The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11
N, PELLETAN MAKES
BID FOR SUPPORT
French Minister Of Marine Be.
ing Managed by an AM
bilious Wife.
CLERICS MAKE TROUBLE
Combes' Ministry Does Not Even Yet
Seem Out of the WOODS With the
Church PoIicy-Russie Has
Too Many Princes.

Paris special: NJ. Camille Pel,etan,
the minister of marine, formerly the
most modest and retiring of men, has
grown considerably in his own estima-
ton ince his marriage.
lie now even seems to- think that,
should the present government be
forced to resign, the whole French ma
ton Would be on its feet, clamoring for
his return.
AT a recent banquet he said, speaking
or the Fallour law, which restricts the
right OF opening schools for the in
struction of children.
There is too much liberty nova
days, and certain kinds of liberty are
dangerous.
1T is just and right that men are
given the liberty to gather ~neaceably,
as long as this right is only given to
adults.
1T is right that we should have free
dom of the press, because journalists
address citizens in possession of their
reason; but when it comes to free
dom of instruction limitation is neces-
Sary, because teachers address children,
and children have no right to liberty
Speaking of the possibility of the fan
OF he ministry, NJ. Pelletan said that
personally he would be only too happy
to be forced out to give room for the
party who stands for reaction, he felt
sure that the whole nation would rise
in protest.
OF his old modesty nothing seems to
be left, n Nine. Pelletan is said to be
very ambitious.
The anti-clerical policy of the pres
ent French government, as advocated
by M. Combes, is causing serious trout
bles in all parts of GRANGE.
The actual removal of the cross from
nearly all public buildings and the in
tended removal of the cross which has
surmounted the dome of the Pantheon
ever since that magnificent structure
was built have given the lower classes
Of the population of towns cities
the impression that any one may rob
or violate a church.
In several places mobs ave invaded
the Catholic churches in search of val
uables, and seem to have been surprised
when the police interfered.
One of the most fragrant offenses is
reported from Montpelier, where the
mob, after having tried unsuccesSfully
to break into the magnificent Cathedral
Of st. Matthew, put fire to the church
and tried to drive the iremen away.
The great majority of the French,
the farmers and ~vineyardists, as well as
the labOring classes outside of the
large cities, are beginning to feel in
censed against a. government which
openly fights the Catholic church and
thereby tempts to these deeds of vio-
tence, and a sharp protest against the
policy of NJ. Combes may be expected
on the floor of the parliament.
M. Combes had hardly como into
power before he provided his son Ed
q a most insignificant young man,
with an excellent position in the coun-
ell of state.
NJ. Vale, the keeper of the seal, has
found an important position for his son
as judge at Iunis.
NJ. Chaunie, unfortunately, had 10
sons old enough to occupy prominent
position, but during the visit OF the
king of Italy he succeeded in making
King Victor Emmanuel decorate his
eldest son evidently hoping that this
decoration would in time make him
more fit to occupy a position OF inn
portanCe.
In the meantime the dissatisfaction
Of the French people with the present
government is growing. 50 rapidly that
even the royalists, who have kept silent
for q long time, have begun to raise.
their heads and have issued a circular
calling on their supporters to rally
around the royal standard in the hope
that the chaos which would follow the
overthrow of the present government
would give them a chance to come into
SSH
OF course, no one any longer takes
the royalists seriously, but there are
many people, whose knowledge of poll
tics cannot he denied, who think that
the days of the present ministry are
counted, and that it viii lbe followed
Y a strong reaction.
During the last two or three years the
price of meat, and especially beef, has
grown so high hat even the chefs OF
the most fashionable restaurants have
looked to find substitutes.
These substitutes are of many kinds,
and it is said that at the present time
no four-footed animal is safe any long
er, and that the meat of horses has al
most entirely replaced beef.
Statistics for the last yea show that
during that time Parisians and their
guests have eaten Al, 100 horses, 4S5
donkeys AND 40 mules.
A chef of one of the most exclusive
restaurants in this city recently said
that, according to his opinion, horse
meat, If from young horses, was far
superior to the choicest beef, and that,
were 1t not for the strong prejudice
against this food, he would not OBJ
ject to letting the whole world know
that it was used very largely in his
cuisine.
Though u present administration is
exceedingly radical in many ways, and
claims that it is impossible now to OBJ
tain any office under the government
except by force of merit, it is evident
That this rule does not apply to it's own
sons.