tile emperor and empress eres ems of 0 ru s ait will prove to them the sincerity of our friendship the czar in nannae to tile the toast said 1 I am touched with the sympathetic and cordial welcome given to its at cherbourg Cher bourg I 1 have much admired the squadron which escorted net and also the admirals vessel the Illo hoche clift on oil tou touching thIng the soil of a i nation which Is Rus Rs sias elas friend I 1 share the feelings which aou hive jut just expressed mon fail mer lu le presidente Prel dente I 1 raise my glass glam in honor ot of the fi ench nation tile ri ench and her sailors matters the novel naval band present played the marseillaise Marseil MarsellI laise alse anti and the russian anthem at the conclusion of 0 the banquet the czar arid and president faure engaged in a cordial conversation lasting for twenty minutes the czar and czarina entered tho the train which started it arted at the presidential train following nt A double line of 0 troops presented arms oa as each of tile the trains departed A portentous anniversary SART parts paris oct 5 the date that coincides c with the landing in france of nicholas and alexandra Is i the one hundred and seventh of the march of 0 the market women of paris on oil the palace of versailles to bring back the lie king queen and their children as hostages of tile the revolution I 1 heir capture was next day october 6 17 on the anniversary of which the czar enters enter paris for the first time and with that spectacular show bliok which the french ale so BO skillful in arranging the mammoth imperial train proved unmanageable and dangerous in going around the girdle railway from Vau to tc passy green whore where the imperial party are to alight it flattened th raili falls arid and ran on off them had it not been going at tt a Bri snails alls pace there would hae bae been it a grave not to say fatal accident I 1 russian rall railways ways run in a straight line front from one great city to another without regard for intel mediate bur burrs 9 3 or 0 r illanes 1 ar ais the lie whole country count ry Is fi flatt at f tor r thousands of miles there are mc n no 0 more r 0 steep than abrupt bends tile the colossal weight of the impel irei imi laa I 1 tram rain 4 I 1 0 tuna tons on a downward grade erade might ti have vc caused the catastrophe A train was therefore arranged to replace that of the emperor is which bich will afford greater accommodation and be only half the weight I 1 SITE SHE HAS A PAST madame faure has no national or international rank and the presidents many journalistic enemies whose envy he Is constantly arousing haic base made it impossible tor for the empress to ignore a black page 0 of the good ladys ladya family history tills this exposure was cas mean and sp spiteful lAwful but the court of RUSSIA had to take it into account the empress accordingly la Is not to associate w nith ath Ata madame darne faure in public she is only to see her when she calls at tile tho elysee and dines there great efforts are being mado made here bore to get this flat altered and to brins bring out the faure ladies at the fra Fran francaes n cals and the opera house w when hen the their i r imperial alaj majesties sties go there AT M faure will awalt await them at the francala francaes Fran cals cal and opera house they have arranged to go by themselves to tho the former arid and to versailles the road thither has a central pavement of cobblestones cobble stones thirteen miles long it Is to be thickly sanded the whole way to make it smooth for tho the imperial carriage the whole garrison of 0 parla paris are to be under arnis arms and posted along the road an imperial levee will lie bo held his in the th gallei y of mirrors which has apen pe furnished as in the time of louis XIV original portraits and busts of peter the die great the cathe catherines and paul and alexander 1 I have lien been brought down from the hie attic gallory and placed on easels eadels in the south wing lying whore their imperial majesties les can call see them without climbing lofty the different dirt crent portraits of marle mark a antoinette m will ill be submitted in the same name way to their inspection as aa also thit miniature taken la cn of at catherine the great gortat just after she became empress APPEAR BORN TO WOE tho the wedding of nicholas and alexandra was on the morrow of ills fathers funeral the first year of their reign was blackened by tile first set of armenian ints massacres in which lOl people perished their coronation was wai marled marked hy by the appalling catastrophe of moscow ilo scow and the day they reached hed vienna the first news newa they was that fresh massacres had taken place then on their return rf turn journey from vienna prince lobanoff whom history must find guilty of complicity with the sultan died ns as thov v were stepping out of the train when they were enjoying rest tit it the patriarchal court ot of denmark the family circle wits was ap pallet ballod to learn of if llie che dynamite conspiracy providence seems seeing to hivo have warned them that ion long life prosperity and universal love and esteem may be won by bv following the example of queen victoria but that disaster must in the long inns run catch up tip with those whose ghost grand girand political a are execute I 1 through iniquity EMILY CRAWFORD |
