Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-29
AFFAIRS In FRANCE.
Other Cardinals Unite Against
Cardinal Lavigerie.
The Czar and Family to Visit
the French Squadron.
American Notables at Madame Car
not's Garden Party.
Prince Victor Napoleon Bade to Choose
Between a Mistress and For
tune-Ineffectual Strikes
in Paris.
ssociated Press Dispatches.

PARIS, June 2S.-Under prompting
from Cardinal Richard, the other lead
ers of the episcopacy in France have
united in opposition to Cardinal Lavi
gerie's policy in the support OF the re.
public, and new party is forming
called the Union de la France Chre-
tienne. The organizing committee in
cludes the principal conservative sena'
tors and deputies. The composition ol
the union is distinctly monarchist, but
in the meantime legislative action will
be limited to demand for the altera.
tion OF the scholastic laws affecting re-
ligious teaching, and to the abolition Of
the military law involving period OF
service for clerical novitiates. The
committee aims to embrace Protestants
within the union, although the pervad-
ing spirit is Catholic. 74
FRANCo-RUssIAN LovEMAKING.
Ribot, minister of foreign affairs, has
obtained the assurance that the czar and
family will visit the French squadron at
Cronstadt, August Sd. and the czaro-
witch, on his return from Siberia, will
also visit the fleet.
The French officials will be invited to
a grand reception at Peterhoff, while a
select number will be received at ST..
Petersburg, and another contingent wi IL
be feted at Moscow. In short. every
thing will be done to officially empha-
size the entente between the French
and Russian governments.
INEFFEcTUAL. STRIKES.
The bakers strike has collapsed. The
trammen last evening resolved to strike,
and this morning they tried to prevent
cars from running. After several strik-
ers were arrested for trying to stop cars,
they retired, and traffic was for the rest
of the day unimpeded. Many OF the
strikers are already succumbing.
---- = A rnRruNks ON a MISTRESS.
Ex,Empress Eugene makes it con-
dition of her granting an annuity to
Prince Victor, and also OF her bequest
to him OF her whole fortune, estimated
at over one million pounds sterling, that
he rupture his liason, now of several
years duration. The ex'empress insists
that the prince must abandon his mis-
tress and effect marriage with men,
ber OF some reigning family.
THE M'KrNLEY TARIFF RETROACTIVE.
Auguste Moreau, in an article in the
coming number OF the Revire Des Deux
Monodes, will say: "The Mckinley
tariff, which was to shut against Euro
pean manufacturers the American
market, has so far done harm only as it
"a 1sCn IN,
Europe is quite out of place, coming as
it does from states which are either pro-
tectiohists themselves or inclined to
protection"
Moreau proceeds to advocate the abro-
CATION OF the French decree against
American pork, and commends the
United States ministers efforts to the
resembling OF the measure. He also
praises Secretary Rusk's action in the
matter, and his regulations for the in
spection of meat.
MRS. CARNoT's GARDEN PARTY,
Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Russell Harri-
son were present at Madame Carnot's
garden party at the Palace de Elysee.
Reid. the American minister, presented
them to the president and wife. Reid
also presented Thomas B. Reed, ex-
speaker of the American house of repre-
sentatives, and A. s. Hewitt, ex-mayor
OF New York. The party was the event
of the season, 1000 invitations having
been issued.
CHAMPAGNE GOING UP.
Consul-General King learns from the
leading champagne houses that prices
will be higher this autumn, owing to
the threatened scarcity of the vintage.