Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-26
POINTS FROM PARIS.
The French Governments
Tariff Tinkering.
The United States Not a Favored
Nation.
Prospects for American Pork in
France Improving.
French Army Maneuvers BOulanger
Said to Have Been Dope Fiend-
Great Floods in France, Spain
and Italy.
Associated Press Dispatches.

PARIS, Oct. 25.-The new tariff act
cannot be promulgated before the end of
the present year; therefore there will
not be sufficient time to make 1T the
subject of negotiations between the pow
ers before the treaties with them lapse.
The government accordingly will intro
duce in the chamber of deputies bill
to authorize them to establish CONNER
cial relations with foreign countries dur.
ing the year 1892. The minimum tariff
will be applied to Belgium, Holland,
Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and
Sweden, the treaties with which will
expire in February, on condition that
those powers grant France their lowest
tariff rates. The minimum tariff will
also be conceded those nations now
having the most favored treatment,
which include Great Britain, Russia,
Mexico and Turkey. On the other
hand the United States, Italy and Rou-
mania are subjected to the maxium
tariff.
The French government will request
the powers to revive during the year
1892 the treaties relating to navigation,
trade marks, etc.
AMERICAN Forks PROSPECTS.
The history OF the debate in the SEN
atorial committee, in regard to the
proposition for resembling the prohibit
ton of American pork, goes to show
that the senators who are opposed to 1t
first urged duty of 35, and then oil 30
francs per 100 kilos, in lieu of resembling
the prohibition. The measure was at
length passed, when amended to %
francs, and the opposing senators think
it ought not go lower than
Germany's rate. The government
however, will demand that the senate
vote 20franc rate, SO as to agree to the
proposition as it has already passed the
chamber of deputies. The senate is
likely to ultimately support the govern
ment's demands. Senator De Cauville,
in an interview with an Associated
Press representative, said the fact that
the hygienic objection to the introduc-
ton of American pork had disar peared
would greatly help the measure through
the senate.
FRANCE WORLDS FAIR COMMISSIONERS.
The government is about to appoint
Eugene Spuller, a wellknown politi
clan and formerly minister of foreign
affairs, to the position of chief commits
sioner for France at the Chicago Colum-
bian exposition.
FRENCH ARMY MANEUvERs.
The opening maneuvers of the French
army began at daybreak this morning
with sham attack on Paris from an
army having its headquarters at Poissy.
Gen. Edon was intrusted with the de-
fense, which is the practical mobilizing
of all the forces of the garrison available
by railway. The general engagement
begins tomorrow.
SOCIALIST LEAGUE.
L'Intransigeant today publishes a
communication signed by, Laisant and
Roche, members of the present cham
ber of deputies, and Michelin and Plan
teau, former members, as we'll as anum-
| Der of well-known Revisionsts, an
nouncing the formation of a league aim
ing to establish a socialist republic.
BoULANGER WAS A DOPE FIEND.
1t has just transpired that Bou'
langer was terribly addicted to the NOR
phia habit The most dramatic
incidents of his life were passed
while he was under the influence
of morphic injections. 1t is also ascer-
tanned that Madame Bonnemain was a
victim of the drug.
A YANKEE HORSE TRAINERS DEATH.
Fred Carter, the American trainer for
the well-known horse breeder and turf
man, Paul Aumont of Chantilly, died
there of typhoid fever yesterday. Carter
came here from Boston, from which city
a number of the Carter family came to
manage French horse breeding estab-
lishments during the time of the second
empire.
PERE HYACINTH ATTACKS THE POPE.
Pere Hyacinth, in an address today
| before an immense audience, including
many senators and deputies, condemned
superstitious abuses, such as the Lords
vision and the holy coat, and made a
vehement attack onthe Pope's temporal
power agitation, as inconsistent with
his priestly office. He said the pope
would do well to heed the will OF the
Italian people and submit to the
country's laws. The address was loudly
applauded.