New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
TOPICS IN Paris.
Government Victory in Chamber-1
Successful Nesc Play.
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Paris Oct 24-The Combes Cabinet has faced
the Chamber in the first parliamentary battle
OF the autumn. The campaign has resulted in
a brilliant victory for the government by vote
OF confidence OF 332 against 233 being one OF
the heaviest rna5orities obtained since NJ.
Combes came into office. The sitting was
stormy and picturesque The Deputies were
frisky and mettlesome as a college full of fresh
men returning from a football match. NJ
Cornbes, with a pale and determined face, and
white silken hair, mounted the tribune, greeted
by Nationalist shrieks and Opposition yells. He
seemed like little white kitten held at bay by
a pack of yelling fox terriers. For fully five
minutes he could not make himself heard.
Pluckily biding his time he calmly and logi-
cally and in a quiet, businessllke. converse
tionai way answered a quiverful of interpella-
tons directed against the Cabinet He gradu-
ally silenced his foes and came out before Par
lament and the country stronger man than
ever before.
Indeed this cool headed. determined practi-
cal little Premier is a surprise for his friends
as well as for his enemies He knows what he
wants he never loses his head, and each time
he Is attacked he comes out bigger and more
formidable than ever. NJ. Combes and his
Finance Minister, NJ. Rouvier, who is consid
cred the Goschen Of the French Republic. hope
to be able TO bring the Chamber down to eeri-
Gus business and dispose Of the budget OF 1904
before the end of January next, a feat not
accomplished for many years. The budget Of
1904, as whitfield down and amended by the
budget commission. amounts TO 1861, 0O0O00
francs. which is only 100000 francs more
than the budget Of 1903. and is regarded by
leading hnanciers as. the whole. the most
practical that could be devised
The documents collected by the Criminal In
vestigation Department reveal an unprecedent-
ed number of murders or homicides IN which
women. usually OF the professional beauty class.
ere the victims The revelations regarding the
most sensational murder Of the season, that OF
Eugene Fougere and her maid at AK les Bains
last month. are being followed by Anatole
France. Abel Hermant, Marcel Provost and
other Partisan psychologists with keen interest,
for the facts show a new and alarming feature
Of criminal development; for here have
young man of education and intelligence plan
ming a murder Just Sardou or Capus might
lay out the plot of play, act by act and scene
by scene. This was done by Henri Bassot, who
scheduled out In his library at Vichy every de-
tail Of the murder Of Eugene Fougere. intrust-
ing the mere mechanical work of the actual
killing 10 two OF his aids-Decamp. the woman
whom he placed as a confidential companion to
his victim and a desperate. but athletic tailor's
apprentice named Cesar. Henri Bassot, the
master murderer. did all the brainwork OF the
crime al Vichy. the actual crime being commit
ted Al AK les Bains. Bassot. Of course, taking
elaborate precautions 10 establish evidence OF
nj. own abb at yicty during the night Of the
murder.
In the theatrical week exceptional interest
has been taken IN Masseners opera, Zero
Glade" Although brought ont twenty years ago
N Brussels, IL never had been given IN Paris
untn last Monday night. II has proved q de-
oided musical hit at the Gaite Theatre, now
transformed into the Lyric Theatre. urder the
management OF the Isola Brothers. Calves
singing and acting were quite up to her highest
standard. and she made a delicious salome
rollieldng, amusing three act farce by
Antony and xznrot called La Marraoete,"
brings n11rth 60 the Fala.s Royal Theatre. The
GyEnaee Taksre has openee this ssssor with
q clensr plAg alse ~Eravs" by csupsuhsirn
ard rs Fgnre. n ave acts, rather ave richly