The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-11

ordinary fact that there Is no fire snr-
veillance whatever in Paris theaters ex-
cept during the time of actual nerform-
ances. Thus fire might burn for bours
during the daytime without any one the
wiser. moreover, neither the iron stage
curtain nor the automatic extinguishing
sprays IN the ceilings were found to be
In working order.
Inc hardness Of the fire brigade and
lack or water supply formed the subject
oI inquiries in the municipal council bu+
rFeIect Luplne denied both, claiming the
water reached the high roof of the buiId-
ing. This does not concur with state
ments Of witnesses
Little damage is noticeable from the
outside of the building, as the main wall
"a lhe theater, surrounded by galleries
III "Ilch are situated the offices and
dressing rooms, Is still standing and II
IS now hoped that 1t will be possible 70
reconstruct the interior without rebuild
ing this wall The municipality is act
ing promptly and has decided that the
Work OF reconstruction shall proceed i'm
mediately. For this purpose q credi+ of
S'ooo'oOO francs will be provided. If Is
again in her old home before autumn
me company will be temporarily housed
III the Iheater Odeon, the shrine of
classlcaI drama In the Latin quarter.
Inc difficulties in providing houses for
both the Coincide and Odeon trounes
nave been solved by the spontaneous Of
Ter OF the Elder Coquelin, who came to
the rescue and offered his PLAYHOUSE tho
Iheater de la Porte ST. Martin. for one
month free Of rent. This offer was all
the more generous in view Of Coquelin,s
historic quarrel with the Coincide Fran
ca1s' and his leaving them altogether.
Coquehn saw M. Waldeck- Rosseau and
told him he wished to sink all differences
IN view of the present distress of the
Coincide Francois, and in the superio-
interest of art.
WAR WITH ENGLAND.
There has been a recrudescence of
Anglophobia in section of the Partisan
press this week, which affects to he
lieve that the war between England and
France forms part of the determined
policy of Mr.. Chamberlain and the Brit
ish imperialists, who aim to bring If
about On the conclusion of peace in South
AFRICA. The ballicose attitude Of the
lingo organs are undoubtedly partly re-
sponsible for this amnesty but much
or this anti-English campaign is a part
OF the underhanded reactionary propa-
ganda against the government and re-
public. M. Yves Guyot denounced this
fostering of the idea that war with Eng
land is inevitable by the anti-repubIican
press In an article In La Steele in which
he stigmatized 1t as the work of ma
tional treachery.
''These organs he says ARE preparing
war because they know ii means a
naval Sedan for France and they count
on overthrowing the republic by disas-
ter similar to that which overthrow the
empire"
The growing hatred between the two
countries is certainly a matter of anxiety
to the French government which. itself
does now and has always maintained a
most correct attitude towards England.
An illustration Of the present feeling of
the French press, however, is shown In
the publication of an extra number of
one of the illustrated WeeAiies entitled.
1.-THE Anglo Francais-R Russian war" and
is devoted to the relation of a supposed
war in 1900. The story is cleverly and
artistically written, with numerous
pictures, indicating numerous British de-
feats, the assassination Of Lord Cromer
by an Egyptian, the massacre of the
English garrisons in India by native
mutineers, the landing of French troops
at Brighton, and their triumphal entry
into London. Finally a chart is given.
showing the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Brit
ish empire, in which the United States
gets Canada as her share
The correspondent of the Associated