The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-05
EVENTS IN THE GAY CAPITAL.
TALK OF AMNESTY FOR THE COUNT OF
PARIS AND OTHER EIILES.

PARIS AND OTHER E4ILRS.
Bernh.rdt's New Theatre with Its De.,r-
able NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Inst TO Be RE-
ueved OF Bad Sulphur Mstche.-A Larger
Tax on MISUNDERSTANDING n Balloon.
PARIS. Nov 4.-Premier Dupuy and most OF
the Cabinet look forward to the assembling OF
the Chamber on Nov. 14.wlth much confidence.
They will take full advantage OF the eclat
which the Russian fetes furnished to
strengthen their position before the country.
The universal feeling Of concord and fra
ternity has given rise to popular demand for
q general amnesty for all who have been BAN
ished from France and for the abolition OF that
penalty. Popular confidence in the stability Of
the Republic is so great that IL Ia declared
that the country can afford to open tho gates
to tho Count OF Paris and all other royalists
and political offenders. Tho Government has
not given any Indication Of Its feeling In the
matter.
An interesting explanation is offered OF the
Cars apparent GOODNESS toward France at the
beginning OF the recent fetes. The Russian
Emperor desired. two years ago. to enter into
more cordial relations with France but was
continually restrained by tho uncertainties OF
French uoitics and the rapid succession OF
Ministries
lone docs not know whom to address," he
ia represented TO have said. You begin
speaking to-day to one man. and tomorrow
you must begin again with another
The unanimity Of the French welcome solved
the problem in the Cars mind. He found
someone with whom he could converse. some-
body beyond the reach OF Cabinet crises
and parliamentary votes-France herself
Internationa al politics have invaded the thea
tire OF Paris as we'll as Of London. Tho Sultan OF
Turkey is not the offended party here. but
an allusion to the tragic history OF Prince Ru-
doph in the new play Los Rois," In which
Bernhardt is to appear on Monday. is said to
have offended Austrian feelings. The matter
has not resulted in Intervention. as In Lon
don. but the play will be quietly modified.
Nine Bernhardts new theatre. by the way.
will be model house. Seats may be bought
in advance without an additional fec In Gratui-
ties. Attendants and the cleque and prompter
are to be abolished.
One OF the greatest nuissnces In France. the
match monopoly. is to be abolished. Tho
twenty years concession has expired. and
President Carnot himself has signed deoreo
banishing the miserable sulphur matches, not
one in three Of which would burn.
Paris is threatened with q deficit In her
budget. and tho Municipal Council proposes to
provide for It by an increased tax on funerals.
Undertakers are public officers In France. and
fees are fixed by law. The lowest price Of
tona metre costs 5000. The Council proposes
to make the minimum charge 500 for two
metres.
A fight for a body Is no uncommon thing in
Paris. The other day four men caught sight
OF human body In the Seine at the same mo-
ment. Three ran toward the water throwing
off their clothes. The fourth jumped in fully
dressed. from bridge. seized the body.
and swan toward tho shore. His landing
was energetically opposed by the others. who
wanted to make him share the profits. but he
refused to compromise. as he desired to have
the reward all to himself. The possessor
OF tho doleiul derelct was kept
lodging about the riverside for a
quarter OF an hour. trying to reach
terra flrma. At last two policemen went to
the rescue. enabled him to land and decided
that he alone was entitled to the premium
due for the recovery OF a human body.
Tho French newspapers have been much
bothered, in the dispatches about the Ameri-
can silver question. by such terms as silver
Senator" and silver Congressman" The
French word for silver. argent. means money
as we'll. and It Is not permissible in French to
make noun into an adjective. The difficulty
has been overcome by coming the term
arGyrophile." which is now applied to all
Americans who favor silver.
The Russian Military Commission has COM
pleted satisfactory tests OF the navigable
balloon at Warsaw. 1t is made on the Treds
system. 1t rose against strong atmospheric
pressure. was steered successfully against tho
wind. was propelled in any desired direction.
and descended without releasing gas.