Show PRESIDENT FAURE DEAD Chief Executive of the French Republic Exp Expires res Suddenly Paris Feb 17 1 M. M Felix Faure president of the Republic of France died at 10 o'clock last night after alter an illness of three hours of apoplexy During the day M. M Faure worked as usual and read the official documents and dispatches with the nb newspapers supers 8 I as was his custom in order o pJ are e himself to preside at the counci coun i iv w v Ich ich assemble assembled at 9 a. a m. m v i. i y V A re- re T j r s i i c rT TO with g is usual sual ability and on th r r taking leave the ministers could not notha that they were Vere ere pressing his his hand for the thelast thelast i last tine e. e He took ook his luncheon luncheon as I noo ret to his study at 2 2 clock o and rid spent the aft afternoon r oon seated sated ln in favorite arm clia chair r by the f fire fe conversing with M. M Legal Legally who about 5 o'clock asked perm depart At 0 G p. p m m. g gal l rt rne me immediately rep reporting ghim himself himself to the president who was was then then f signing ning decrees decrees decrees de de- de- de crees presented by Ge General eral ral according to his dail daily The work of signing was then about over and soon ended A few minutes after six o'clock the president was stricken and he died on the stroke of ten despite all that could be done for him |