Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02
AS VIEWED lin PARIS.
The Chinese Situation Has As
sumed a Brighter Aspect.
German onieors Visit tho Expo sition With
ImpunIty -1rcatmc MT of Ercnoh onccrs
in the Annexed Provinces Financial
Disaster Big Banquet.

Copyright 1900. The Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 1.-The Chinese situation.
ms viewed In Paris, has assumed
brighter aspect. The practical unanimtty
of the United States. Russia France and
Japan in the desire to maintain the in
tegrity Of the Empire is regarded as set
lively. Engiands position is undoubt-
eddy as strongly favorable to the fore
going policy as is that of amy power
France that bonds of accord should be
shown between the United States, France
and Russia and that these. nations should
appear to be tho controlling influences
towards departure from the task 1t orig
inally set itself. AS soon, however as a
legal Chinese government again takes
the reins of power and appoints q rep
resentative invested with full authority
to negotiate with the Powers Russia.
all the foreign governments, will, on her
side, not fail to send plenipotcntiary
to the place where the negotiations Will
be held
VISITED BY GERMAN OFFICERS.
Over six hundred German officers have
visited the Paris Exposition since April
last without the slightest hindrance on
the part of the French authorities. This
Ing 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 supe-
rior officers were among the, visitors.
The remainder of the six hundred we're
began to arrive soon after Emperor VII
Hams note in the Reichsanzciger, recon-
TReE ATM EST OF FIR FRENc nc dPcERs
Against the compliance of the French
authorities the partisan. press calls at
tention to the eXasperating treatment OF
French officers in the annexed provinces,
A case. is cited where a French officer
was refused permission TO enter Alsace-
mother. A majority of such requests
meet with refusal. and even where they
are eventually granted the formalit les
major III the French army writes to the
papers stating that he recently applied
rainc, pointing out that he was 63 years
OF ago and had retired from the army,
aged sister again and to make a, pilgrim,
age TO the graves Of his father and
mother IN the cemetery ut Colmar. The
reply lie received was an abrupt refusal
1t is admitted, however, that every
facility. is afforded Frenchmen for visit
Ing other parts 1f Germany ny. In fac, fact
tionarics are described US embarrassing.
FINANCIAL DISASTER.
Two great French centers of the manu-
facture of WOODEN goods. Roubaix and
1ouiCOiH6t lrC III tiie tilfoeS VI llluHClii
disaster, due to reckless speculation.
The wool gambling fever took hold OF
the business houses last summer, when
wool rose steadily without apparent rea-
son., until In August the price reached
the high water mark of six francs. sew
enty confines per kiloGram. Spectators
for a rise lost their heads, and there
were daily purchases of million or n
million and half kilograms. The manu-
featuring business was dsocated, ow
Ing to the extraordinary fluctuations in
the prico of materials. Abundant warn
ings were given that the fictitious values
would inevitably lead to u slump, but
they were unheeded until the collapse oc-
CURED. and wool now stands at two
francs, per kilo below the August prices.
The amount of wool bought blindly by
RoubaiX and Tourcoing firms reached
the fabulous total of V1rty million kiles.
which means n deficit OF eighty million
francs. Thirteen firms are already in the
hands of receivers, one house alone losing
eight million francs: and several others
are tottering, but efforts are making in
Paris TO help them over the stile.
A BIG BANQUET.
A banquet of gigantic proportions
will be gwen in Paris on September 22d,
: when President Loubet will entertain ali
the mayors in France to celebrate the
Exposition. Fifteen thousand guests will
sit down at tables in immense tents
erected i'll the gardens OF the Tuilleries.
overlooking the Rue de Rivoli. The ban
nuet will cost 100000 francs. The Presi-
dent, his ministers and the Exposition
officials will be present. A gala repre-.
sentation will be held in the Sale des
Fctes at the Exposition in the after
noon followed at night by fete with
splendid illumination.