New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-06

nebulous claims Of France TO presumption Into
the further background. Those claims have never
been conceded by treaty or recognized by the
p Congo State. but rest upon verbal promises given
By the Congo Association to- France before the
Association was absorbed by the Congo state
Seeing that Germany refused TO allow Portugal
TO control the mouth Of the Congo or to permit
the State to lease a strip of its territory to Great
Britain. 1t is hardly likely that the Berlin Gov
eminent will ever recognize any special claims OF
France to the inheritance of the Congo. even II
Belgium becomes weary of bearing the congo
burden English commercial classes are hopeful
that Germany will cordially assist In preventing
what might amount to French annexation
The Parisians are in the thick of another
scandal. After the newspapers and certain or
the public officials II is now the turn OF men OF
commerce NJ. Martin. distinguished man IN
the railway world. and two engineers OF the
Southern railway are under lock ana ke! loi
fraud. and France is promised revelations IKE
those of a little Panama on the subject of sub
contracts.
Parisians find it difficult to understand the
grounds for NJ de Lanessan's dismissal. The fact
OF his sending copies of official documents 10
newspaper of his own party color is practice
not unknown in England. 1t evidently does not
cover the whole reason for the action OF the
Government NJ. de Lanessan's early return 10
Paris will throw some much-needed hght upon
II and the revelation will be the more perfect
II NJ de Lanessan be arrested on MS return
and brought to trial; for this is anticipated by
some of the newspapers.
The Journalist blackmaiers in Paris are not
yet out of the hands Of the public prosecutor.
Every few days some new victim is discovered
and the chantage system, by which many Paris
rovsnaners are maintained instead of by ad-
vertisements, is possibly doomed This wouid
indeed be a good ending TO a bad story. Ihere
is no secret about the thousands OF francs paio
annually to conductors of newspapers by the
directors of that fashionable gambling nell at
Monte Carlo Even the Credit Foncier pays
hush money to the extent of two millions; So a'
any rate says NJ. Hamon. author of La France
Socae ct Politique." This authority also oe
c,ares that now the Grand Francois is dead.
NJ Charles de Lesseps and NJ Marius fon'ahes
will speak out and explode a veritable bomb
which they dared not handle so long as ola NJ
de I,esseps was alive, lest he should be thrown
into prison
English artists have another grievance
against their sovereign. There has long been
complaint that the Queen engaged a second
rate painter like Signor Angell' ihs'eau Vi '
Watts or Sir John Miilais for portrait work. her
Majesty has now conferred upon an itaiian'
Chevalier MARITIME. the honor of marine painter
in ordinary vested in the late Sir OSWALD
Briefly Signor MARITIME has done some rev
pictures in The Graphic and is personal
friend of King Humbert and Kaiser Wiiheim'
and Is one Of the few men possessing picture
from the Kaisers brush; for William IL Is not
only a poetry man but an artist IN real water
coors as well in highfalu,in. Ihis grey
ance against the court is further lhtehsihe" ~
the Prince Of Wales's giving comimss'o" luz
his portrait to NJ. Detaiile' the we''-kho""
French artist