New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25

anpearance in the Chamber on hohua'' ~
parliamentary battle is expected Seiuoli >"
French history have the Hobbies OF 'he .aa'
pourbon presented a more picturesque ana AMI
800 80, than to-day. Uninitated visitors
might infer that the country was on the Ne,se
=, o,,,u war. the atmosphere Of the large narp'e
,,u ~ pas Perdus Is thick with blue ciouus
:, o,oarette smoke beneath which excited kho''
=, Doruties talk. gesticuiate and glare at o"o
,hor II recalls the impressionist caiiNa@''
of Beraud or Rafaelli .,o
- .,o corner near the statue OF Justice' III.
writer noticed the TALL commanolhs
NJ Paul de Cassagnac, the lmperia's' 49, I'
q, Cars surrounded by a group or bo'iap"i '9
and Royalists as he exclaimed Win -,
~, shruR Of his shoulders: Tine present a.
not Is monstrous and scandaious' " 10 Inv
ing Robert Macaire governor OF inc D"" >,
u,.a,oo with Cartouche as Minister or FINANCE
=, Ircton Millevoye smartly attired In ciothes
80 tho latest boulevard cut. hastens about from
group TO group, acting as whlpper-m W '
professional patriots Near the entrance NJ
Edouard Drumont in a sombre' lii-h''ihs sun
of glossy black broadcloth. harangues al ""0
anproach him He talks with his hanos III IL,
rockets. his head bent forward, his long niack
hair and beard unkempt and uncompeu' anu
his black eyes CLEAN with fanaticisii oe''' 1875
broad gold-rmmed spectacies' ..
The 1.-THE arstocratic figure Of Count Aipert
40 Nun Is seen AS the champion Of Church anu
King converses in low tone with coile@eue
u,hra at his elbow are NM. valiant ana sem
-. oxcorents NJ atheism and leaders OF
yroun of thirteen Deputies representing .ie
revolutionary Socialists" who have seceueu
from NJ Millerand and have decided 10 Vote
against the Cabinet on Monday. Count bonl oe
Castellane walks to and fro MS 1resh anu ioS'
complexion flushed with excitement as he Jams
with a small group Of Nationallsts he ueoi"''
himself a partisan Of plebiscitary repupi0 va
the lines proposed by NJ. Deroulede' lie Is o''o
~ NJ Dfroulede's most enthusiastic suppoI'ei'
and few days ago gave him ana others VI mo
nolitical adherents a sumptuous breakfast DIT
h,s now bouse modelled after the Trianoh' III
tho Avonue Bots de BoulOgne Near us
touane Is q large group Of Progressive Repuo
ucans among whom are NM. Meline Rlpo' anu
CocbArv who have Just emerged lroiii Ur''
committee room. NJ Ribot, conspicuous by ii'a
tall hgu. and flowing gray hair with quie.
conviction enumerates all the weak poih'S anu
shortcomings Of the new Cabinet.
The Tribune correspondent subsequently
asked NJ Ribot: May infer from what you
have lust said NJ. Ribot, that you lnteho No'''9
against the Cabinet on Monday" NJ Ribot re-
nIied ooh no: don't infer anything OF the klnd-
When # comes to voting. that is quite another
matter 7 cannot say how / shall vote until 1
have again talked over the matter with my
friends"
This reply coming from so experienced
narliamentarian as NJ. Rbot. is full OF signih-
canoe and It may be safe to conciude thdt
many Deputies who to-day are very loud IN
attacking the Cabinet will vote with 1t on Mon
day.
II is evident that the coalition to destroy the
Cabinet is recruited from as incongruous ele-
ments as is the Cabinet itself The Nationalist
hone on Monday to lead a sort OF forlorn nope
composed of Socialists who cannot stomach
Gallifet of Progressive Republicans who OBJECT
to Millerand of Dreyfusards who complain that
the Cabinet will not make retaliation drastic
! enough and Of anti-Dreyfusards whose rage
= and fury become absolutely incoherent. All
; the noise is made by this heterogeneous oppo-
/ s;tion. Cool-headed observers do not hesitate
: 70 predict that the Cabinet Will have majority
| In the Chamber as well as in the Senate
| Such Is the situation at the moment OF send
| ing this cable dispatch, but what changes may
| occur between now and Monday 1t is, OF course
| impossible to predict The great salient feature
| which dominates all else is that both the army
| and the country regard Gallifet as the most
| brilliant Of living French soldiers; the army, Tor
the first time since the Dreyfus affair. feels that
| to-day 1t has a real chief. Such symptoms OF
| embryonic characterization as have recently
| leaked out in the orders Of the day or the utter
| ances of General MetzingeT, commander OF the
Fifteenth Army Corps: Of General Hartschmidt
at Anglers; of Colonel SAKE, of the 10th Artillery
at Rennes; Of Colonel Rigollet. of the 18th In
fantry at Beziers, and Of observation-disclosures
Baron de Coubertin, OF the I'd Cuirassiers, at
Psris-which. If allowed to develop to their
logical conclusions would precipitate a mill
| tary pronunciamento or civil war-will be dealt
with by General de Gallifet without fear or
favor
II is interesting to note the calmness and
order Of the public at large, both in Paris as
we'll as in the departments. This seems more
2 than anything else to dishearten the National
( lists and anti Dreyfusards. who evidently
counted on popular outbursts Of Indignation at
, the present Ministry. OF the thirty-five daily
newspapers published in Paris to-day, all ap-
prove the Cabinet various grounds with the
5 exception of the "Eclair" the "Gauois,' the
Petit Journal" the "Autorite." the Echo de
Paris" the journal des Debats." the "Liberte. 3"
| the "Patrie" the "Intransgeant" and the 'Libre
Parole" which last three simply boil with
impOtent rage.
The "Cri de Paris is authority for the state
ment that Maitre Demange will request the
commander Of the Tenth Army Corps at Rennes,
not TO allow the court-martal to begin until he,
NJ. Demange, is permitted by conversations with
his client to be sure that Captain Dreyfus Is In
physical and mental condition, and acquainted
with what has taken place since the court mar
tia of 1894.
The principal social events of the American
colony during the week were the reception and
ball given by General and Mrs. Porter at their
residence in the Rue Villejust to the Diplomatic
Corps which attended by large number
| of Americans, and the dance given last night
, | by Mrs. William T. Moore, at which the
| younger dancing contingent put in appear