New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
A SERIES OF MIsHAPs AT a BAD TIME.

4 SERIES OF MISHAPS AT \ BAD TINE.
The French Compagnie Generate Transatlantque
Is passing through a series OF mishaps just at the
moment when II needs that It's record should be as
good as possible. The company is about to ask from
the Government a rem wal OF its postal concession
and consequently OF it's annual subsidy OF about
s. 10000 This is concession which has been
granted for many years to the Transatlantque Com
pany 1t has recently submitted the French Gov
eminent many propositions concerning the reorgani
zllon OF the postal service with the United States
the West Indies and Mexico.
"I.e Courier des Etats-Unis" OF this city. which
speaks OF course authoritatively about these prop
ositions says that they refer 10 the building for
the New-York ard Havre line o; two fast steam
ers valued at 100000 and capable OF running
at "A twenty-knot rate. \ rapid line would be es-
tnblishcd between Havrc. Bordeaux and Colon by
placing on II two OF the steamers OF the New-fork
line which would be arranged specially for trips
in southern climates. The voyage to the French
colony OF Guadeloupe would last only nine days.
and IT would take only fifteen days to cross be-
tween Colon and Bordeaux Finally the company
proposes to have the steamers which run twice
month between the Colombian coast. Mexico and
St Nazaire, call AZ Bordeaux-Pauillac. In ex-
change OF these advantages. the company asks the
Government to prolong for ten years Its present
concession The Chambers OF Commerce OF Havre
and Bordeaux have voted already to give their
support TO the company.
the Generate Transatlantique has to fgnt against
several competitors. mainly the Messageries Mari
times Moreover, its management under dis
cusson recently. and an attempt al blackmail upon
the company made but the blackmallers are
already i'm prison under indictments based upon
similar criminal attempts other concerns. The
adversarles of the General. Transatlantique vainly
tried also injure II. on account OF the dealings
OF its agent In New-York with Captain Schmitt-
berger Such attacks amount to nothing compared
the recent loss OF the AneriqCe. near Savanjlla
Colombia. and the anxiety about the Gascogne.
which have caused the shares OF the company, to
i2ia the Paris Bourse.
STORM-TOSSED WITH lii.R CARGO on FIRE.
Halifax ~ s. Feb 9.Thc steamer slgnaled from
the Citadel last night. which afterward put 10
already reported. from Galveston January 20 vie
Newport News January 3D. for Hamburg wiki a
cargo OF cotton. on fire. When the Wakefield left
Galveston she had $500 bales of cotton. large
quantity OF oIlcake bes!dcs ~ logs OF cedar.
Five hundred miles off Halifax fire was discovered
in the cotton and during the remainder of the voy
age to this port stch terrific weather was encoun-
tered the logs got loose and everything movable
not washed overheard by the mountainous seas
broken by the logs.
The steamer was off harbor all day yesterday. try
ing get into port but In consequence OF the
storm was compelled to put to sea again untii 10,
day. The fire has extended to the fore hold
and all her cargo will have TO be discharged.
The city OF Wakefield is 937 tons net. built in
1891 and owned By the Tyne Blythe snip Coni-