New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-26

associates as having been guilty Of an infrac.
ton of Article 3s3 of the Code, which provides
deportation to the penal colonies and imprison.
mont for life for those who, under the cover OF
darkness have committed theft, larceny or rob-
berry on public high road or park, ana IN the
event of this charge not holding good ne IKE IKE
,yise invokes Statute No. AS which DEGREES that
any ono cutting down trees which do not belong
to him shall be liable to a sentence OF IRON
six days to six months for each tree so cut
down Fortunately the authorities decline 10
nut into execution these terrible penalties
against the modern Alcibiades. and the law has
been content to insist on me transfer Oh an
Of the contractor 10 those Of the municipality,
while those members of the city adminlstra-
ton who are specially cohc5sn,u VIII sie hI
agement Of the Bots Dc Boulogn" nave peen
severely reprimanded for the incompetency
which they have manifested In the preservation
of public property. But the aiia'r pore an ugly
asnect for a time since the more radical sec
zion Of the press took up the charges OF the ex-
Communist leader. and tried to excite popular
feeling against the Prince on the plea tnat 'ne
peoples park. the lungs OF the metropolis IN
fact was being sacrificed and destroyed for the
benefit Of mere handful. OF arstocrats in
terested in bicycling and headed by the Prince
TIE new bicycle club bears the name OF the
Omnium and has about five hundred OF the
best names in France on It's list. us pres-
dent is the Due de Luyncs ana It's vice.
nrosident Is the Due de Brissac. while the
committee includes the names Of the Due
dues the Vicomte de Breteuil. comte Jean
IN
Contad-C ontades. The headquarters OF the club
have been esta bshed in a commodlous mouse IN
tho Rue cpontni one ~ the features OF wnlcn Is
the huge hall lighted by stained-gass windows,
where those members who come in from roe
end do not wish to change can lunch and dine en-
costume For the present the CLUB has the use ot
rho Seine racerack for practice and II is expected
that within short time the Omnium Will Decoma
to cycling what the Jockey Club is 10 the french
turf. -
While on the subject az sport II may % men-
Toned that polo Is once more In full swing IN the
Rois conte Jean de Nadre Lord shrewsbury ana
the Vicomte de la Rochefoucauld being. as usual.
we'll 10 the fore one If the events next week -
10 be the match Of France against America TOT
The Herald" Cup. the American team includinS
Foxhall Keene. Charles Carroll ana waiter Mac
Creery. A.,
The festival which took place last week IN mo
picturesque little town of Precy-sur-oise' wnen
sixty-four archery associations from various SUD-
urban and northern towns assenDieu ahi
marched in proce ssion u church and attended q
mass in honor Of So Sebastian. the patron SAINT oe
the bowmen serves to recall attention 10 'ie Ner1
important part which these archery assoclauohs
plav I'm social life throughout the North OF France
They are as a rule ex elusive in their comp n
and 10 belong to them one must have a reputation
ror good behavior as well az belong 10 a certdip
class OF society the local aristocracy as tuisf
forming the backbone OF the various associatiohss.
In fact membership In these archery societies n
ms, az much A certificate Of good character AND
social status in the North as membership oi ~
exclusive club is in Paris