New-York tribune., 1902-02-09

/ three big drums-eght hours Of daily labor the
progressive income tax and one year military
service. The Bona partists are rallving around
the manifesto issued to-day by Prince Victor
Napoleon, who in his letter. addressed originally
to the late General Du Barail. but, after his
( death. TO General ThOmassn, lays down the
main lines of the Imperialist policy.
. Prince NictOTs manifesto begins with the
traditional and obligatory denunciation of the
present parliamentary regime. which according
TO Napoleonic ideas. should be replaced by a
plebscite, and this point Prince Victor and
the Deroulede Nationalists agree: but all else
in Prince Nictors proclamation is practically
renunciation of anything approaching an ag
gressiye policy. and merely duplicates TIE prin-
cipes Of the electoral platform of the thought
ful, thrifty citizens that give such overwhelming
force and stability to the Moderate Republican
party.
This premature activity of the enemies of the
present regime has already aroused the zeal
and ardor Of the Liberal Republicans in Paris
and in the country. who according TO all in
dicatiOns, seem to be far more powerful and
better organized than ever before. Already
forty Deputies. mostly anti Ministerialists have
signiied their intention OF withdrawing their
candidatures during the coming elections.
Throughout the country the great numbers of
rallying to the republic, largely because
the prolonged abstention. out of Difference to
hopeless cause, shuts their from all
public career. The only vulnerable point Of the
present regime So far revealed is the financial
extravaganza; but the Nationalsts and Reac-
tionaries, instead of narrowing down the issue
this and fighting their battle on the tech
nicaI financial ground, have Incorporated so
many other planks in their platform that their
discontinue seems certain. The party that has
lost more ground than all the others is that of
the Royalsts. and to-day any attempt to bring
back the King of France would be hopeless
a task it would be in England to restore the
Stuarts
a few weeks ago a bald saow complexoned
man, wearing eyeglasses, asked the janitor of a
house at the corner of the boulevard Hauss
mann and the Avenue de Messne, facing the
statue OF Shakespeare to show him fiat an
nounced for hire. The fiat proved suitable, and
lease drawn up by the landlords agent The
lessee proved to be Alfred Dreyfus. and his fur
niture and upholstery installed. The agent
wrote promptly to the landlord who is Baron
Edmond de Rothschild. now visiting Australia
in his yacht. In due time a telegram from Aus
tralia received by the house agent, signed
by Baron Edmond de Rothschild stating his
fusal TO have Dreyfus his tenant under any
conditions whatever and instructing the agent
TO annul the lease at matter what cost The
house agent applied in his difficulty to Baron
Alphonse de Rothschild, head of the French
branch of the Rothschllds. Baron AlphOnse
replied: Telegraph to Baron Edmond that if
he persists in his refusal to accept Dreyfus as a
tenant I will let him have an apartment in
one Of my own houses" The reply came back
from Australia. begging Baron Alphonse not TO
interfere in the matter. and persstng in the
refusal TO accept Dreyfus as a tenant The
agent then explained the whole matter to Drey-
fus. who forthwith consented without further
ado TO cancel the lease. only requiring that he
be indemnifed for the expenses he had actually
incurred toward furnishing his fat. The com
ment of some Of the Nationalist papers on this
incident show that they still liable TO unex-
pected relapses of Dreyfus persecution.
The annual picture show of the Cercle Union
Artistique, commonly known as the Epatant
comprises eighty-fve pictures OF which thirty
five portraits. Indeed, portraiture is pre-
eminent, not only in quantity, but in quality
The portrait of lady in black. by Dagnan
Bouveret, has grace and distinction. Char
trans portrait OF Mrs Knight is bright and
pleasing. Gabriel Terriers portrait Of CASTOR
Boissier, the venerable secretary Of the French
Academy. is pronounced the strongest work that
the painter has done. The portrait of Coauelin
cadet in a barrsters black robe and cap by
Friart, is excellent. Benjamin Constants por-
trait OF Comte Della borde in his green embroid-
cred uniform OF the Academy is far too official
Auguve Benziger exhibits n large fun length
portrait of Mrs. Horace Porter in a grayish blue
evening dress, a capital likeness and an ex-
ceedingly clever decorative picture. Boutet de
Monvel has exquisite little portrait of a
young son Of Paul Lebaudy. Carolus Duran's
portrait of Nine Leygues. wife of the Minister
Of Public instruction, is commended by critics
but scarcely attains his most successful level
The only American picture is by Walter Gay
whose cheerful interior, showing blazing win
ter fire, has a delicacy of treatment and charm
ing warmth of color. Gerome exhibits fine
gold bronze equestrian statue of General Bona
parte in Egypt. Other good sculptures by
Puech, st. Marceaux and Carles.
The winter show of the American Art Asso-
citation in the Quai Cont contains 200 works by
Americans, including couple Of first rate cattle
pieces by Brisbing, who recently was decorated
with the Cross of the Legion Of Honor. A
charming marine with saboats returning to
port, also a Venetian street by Eugene Vail
Charles Sprague Pearce has a clever female
profile also a landscape, with bright atmos-
phere and the glow of the sun after a storm
Humphreys Johnston sends pleasing view of
a study of the back of shoulders and neck OF a
young woman seated IN chair. Weeks exhibits
a series of excellent landscapes with snow COW
cred mountains Dauphiny Tanner sends some
good Eastern pictures, truthful and decorative
and ScripturaL nude boy, standing ankle
deep in the sea, gazing to wihdward, is full of
charm and indicates that Alexander Harrison
is coming back to his first love of pure, health