New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
NON, danarfure in the military admin1strat'o"

new departure in the military administrator"
Of France. :,
NJ Lockroy. the Minister of Marine, has de
c,ded TO stimulate promotion in the rle"''
Navy by increasing the number OF nag o''..e
and captains by sixty. and the nuinper "a
tenants and ensigns by 200 The oni! mo'''ea
ton made by NJ Lockroy in the cohS'' =, 90, 49,
nroorarme Of 1890 is to cancel the proposal ior
two battle ships Of 10000 tons eac" az" =" no
hu,,d instead two armor plated cruisers Oh io'o'o
tons each. six torpedo disoa'e"-'
submersible torpedo-boats' H., md
The impending Ficquart court-mar'a' or
the matter Of The Dreyfus revision u.o o,..
oao, dav more heavily charged with explosive
catarrhal Sober minded men express Z "'
aouhts whether the benevolent neuua'' y.
,ho Cabinet can avert conflict be'"ee" Wv
Court Of Cessation and tho General Stai A".
rrevailing opinion to-day is that the Iiotu"'
conrt-martial will take place on 'he ~" -
this month. for the Court OF Cassato" S"o"'
no disposition to pull chestnuts OUT Vi WV -
for the present Government by pos'poh'ie NV
o,,r, MARTIAL II Picquart be condemned by
,ui,orv court then there will be two reVisiohs
instead of one. Colonel Picquart is saui' e"'a
ciated by a three days unremi'tihs at'"ON
influenza Meanwhile Rochefort ana III u'o'
hurl daily invectives at the JUDGES u ',
Count y, Cessation. Rochefort. bursting all
previous bounds. charges Chief 1us'ice
Tho court Of Cessation with the most heinous
o.a ,,,ross,h,e offences. among others OF acting
os q paid spy for Emperor William ana .he
ru,,,a Alliance These trades however, IKE
carora, Mercier's sneers at Nantes about the
p,vant,ne character OF intellectual Frai'ce'
have an effect exactly opposite from what Is
,r,.rdad Ronapartists like NJ Paul de Cas-
sagrac now accuse General MERCER or haVihs
done France more harm than would nave oee'.
caused by the loss of $4,000 men on the i'eiu U.
hattie and NJ. Herve de kerhoant' hoi'oi VI
the ultra-royalist and Catholic "Soieli' comes
forth as a champion Of PicQuart greatly 10 '"e
dissatisfaction Of the Duo dOreans who' WIN
,rue Bourbon tenacity. supports the frehcn
General staff through thick and thin.
Commotion is caused by the refusal OF the
,,,r,str;os ~ War and Of Marine to take part III
the Exhibition Of 1900. or the pretehce 'n''
they wish to avoid revealing mechah'cai &c
crets of Importance to the national oeieH'e'
Consequently the construction OF vast fa'ace
Of the Army and Navy on the left oahh Oh INC
Seine between the Pont d'Alma and the fon'
d'Iena will be abandoned. Brazil ana ie'u
GRO already connecting to secure the magnificent
site thus made available for their own e@-
hibition pavilions.
Mr. Wbistler's Interchangeable love for France
Is shown by his intention to Wlthdra" iion
London publisher his forthcoming WORK. INC
Baronet and the Butterfly" when VIII I've 10
sued under Mr.. Whistler's personal SUPERVISION
IN Paris This abrupt change or venue IL ca
nlained by Mr. Whistler In a characteristic
letter to the London publisher with the woruS
Napoleon and l do these things ana France
shall have The Baronet first NJ. Eii'iie "o"
IS gaining popularity, especially IN the ha'ih
Quarter where he so recently was pi''e'i'
ah,,ssd and insulted His new illustrated comic
novelette, issued to-day. describes ie'e az
tho little Norman village Of Coqueville. and Is
written in his happiest vein. There Is vague
o,lrs;on to the Dreyfus affair. NJ lola who
10 stju abroad has expressed desire TO WISH
the United States in the spring but doupts
,,bo,be, he will be able to carry the plan out
~ Carous Duran has decided TO run over 10
N-v-York in January and remain until May
. Another Partisan artist NJ. Boutet de MonVe'
sailed for New-York to-day. NJ benjamin
Constant is painting a portrait OF the "raho
duke Vladimir. and after preliminary si''"s
Yesterday accompanied the Grand-duKe anu
Grand-duchess Vladimir. the Grand-duchess
Helene and the Grand-duke of Baden TO the
new opera Comque. where superb groups !"
bronze Of the Lyric Drama By FaiEulere' anu
, ,ha Cenius Of Comic Opera by Mercie, and the
: uooorical naintines on the cupola by Ben
ianin Constant. representing Poetry symphony
ord Song were much admired The impress
sion Of the auditorium was Disappointing the
stage is much too small and confined. being only
ejnhteen and half metres wide by seventeen
r.atres ninety-fve centimetres deep. Inc s'aiis
are too narrow for comfort. and even the boxes
are Of miniature dimensions. The 1oyers pas
saeevays and staircases are spacious ana
sumptuously appointed All the decorative
work is exquisite
Among the Americans in Paris are Mrs and
the Misses McCrea, Of Philadelphia, VINO Will
mass the winter at Dinard. The engagement
; or MISC Annie NcCrea to MI Warner ]. Steele,
also of Philadelphia has caused great satis-
faction at that merry little resort Mrs SHARON
! and her daughter have returned from Cal,for-
MIA and are occupying for the winter an apart
ment in the Champs Elysees. Mr.. Sebastian 81
! Schlesinger and his daughter. Baroness heio-
nitz. resumed to-day their Saturday musicals
The Hon. Michael Herbert and Mrs. Herbert,
well known in Newport and Washington, nave
gone to Cannes for few weeks. Mrs. George
Parrish. Mrs Edward King, Miss King and
Sir Thomas Upton are also at Cannes. Mrs
Potter Palmer and MISS Julla Grant are ieaNlhs
Paris for Cairo
Among the passengers on La Champagne are
General Ruis Rivera NJ. Boutet de Monvel and
NJ CASTOR Bloch. Among the passengers who
left Paris for southampton, TO sail on the
Paris are Mrs S b. Clarke Miss f. c. Clarke
Mr.. Paul Dana. Mrs. Dana. DR.. G. j. Bull Mr.
J. H. Thompson. Mr.. NJ j. Dodge and Mr. Clark
Thurston.