New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-16

possessed OF PERSONAL courage. and fitted for dan
gerous and hazardous employment"
BANKING IN FRANCE-A recent report of the
American Consul in Zurich draws attention to
banking methods in France. which in the opinion
of the Consul. well worth the study and
sderation of bankers in this country. The report
mentions the notable fact that the Bank of France
still keeps its rate at : per cent which figure IL
disturbances OF the last year, while the rates OF
the National banks in England and Germany are
respectively and per cent; I'm Austria. per cent
bank keeps the rate OF discount low and prevents
variations; makes advances to the State without
interest: supplies the paper circulation and keeps
it at parity with gold all the world. and
the highest possible level in the period following
the war with Germany the bank advanced about
100000 francs the State. for which il received
only | per cent interest. and the money not
all repaid until 1879 Since that time the Bank Of
terests of the State and of the commercial commun-
ity. rather than those Of its own stockholders. and
equalled IL? per cent on the par value of the
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maintained its discount rate for months at double
that charged by the Bank OF France
SECRET OPPOSITION TO THE TREATY.-A
Senator who has taken small degree of interest
I'm the Arbitration Treaty said that there was
more secret history behind the fate of that docu-
ment than generally appreciated. when the
treaty first came up said he II divided the OPP
position into three classes-Fenianism. silversm
and the old rebelism. | think however. that II
the correspondence of Senators could be read now
or II we could come back to earth one hundred
years from now to learn history We would find that
the most potent factors i'm defeating the treaty were
the agents Of the Russian and German govern
ments | know that the Russian Government has
been especially active in this matter. and have
reason TO believe that IL has been hand I'm glove
with Germany. There is decided antipathy to
allowing England enter into any sort OF alliance
with this Nation, and anything that would weaken
the treaty has been resorted to-"
do you think that the treaty is dcad%'
II do. II has been so cmasculatcd by the amend
ments that have been made to II that its friends
no longer take any interest in 1t. The fact Is also
that many OF the Senators who have been APP
been against 1t. and they will not weep tears
II beaten. There may be effort to revive II. but
| do not think 1t will be successful
THAT JEFFERSON DINNER.-The factional
bitterness and personal Jealousies among the Demo-
Gratis In the House of Representatives came peril
ousy stopping over into the jefferson dinner
Tuesday night and marrng the beauty and
symmetry OF the occasion The preparations for
the dinner had been in progress for weeks and the
invitations were sent out a fortnight or more ago
by an oversight an Intentional one, some OF his
Mr. Bailey the leader OF the Democratic minority
in the House OF Representatives, and the omission
not discovered until Tuesday afternoon. 1t Ia
understood that the discoverer was not Mr.. Nc
Mllin. OF Tennessee, who was one OF the prime
movers I'm the affair and who otciatcd as toastmas
ter at the dinner. but Mr. Bryan who was to be
Bailey should not only be invited, but persuaded TO
accept the invitation and attend lie was induced
TO do so. Having done this. he had right 10 eN-
pec that II called on to speak at al he would not
be left until the last. and then asked M O'Clock
IN the morning, when everybody was tired and
nearly everybody was otherwise incapacitated Tor
enjoyment OF eloqucnce-and after everybody had
listened to Bryan and George Fred Williams and
Joe" Sbley and Lentz and Suizer and Jones ana