New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
TOPICS IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL.

THE GOVERNMENT OPPOSING A HIGH TARIFF on
SALT MEATs-AN ATTACK on STANLEY.
Paris Nov 29.-M. Rouvier, the Minister OF Finance
referred to his colleagues the question OF yesterdays
defeat In the Chamber of Deputies, and Ministerial
Council was held at the Elysee Palace 10 discuss ho
matter The decision of the Ministers was that the
adverse vote of the Chamber ought not to affect Hie
position of VI. Rouver. Prime Minister &c Freycmct
is Ill with influenza and was unable to be present al
the meeting, but he sent letter supporting The
Finance Minister.
DIR. Pean read q paper on Professor KOch's remedy
before host of medical men in the amphithea're Oh
the St. Louis Hospital. After describing experiments
that had been made with lymph supplied by Professor
Koch Dr. Pean summed up follows "We are stlli
In the experimental stage and are not yet able 10 de
duce definite conclusions You must not declare eii'
these experiments demonstrate that PROFESSOR hoch
has discovered effective 1t Is certain that he
has discovered remedy that promises to render good
service, but We must wait to know wheuer " WILL
effect permanent cures"
NJ. Jules Roche, Minister Of Commerce, attehdeu
the meeting of the Tariff subcommittee on Ahinil
Products at which the duty on salt meats was coii-
sidered. The draft of tie tarih proposes duty
of 10 francs per double hundred weight for all xmas
of these products. The committee proposed all en-
tirely new classification duty OF 30 francs bems
fmposed on sausages and other preserved meats, ana
q duty Of IS francs on hams, bacon and lard. NJ.
Roche stated that the Government persisted In oe-
manding that duty OF only IL francs be pIaceo ON
all classes Of these products as low tarn was IN
dispensable In order to procure from the United ses
q modification Of the Mckinley Tariff law. He In
torned tho committee that American pork now got
into France through Belgium, paying only francs
so centimes and as il did not food the French mar
1t at that duty the imposition Of a tariff OF IL francs
would be sufficient protection NJ Noche rufther
Objected TO the committees proposal to increase tho
tariff on canned meats, fresh mutton ana PORK PROD
ucts. The committees report dsregaras NJ Roches
protest. and will be opposed BY the Government In
The chambers. Ministers Ribot Rouver, Roche and
Dcyele concur in the opinion that 1t is necessary "
keen the tariff sufficiently elastic to make IL possible
70 otter reciprocal advantage to the United states
Colonel ,ChaiilcL Long, the Franco American Chief
of General Gordon's staff during the soudan cam
paign of 1874. In interview with representative
Of the Mstin," rdicuies staneys early STATEMENTS
reeardfng tho conversion to Christianity OF the KING
Of Uganda He calls stanley's forest dwarf incidents
sContes dormir debouts and the rescue OF Emin
Pacha o philanthropic masquerade, aud geheFaiy
questions the truth Of SANKEY'S accounts OF his ,ou-
ney. Colonel Long predicts that Stanley VIII 10
found to have been guilty Of impos:ure and dis
lsyalty and challenges an answer TO his assertions
ina latest phase Of the Newfoundland trouble is NJ.
Ribops rejection Of Lord salisburys request that the
s. hs Eis s'Sn sy'sm not ss .
the whole Sn f The snnsSn at Great
St. heaSa tie Of the decision Of
The arbltrstors. An early arsement having been
,Sr1S <. 3 II the %oS s1cnd but din
Guilty bas arisen over Lord salisbuys demand that the
" ssdsss q csssiasf isvissis in favor q The re
an American art student, william Maurice, has been
convicted BY Paris tribunal Of shopliiting In the
fSs sscsv orsaSissd under the name of "rrench
yns0Ss Il RsssiaE has agreed to Dissolve.