New-York tribune., 1899-05-28

i similarity OF the CllIndtc, PoP~s~~'- -
ucts Of Madagascar to those of Luzon' cohse-
| o,,or,,v The methods which he ap olied to Maoa-
rascar with good results may be worthy OF 'he
| attention of the United States. General HaHie"i
| saws. "In dealing with yellow races ike 'he
| MaIopassv IL is first Of all absolutely inospeh-
| bile TO crush rebellion with relentless manu-
n,t the moment each district acknowledges SUI
! mission then the villages destroyed shouiu "
| at once rebuilt each with Its marKet-piaoe a''
| school Decentralization, local autonomy anu
| education are the three secrets Oh succese "
| governing the Malagassy. Totai aps''"
| should be enforced with an iron nan" io' oo
| natives and regular troops Experience Pr
| that even a moderate use or spirltuous iquo'S
| produces mental. moral ana physioai 'o
| fata, 70 economic administration or peaceiu'
| government
| In military circles the progress OF deheiai
| Ot,s,s campaign is watched with unusual III
| terest General de Gallifet and other au'hoii"es
feel convinced that the wisest ano' III 'i'e 'o"s
rim cheapest course would be for the ohi.eo
| States to raise at once 5O'Ooo additiohai nseu"
| ,roons and dispatch them forthwith to Mania.
In Diplomatic circles there has been some uh-
| easiness In regard to the attempts, ABOUT "hio'
| SO much has been heard at The hague Ooi'ie'
ence to establish the principle OF compuiso''
arbitration but to-day the opinion prevails thae
| tb,s has baen definitely abandoned, for the
French delegates, while prepared TO so 10 al
most any length In favor Of optlonal arpi'ia-
! tion. look upon compulsory arbitration as
practical renunciaton Of the rights OF soVer-
| eighty.
| The recrudescen,e Of the plague is occupSihs
the serious attention Of the medicai ia'ui's AZ
| por,s Tho investigations instituted by Or.
Drouardel president OF the French Health 'oiN-
mission, indicate that there are alreaoy iou
| well-determined centres OF the plague eao" -
| which is now the object of scientinc surVe''lan
| on the part of the French sanitary au'holi'ie''
rhese danger centres are. first, Kwsng- Chau-
| Wan. from which it spread across the Cl'iiese
frontier into the French possessions In, lnoo-
| CHINA. second the Ivory Coast of Africa; tnlo'
Romhav and fourth Egypt. Dr. Drouardei NJ
Henri Monod. director OF the Public Health De-
| nartn,ent of the Ministry of the INTERIOR anu
| NJ Albert Robin of the Academy OF Meoicne'
when consulted on the subject all eXoFesseu '"e
| unanimous conviction that with rigid appi'co
| ton of measures of protection In regard 10 an
| importations from Egypt or the ivory CoaH' "
| -, ha considered "a mathematical certainty
| that the plague will not reach france All a.
rivals in France from the suspected countries
have since Monday been subjected 10 tne IN
| spectiol authorized by the GENEVA NO''''''o
| and the Venice conferences
| The descriptions Of Mr Winton's motor carriage
| test from Cleveland to the New-York CITY haii'
which appear in to-day's Paris papers cause
| considerable interest in the Paris Automoone
! Club Charron, the winner OF the automophe
| record from Paris to Bordeaux, SAID Inc sio"
| time made by Winton is easily accounted ior
by the difference between the American roaus
| and the French roads" When asked about MS
own spin from Paris TO Bordeaux. Charron saio'
The important lesson derived from that race is
! that up to the present time the pest speed -
obtained by machines OF not more tnan ,Ssaan ewenn
| horse power. Carriages of hfteen or elsI'een
| horse power were hopeessly LETT pehlnu' @ cau
assure you it a severe strain on tne heit .S
and physique, and was pretty vel exhauseeu no.a
| on nv arrival at Bordeaux. did not even have
time to take a mouthful Of food during the
| race although had some sandwiches WIN WIN i iiie.
Ny only stop was neaT the Ducnesse ~ me- nanmet,c
| chateau Of Bornees. One OF my pneumaMtle M
| tires collapsed, and l had TO innate IT, ios'
| about fifteen minutes owing TO this mlshap;
! Near Poitiers flock of sheep nearly wrecksu ,
| ing the dashboard. which inconvenienceo me
during the rest Of the race The sheep. hoyenei,;,
| cot the worst Of II. There was terrific squall
| of rain and wind at one point. Had there not
been such a strong headwind all the way 1eel
| sure ! could have accomplishing the journey on ~,
| 10 hours instead OF II hours 4o minutes ana ~
| seconds 7 am convinced that no autonoplle
race ought ever to be undertaken which re-
oujres over twelve hours; the strain is tco great
| and might have fatal cons nsequences, not only 10
| drivers hut 10 others on the road. Consequently
| the proposed race all around france whlcn Is
| talked Of for the month of july is nonsehsicaI a.
| idea 1t might be characterized as cruelty 10
| animals.
Massenets new opera "Cendrillon," produced
at the Opera Comique on Wednesday IS ais
annointnoent The music is graceful. with cap
nnrfa a
idea or inspiration in any one Of its four acts
NJ Henri Gains adoption of the text OF FER
rault's familiar fairy tale is commonplace
Fortunately "Cendrillon'' is beautifully staged
bv NJ Albert Carre, and owing to this may have
longer life than could otherwise be hoped for
l More than one thousand persons attended this
afternoon the private view OF the Valencay COL
lection at the Georges Petit Gallery. the sale
Of which will begin On Monday. The pictures
apart from their historical interest are not re-
markable Many Of the tapestries are faded
but experts predict that one set OF Louis XVI
furniture will fetch 10000 francs Among
those present were Baron Edmond Rothsehild
NJ Ephrussi Mrs. William Moore Mr.. and Mrs:
Luckermeyer, NJ. Carous Duran. Countess
Ganay Mrs Ridgway. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland.
Mrs Griswold Gray. Mrs. Waddngton. Mrs de
Weerts, Mr. William K. Vanderbilt. Mr.. Chester
A. Arthur and many others.
An Unusually gay week in the American
colony was opened with highly successful
costume ball given by Mrs. Edward Bolt who
wore magnificent Empress Josephine dress
with tiara: she had a crimson cloak. the
gown being white silk and her slippers were
without heels. This imperial costume was even
more elaborate than the one worn by Nine.
Jane Hading in Plus Que Refine" Nine Emma
Eames Story appeared Juliette; Mrs. John
Munroe and her daughter. Miss Hunt. were
much admired ac Louis XIV marchionesses Mrs.
Griswold Gray and Mrs. Albertn were attired
| in nala hliin with stars. Mrs Anderson made a