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MODERN FRANCE AND AFRICA.
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hVuuCe ooIoro leave FRANCO, one or two ro-
cent acts OF the public authorities. which prove
all too evidently how little the men who govern
the country care for tho religious convictions
OF tho Rreat majority OF Fronchmen. and how
determined the present Minister OF tho Inte-
rior M. Constant, Is to carry out to the bitter
est extremity tho vlolont law Of persecution
enacted and 30 brutally executed by him In
1880 and 1881.
Yesterday morning. in the town or commune
OF Vic tHaute Marnel occurred n scene which
strikingly recalls the oxploits OF the Crowbur
BriGsdes In Ireland aided by q strong posse
comitatus OF armed constabulary reinforced
by detachments OF British soldiers, with this
difference that tho French magistrates and
soldiers assembled at Vic had not come thero
to evict q tenant in arrears with his landlord
They had come" tho toleRraphlc despatch to
the Unirers says, ito install q lay school mis-
tress In house beuuenthed by priest to the
town on the express condition that the teach
ers In the school should be nuns
The Secretary General OF the prefecture.
the sub-prefect OF Langres. the Inspector Of
the Academy, and the captain commanding
the local gendnrmerie were on the spot direct-
Ing all that was done.
The people hal massed themselves in front
OF the schoolhouse to prevent tho approach Of
those who wanted to take possession OF It. and
HNo DElEduob VI RBUulTIU9Tlo on nOES0DHCK
were ordered to charge the crowd.
Tho men In tho crowd resisted; the women
lay down on the ground to block up the way to
tho house. Seeing this. tho Rendarmes seized
the latter. dragged them along the ground.
and beat them.
The wife OF Leon Mettot received O sabre
cut in the face: Nine. Recouvreur. In deli
cate health. was trampled under the horses
feet Ten persons had their garments torn of
their backs.
AT one time the horses refused to advance,
and a second charge was ordered. This was a
furious onset. Francois Lamarzette was
dragged along for some twenty feet and vio-
lently beaten.
AT length q gendarme. revolver In hand,
leaped into tho house through o window, and
opened from the inside all the doors which the
locksmiths had declined to touch.
Please remark that the population OF Vic.
the Mayor Of the town, and the whole Munich
pal Council are Republicans. but they are de-
tcrmined to have none but the Sisters to teach
their children. and cannot understand why
their wishes arc treated with such outrageous
disregard"
This Is only one fact among many showing
with what inconceivable fanaticism the anti
Christian Masonic sects who tyrannize over
France are possessing themselves OF all the
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spite Of the resistance OF the people.
The other fact. which opens a second cam
paign Of determination against what remains
OF the suppressed and banished monastic or
ders, has just occurred at Quimper In Brittany.
In 1880 the Jesuits residing In that city were
expelled by main force, in spite Of the earnest
and unanimous protestations OF the citizens.
They are now driven out again. l spent the
Lenten season OF 1864 IN the jesuit residence
at Ouimper. having to preach tho Lenten SER
mons at the cathedral. and can speak with
perfect knowledge OF the modest, retiring.
Woodworking. and selt-sacrincing men who
composed the community there. and of the
well-deserved veneration in which they were
held by the population OF both tho city and
the surrounding country.
be among the very best educators OF the young
and the most trusted guides OF all classes In
the country. that they are decried and perse-
. However. the French Government need not
have recourse to any further decrees Of expui-
ders in France They are now taking measures
In the Legisature TO prevent eilectually any one
she 6HR ase e distinct ds
ing property holders, double and treble the
authorized religious establishments so that 1t
is impossible for them to exist much longer.
such admirable associations are. by legal
fiction. supposed to have yearly revenue. and
which the poor Sisters must pay or close up
their houses and turn their infirm old men and
Sem and ali this for the beausu @ pHrpose Of
laIcsing charity, as they laicise education.
There have, been appeals to the Council OF
have decided that the vexatious laws should |
be executed. and, In consequence. the appeal
lions and half Of francs into the public treas
ury. But "a member OF the Government and !
0 as hGn tSs OF Sn6o
tolerated religious communities IN France to |
pay; ms arrears due to the EXche1uer, since
Truly the men In mower here have discovered |
thnt there are more ways OF killing of their ad
hese @ Gre the imno tic the unwise. and the in:
toerable acts which make the very name OF
Frenchmen who would otherwise like to see
free institutions live and prosper on this soil.
Let me turn from this unpleasant subject.
few minutes to the shores Of the magnificent
+ French colonies IN Northern Africa.
opening OF tho new cathodral built by Cardinal
amid the ruins OF ancient Carthage
" discovered and verified sites OF tho great
city which at one time was mistress OF tho
d efrs tRe
Of the chief editor OF the Unirers. gives in ro-
cent issue OF that journal most instructive de.
When the white Fathers iPet'fs Bldncs)
were ilrst established on the site of the Carths-
Rinin citadel they had no notion Of bestnw wing
much time or attention on the study OF Punic
and phpnioian antiquities. But they soon be-
came, nevertheesssy most expert and success
Iul antiluarles. They discovered on all sides
fragments Of pottery and mosaic. coins be-
longing to the GarthaGinian. Roman and Van
1al epochs. They ventured to make four or
lvo excavations. and brought to light largo
OF old wall and ancient tomhs. The
Cardinal was delighted with this result, en-
and directed lhem to continue their
researches, and placed funds ut their disposal.
The consequence has been that most impor-
.apt ruins haye been unearthed, which have
helped toward determining the respective sites
II The Punic Carthage and the Roman city,
.ogether with their principal monuments.
These results have led to the creation OF a
marvellous museum filed with objects OF tho
arrest value, all intensely interesting. This
museum now occupies an annex OF the theo-
oglcal seminary
"It was with Father Delattre. who with Father
Roger began these Antiquarian discoveries.
hat visited this morning MAY II. 1890 the
museum. There are fragments Of great thick
ynIls rounded int" mighty vaults at the very
ioor Of the seminary. These belonged to the
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