The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-29
PARIS TOPICS.
A New Party Opposed to
LaVigerie'S Policy.
COuTteSiGS Extended to French Military
Officers in Russia.
AuguSte MOreau on the Effects Of the Nc
Kinley Bill in Europe Distinguished
Americans at the EySea.
srecial to THE MORNING CALL

PARIS. June 2S-Under promptings from
Cardinal Richard and others, the leaders Of
the EpiscOpacy in France have united in
opposition to Cardinal Lavigerie's policy in
support of the republic, and a new party is
forming called the Union de la France
Chretienne. The Organization Committee
includes the principal Conservative Sena-
tors and Deputies. The composition of the
union is distinctly mOnarchist, but in the
meantime legislative action will be limited
to demand for the alteration of the schO-
lastic laws affecting religious teaching and
to the abolition of the military law involv-
ing period Of service for clerical noVtidtes.
The committee aims TO embrace PrOtestantS
within the union, although the pervading
spirit Is Catholic.
Ribot. Minister of Foreign Affairs, has
obtained an assurance that the Car and
family will visit the French squadron at
CrOnstadt August Sd, and the CzaroWitz, on
his return from Siberia, will also visit the
fleet. The French officers will be invited to
a gala reception at PeterhOf, while a select
number will be received at st. Petersburg,
aid another contingent will be feted at
Moscow. In short. everything will be done
to officially emphasize the entente between
the French and Russian Governments.
The bakers strike has collapsed.
The tram-men last evening resolved to
strike, and this morning they tried to pre-
vent cars from running. After several
strikers were arrested for trying to stop the
cars, they retired and traffic was for the
rest of the day unimpeded. Many Of the
strikers are already succumbing.
EX-Empgess Eugene makes it cOudition
of her granting an annuity to Prince Victor
and also of her bequest to him Of her whole
fortune. estimated at over a million pounds
sterling, that he rupture his present social
connections. The ex-Empress insists that
the Prince must effect a marriage with a
member Of some reignng family.
Auguste MOTeau, in an article in the COM
ing number Of Revue DIES Deux MondeS,
will say: Tine Mckinley tariff, which was
to shut against European manufacturers the
American market, has so far done harm
only as 1t affects consumers. The discOn-
tent of Europe is quite out of place, coming
as it does from States which are either pro-
tectiOuiSts themselves or inclined to prOtec-
tion." M0reau proceeds to advocate the
abrogaton Of the French decree against
American pork, and commendS the United
Stats Minister'S efforts to obtain the re-
scIndlng of the measure. He also praises
Secretary Rusk's action in the matter and
the regulations for the inspection of meat.
Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Russell Harrison
were present at Mime. Carnot's garden party
at the Palace d'ElySee. Whitelaw Reid,
the American Minister, presented them to
the President and his wife Reid also pre-
scented Thomas b. Reed, ex-Speaker OF the
American House OF Representatives, and A.
S. Hewitt eX-MayOr OF New YORK. The
party was the event of the season, 1000 in
yitatOnS having been issued.
ConSul-General King learns from leading
champagne houses that prices viii be higher
this autumn, owing to a threatened scare ity
of the vintage.