The evening times., 1899-11-14
INTERESTING TOPICS IN PARIS.
Trial Trip of the Nnryal to he Made
December l.

Grant Parish, writing from Paris under
recent date to a citizen of Washington.
comments generally upon topics of general
interest throughout Europe, with particu-
lar reference TO several matters that engage
attention particularly in Paris. The let
ter is in part as follows:
The French Government is silently
making Improvements that will make the
naval officers of the United States and
Great Britain ponder for something to Off
set. The American Holland submarine
boat has been met by the invention of NJ
LOuboeufs submarine torpedo boat Naryal
which was launched yesterday, October 90
at CheTbourg. The Narval is 10 feet long
II 1-2 feet beam, and has displacement
of los tons. The hull is composed of two
skins, separate from each other by wa
ter-tight bulkhead. The filling Of these
enables the boat to be sunk as required.
When on the surface her motive power is
steam of 80 horse power but as soon as
she dives her motive power changes TO
electricity. received from accumulation
previously charged by the steam power,
which does away with shore connection for
motive power. The Narvals official trial
will take place on December /, when she
is expected to accomplish 252 knots at
twelveknot pace an hour on the surface.
While submerged she must maintain a
maximum speed of eight knots and remain
under the surface three hours. The arma-
ment consists of four torpedo tubes, car
ried on the upper deck.
There is a move among the Jews of the
capital cities in Europe to accept the Gen
tile Sabbath and considerable missionary
work has been done in that direction. 1t
is the desire of the promoters to form
bridge of religious fellowship and common
worship across the gulf which so far has
separated monotheists who are Jews and
monotheists who-are not Jews A number
of meetings have been held so far in Lon
don. The Masonic order is fast being made
a power in Europe by the Jews, the Roths
childs being prominent Masons, which
shows another religious sidelight on the
Jewish question.
The transatlantic liners, railways, and
hotels in Paris are doing a poor business
at present and will continue until the
opening of the exposition next spring. Ev-
erybody is waiting for the 'bg show"
hence Paris is empty of strangers within
her gates. The exhibition is going to be
a big affair, but the buildings are scattered
on both banks of the river and will not
present that spirited picture. so remarka-
BILE and beautiful. as did the White City
at Chicago Those who contemplate COM
ing should convert all OF their belongings
into ready cash. as they will need it. Ev-
eFstHiHS Will De HleH, eNeTyDCuy WHO cdu
will come, and the capacity will not be
equal to the demand Ordinary bedrooms.
now cost 5 francs day and landlords
smiling blandly. say that the same rooms
will cost, during the exhibition season, at
least Is francs a day. The United States
building will doubtless present striking
appearance as a duplicate of the Capitol
building. 1t is second in line of the ma
tional buildings; Italy being first. with the
finest architectural exhibit of all.
''In conversation a day or two ago with