The age-herald., 1900-03-05
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 Exquisite Wtr rSmanship The exquisite workmanship of the casket in which the Lafayette dollar was present. ed formed an object of especial admiration | from all the French officials who exam | ined 1t.
 Some of the newspapers find in the La | fayette incident an occasion to draw d | contrast between the ideas of America and | France and the conduct of Great Britain l at the present time. One remarks: 'It is trfly fine spectacle to see two great re- | publics involving their souvenirs of hero 1 ism and celebrating the rights of their l people while England is going to strangle | the Transvaal."
 | These expressions of sympathy for Amer Flea throw into stronger relief the intense l hostility now being displayed against Great Britain. Even the Mardi Gras car nival furnished an illustration of this An | glophobia and of the admiration of the | Boer.
 The news of the equalization of General | Cronje arrived on Mardi Gras, and served as an occasion for demonstration against | the British.
 The crowds parading the boulevards in | the evening raised unceasing shouts of 1 "Abas Anglaise!" "Vive les Boers" Two Englishmen who were indiscreetly seated on the terrace of a cafe in the boulevard
 Puissoniere were noticed and denounced by some fanatics, and in few moments
 the merry throng of carnival makers were
 metamorphosed into an angry crowd yell ing "Abas PEnglishmenl" The men were forced to take refuge within the cafe,
 which the mob besieged for an hour, until strong body of police arrived. Police Dispersed Them The police charged and dispersed the crowd, arresting six persons who will be prosecuted for assault. The turn of the | tide in favor of Great Britain in the Trans vaal has produced a painrul impression | here, although all of the best organs, while eulogizing> the heroic conduct of Cronje's army, also pay tribute to the splendid sol- diery qualities shown by both Roberts and Buffers troops. A majority of the news papers urge Great Britain to seize the present opportunity, now that its prestige l is restored, to make peace on the basis of | independence of the Transvaal A large l section of the public minds leans toward
 
 polling Great Britain to accept their me- diation for the sake of the two plucky re- ! publcs. President Mckinley is freely | spoken of as the only chief executive whose intervention could be accepted by Great Britain. but at the same time the ungracious character of such a task is recognized.
 One paper, Le Radical, falls into a rage with America because she refuses to risk her fingers and exclams: Alas, America, the only country which can act, does not feel what is her duty. She has no con-
 science of what she owes to humanity.
 Young as she is, she is already gangrene with ferocious Anglo-Saxon selishness.'' The foregoing savage criticism of Ameri- can unwillingness to meddle with other peoples affair is an isolated incident, how ever, and must be considered as such. l. An Isolated Incident French admiration of General Cronje has found vent in a subscription opened by Henri Rocheforte, in L. Instrangieantx, to present to General Cronje a sword of honor. Mr. DeRoulede has sent 100 francs accom- panied by characteristic letter from San Sebastian. The subscription reached over 4,0O0 francs in four days.
 The United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie received a very cordial reception on her arrival at Rouen and a movement is now on foot, headed by the chamber of commerce of Paris to entertain the captain and officers of the vessel here. Influenza is now the popular complaint in Paris President Loubet, Cardinal Richard and the Marquis de Gallfet, minister of war, are among the sufferers. The latter was at one time in serious condition. but is now recovering. A cure for influenza formed a topic for discussion at the meet ing of the Paris academy of medicines this week in which number of leading physicians took part. All agreed that no