New-York tribune., 1898-10-30

.ohle and patriotic. anu tne otliei
ua-d who Is the synonym OF ruin ana the SYM
bol Of all the evil energies tnat are worK'hs 70
...o,onl;sh ,hc ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the nations
power and unity ~.
,, &c also significant that the Petite Repuo-
-" oeered 70 wager 1000 francs that not the
=, ,,-. Parole nor the "Intransigeant" nor the
.po,,, yournar would reproduce certain telling
..,o.s from Councillor Bards report; and had
- no, hnen taken II. Jaures would have won
49,, ,hose three important papers merely pub
,,.oa cursorv summaries Of the Court of Cassa-
.,.,,e nroceedincs and made editorial comments
~ denunciations Of treason In the abstract
i,hou, going into facts or the real merits OF the
case
Tho s,plomatic aspect Of the Fashoda s'tua-
..-,.,,e unchanged The utmost confidence
.~0vaus at the Quai d'Orsay that peaceful So
,o, vii, he reached This is also the feeling
on the stock Exchange where Government Sc
r,,,es have risen since Thursday and continue
c., Major Marchands departure from Fa-
Aodo Cor Cairo n no way alters the facts any
,ore than does the presence Of Baratier IN
paris Reports that the French Government
tss decided TO withdraw the French nag Iron"
Fasboda. which circulated with such persis'ency
.ordav arc 10 say the least. premature. In
~ ers, Mace. no such important step could he
,.or until n Cabinet is formed and has had
,,r,e IA consider and confer with the President
- the Rerublic The views prevailing at the
oval d'Orsav are that the abandonment OF u
shoda would be n step taken in ceference 10
rnrl,sh amour propre. and only upon the uh-
ders;andng that Lord Salisbury would conceue
,,.,binr AZ least u appease French dissatis-
faction.
7, Is safe to conclude that war about Fashoda
Nc att
eve resources Of the Ouai d'Orsay and Downing
Street The danger is the nervous tension no"
rravaillnc in France owing to the Dreyfus az
I.ir which has made public opinion here keehiy
,e,,i,e 70 any real or imaginary slight 10 the
.,on's honor The cartoon in Punch repre-
nr,inc Marchand as a monkey on parreI-
o-ran has been reproduced in the illustrated pa
.-s throughout France and eXcites intense
,o,ular resentment against England. Inc
o,,t Of honor must now he considered While the
,-e.ent tension lasts. and an il-timed jest OF
ho,-tenpered retort would now do more 10 IN
rte hostli.ies than a naval demonstration or an
ultimatum
Meanwhile the firm and unmistakable message
h-ourht by Count Muravieff from the Emperor
n. Russia. which was referred 10 In this column
last week impressing President Faure and the
Cabinet with the necessity Of not allowing the
Fashoda negotiations to get beyond the limits OF
6plonoatic discussion. is considered here as the
best guarantee Of peace.
The chief theatrical incident Of the week was
the appearance last night Of Sarah Bernhard'
in "Medea" a three-act tragedy in verse by NJ
Catuue Mendes. which closely follows the nam
lines OF Euripides. and which Mendes adapted
specially for Nine Bernhardt The Ver1't
this morning of the leading PaA'.au critics
,s that next after "Phedre" the impersonauoh
% "Medea" IS in pure tragedy. Sarah Bern
bardts most complete and powerful creation
The first act is rather disappointing. ana con-
e;sts OF a series Of pictures without acuoh OF
movement The second act contains a remark
able scene between Nedea and Jason IN Whioh
the French actress delineates in rapid contrast
the most intense phases OF love ana jealous
hatred The third act, in which Medea In
trusts 10 her children poisoned veil, in which
Creusa. Jason's young bride, expires in excruci-
att,g agony and in which Medea murders her
,uo children and shows their bodies TO their
father, attains a tragic intensity which Nine.
Bernharst renders in passionate outburst or
eenius- worthy Of the most brilliant period OF
her career The other parts are merely lndi-
Gated; everything is subordinated 10 the one
central figure of Medea. which makes the play
somewhat monotonous in spite Of the sonorous
rhythm Of NJ. Mendes's versifcation. This new
creation Of Nine. Bernhardt is literary treat
for the classical student. but is not likely ever
TO obtain a hold with the real theatre-going
public either in Paris or abroad. The play Is
ACCOMPANIED by music composed by NJ. Vincent
dIndy. much more appropriate TO the concert
room than TO the theatre. and the impression Of
musical critics is not favorable.
A number Of American yachts are already in
commission for the Mediterranean season. The
sailing yacht Fleur de Lys. owned by Mr.
George Lord Day arrived on Tuesday al Lisbon
after having exchanged salutes off Finisterre
with the Spanish cruiser Carlos V Mr.. Eugene
Higgins's steam yacht Varuna arrived at Bor-
ceaux yesterday. and will be rejoined there by
her owner and a party Of friends. Mr.. james
Gordon Bennett with the Namouna. put in at
Corfu on Thursday account Of bad weather
Mr Benefits party consists Of Mr.. Henry
R!deway. Baron Maurice GourCaud and NJ
Jules Stewart the painter Al the last moment
NJ Marcel Provost who was TO accompany Mr.
Bennett TO do justice TO the intended interview
at Jaffa with the Emperor william was de-
tanned in Paris.
Among the Americans in Paris this week are
Nj and Mrs j. S. Pickering Mr and Mrs
William A. Rose Mrs Bradford Allen. Miss
Nita Allen Mr.. and Mrs. John Glenny, Mr and
Mrs John Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Pell Hag
gerty. Mr.. Wyllys Pomeroy and Miss Pomeroy.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Harrison. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kinmont Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Vanish.
Mr C. H. Morgan. Mr.. F. H. Rawson Mr.. f. D.
Hardy. Mr.. De Courcey Forbes and Mr.. Will
IAN A. Warner
Among the passengers who sailed on La Gas
cogne are Mrs A Z Boardman NJ. and Nine.
De Keratry. Count &c Valmont. and Mr.. and
Mrs Halbert Hentzmeyer Among those who
leave Paris 10 sail from Southampton on the