New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01

returned to the coast alone, and explained that
and was buried some 1870 miles distant Gossip
on the part Of the expeditions native escort led
the authorities after the Counts departure fos
France to have the body Of Captain Quiqueres
searched for and eXhumed, and il was discovered
that the skull had been pierced by revolver
bullet On this being brought to the notice Of the
military authorities in France they called upon
the Count dc SegOnzac for explanation. lie
thereipon confessed that his first account had been
untrue, and that Quiquerez had shot himself dur
ing ft Of delirium tremens. He pleaded that
he was anxious TO spare the feelings of the dead
mans family, and explained the location OF the
shot in the head. which was thought 10 be incon.
sstent with the idea of suicide by saying that Out
querez's right hand had been disabled by wound,
and that consequently he fired with his left.
Unfortunately for the Count, the mother and step
father of Quiquerez declined to believe word OF
all this story and do not hesitate to assert in the
most positive manner that their son met with foul
treatment at the hands Of the Count The latter
has in vain demanded court-martial. but all that
he could obtain was a court Of inquiry which,
without pronourcing him either guilty innocent
Of the murder Of his comrade, has recommended
nc removal Of his name from the army list in.
pw of the fact that the circumstances under
which Ququerez died are of distinctly suspicious
character. 1t is only iair TO add tiat al me
Count are loud in their proiestatons of his nno-
ccnce. and in their denunciation of the treatment
TO which he has been subjected: and moreover,
they draw attention to the fact that Captain Out
querez went to Africa with the object Of earning
tho promotion which would permit him 70 ask for
tho hand OF young lady here TO whom he had
secretly plighted his troth. While he was in the
interior of Africa however. she was forced by her
parents TO marry some else. and il is asserted
that it was the despair caused by the intelligence
of her marriage, reaching him on his back to
the coast, which led him 10 commit suicide.
Tho foreign colony in Paris has been much
wrought up by another dispute at the New Club, on
the boulevard Malsherbos, which may be described
as the rendezvous of the masculine exotic element
in Paris Prince Charles Poniatowski, who is
nresident of the committee Of the cub, had al
tempted to dismiss VI Sant-Jeanne from his post
of manager. The latter. however resisted thls
attempt and submitted TO the courts OF law, ana
consequently TO publicity, his contract with the
Board Of Directors Of the club From TINS 10
would appear tina: the rumOrs which have l3ng
been current on the subject are correct, ana that
the New Club has never been anything more than
n mere vulgar gambling tripot According 10 the
terms OF the contract. NJ Sa nt-Jeanne. the mana
GER bound himself to pay the rent OF the r ,'
iishmant. amounting to 81 200 year. the light.
inc heating and maintenance OF an aiepua.rt s'n
of servants to furnish an expensive ana elaborate
daily dinner and deeuner at merely noii MAJ
price 10 those Of the members who cared ~ par
take thereof and, moreover, tQspay sum OF Some
81 5000 per annum into the treasury OF me cruz.
In return for all this heavy expense on MS paiS
no was conceded the privilege Of running ior ms
own profit the gambling portion of the establish,
ment. the gaming tables constituting the prlhcipa.
"raison d'etre' Of the so-called ciup; =, III TN
readily he gathered from this how high the play
must have been to enable NJ. Saint-!elnnc 10 re-
coin himself for his expenses in MAINTAINING .''s
entire establishment The controversy ms r'sa hs
in the withdrawal of Prince Poniatowskl ana MS
friends from the New Club and in their ORGANIZE
tion Of another establishment of similar charac.
ter in the Chaussee dAntin, under me na'ne VI
fine English Club. II is stated that Prince fohi;.
towski has decided TO constitute himself not ony
president, but also manager oil tiis lie" in''i'"
ton. ,o..u,..o tor soma
two voars 400 il acquired an unenviablc notorlety
in connection with some peculiarly dlsgrac"IIi
gambling scandals. Three crouplers OF tine gahplns
establishment having noticed that TWO new msi ~
bors Americans. were inveterate losers; offered IN
the most cynical manner TO assist them III an
artistic manner, in return, OK coura'', ioI . 10
sderation On the matter benz reported 10 We
then nroprietor and the immediate dismissal Oh
Tho three croupers demanded, he declined 10 ac-
code 10 the request. whereupon the MATER was r.
ported to the police No. serg 1mcb prominSnce as
one of the principal supporters OF ueerai bo
lnngcr in tho Chamber Of Deputies, was pre~iueiio
Of the club OF the time. ana It was s2 ~,
zion in the Chamber one OF the chel sulp ,n az
~ the Minister of that period, that preVchs" tno
Project of Police from closing up the ciuo '"''
and there.
One Of tho strangest newspapers pu wbish Is "en
~ ., clusiveIv IN the guild of men1icants Inc
hnSgors of Paris have their labor union and
labor dues in the same way as every 9tn"1 ira
Only limited humber Of hcktograph cVpi.S , W.
yiiS nni ,re issucd and ara distributed among
,he various district headquarters of TN" metropolis
It contains tips for all sorts of mTnii @ednqs AMI
are complete sS %, e day. so that the begear
M6s rads the where to go f se
wants wan to ply his trade SUCCESSFULLY .oe lGF s eom n
vantage of begging letterwrliers c,nS the arrivals
at aud dcpartnres Of persons Of nown caIh onS
iendences If the phianthrop ml ,bat Meas for
no surprised returning TO pars Una, nnon him he
sistopca nj once begin To pour IN upon h,'i .ho
will he able 10 ascribe this PHENOMENON " '"'
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