New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-02
NEW MINISTER'S FOR FRANCE.
NJ. MELINEEORMS \ CABINET.

ALL BUT FOUR OF NJ RIBoT's COLLEAGUES RE-
TMNED-THoUGHr TO BE ONLY TEN
PORARY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF TIE NEW MEN.
Paris, April 1.-The rumors as to whom Presi-
dent CarnOt would select for the task of form
ing a new Ministry were set at rest this morning
by the announcement that the President had
requested NJ Meline to undertake the formation
of Cabinet.
NJ Meline after consultation with President Car
not, accepted the Premiership, and formed the
following Cabinet:
~ FELIX JULES MELINE Premier and Minister Of
Commerce.
NJ. CHARLES DUPrY. Minister Of the Interior.
NJ. JACQUES L. TRARIEuX, Minisier OF Justice.
NJ. RAYMOND POINCAHRE. Minister OF Finance.
NJ. EUGENE SPrIJER. Minister OF Education
NJ. FRANCOIS vIETTE, Minister Of Public Works
ADMIRAL RIEUNIER, Minister Of Marine and OF tho
Colonies.
NJ ALBERT vIGER. Minister Of Agriculture.
GENERAL LOIZILI.oN. Minister OF War
NJ. DEvELLE. Minister OF Foreign Affairs
The now Cabinet is regarded as an ad interim
Ministry for the purpose OF passing t'ie p"usc'
ard winding up the session.
This IS the twenty.ninth Ministry which has been
called to govern France since May 1873; and 1t may
The Mcinc Ministry is only the continuation OF that oi
NJ Ribot the men bcrs Of which all kept at their
posts with the exception Of four. whose substitutes
are not sufficiently prominent and influential 10 ura"
TO them the active friendship Of the Chamber.
NJ Mclirc was formerly Minister Of Agriculture
and founded the order OF Agricultural Mei,'' WINCH
WAS n,cknamtd the "Or,er of the Lr"k" by th" fr'e
trade adv~rsaries ~ NJ Menc. who Is strong pro'cc
ZIONIST lie was born In 1885. and has been elected
In every Chamber Of Deputies since 17F. wh'h he
advocated and secured the adoption Of the pr,'eciohst
tarin known as the Maline bill. lie acted during '
irving times OF the Paris Siege a assistant or a'
ioin,. 10 the Mayor Of the First Ward and he also
nlled I'm l5s the post OF trdcr secretary OF STATE III
IN. Department OF Justice. NM. TraIreux and
roincnrrc Ministers Of Justice and Finance III" os
known. especially the former. a. having warmly sup
nor,ed every Olporunisi Cabinet In the farlhnrhry
debates NJ TrairouH Is Il senator born In l-i'' ana
VI. roncarrc, "A Deputy born III looo' ho'" NV
advocate, 10y profession.
NJ. Eugene spullcr has won some commendabe
reputaion by his writings pablic Instruction. ana
as Minister of Foreign Affairs In former 'ioi'''
lie displayed much liberalism ana Is more o'
Journalist and a writer OF books than "A poliu'ah'
u,e his colleagues he belongs To the opportnnSt or
Conservative Republican party, and he has continuity
fought for it In his numcrou' articles In the newspaper
LA R.publique Franchise founded by "a'luc '' o'
whom he was an intimate friend.
Tn. o,lcr Ministers Of THE RibJt Clhinct ar" mann
o,,cl I'm their offices Of War; Navy Foreign Analr'
Agriculture and Public Works. with the eNc"p'lph
OF NJ Dlipuy. who Minister "f Pubhc Instruction
and Is now appointed Minister OF the Interior lar-
,Iculors about these officials have already been pup
iishet I'm The Tribune when they wrr" HIST chosen 10
form the late Cabinet. . -,
Although the new Ministry l. not composed ,i "i
extremely brilliant and great p1llll inN. II VIII
enjoy an imp0r, ant advantage. b"'ause u 'alh" "
.Iis.ci,d OF any connccti1a with The Panama >'andh>
The Chamber evidently wants !. nav" m"'hS LIE nti
o do with this disagreeabl" aiair ana ihiS S'hu
ment IS perhaps ~ the bottom of the y.t un'A Phih
rous.s Of The overthrow of Premier Elbot HIS per
.l,nni honesty admitted by all: but ne wa,
this MAY have been sufficient suddenly 10 create Il
majority agains: him among the Deputies, VINO are
ilr,d 81 the Panama business. Dnrlng MS pi'a nnS
fnr attendant nj the kssiEc Court. NJ D"mnnyc, the
lawyer, declared. without being contradictei thi
when NJ RlbOt was. years agO. director Of tlr
newspaper :" L. Plrcmenl.' he was back financially
hv k,lnach Gemcnccau had been by torfnu'
Herr
The cause of the duel between Andricnx and Mar't
probn,ly lay in the comment, which the former may
have made verbally In the press In regard to III"
money which shown at the A'>izc Court - nav"
been paid. not 10 Mare personally, but to the pro
prctor> Of lie Radical Of which he was the odtor
The amount mentioned was 22j.0 900 francs. paid ont
of the famous 900. 900 francs which NJ. Floqurt had
demanded from the Panama Company for The benefit
OF Republican newspapers which making way
against Poulangism. There might have been also
.nu,. malicious insnuatOns mad" against VI. M1r"t.
who was at first opposed TO th" lottery bonds ana
who voted later on In favor OF the bill.