, 1890-06-07

A'oGUNs IL va wv S@I''"B
whether the employers or the mon were 10
ply The extra wages required for extra
hands. Mr.. T. Mann, who represented the
Tcade-U niOnists-that is, II is believed, the
larger number on the ground-made a re-
ma kable speech. utterly repudIating phys
zeal force, in which he said he had formerly
cOnfded Tue order maintained during
the PROFESSIONS and OH the ground was AT
mirable, and Tho only accidents were a rev
cases OF taintiug from the pressure or tne
crowd. The police ouly interteied TO taclll'
tate the proceedings, which, SO far as tenn
per vert, were most crediIable 10 the Lon
don workmen, whose leaders, indeed, could
give points" to many officers in handling
masses Of men in motion.
The financial world Of Paris is greatly
exercised by a new scandal. Nj. L6veque'
snb.G Governor Of the Credit Foncier, q bank
40 closely connected with the State as to
be almost a sub-depa1tment, has resigned,
aud stated on Thursday in the Chamber.
why be did so. He thought M. christopher,
governor of he Credit Foncier, was max
ing advances to individuals III breach OF
rnlr, aud was in particular spending large
sums on the Cancellation OF the Press. lie
therefore demanded an enquiry. M
III ISUU)AClB III ICI1N CIV 49, 49,
loans, but declared that "fC was the duty
of the C~r6ditFoncier, which was constantly
borrowing, TO keep the public fa~vourably,'
"a remark which naturally produced an
uploar. NJ. Christophle further asserted
that he would welcome inquiry by the
Government, but would not consent to any
proceeding likely to alarm millions or
shareholders all over the country. M.
Rouvier refused a Parliamentary inquiry,
but promised an inquiry through Govern,
went agents, and the Chamber accepted
his promise without a division. Credit
Fnncier shares, however, decline TO l ,262tr.,
a ia of 80 fir. since M. Lev6que's reslgna-
ton.
The accounts Of the fire which destroyed
The Montreal Lunatic Asylum on Tuesday,
..# nD picture weird and terrible m the
extreme. As soon as the building TOOK
fire, large numbers OF it's inmates Jumped
rom the windows, and filed the grounds
with q gibbering mot of naked madmeh'
who yelled with demOniaC glee as the
flames which enveloped the vast structure
shot into the air. Many of those who were
exricatel by the fremen broke away from
their rescuers and rushed back into the
Games, which seemed to exercise a hOrrl-
DlG IaCCIuhJlOus w uCu oA hOA"bSN ""S
forced into one of the departments" an
appalling spectacle was witnessed, its Oc-
cupants being one and all in a condition OF
raving lunacy. In many cases they attack
ed the fren~n with the utmost terocity,-
attempting to hurl them off the ladders into
the fire. Not more than fifty lives were
losf, but three hundred lunatics are miss
ing, and the ~neighbourhood is terrified by
The knowledge that troops OF these III
furiated creatures are wandering over the
country, or are secreted in oSthouses and
harms. 1t X reported also that an epidemic
Of incendiaIism has broken out among
and hat they are firing the farms III
all directions.
The papers, both in Germany and Eng.
land, continue to publish statements and
stories the meaning of which is that the
German Emperor and Prince Bismarck are
gradually becoming more hostile, that the
Prince is in a state of extreme Irritation,
and that the publication of sensational
revelations" is Immediately expected. This
idea is kept up by all manner of hints
about 'intrigues'' published in Hamburg
newspapers, which the Prince is supposed
to inspire; but as yet only one fact seems
to be G ear,-that the Prince states, public
" and in "writing," that he has been
dismissed the service" OF the Empire.
That looks like hot anger.