New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07
INST t,,e co,,,ne,,,ion caused by the American

against the competition caused oy the Aiheiieei
peril and by the yellow peril
NJ D'Estournelles pointed out that this year
81 per cent of the French national budget was
devoted to preparation for war, ana that "hdI
France needed just now was not SO many SUI
diers but more hard working industrious
citizens. The idea as presented by the french
delepata IN The Hague tribunal is being warmly
taken un by the Liberal Republicans, Radicals
and Socialists. The policy of peaceful arhitra-
tioI, with the eventual view of gradual oisarfn-
amcnt, which French Nationalist regard as
Utopian and unpatriotic, has never attaihe0
sucb forca and consistency and come SO nearly
within the range of practical politics as a'
present
Paris has this week been a trying place 1or
prominent diplomatists OF the United STATES anu
France. There have been frequent coHVi'iai
meetings at Suncheons and dinners ana theatres
of NJ Jusserand, the Trench Amoassaoor "
washington, and his attractive American "he'
Charlernagne Tower, the new American Miiiis'ei
IN Germany. Mrs Charlemagne Tower. Robert
Mcrsorrniek who started last evening for vienna
to present letters of recall there before star'iis
fo b;s new most at ST Petersburg General
ond Mrs Porter gave a brilliant dianer OH
Wednesday at which the above named repre-
sentatives of American diplomacy met M Der
cassa Minister for Foreign Afa1rs; Mine Ger
cas:;e Prince Radolin, the German Ahloasshu'i
10 Paris: Signor Tornieli. the Italian Anpas-
sador: NJ Jusserand and Nine. Jusserahu' W.
Klrino the Japanese Minister TO RUSSIA W.
MoIlard. Director of French Protocol ana Nj
T,.rstournelles de Constant who warmly
CONGRATULATED by NJ. DeIcasse for the enersetlc
and practical manner in which he opened the
peace and disarmament campaign OF the h-ooie
des Hautes Etudes Sociales-
Winter has set in in earnest in Paris ana an
o1-er the Continent the cold is piercing and
northeasterly winds prevail. The temperature
this morning in the Champs Elysees vas o de-
grees below zero Centigrade- eduiYalent 10 Il ue-
grees above zero Fahrenheit with DARK threat
ening sky. Dozens of deaths are reported from
eSposure TO the cold which is driving many oes-
titute persons to the resource of getting thefh-
selves arrested for the purpose of obtaining siei
ter in police stations. Fifty persons were '
cared for last night at one station ohiS 10 o'
discharged this morning. Paris is oy no hhe1ii'
q comfortable city in cold windy weather Inc
bospitsls are filled with cases Of conSeston
from cold, and the doctors are busy with re-
crudescent bronchitis. pneumonia ana grip
a number of Americans were attracted 10 the
auction at the Hotel Drouot by the SAFE OIL 'ie
personal effects of Mile. Wanda de bohcza' the
Young actress of the Coincide Francaise. the
sale of whose jewels. fans and linen curing
three days realized over 100000. while the sale
is to continue four more days. AS an exam
pie of the enhanced value existing III farls Oh
articles that have been owned and worn ps
favorite actress or celebrity, 1 may mention a
necklace of a single row of pearls which yester-
dap fetched S51 800 bat which Mile. Wanda de
Boncza purchased two years ago from well
known jeweller in the Rue de la PaiN for only
$4,000 Another necklace of seven rows OF
small pearls which was knocked down yester-
day to an American woman for Sl9.Soo, was
bought only a few months ago by the pretty
actress for only $4,000. Some of these dainty
belongings of the coincidence and the high
prices they fetch are the gossip of Partisan tea
tables goodly number Of well selected brio
a-brac Sevres cups, Louis Quinze silver and ia
BILE service have been acquired for New-fork
Boston and Chicago purchasers. e l. b