Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
ADMISSION TO THE GREAT MUSEUMS
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH,

to visit Queen Victoria, and that the Gar
and Czarina are coming to see US. France
is like family who having seen better
days and having for q time been forced
from society now sees itself taken
back. Once more she has her box in the
theater of nations. Once more she drives
| four-in-hand with the 400. The chief way in
which she shows her joy is by singing the
Russian hymn. A dramatic incident oc-
CURED at the Tuilleries last week as result
of the reception given to this hymn. The
cries of 'Long Live Russia; Long Live
France" stirred the blood of some Germans
present and they answered.: "Down With
France; Long Live Germany" Immediately
the crowd was on them and even we neutral
outsiders came near being tramped to death.
The Germans were chased until secured by
| the police and then followed to the station
by some 1000 heated, kissing Frenchman.
Only one of the party was retained. Here
are the words of this famous hymn IN En-
glish:
God guard our EmperoE,
Uphold his glory,
Guard his memory and his pows1,
All happiness provide,
May God guide our Emperor.
The Russian demonstrations 60 hard with
the Socialists, who call them the stupidest
of all the stupid performances of which
Frenchmen have been guilty. "What q lot
of idiotsl' is the comment of the Socialistio
press. The visits which members Of royal
families, like the Grand Duke, the King OF
Greece, the King of Servia and the half
brother Of the King of Siam, have been
making in Paris are equally disagreeable to
this class of thinkers, and they call some
very hard names to show their disapprovaL
Americans, by the way, are not more in
defatigable sight-seers than some of these
royal heads. The King of Servia rosms
about exactly as we commoners dc. He
follows up the novelties, too, and has heard
rehearsal of 'Lohengrin" at the opera
through the theatrophone, new fad among
the Parisians, modification of the tele-
phone, by which one can sit at home and, in
Bellamy style, listen to what is going on
on the stage blocks away. The half brother
of the King of Siam, who has come to
Europe to study primary education, began
his researches here by visiting the two great
Partisan stores, the Magazin du Louvre and
the Bon Marche.
Many Pittsburgers will be interested In
knowing that DR.. Loba, the new Vice Pres
ident and the Working President of the
McAll Mission, has arrived in Paris from
Kalamazoo, Mich. heard his first speech
here yesterday in one of the mission halls
and was convinced of his fitness for the diff
fcult position he has taken. This McAll
work is without doubt the greatest Protest
ant religious force in Paris It is conducted
with rare spirituality and Gberality. Pitts
burg and Allegheny gave about $3.50 last
year to the station in which they are espe-
cially interested. They may be sure no
money has ever been better spent
Mr.. Stanley and his wife have paid fly
ing visit to Paris The chief public atten-
tion he received was this satirical descrip-
tion in Bias: "Ke seems to have be-
come quiet citizen, who reads the Bible to
his wife, travels no more except for pleas
ure, drinks more weak tea than whisky, and
probably conceals ambitions to become one
day the all-powerful king of the mysterious
Dark Continent"
You will remember the reports which
came to America of an ugly encounter be-
tween the Anarchists at Clichy and the
police May L Three leaders who were ar
rested were tried last week. One escaped
sentence, the other two were given five and
three years. There was fear that the friends
of tie Anarchists would cause trouble, but
nothing of the kind could have been quieter.
I passed the Palais de Justice, where the
trial was held, twice during its progress,
and beyond an unusual number of gems d.
armes, saw nothing out of the ordinary.
The clear case against the disturbers and the
prompt action Of the authorities has had
good effect on the public temper.
A pathetic echo from famous past trial,
that of Eyraud. has just made itself heard.
1t is the effort of the wife and daughter of
the murderer to hide themselves from their
disgrace by obtaining legally new name
Travellers all over the world i'll be inter
ested in the agitation just started in Paris
in favor of charging an admittance to, the
great collections of the museums and gal
leries, such as the Louvre, the Cluny, Lux
embourg, etc. All these things are free
now. Hospitality and the good of the poor
are the reasons. The agitators claim that
this is an excess of hospitality and that one
day in the week would be enough for the
poor. The money taken in is wanted for |
cleaning up public buildings and monu-
ments and repairing the dilapidated. I |
incline to the tax when I see how much a |
little cleaning does for building like the |
Palace of the Legion of Honor which is |
just now under the scrubbing brush and the |
paint pot
The week has brought several Pitts |
burgers to Paris. Messrs, G. II. Spang and |
A. Watterson are both here Mr. and Mrs. |
Thomas B. Hutchinson, who spend so much |
time in this gay capital, have returned |
Miss Loughlin, who in company of Mr.. and |
Mrs. S. Bissell and daughter, of Cleveland,
has spent the season at Carlsbad, has
She has gone from here with her party to
London.
Apropos of the numerous railroad acci-
dents which have happened in France re-
Gently somebody suggested that death ought
not to be represented hereafter with scythe
In his hand but rather on a locomotive hold
ing the throttle. Americans could learn
much from the way the French treat rail-
road horrors. They do not allow them to
be forgotten and they demand removal OF
the cause not for few days while the ter
ror is fresh but until the changes are made.
In the United States we would have forgot
ten St Mande almost, but here the people
are busy with an enormous petition demand
ing electricity for the cars in the place OF
oil, better illumination of the tunnels,
rigorous block-system, in short all the de-
vices which, had they been in operation,
would have prevented the accident
The Parisians need to regulate the tricycle.