The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
Impure Water Has Caused nm Epi-
demic IF Typhoid Fever, end Large
Increase I'm Death Rate.
WALDECK-RoUsSEAU A JONAH
TIE FRENCH PREMIER AGAIN MAR
ROwLY ESCAPES SHIPwRECK.
Many German Army Omcers I'm Paris
Treated Better Than French
men I'm Alsace-LOrraine.
rcopyrisht, 1900, by the Associated Press.l

lCopyrfght, 1900, by the Associated fress.l
PARIS, Sept. 1.-The official medical bull
letin this week reveals a disquieting SAM
tary situation in Paris. Statistics snow
that typhoid fever prevails in an almost
epidemic form. There were recorded from
the beginning of the year to the 18th OF
August 314S cases, of which 56S resulted
fatally. This is considerable increase
over the records of previous years. Paris
is never free from this disease, but until
1898 the number of cases for the CORE
spending period did not exceed 200. More
over, the figures for the last few weeks
of the present year show perceptible In
crease over those of the earlier period. The
prevalence and spread of typhoid are due
entirely to bad water. One of the sources
from which Paris is furnished with water
is known to be infected with the typhoid
bacillus, though the water from all the
other sources is perfectly pure The au-
thorities, however, declared that they are
compelled to utilize the contaminated
source because the others are Inadequate
The publication of these alarming statistics
may, however, spur the responsible author
tiles into securing fresh sources. Mean
while Parisians are recommended to boil
the water they use or to drink only min
eral waters.
NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau, Frances prime
minister his wife and a party of friends,
had an unpleasant yachting experience
while staying at ST. Malo this week. They
sailed for days excursion up the Rance
to Oman. While returning in the even
ing, their boat struck mud bank in mid
stream and stuck fast. The yacht was
small and had no sleeping accommodations.
The party had TO make the best of the
situation and remained aboard throughout
the night. The vessel was hoated the
next day. Nj. Waldeck-Rousseau. appears
to be a sort of Jonah, as last year, while
yachting, he narrowly escaped being
wrecked on a reef outside ST. Maio. Inc
Nationalist press chaffs the premier on
his yachting experience, winch, the papers
point out. is a bad augury for one guiding
the ship of state.
Over six hundred German officers have
visited the Paris exposition since April
last without the slightest hindrance
on the part of the French authorities.
There has been some bitter comment re-
garding the difference between the treat
ment of German officers visiting France
and French officers desiring to revisit
Alsace-Lorraine. The only formality re-
quired of the German officers is that they
register themselves at the bureau of the
military governor of Paris. One officer Of
very high rank and five superior officers
were among the visitors. The remainder
OF the six hundred were majors, captains
and lieutenants. They began to arrive soon
after Emperor Williams note in the Reichs-
anzeiger, recommending them to visit the
exposition. Against the complaisance of
the French authorities, the Partisan press
calls attention to the exasperating treat
ment of French officers in the annexed
provinces. A case is cited where a French
officer was refused permission to enter
Alsace-Lorraine to bid farewell to his dying
mother. A majority of the requests to
enter meet with refusals, it is said, and
even where they eventually granted
the formalities are interminable, often
rendering the permission unacceptable.
major in the French army writes to
the papers stating that he applied recently
for authority to enter Alsace-Lorraine
pointing out that he was S1xty-three years
of age and had retired from the army, and
wished, before he died, to see his aged sis
ter again and to make a pilgrimage to the
graves of his father and mother in the
cemetery of Colmar. The reply he received
was an abrupt refusal. The Matin. COM
menting on this, says: This means that
the famous circular regarding the abolition
issued with the object of winning a well
come for German officers visiting the ex-
position. while secret orders are given the
Alsatian officers to increase the severity
tons of French officers to visit the lost
provinces.
1t is admitted. however. that every ia
cility is afforded Frenchmen for visiting
other parts of Germany. In fact the
amiable attentions of German functionaries
are described as embarrassing.
Xxx
Two great French centers of the manu-
facture of wooden goods-Roubaix and
Tourcoing--are in the throes of financial
disaster, due to reckless speculation. The
wool gambling fever took hold of the bust
ness houses. last summer. when wool rose
steadily, without apparent reason, until in
August the price reached the high-water
mark Of francs, 20 centimes per kilogram
Spectators for rise lost their heads and
there were daily purchases of a million or
million and half Kilograms. The manu-
featuring business was dislocated, owing to
the extraordinary fluctuations in the price
of material Abundant warnings were given
that the fictitious values would lead to
slump, but they Were unheeded until the
collapse occurred, and wool now stands at
2 francs per kilo below the August price
The amount of wool bought blndly by
Roubaix and Tourcoing firms reached the
fabulous total of forty million kilos. which
means deficit of so 100000 francs. Thirteen
firms are already in the hands of receivers,
one house losing 100000 francs, and sew
eral others are tottering, but efforts are
being made in Paris to help them over the
stile.
banquet of immense proportions will be
given in Paris on Sept. %. when President
Loubet will entertain all the mayors in
France to celebrate the exposition Fifteen
thousand guests will sit down at tables i'm
immense tents, erected in the gardens of
the Tuilleries, overlooking the Rue de
Rivoli. The banquet will cost 900 francs
The president, his ministers and the EXPOSE
ton officials will be present and a gala
exhibition will be held in the Sala des Fetes
at the exposition in the afternoon fol-
lowed at night by a fete with splendid
iliumnations.