The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-11
FUNERAL OF MILE. HENRIoT
RECRUDEsCENCE OF ANGLOPHOBLA
IN THE FRENCH PRESS.
lingo Editors Trying to Provoke War
with Britain-Progress OF the Ex-
position Buildings.
tcOpyrighs. 1900. by the Associated Press.)

ample excitement in the destruction Of the
Theater Francois, which overshadows
every other topic of interest and has
afforded the newspapers material for pages
of absorbing reading. The exact origin of
the fire remains unknown, but 1t is gen.
orally attributed TO the fusing of an cleo
trio wire. There is not a little evidence,
however, In support Of the assertion that 1t
was due to malevolence. The disaster
brought TO light the extraordinary fact that
there is no fire surveillance whatever in
Paris .heaters, except during the time of
actual performances. Thus fire might burn
for hours during the day time without any
one the wiser. Moreover, neither the iron
stage curtain nor the automatic extinguish-
ing sprays in the ceilings were found to be
In working order. The hardness OF the fire
brigade and the lack OF water supply
formed the subject of inquiry in the Mu-
nicipal Council, but Project Lepine denied
both. declaring the only delay arose in
reaching the high roof OF the building.
This, however. does not agree with the
statements Of e~yewitnesses.
Little damage is noticeable from the out
side OF the building as the main wall of the
theater, surrounded by galleries in which
are SlludleQ the Offices LII uIeSSlnS IOOiAiSs
is still standing and it is now hoped that
1t will be possible to reconstruct the in
terror without rebuilding this wall. The
government is acting promptly and has de-
cided hat the work of reconstruction shall
proceed Immediately. For this purpose a
credit of 5000. 900 francs will be asked. 1t
is expected the Coincide Francois will be
back again In its old home before autumn.
The company will be temporarily housed in
the Theater Odon, the shrine of classical
drama I'm the Latin quarter.
The difficulties in providing houses for
both the Coincide and Odon troupes have
been solved by the spontaneous offer Of
the elder Coquelin. who came to the rescue
and offered his playhouse, the Theater de
Ia 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 Francois and his leaving 1t
altogether. Coquelin saw NJ. Waldeck-
Rousseau and told him that he wished 10
sink all old differences in view OF the pres
ent distress of the Coincide Francois and
in the superior interest of art.
Almost every member of the theatrical
world attended the funeral this afternoon
OF Mile. Henriot' the actress, of the
Thursday during the fire. The service was
held In the Church of st. Honore d'Eylau,
near. the Henriot residence. The members
of the Coincide Francois were present and
magnificent wreaths were sent by every
theater. The cortege then formed and pro-
ceede0 on loot to the Mont Martre Gene
terry. An enormous crowd gathered along
the route. NJ. Jules Clareti. director of the
Theater Francois. delivered a funeral ora
ton over the grave, concluding with a
touching farewell. Mile. Henriots weep
ing comrades afterwards sprinkled holy
water on the coffin and the procession dis
persed. "
There has been a recrudescence of anglo
phobia in a section of the Partisan press
this week, which affects to believe that
war between England and France forms a
part Of the determined policy of Mr.. Cham
berIain and the British imperialists. who
intend to bring it about on the conclusion
of peace in South Africa. The bellicose
attitude of the lingo organs is undoubted-
ly partly responsible for this animosity.
but much Of this anti-English campaign is
a part of the underhand reactionary propa-
ganda against the government and the re-
public. NJ. Yves Guyot denounced this
fostering of the idea that war with Eng
land is inevitable by the anti-Republican
press in an article in La Steele in which he
stigmatized it as the work of national
treachery. These organs he says, "are
preparing a war because they know that IL
means a naval Sedan for France and they
count on overthrowing the republic by a
disaster similar to that which overthrow
the empire"
The growing hatred between the two
countries Is certainly a matter of anxiety
10 the fEenCn government, WElfn 1ISelT does
now and has always maintained a most
correct attitude toward England. An il
lustration of the present feeling of the
French press, however, is shown in the
publication of an extra number of one of
the leading illustrated weeklies entitled
THE observation-disclosures war" and is
devoted TO the relation of a supposed war
In 1900 The story is cleverly and r~ealisti-
cally written, with numerous pictures de-
ricting various British defeats, the assassi
nation of Lord Cromer by an Egyptian
n1frfnf the nrn - the - 60
r1sons In India by native mutineers, the
landing Of French troops at Brighton and
their triumphal entry into London Finally
q tnart Is gwen showing the dtSmember-
ment of the British empire in which the
United States get Canada as her share.
The opposition OF Nj. Charles Forth, a
member of the City Council. to the pro-
posed concession of a grant of land for the
American National Institute was quite un-
expected, and IL is not probable that il has
found much support in the Municipal
Council The French people are rather
battered than otherwise at the selection
OF Paris as the center of American art ed
ucation, and the choice is Spoken of as a
new conservation OF French national art.
An examination of the condition of ex-
position works shows that the Americans
should be satisfied with the progress of the
American section. compared to that of
0N@-1A 80 ldNduCN dit NEARLY
completed in the manufacturers and ag-
ricultural departments, and work is begun
on every American section, while even
France has not done any OF this construc-
ton in most OF her space.
United States Commissioner Peck is busy
this week pushing matters forward. He
said 10 the correspondent OF the Associ-
ated Press that some of the buildings can
not be ready before the date set for the
opening OF the exposition for installation
OF exhibits. and some departments will be
incomplete FOR weeks after thai date. but
the exposition Will be formally opened as
announced.
The cargo OF the United States auxiliary
cruiser Prairie is arriving at the rate of
twenty carloads daily. They are unloaded
as fast as they arrive, and there is no con-
gestiOn such as occurred at the Chicago
exposition. Much uneasiness, however. Is
felt at the nonarrival of the steamer PAUL.
lac, which bears a number OF important
exhibits
The newspapers here this week publish
a statement OF the American losses in the
Philippines furnished by Agoncillo, the
Philippine agent. which even the papers
publishing IL describe as fantastic. Accord
ing 10 Ag0ncilIo $3.50 Americ IN soldiers
have been killed and 17.34s wounded be
tween February and November. 1893. with
out reckoning losses by disease.