New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

,,oh s,s.ible eloouence that the Car 1nvlteo
the powers to The Hague conference, whicn re-
; suited in The Hague Tribunal OF Arpltrauon
The four nermanent French members OF the
/ Hague tribunal include two strong anu 'no'
/ ouehtv representative men, Leon Bourgeois
as;de,t of the chamber of Deputies, who as
such holds rank as the thiro persohaee
1 in the hierarchy of the nation, and Baron
d'Tcstourneiles de Constant, Deputy OF Sarehe
| and in the very front rank OF the uaiieu
diploma lists of republican France. Inc ac-
tfon taken by Baron d'Estournelles in urg-
ing the Minister OF Foreign Affairs 10 point
out to the sgnatory powers their DUTY uhoei
Article %. TO remind the dsputing nations thaI
The Hague tribunal was open to them. is
warmly Endorsed throughout France ana oy tne
Paris press among which the only dissentient
voice is that of Edouard Drumont in Lipre
Parole who accuses Baron dEstournehes vi
being Dreyfusard and a Mnisteriallst AT
the Quai d'Orsay, as everywhere else In Parls'
a strong honest desire prevails to strengthen
The Hague tribunal and the success OF fresl-
dent Roosevelt in persuading the German EN-
peror to submit the German brief to 'rhe hague
tribunal which from the very outset he re-
garded with distrust and dislike, causes sur
prise and admiration, and in the highest diplo-
matte circles here is considered the achievement
of master hand and the neatest diplomacy
shot recorded for many year.
1t is worth noting that not the slightest ap-
prehension is felt in French official circles about
any hitch in the execution against Venezuela
of any judgment that The Hague tribunal may
render France has lately had instructive
experience with arbitration awards in her own
favor against Venezuela, and the French au-
thorities say they have not the slightest ground
to imagine that Venezuela would ever acopt
such a suicidal step to repudiate any award
of international arbitration. no matter how
severe it may be.
The International Medical Congress. which
terminated its sittings at Cairo on Wednesday,
has gratifed the French Faculty Of Medicine
by its unanimous approval OF the metnoo OIL
treatment for typhoid fever based upon IN
oculation at the patients elbow OF ten or
twelve centigrammes of serum taken from ami
mails inoculated with poison secreted by the
typhoid bacillus. Typhoid fever is more fatal
in France than in almost any other country IN
Europe and from 1886 to 1893 caused the
deaths of 56623 persons Dr. Chantamesse, del
egate of the French Faculty of Medicine at the
Cairo Medical Congress. compiled statistics OF
ali the Paris hospitals showing that the ne"
treatment of typhoid has reduced the death rate
of typhoid patients from 1913 per cent to 81
per cent In medical circles great significance
is attached to this and the "Eclair" declares
that the medical congress at Cairo Will be mem
ora bic for pronouncing on the efficacy or the
new treatment for typhoid fever, just as the
medical congress at Budapest in 1884 was mem
orable for establishing the efficacy of DR.. Rouxs
treatment of diphtheria Drs. Roux and Chan-
tamesse being French physicians, this is re-
garded here as a triumph of French medical
science.
The transformation of the house occupied by
Victor Hugo in the Place des Vosges into
national museum is making rapid progress
under the direction of Paul Meurice, the only
surviving executor of Victor Hugos WILL A
striking feature of the new museum will be MI
teen large pictures illustrating the poets prin-
cipai works For instance, Roybet is painting
Don Cesar de Bazan' Henner Sarah Ia
Baigneuse'' Fantin Latour LIE Satyre-
Olivier Merson will illustrate the scene of
the pilory in "Notre Dame de Paris and
Raffaein is hard at work painting the procession
of Partisan children walking past the balcony OF
the house in the Avenue d'Eylau. now the Ave-
nue. Victor Hugo on the poets birthday. Febru-
ary 20. 1882
Chartran who sails on La Lorraine tomorrow
for New York, has been unable to complete for
the next Salon as originally intended his great
canvas over three yards long. commanded by
the trSnch Government 10 commemorate NiSeoi
Hugo's apotheosis, celebrated in the Pantheon
last year by President Loubet and all the dig
nitaries of state The work is however, suf-
iciently advanced to give a general idea of the
effect that il viii produce. 1t is bold treat
nent of light which, flooding the interior Of the
Pantheon. neutraizes the black and white ar
raw of men in evening dress, which is the bug
bear of artists called upon to make official pict-
ures There will be 145 portraits in the can
vas and Chartran is conscientious enough 10
insist On special sittings at his studio for every
person depicted. Among those who have al
ready posed for Chartran for this historical
pieture which is to be placed in the Versailles
museum are President Loubet. Waldeck-Rous-
sea, NJ Delcasse Paul Leschanei, and score
of Senators and members of the Academy. 1t
Will not be completed however, until 1904
The German Emperor who never misses an
sion to be agreeable to French artists. has,
through the regular channels, invited French
,ainters to contribute the Berlin art exhibit
tion which is to be held at Berlin in March
American painters residing in Paris are also IN
cluded in the invitation, and have decided TO
sand innortant works to Berlin where special
American section is being arranged by Gard
take the pictures TO Germany The American
PAINTERS in Paris are also contributing char-
acteristic works to the Hungarian art show
which opens at Budapest in February, the
American section of which is in charge of the
American painters Wander Weyden and Good.
C. IB.