The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-21
FRANCE FACES A DEFICIT.
4 Supplementary Credit Of $780,
900 Francs Voted.

A Deficit of Almost rs 900. 900 Francs
to Be Provided for in the Next
Budget-Fears That the New Minis
ter of Finance Has Not the Capacity
to Meet the Situation-Suppressi
of the Anarchists.
Copyright, 1898, by the United Press.
Paris, Dec. 20.-Parliament was pro-
rogued to-day for the holidays. Before
the deputies adjourned they agreed to
supplementary credit Of 4G,100, 600 francs
for the general state service 1t is a
grave feature Of the situation that the
ministers will be required to make up in
the next budget deficit of almost 75, ,OO0,-
900 francs. II is not the depression Of the
state finances alone, but a gross mis-
calculation of current receipts that
has forced the government to ask twice
for supplementary votes That M Bur-
deau, the new finance minister, has the
capacity TO meet the emergency is doubt
full. The first proposal made by him as
minister received a check in the chamber
to-day, when the deputies rejected the
bill to authorize the city of Paris to tax
champagne, genuine or artificial 30 GEN.
times bottle AS Paris consumes 1,200,-
600 bottles of champagne annually, the
tax would bring into the treasury 100000
francs. The whole plan was suppressed,
however, without debate.
SUPPRESSION OF ANARCHISTS.
The laws for repression of anarchism
seem TO be proving eifectual. Anarchist
suspects have disappeared swiftly from
the city and the tone of the socialist and
anarchist press cowed, by the prospects
or prosecution or suppression, has been
moderated greatly.
Several pronounced anarchist sheets,
among them the notorious La Revolte,
have ceased appearing. Pere Penard has
published notice that hereafter its edi-
tors will be obliged, by prudence, to ab-
stain from making apologies for bomb
throwers, as the officers would step In
under the new law and punish all con-
cerned. Hereafter" said the fire cat
ing editor pathetically, 1--WE shall not be
free to express all the opinions that we
advocate"
Sebastian Faure, once a Karl Marx so--
cialist and n follower OF Jules Guesde,
but now thoroughbred anarchist,
showed plainly few nights ago what a
blight had fallen upon anarchist ora Ory.
Lecturing in ST. Etienne to a crowd Of
comrades, among them Ravachol's bro
ther, he refrained from his former vehe-
mence OF language ana conbenJed himself
with talking vaguely of the anarchist aim
TO "change the life of pain into life Of
pleasure" Finally, he called upon the
police commissary and his other hearers 10
testify to his moderation.
INTERNATIONAL MEASURES
Many reports are heard as regards the
Prospect of international measures
against the anarchists. The exact truth.as
ascertained from official sources, is as fol-
lows: Spain and Austria sent circular
notice 20 the powers, simultaneously, but
not in concert, to ask whether interna-
tional measures against anarchists might
not be discussed in q conference No
specific suggestions or proposals were
made inlthese notes. England and Ger
many declined 10 consider the matter.
Belgium offered her cooperation only on
the condition that a definite plan be pro-
posed in advance. Austria has dropped
the subject. Spain, however, re-opened
the matter in fresh communications. sug-
gesting treaty changes which would pro.
vide for quicker extradition, a less COM
plicated process of expulsion and moro
careful international surveillance Of sus-
URpta