New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30


been run. and everybody who can anord 10 40 :,
IL fastening TO leave the heat ana the sme" "a
the metropolis; for In spite OF its picturesque ap
noarorce ito large squares wide boulevards anu
beautiful trees everywhere Paris Is not pleas
ont CITY during the dog days. To visitors 10
shown a magnificent system OF sewers But the'
ore left In ignorance OF the fact that that System
extends only through a small portion or the ne"
ouarters OF Paris and that the principal poruon
OF this huge city IL all wrong from sahi''''
point OF view There are cesspools III a''ho''
every house which have to be empteo pe''oui-
cally. and wher one bears In nina mat 'he'e
are nearly two million inhabitants, II VIII relu's
be understood that scarcely night passes VIII
out there numbering along the DouleVaruS anu
freouented streets string OF wagons raiser!
described az "inodores" which convey the empty
ings OF the cesspoos 10 the banks or the seine.
whence the Notwithstanding freight IS coil''!e'
down stream in barges to the market gar ene's
at Argenteuil and elsewhere along the river
Only those whose olfactory nerves have eNpe-
r,enced these pungent fumes on hot suin'n'rs
night can realize their full horror; ana hasi'u'"
as owing to the absence Of the rich from t'""'
the summer months are precisely those most IN
favor for the cleansing Of the family puts "
Is inst as we'll TO keep. not out OF sight Of Paris
/
situation IS made worse by the fact that tn
water supply Of the city IS lamentcbly insnih-
c,ent There is fine water from the Arve. but II
Is InadcGuate even In the cool months. TO supply
the population with drinking water while dur
ing the summer drouth II dimInishes to such an
extent as 10 render Paris practically depend II.
u,o, the filthy Seine Even with that source OF
supply there is not enough to keep the drains
Nushe OIL beng
for n permanent summer residence this b. in-
t.ftil picturesque and in every way dNfd' '''0
Paris Is the reverse Of healthy.
GAMBLING AT THE GRAND PRfX.
From spectacular point OF view. the Grand
Prx was very fine but II can scarcely u ~
garded as satisfactory so far as the sporting
features ~ the affair are concerned. Eacn year
the Grand Prx becomes more Of gamble and
less Of a 50 1rtlng contest and 10 certain extent
IT supplies the place OF the state lotteries when
| constitute the bane II the Italian ana II oiAeT
| latin nations The favorite for a race Is usuau!
| rho hos, horse Now II Is an accepted axiom on
! ~. Gallo turf that the favorte never wins. ave
| hv accident II was the case on last sunday
when the Grand Prlx was won by an Outsider Il
0llv Of the name 81 Andre. belonging - u. e.
moni Blanc. the chief proprietor %; the N'rte
+ carlo gambling establishment. Andree W. IA
mentally beaten only short time previously by
! Ka-bah In the Prix de Diane. and no one dr' Nlei
/ that the horse had the slightest chance SAY eN-
King Milan o. Scrvia. who IL exceedingly s-per-
s,ltious. ana who. finding that Andree was ne
only nllv entered ard that until now. hlly has
won every seventh Grand Prix. lad all ne nae on
tho n,g with a re-,ult tina, he came OF a nner
10 the tune Of $4,000 Flu, with this except n
almost every one lost. and tie Consequent wa
but ing al
hoo,ing greeted Andre md aer jockey as ,Aey
rode back 10 the Weighing stand after the CO.
without wishing In any way 10 impuEn the
good fa,,h and honesty OF NJ. Blanc. | "a no
refrain from recording some ~ the unkindl, ru-
rnors that are current with regard 10 the VIM
ming OF tn Grand Pr,x by his horse-reinarks
which tend 10 show tha' this Is by no means the
| first occasion on which VI. Blanc has carried II
the Grand Prx In this manner. 1t is the 4 ur'h
time that he has this Blue Ribbon o, the
French turf. and on -ac" occasion II has been
with horsc which. owing 10 It's pitiahle defeat
in previous races. has been considered As alto
ecther ont 81 the running. or course good
deal I'm these rumors must be set down 10 tle
bitter feeling that ranhlos in the breasts Of
those who have lost their money on the race.
but at the same time IL cannot be denied hat
there is every reason 10 believe that the arp
money mart have oern permitted 10 contanl-
nate the turf. AMI that sporting contests are or
ganizcd nowadays much in the same way as
'coups de Boursc" on previous occasions
when NJ Blanc has the Grand Prix the
President OF the Republic for the time being re
Trained from complying with the tme-honored
custom Of receiving at the Elysee and conrratu-
iating the owner 81 the victorious horse IN
following day. People are specializing IS 70
what will be the attitude Of NJ. Felix Farre In
this connection
TIE uNACCOUNTABLE PARlSIANs
Parislans are. indeed. strange and unac-
countable people. Last year they bitterly re-
scented the sort OF semi-state in which resident
Casimir- Perier drove to the autumn Grand Prix.
accusing him 81 vulgar ostcntation and over
whelming him with ridicue and manifest II )ns
Of d.sfavor. Yet this year President Faure
drives to the races wlth infinitely greater romp.
The two footmen in the rumble Of his daumont
! wore powdered hair. while his carrage-a III ur
was preceded by n superbly apparclled outrier
clad In high Jackboots. a coat covered with gold
lace. long hunting knife dangling at his side
and gold-laced hat with red white ar bll
cockade his head. 1t this same q, rider
concerning whom there 30 much discuss ion
In the press. and even IN the ministerial coun.
ellis last year. and who was at the last moment
eliminated from the Perler cortcgc for fear OF
provoking public condemnation. Yet this year
he may be said TO have constituted the most
popular figure in the show. The news papers
have published his portrait and history. while IN
the evening OF the Grand Prix he was invi, ed "a
n grand punch d'honneur" given In his bel all
by the buffers. coachmen. Wallets and the grooms
Of the chambers Of the mansions that lie the
Faubourg ST. Honore.
We have just been celebrating the centennial
anniversary OF the officially recorded death Of
the Inflated Dauphin IN the Temple prison
The number OF masses that have been said In
the Partisan churches In honor OF the occas On
Is beyond belief. In the first place there has
been one celebration organized by the adherents
OF Don Carlos. who claims the chiefta nship Of
mn ~ nat,.,.