Show THE KEWS IN FARI Speculation as to the Probable Successor Suc-cessor of Cavnot Paris June 24he first news on the attempt on the life of President Carnot was received in this city with many expressions of doubt but later when dispatches began to pour in describing in detail the act of the assassination doubt could no longer prevail Then came the brief dispatch announcing an-nouncing that 11 Carnot was dead To describe the varied emotions that filled the impossible minds of the Parisians would be In many instances the officials who were seen by the representativeJof the Associated Press were too much overcome over-come by the suddenness of the disaster to express any opinion as to the results that would follow the act of the assassination as-sassination Others while expressing the deepest regret at the death of the president were chary of giving any publicity to their political opinions but among the great class outside of officials of-ficials nothing but deep indignation and sorrow were heard In the cafes and everywhere men congregated con-gregated speculation was rife as to the motive that prompted the crime Many people jumped to the conclusion that the assassination was the act of an anarchist but as a matter of fact jtothr ing is positively known a yet as to thq cause of the murder Many persons believe that the orime was the work of a crank whose emnity against France and her president killed and was kied who determined to wreck vengeance upon France for the many wrongs done Italy Whatever the motive the act has plunged the whole of France into deepest deep-est mourning r Aside from his political enemies I President Carnot was universally beloved be-loved His pure upright life endeared him to the masses of people his honesty hon-esty of pure devotion to France were unquestioned I is llevel his incnil wMeh i will be an inm rir state function will Iv the occasion ofone of he greatest = Ja IJ k J 4 I demons ton jf popular love and respect re-spect thit France has seen in many f years On evjry ri le 1 he flpers sympathy is expressed for Mme Carnot who did so much socially t make her husbands hus-bands administration popular She was at the palace of the Elysees when the news was conveyed to her She at first refused t j Belipve i asking why any one could kill her husband When the truth of the dispatch was impressed upon her she was almost prostrated with grief Ipmandcd to be at once taken to Lyons and arrangements arrange-ments were at once perfected with the railway company and in a short time with her daughters who were weeping bitterly she was speeding to Lyons in the hope that they would rrive thereto there-to find the reports of the presidents condition greatly exaggerated The journey is about 315 miles and betore the train had proceeded a dozen miles a dispatch was handed aboard saying that Carnot was dead I would be difficult to express at this time an opinion of any value as to the result of the assassGnatlon on the future of France That political cabals I will be formed securE the election of a successor goes without saying but the time in which combinations can be formed will be limited for on Wednesday Wednes-day the senate and chamber of deputies depu-ties will meet in joint session to elect a successor The most prominent name in connection with the presidency is 1 CaeimirPerier simp time prime minister I minis-ter and now president of the chamber of deputies That he is well qualified to fill the position is conceded but it is scarcely believed tat he can be elected wit out a bitter struggle The political sit iuatlon complicated before now becomes I I be-comes moe so qnt It would take a wise prophet who could foretell the I next president of the republic I |