The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-04

ment. The trouble might possibly be
induced to take the form Of revolu-
ton. which the Nationalists 50 much
desire.
Actually Anxious for Failure.
Thus it happens that large and in
fluential French party, from being in
different about the success Of the exhi- ,
bition, has come actually TO desire It's 4
failure. They now begin to tell us that I
it is undignified for France TO turn !
herself into a sort Of caravansary, that .
the people benefited will be mainly ho- .
I tel keepers and the railway companies .
largely foreigners and Jews.
Offended at Apologists.
| Desiring to get an independent opin- :
/ ion in the matter, saw the other day
/ the director of one of the most inf1uen- T.
Z tial papers in Paris-a paper which has
/ from the first been interested largely
/ in the exhibition. What he said IN eff
/ feet was this: II do not think that
/ failure is to be looked for. But at the
/ same time | am afraid 1t will be very
monotonous, and probably it will mark
! the zenith OF this sort of international
! entertainment. There will almost GER
tainly be a general strike afterward,
and very probably serious trouble"
The conciliatory attitude of the Gov
eminent toward England has been
particularly annoying to the National
lists, because they say: Now Is our
chance" They reason thus: "A few
thousand peasants have compelled Eng
land to put forward all her strength.
This shows that the Wanted power OF
the English is all a sham. a good
Z nd
cause the might CT England TO go,down
like a pack of cards. The Beers have
put us to shame. All this time. Eng
land has been imposing her will upon
half the world, and we have stood by
in fear. Strike now, and we have Grip
pied our hereditary enemy forever,
and taken away once and for all her
capacity to do us any harm"
1t is recognized, however, that the
balance OF power Is held by Germany.
I and Mr.. Chamberlain's speech on the
; alleged Anglo-Teutonic alliance has
come as a very cold douche.
Curiously enough, America is not
much considered in the matter.
Frenchmen pay Americans the dubious
; compliment of believing that the
United States would never come to the
) aid Of England in any trouble unless
America had something very substan-
tial TO gain. They do not see that this
is the case. and so the Anglo-Ameri-
can alliance is regarded as a quantite
negligeable. Mr.. Chamberlain's refer
apce to 1t, however, coming on top Of
, Whitelaw Reds speech, has given
cause for reflection.
Bishop on Convent Scandals.
l The French Convent orphanages
known as the Bon Pasteur" have re-
Gently been the object of violent at
'acks from the Anti-Clefical party
Shocking abuses have been alleged as
common in these orphanages, especial
ly those of Nancy and Mans. A letter
has been written by the Bishop Of Nan
cy to the congregation in Rome, pro-
testing against certain allegations
against him personally. brought by
'aymen and priests in his diocese. In
this letter the Bishop himself accuses
the directors Of the Nancy Convent OF
various scandals-among others thai
: iris whose eyesight has become toe
, bad for needlework are encouraged tC
arter houses of ill-repute in order tina
they may find a market for the fine
linen turned out by the convent. One
can imagine how such allegations
J u
by the AntiTlericals.
Eugen-e's Singular Arrest.
Amongst the recent deaths of inter
esting persons is that of the Counties:
de Castiglione. who under the second
u Empire was famous as a great beauty
l. and was even said to have considerable
influence with Napoleon III. One even
ing the Countess appeared al a bal
IT the Tuileries as Salambo, in a cos
tune which permitted one to see tina
she had dispersed with undertaking
and which scandallzed the assembly u
zuch an extent that she was requested
Q 20 withdraw. For the last twenty
wears the Countess had been living II
N strict retirement in italy. and haC
Neen but a. short time in, Paris wher
she died. The 'rumor runs that sht
was sent to France to enlist sympath!
I with the republican movement in Italy
The death has recently been an
bounced of Madame Lebreton-Bour
, baki, who was for thirty years com
nanion to the Empress Eugene. TIT
name Of Nine. LeBreton, as she wa
more commonly known, recalls stirring
scenes in connection with the flight o
the Empress from Paris. And thi
\ again recalls a touching little inciden
which occurred 20 the Empress Euge
ME here last winter. AS Is the EN-
press wont while in Paris, she wa
taking her daily stroll in the garden
of the Tuileries. and, forgetful of tn
fact that the property now belongs L
the Government. is a public park an,
consequently subject TO the iron keep
off-the-grass and n't-pick-the-fiow
ers rule, she broke a little twig from
an orange tree and was about to fastel
il on her dress, when a watchful guard
ian accosted her. and refusing 10 lt5tei
to the Empress confused explanations
insisted Hpon her accompanying hiI
TO the police station and paying tn
prescribed fine for tampering with tn
municipal flowers. Fortunately, Ii
. Empress was rescued from her Difficult
" by the arrival Of an old sergeant q
: vile, who recognized the Empress an
n explained TO the over-zealous guardia
who the eulprtt was and how there wa