The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02
GERMAN OFFICERS IN PARIS
Treated Better Than French in Ger
many-A Wool Boom--Typhoid

GEhmAN UftlDthS In PARiS
Treated Better Than French in Ger
many--A Wool Boom--Typhoid.
| copyrighted. 1900 The Associated Press,l
Paris, Sept. lover 800 German off,
GERS 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 regarding the dierence between
The treatment of German officers visit
ing France and that of French officers
desiring to revisit Alsace-Loraine. The
only fornality required 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 offers were among the
visitors. The remainder of the COO were
majors, captains and Heutenants. They
began to arrive soon after Emperor VII
liams note in the Reichsanzeiger recon-
mending them 10 visit the eposition.
Against the ompiaisanceSef 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 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, 1t is said, and
even where they are eventually granted
the formalities are inteminable, often
renderin gthe permission unacceptable
A former major in the French army
writes to the papers stating that he re-
Gently applied for authorization to enter
Alsace-Lorraine, pointing out that he
was So years of age and had retired from
the army and wished before he died, to
see his aged sister again and to make
pilgrimage to the graves Of his father
and mother in the cemetery at Colmar.
The reply he received was an abrupt re-
fusal The Matin, commenting on this,
says: "This means that the famous cir
cular regarding the abolition Of passports
is nothing but a vulgar snare, issued
with the object of winning welcome
for German officers visiting the exposi-
ton. while secret orders are given the
Alsatian officials to increase the sever
itv Of the regulations regarding the ap-
plications Of French officers to visit the
lost provinces"
IT is admitted, however, that every IA
cility is afforded Frenchmen for visiting
other parts of Germany. In fact, the
amiable attentions of German function
aries are described as embarrassing.
Two great French centers Of the man
ufacture Of wooden goods-Roubaix and
Tourcoing-are in throes of financial
disaster due to reckless speculation. The
wool gambling took hold Of the bus
mess houses last summer when wool rose
steadily without apparent reason, until IN
August, the price reached the high water
mark of six francs, seventy centfmes per
kilogram. Spectators for time dost
their heads, and there were daily purch-
asses of a. million or million and half
kilograms. The manufacturing business
was dislocated owing to the eXtraordin-
airy fluctuations in the price Of material
Abundant warnings were given that the
fictitious values would inevitably lead 10
a dump. but they were unheeded until
the collapse occurred and wool now
stands at two francs per kilogram be-
lowthe August price. The amount Of
wool bought blindly by Roubaix and
Tourcoing firms reached the fabulous
total of 10000, 900 kilograms, which means
a deficit of Sc, 100000 francs. thirteen
firms are already in the hands of receiv-
ers. one house alone, losing eight million
francs. and several other are tottering.
but efforts are being made in Paris to
help them over the stile.
A banquet of Gargantuan proportions
will be given in Paris on September %,
when President Loubet will entertain all
the mayors of France to celebrate the
exposition. Fifteen thousand guests viii
sit down at tables in immense tents
erected in the gardens of the Tuileries.
overlooking the Rue Rivoli. The ban
quet will cost 10000 francs. The presi-
dent, his ministers and the exposition Of
fcials will be present, and gala exhi-
bition will be held in the Sale Des Fetes
at the exposition in the afternoon, follow
ed at night by fete with spdendid IL
luminations.
The official medical bulletin this week
reveals a disquieting sanitary situation in
Paris. Statistics show that typhoid fever
prevails IN an almost epidemic form.
There were recorded from the beginning
of the year TO August 13, 3.14S cases of
which SIS resulted fatally. This is a con-
siderable increase over the records of
this disease. but until 1898 the number Of
cases for the corresponding period did
not exceed 700. Moreover, the figures
for the last few weeks Of the present
year show a percepdble increase over
those OF the earlier periods. The prevail |
ence and spread of typhoid are due en-
tirely to bad fater. One Of the sources
from which Paris Is furnished with water
is known to be infected, with typhoid |
bacillus, though the water from all the
others is perfectly pure. The authori- !
ties, however, declare that they are com
PEELED to utilize the contaminated source /
because the others are Inadequate The |
publication Of these alarming statistics /
may, however. spur the responsible auth /
critics into seeking fresh sources. Mean |
while Parisans are recommended to boil |
the water they use OF to drink only min /
erai waters