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Show WHY ALEXIS DIDN'T COME. It Mar be that Rn.aia U Still Awattiaf a Hid Iroin iiarmaay. Paris, Aug. 11. There is scarcely a doubt that tho non-arrival here yoster-day yoster-day of the (fraud Duke Alexis has entirely en-tirely due to his disinclination to be the recipient of tho enthusiastic welcome wel-come the citizens of Paris had pre-prepared pre-prepared for him. The crowd learned that he would not arrive yesterday but they did not learn when be would reach Paris and consequently when 'the train on which be triivelod rolled into the station this morning, no one was present, officially offic-ially or unofficially, to receive him. As he reached the platform be was recognized by a crowd of at least a thousand persons. The greeting they (rave tbe grand duke was enthusiastic. The grand duke, bowing and smiling at the warmuess of his welcome despite his attempt to avoid it, entered his carriage car-riage and was immediately driven to his hotel. London, Aug. 11. The Times this morning publishes a dispatch dis-patch from its Paris correspondent correspond-ent continuing the report that the non-arrival of thn Grand Duke Alexis in Paris yesterday at trie time designated was intentional. The dispatch dis-patch adds that the reason for the change in the grand duke's published programme may be that Russia wished to show Germany that she is still open to an oiler, if Germany outbids France. |
