The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
Special Correspondence of The Times.)

Especial Correspondence Of The Illnes.)
PARIS, August 4.-The Exposition is
more than half over, and the poor dupes
that have put their little all into the
concessions" sold by the Government
see ruin staring them in the face, for the
Exposition is a failure. Entrance tick
cts. which cost nominally twenty cents.
have been as low as four cents, and even
then the crowd would not turn out. But
the Government is not losing. Long be-
fore the Exposition opened they had clear
ed themselves by selling concessions-that
is, priVileg eS-to different parties who now
hold an empty bag.
Some of the restaurants paid as high as
$4,000 100000 francs for certain locations
and putting up buildings that cost s15.o00
more. were prepared to please the public,
but the public didn't come. and the strong
probability is that the public viii not
CONF, and the concessionares who would
have bit with greatest joy the public, are
themselves bitten.
Cables HAVE GRIEVANCES.
This may be very salutary, but it sim
ply adds to the feeling of unrest which
is abroad in the country. The cabbies
have a grievance-at least. they think
themselves aggrieved, and over 5000 are
on a strike, which cuts quite figure
when you consider that the total number
is about 1880 They do no. own their
horses and fiacres. but hire them from
three or four large companies who prac-
tically monopolizc the business, and now
they demand that the rate per day he
$3.50 instead of $3.50. a little while ago
by striking they got the terms from St
to the last figure. and it remains to be
seen if they will be successful: but in the
meantime the paying guests of the EN-
position suffer.
But this unrest is not only at Paris. at
Iact I-r;1 oil no ct ar- rGe fire.
men and brakemen in the port went on
strike and the steamer La BretaSnc
was unable to get away until the follow
ing Tuesday morning.
FEARING TROUBLE.
Here. fearing serious disorders after the
Exposition on account of the WOrkmen
having nothing to do then. the city OF
Paris has taken the greatest precautions
to deport a large number, the railroads
reserving work in different sections of the
country for them, and TO employ the rest
in dwelling the fortifications which.
though it will be expensive, will not only
give employment and prevent disorders,
but will reduce rents by throwing open a
large area admirably situated for houses
for the poorer people
Certainly organized labor has the upper
hand here when they can command that
employment be given them, but what the
ultimate result will be is only conjectural.
But still Paris goes on; there are the
fetes. the royal visitors and the uncon-
cerned pcpulace. Some day there may be
a grand awakening, but when?
The murder oil King Humbert and the
attempt on the Shahs life has deeply
moved Paris-that is, as deeply as any
thing affects them, and it is whispered
that Loubet is the next. He certainly
is not popular. He is a very insignificant
looking person-short in stature and weak
in face and is not 4 man of whom the
French are proud. But the French do not
want a president, and it's owing only TO
the fact that there are two royal parties
that there's a president at all.
TIRED OF THEM.
But to return to the Exposition. The
people will not come, and why should
they? The world is tired of TIxpositions:
they have ceased to be the novelty they
once were, and there is nothing especial