New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
TOPICS IN PARIS.
SOME ANARCHIST EXPERIMENTS.


ParlsIans have been considerably startled and
alarmed By the catastrophe resulting from the
EXPLOSION OF an Internal machine sent by mall
TO Baron Alphonse de Rothschild. which resulted
in the manning of his private secretary yet, on
reflection. one Is inclined to join In the general
feeling OF surprise expressed that no attempt
should have been made until the other day to
execute Anarchist justice upon the arch-Inill-
ionaire. One Of the fixed Ideas OF the lower
classes In general and Of the Socialists In par
ocular, Is that the Rothschilds constitute the
supreme embodiment of capital and therefore
the chief source OF every social Ill. Under the
circumstances II is only natural that they should
be the favo-ite mark for Anarchist thunderbolts,
and II they have escaped until now their good
fortune must be attributed to the watchful care
which is kept over them by the Government and
by their private police.
The unfortunate secretary, although severely
injured. will escape with Disagreement and the
loss OF an eye. which will preclude him from full
filling any longer the duty Of reading the news
papers for the Paron The latter was accus-
toned until few years ago to devote about an
hour each morning to Swimming through the
principal newspapers Of France. Germany and
England He knew exactly where to look for the
news both financial and political. that he needed,
tions for the day About three years ago he
lost an eye through the careessness OF guest
at one Of the pheasant-shoot parties at his
beautiful chateau Of Ferrieres. and when he was
able to return to business the doctors absolutely
forbade him to contue this practice OF reading
a large number of newspapers, declaring that II
he did so he would inevitably lose the remaining
eye also He has been won't to assert that moth
m
loss OF his eye than his inability to take thus
the cream off the newspapers since 1t has been
a source of daily evaporation, and above all, Of
terrible loss Of time to have them read to him,
since the reader could not know exactly what the
Baron wanted. Finally In sheer WEAKNESS OF
spirit he deputed this to him all-important task
TO mis- old secretary. who was not only his conf
Dental clerk, but also his legal adviser, and in
many cases his power of attorney; a man 50
trusted indeed, that he permitted to open
even the most confidential communications adj
dressed to his employer. The secretary was full
filling the duties with regard to the newspapers
70 the satisfaction OF the Baron. and the latter
was concentrating himself on having thus
solved a difficulty when the explosion OF dyna-
mite-filed letter inflicted upon the secretary the
injury which has incapactated his employer
SYMPATHY FOR THE ROTHsCHILDs.
4 good deal Of sympathy is expressed for the
Rothschilds in connection with this attempt to
assassInate the head of the house, the letter con-
tanning the murderous explosive having been ad-
dressed personally to Baron Aphonse. or all the
CAPITALISTS and plutocrats who make their head
quarters In Paris, the Rothschilds are certainly
the least ostentatious and the most generous
No greater contrast for instance, could De
Imagined than that which was apparent last
week at Trouville, between the noisy. LOUD ana
snowy parties Of the Lebaudys and Meners on
the one hand and the simplicity OF the Baron
and Baroness Alphonse Rothschild, she In the
| quietest of dark-hued taior-m9de gowns with
out a single jewel. he in sober black or gray
strong By her side. Always generous to the
moor they have become doubly so since the loss
OF their favorite daughter at Vienna few years
ago. and both their public charities, and espe-
| cially their private ones. know no bounds.
| Moreover not a year passes without one, an
| other OF the members of this great banking house
presenting some fine masterpiece or collection or
masterpieces to the French nation, collections
! which In many cases the Government has been
| obliged to refrain from purchasing on the score
OF economy. In fact the Rothschilds may be
said to do everything that lies In their power
10 do good with their money and to atone for its
! abundance In the eyes or the poor Dy IfledHS VI
extreme generosity and extensive charity.
Far different is the spectacle presented by
young Lebaudy. who almost lynched on the
| Deauyille racecourse by an enraged mob which
accused him Of having had the fayorite pulled
SO as to let his second horse far inferior ami
NAL win In fact he only escaped thanks to the
! timely Intervention OF a number OF soldiers pres
emit who considered 1t their duty to come to the
rescue of their comrade. For, In spite Of the
fact that since the beginning Of the year he has
souandered according to popular report, over
| two million dollars he Is serving as a simple
soldier and il he present at the races Of
| Deauville 1t was in consequence of having re-
ceived a long leave Of absence on the ground OF
i'll health. His ailing condition, however, which
was declared sufficiently severe to debar him
from performing his military duties. was not
quite acute enough to prevent him from leading,
since he obtained leave, the widest and fastest
Of lives He was still able to remain up all night
over cards. with losses of $4,000 at a sitting.
/ winning almost as much the next afternoon on
the racecourse, only to lose it once more at bac-
carat In the evening The riot in the Deauville
racecourse brought matters to a climax, and
! in Difference to popular cutlery. which has found
! expression in the newspapers Of every shade or
| opinion, the Minister of War has summarily re-
| scinded young Lebaudys leave, compelled MIN 10
rejoin his regiment and given strict orders to his
| colonel that henceforth he is to be treated
as an ordinary private, and not with the favor
| ltlsm accorded to him until on account Of
| his vast wealth. which. is well known is de-
! rived from sugar. whence his nickname of lie
! petit sucrer' (the little sugar-poD.
A GENEROUS USE OF WEALTH.
1t is pleasant to turn from this to the nobler
use made Of great riches by the Duchesse de
| Rvoli's mother. Nine. Heire. who has just pre-
scented to the French Government her palatial
villa at Nice for use a sanltarlum for officers
returning home invaded from the Madagascar
campaign. Not content with this truly royal
gift she has fitted up the villa for the accom-
mediation OF sixty invaded officers. furnished 1t