Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02
ODD PARIS WEATHER.
Reference Thereto.
PRESIDENT CARNOT IN CALAIS.
Inauguration of the New Harbor
and More Speedy Transit.
MAKING PARIS A SEAPORT.
MAKING PARIS A SEAPORT
The Plans to Be Presented the Next
Chamber of Deputies.
THE CHURCH IN AVENUE HocHe
Confirmation of Forty Converts ot
Catholicism-Mr. McLane Makes n
Present to Carnot-A New Play
Found at Last.
Rain and Sunshine Alternate.

| PARIS June 1.-[New York Herald Cable
| Special to THE BEE Paris just now is
| vying with Londou in The irregularity of its
| weather arrangements, and Parisians are
| adopting the English habit of commencing
| every conversation with an allusion to the
state of the climate. Certainly the weather
has been unusually unsettled for Paris in
May, spells of cold, wet weather alternating
| with outbursts of glorious sunshine; so that
| nobody knows what to expect next. This
| uncertainty produces a bizarre effect in the
costumes at all public gatherings, where a
curious admixture of winter clothing and
waterproofs, with light, airy, summer gar
| ments, is witnessed.
President Carnot started, yesterday morn
ing, in q drenchiug rain for grand tour of
the northern departments, the main object
of which is to officially inaugurate the new
harbor of Calais, the completion of which
brings Paris and London within about seven
| ond a half hours of each other, aid adds an
other link to the daily improved chains of
| communication between the two great capi-
tails of Europe.
The commission, charged with the exami
nation of the proposal to make Paris sea-
port, met yesterday afternoon. Nj. Yves
Huyot, minister Of public works, stated
that, personally, he was in favor Of the
| project but that the government
had not yet come to any decision on the
| matter. The idea, he added, was practicable,
and the plans which had been made would
require only few slight notifications Be
fore separating, the commission decided to
submit the scheme to the chamber, and ap-
pointed M. Gomot as rapporteur.
The well known church in the Avenue
Hoche comes once more prominently under
notice. strolled in. yesterday afternoon,
and found that function of Importance was
about to take place. The church no longer
presented it's usual appearance for on the
right hand side of the church, before the
high altar, were number of young ladies
dressed in black, wearing white wells;
and on the left, number of
gentlemen. inquired the meaning of this,
and was told they were all converts to the
church of Rome, who were awaiting the
coming Of his eminence, the cardinal arch
bishop of Paris, who was to administer
confirmation to them. / counted more than
forty. Before many moments had elapsed,
the superior of the church, the Very Rev.
Father Michael, emerged from the sacristy.
Before him was borne the professional cross,
while an acolyte held the vessel, which,
was told contained holy water.
| They were followed by the fathers of the
community, the Revs. Matthew Kelly, Os-
mand Cook and Constantine O'Hare On
his arrival at the door of the church the car
dinal arch bishop was presented with the
holy water He then entered the church
and took his seat in the sanctuary with the
reverend clergy. Then, standing at the altar
rails, he addressed those about to be con-
firmed, in French, in a short discourse. His
eminence explained the nature of the sacra-
ment about to be conferred, and expressed
the great satisfaction at seeing so many
who, drawn by the light of faith,
! had joined the Catholic church,
and complimented the fathers on their
zeal for the spiritual welfare of the English
speaking part of their flock, which he had in
trusted to their care. 1t gave him great Joy,
said, to be in their midst, and he felt sure
that the spirit of God, who was about to
descend upon them, would enable them to
stand firmly in their faith which God in his
mercy had singled them out from so many to
| honor.
| He said that for hundreds and hun dreds of
years England had been Catholic before
| their fathers had been robbed of their
religion; and, with the uprightness and
honesty which characterized the English
: nation. when they found that the Catholic
church claimed their allegiance they at once
submitted in spite of the loss of friends, and
the loss of many things of temporal good,
but with gain of all that is precious, the
true faith
The ceremony closed with the benediction
of the blessed sacrement given by his emf
nence.
Before leaving France, Mr.. McLane ad-
dressed to President Carnot II photograph oi
the statue of La Sale, which Mr. Lambert
Tree has presented to Chicago. The photo
graph was accompanied by letter, in which
the ex-minister explained that Chicago was
situated IN the center of the region which
was first explored by La Sale, and added;
''The United States remember that they
are indebted to France not only Tor the mil
itary aid which helped them u
win their independence, but also for its pio-
: neers, explorers and missionaries whC
, opened up that immense region which has
been called The Great West and which
; shows signs of becoming the center of the
industrial commercial, and intellectual ac-
tivity of the United States"
1t is almost certain that Manager Duques
mel, of the Porte Saint Martin theater, ha;
at last found piece which will prove a sue
cess for the summer season. "Mam
7 zelle PIoupioun is play o
military and spectacular effects. which
has some music in II, to give local color u
the situation. II is in live acts, and is from
the pen Of Anx Brisson, aud is at once inter
esting, amusing and agreeable.
Last night was the premiere of the new
work, and all enjoyed the SUCCESS which Tn
author and artist reaped. Numerous wor'
tho congratulations given 10 the enterprisinl
manager over the production. IL is not al
easy matter TO relate the plot or to give il
detail the story unfolded in eight ,tableaux
II is skit upon an existing state OF affairs
which are not creditable 10 France an
: shows how easily mistakes as to gende
- occur in 1.-THE Actes de Nassance."
by the stupidity or the misunderstanding