New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
PARIS.
THE NEW CHAMBER MORE RADICAL
THAN AT FIRST SUPPOSED
DISTRESS IN sPA1N-COAL FOR CAMARA AT
THE SUEZ CANAL
[BY CABLE TO TIE TRIBUNE.


RECONCILIATION" Ministry. which after ten
DAYS painful labor seems about to be evolved
from the transient truce between the Moderate.
Progressive and Radical factions Of the Re
puhlicans. is regarded by leading men Of every
party as merely an umbrella Cabinet that be
fore the first real Parliamentary storm VIII
have to be lowered or be blown away. 1t ire
quently happens in France. however, that ar
rangements intended to be temporary have the
longest lfe
All agree that NJ De Freycinet. now indi-
Gated as the successor at the Quai d'Orsay OF
his fellow Academican. NJ. Hanoiaux. is the
most adroit and flexible statesman OF the Ihlrd
Republic. and that his connection with the
Panama scandal which ended his last Minis
terial career. In no way impugned his personal
prohity II Will be remembered that IN Deem
Der 1881 NJ De Freyc!net was the Radlcai
candidate for President Of the Republic. and ne
stu enjoys the confidence Of that party. In
case Of his definite acceptance Of the porfoHo
Of Foreign Affairs II may be taken as an abso-
lutte certainty that his administration of that
department Will he a continuation Of that or NJ
HanOtauX.
Americans will be glad to learn that NJ Ne
Frevcinet .s one ~ the few Frenchmen who
have closely followed The events in Cuba during
the last three wears. have read American con
sular reports from Havana and elsewhere until
the outbreak Of the war and thoroughly ap-
precate the true measure Of American grieV-
ances against Spain
The Paris newspapers now discuss the events
Of the war in tone much more favorable 70
the United states than hitherto This is largely
due TO the excellent and impartial cable dis
PATCHES and letters published almost daily by
the Temps" the "Matn' and the 'Fcair
from their special correspondents at WHshlnf'
ton New York and Tampa The suocessfn
landing ~ General Skaters army is declared
by those papers also by the Figaro ana the
Journal" as admirably planned and executed,
and as an exploit rejecting the highest credit
upon the staff. and especially the Quartermas-
ter's Department. which, until now. was be
lieved to he the weakest spot in the Army The
onerations against Santiago are followed with
eager and constantly increasing Interest par
t'cularly in military circles where the belief has
prevailed owing 70 exaggerated newspaper re-
ports. that the United States Army was in star
organization and discipline far inferior n the
Navy Consequently the able manner In which
General Skaters expedition was safely landed
Al Baiouiri has accomplished more for the pres
tige Of the United States in France than any
thing else since Dewey's victory at Manila Bay
No incident ~ the war has done more 10 dis
credit American Official s'eter"nts IN luhl'
opinion here than Admiral SIMPSONS formal
accusations Of Spanish mutation Of the bodies
Of the marines at Guantanamo. His charged.
embroldered with horrifying details. doubtless
due to the inaginations NJ sensational news
papers caused profound impression here IN
Ill the surgeons reports proved that no snch
rnutnations had taken place. French mill
tary surgeon In the course or c"hN'IS"N'h
on th!s subject said:
"In European armies. presumably also in the
United States Army. the surgical authorities
make experiments TO discover the exact nature
and shane ~ the wounds caused by rife bull
le,s IN use IN other armies. 80 that the sur
geors may know how 70 treat them In an
actual campaign In France these experiments
are conducted by firing rifles with the resula-
ton bullet Of each nation AT large pieces II
beef wra oped I'm a flannel shirt and a French
Uniform tunic
"These tests recently disclosed the fact that
the Spanish Mauser Ike all other rifles giving
high initial velocity and fiat trajectory. FIRST
cuts clean hole through the cloth. just as II
done with waddng punch: thrn. as soon az
il penetrates the beef the resistance ~ the fesh
causes the bullets 10 take a winding. rotary
r,ot,on with constantly Increasing circuit.
and. according 70 tho range and resistance.
!
IN diameter. which by an uninItiated eye. would
30 easily mistaken for wanton mutisrion This
rotary motion Of high velocity bullets has In
almost All modern campaigns. in that ~
1870 for instance. given rise To unfounded 70
ports OF the use Of the explosive bullets pro
| bih,,ed by the Geneva Convention and Of other
atrocities"
Travellers arriving from Riarritz and the
Pyrenees report that great numbers Of Spanish
refugees estimated ~ upward Of ten thousand
are crossing the frontier into France in search
e work The misery OF the peasants and work
ren or An1alusia and Catalonia Is almost in
/ tolerahIe Nevertheless trustworthy accounts
roceived In Paris continue 10 indicate that moth
| ,rc short Of an actual invasion Of Spain Will
induce any Spanish Government 20 propose
peace.
Detailed information has reached Paris from
the Suez Canal announcing extensive coaling
preparations there for the expected arrival ~
| Canara's fleet the destination Of which now. as
hitherto Is thought In French naval circles 10
be the Philippines or to intercept rcinforcements
,or Dewey; this in spite OF the fact that French
| constructors at La Seyne and the Forees ct
Cnantiers at Havre. familiar with the Pelayo
and the Carlos V insist that neither Of those
sh,ns ,s in At condition for such long voyage.
There has been great deal OF gayety In a
email way among the American colony. numer-
one onen-air dinner parties each evening at
The puteaux Boat and Tennis Club. at the Polo
Grounds in the Bois de Bouogne and AT various
restaurants In the Bois. Especially successful
was the surprise party at the Chateau de Yer
mont near Malmaison. the country residence
~ Mr. and Mrs Edward Tuck. BY n precon-
oertcd plan half dozen enormous eight-horse
breaks. containing nifty prominent Americans
and two bands to provide dar cling music, started
| from, the Champs Eysees On Tuesday afternoon
o., the Chateau de Vermont. where dancing and
| imnromptu festivities Of every description were