The true northerner., 1897-11-03

They Make Political Scapegoat
OF Marie Van Zandt the
Opera Singer.
VERY RE.iARXABLEYARN, IF TRUE


by Clacquers Who Turn II Upon the
Salt About the French and the Mahdi -
Other Foreign News. Including Some ss
To the situation Ina Guatemala.
Paris, Oct. PA remarkable story is
going the rounds as TO the real animus
of the tremendous demonstration in
March. 1855. against Miss Marie Van
Zandt. the American singer. NJ. Goron.
formerly a high official at the prefecture
OF police. declares that the memorable
and offensive attack upon the singer was
engineered by the followers of Nj. Ferry
TO counteract an intended demonstration
against him by Radicals and socialists
after the disastrous defeat of the
French at Lang Son, AMMAN. NJ. Cam
ercarse, the prefect Of police of the city.
was consulted as TO how 10 prevent the
intended demonstration against the un-
popular Nj. Ferry. and according to NJ
Goron he suggested a monster demon
stration against Miss Van Zandt All
the available detectives and theatrical
claques were sent to the Opera Comique
TO howl and hiss the American singer
Whenever there was a lul in the uprcar
the cry was raised that Miss Van Zandt
was going out by another door and 50
successful was the trick that the excite
ment was maintained until midnight and
the attention of the intending anti
Ferry demonstrators was diverted until
1t was too late to go to the foreign office
Remarkable story from France.
lafr arlxa ~
article to the effect that three French
missions are now on their way to Khar-
toum by forced marches as the result
of an understanding with the mahdi
reached in 1896, by which France recog-
nizes the Soudan as an independent state
under the suzerainty OF the sultan Of
Turkey, in return for certain conces-
sions. In conclusion The Eclaire says:
France is acting in these regions by ex-
press desire Of the mahdi in conformity
with the principle Of the maintenance Of
the integrity of the Ottoman empire. in
cessantly proclaimed by NJ. Hanotaux.
the French minister for foreign affairs"
The police Of this city have seized a
German comic paper, The Lustig Blat-
ter. containing cartoons ridiculing Pres
ident Faure and the French republic.
Carnegie Talks to- "a Paris Reporter.
Andrew Carnegie who is here. says he
has offered the Carnegie Armor Plate
works to the United States government.
If the offer is not accepted the firm will
sell them abroad. He says that he only
took up the armor business from a sense
Of duty to his country and that the
works have never paid. The firm means
to sell out at the smallest possible less.
Carnegie declared that there was no
foundation for the report that he and
Rockefeller were organizing combina-
tion to control the ore, iron and steel in
dustry Of America.
Political Row at Limerick.
Dublin, Oct. 29.-According TO a dis
patch from Limerick there was great ex-
citement throughout the city last even
ing in anticipation of John Days depar-
ture for the United States. The police
patrolled the entire town in special
force, as 1t was feared there would be a
disturbance. and a strong detail guarded
the residence of the mayor. DAILY ad-
dressed large and enthusiastic meeting
Of his admirers. and in the course Of an
impassioned speech denounced the may
or Of Limerick as the "myrmidon Of Dub
lin CASTLE for having struck his
(Daly's) name off the list Of burgesses
for the current year on the ground that
he had not occupied a residence at Linn
erick for twelve months prior TO Aug.
81 last thus rendering him ineligible for
election OF the mayoralty.