New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-04

srnpress disorder: that the main root OF the evil
Is the aggressive. mendacious. incendiary prop
uganda of the Bulgarian revolutonists. whose
sole idea is TO conquer Macedonia, even at the
risk OF a European war The feeling grows
daily stronger and stronger against Bulgaria,
which. as a prominent diplomatist points out Is
insjdiouslv seeking TO induce the great powers
10 p-ofect her from the consequences Of her own
y-rourdoings, just Venezuela or some South
American republic occasionally tries 10 persuade
the United States TO act as a shield against just
creditors At the Foreign Office. well by
the public at large. the conviction prevails that
Bulgaria is suffering from swelled head.
Mr. Balfour's letter TO the Archbishop of Can
terbury Is favorably commented on here as
showing that the governments at St. Peters
burg and Vienna cannot be fairly accused Of
not keeping their promises I'm Macedonia. Con-
ddence prevails that Nicholas III and Francis
Joseph will come to a complete understanding
during the meeting at Muerzsteg and put
salutary curb on Bulgarian arrogance. even
should Joint military Intervention by the Rus
sian and Austrian troops at Sofia become neces-
sary French opinion has thus swung round
the circle since spring. and there are no more
indignation meetings against the Turks.
Frenchmen now take a common sense view Of
the situation. regarding the Bulgarians very
much as coolheaded Americans contemplate the
clustering antics OF such nauahty boys as Ven
ezuela, Chill and Colombia.
Two exceedingly modest and retiring Amer
leans have. much to their establishment. sud
denly become foremost topics in to-day's Paris
papers Booker 7. Washington, who is passing
few days in Paris. was quietly amusing him.
self previous TO sailing next week for home
when, with unexpected fertility OF imagination,
a group Of French journalists jumped to the
conclusion that his visit was connected with the
plans attributed to Leigh Hunt to found a COL
ony in Africa OF negro citizens from the United
States One paper even went SO far as to suS-
gest cooperation between Mr.. Washington
and the erratic Jacques Lebaudy the self
styled Emperor Of Sahara. Needless to say,
Booker T. Washington emphatically denies all
plans for L negro exodus from the United
States. The 'Natin," the 'Gaulois.' the "Figa-
TO-" the Journal the "Cn Bias and half a
dozen other papers publish portraits of Booker
T. Washington. together with column after COL
umn Of the colored philanthropist's views on
education and the future of the negro race, and
episodes OF his own career Mr.. Washington
has thus become the hero of the hour in the
boulevard press.
Tn other modest American who shares the
attention Of Paris to-day is the American trainer
at ChantilIy, Leigh. whose success on the
French turf this season is without precedent
On Wednesday. for instance at the races at
Colombes an the environs Of Paris, out OF six
OF his horses entered five were winners In diff
ferent events. The French sporting papers de-
clare the triumph of the American method OF
trainiIs the most important feature of the rae
ing wear and an e. ent more creditable to our
country than the sue SIS of the American
jockeys. Leigh is the trainer for eight leading
turf proprietors including the Baroness de For
est Baron Leonino, Frank Gardner and NJ.
Fischhof. Five daily papers publish interviews
with Leigh. who attributes his uccesses in
training to careful observation Of each indi-
viduaI horse, to feeding with double the amount
OF hay given by the English and French train
ers. to the American system of sand baths and
to keeping the horse much as possible in the
open air. This American method of training
racekorses has. in the opinion OF French sport
ing men. worked a revolution in the turf and
is now being adopted in nearly all the great
racing stables including those OF Baron Al
phonse de Rothschild, Edmond Blanc, Camille
Blanc Baron Schickler, Marquis de Ganay.
Vicomte d'Harcourt and the Comte lie Marois,
and naturally in the American stables OF WILL
lam x Vanderbilt. Wordsworth Rogers, Henry
Iidgway and Frank Gardner.
The French nickel money. which is tinnidly
making its appearance in circulation, the Depu-
ties having the privilege Of drawing small
norton OF their salaries in the new coinage
does not meet with the public favor. although
much lighter cleaner and more handy than the
big dirty copper sous in vogue since the six
teentb century. The cab and omnibus con-
ductors and cab drivers strongly object to the
innovation. Walters in the cafes on the con-
trary seem to like the nickel pieces. for they
facilitate opportunities for fraudulent confusion
with silver francs to their advantage. The
METROPOLITAN Railway cashiers also prefer the
rev coins for the twenty-five centime piece.
representing the price of first class fare makes
the Issue OF tickets speedier.
n. Merlou. the reporter of the French Budget
Commission. who has Just concluded his report
upon the estimates for the coming year, states
that France has now reached the extreme limit
OF her taxpaying powers and that It is irnpossi-
BE to squeeze any more money out of the
reople The chief items OF expenditure mill
tary and social They are. he says Numerically
opposed and unless some international agree
rnert 10 restrict ornaments be soon come 70
France will either have 10 fall behind the other
powers in armament or else abandon all social
Improvement schemes.
Sarah Bernhard, now touring in Switzerland
is engaged on a volume OF her memoirs. which
will be profusely illustrated with portraits Of
the famous actress in her favorite parts and
with many caricatures published Of her in all
the countries she has visited. The book will
contain a number Of amusing personal episodes
in the United States. c. I. 3.