The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

| 53#. a5 tCOpyrlBnt, 4VVoD } Euss5,M
PARIS. Nov. 2s-NI. Camille Pelletan
the Minister Of Marine, formerly the most
modest and retiring Of men. has grown
considerably In his own estimation since
his marriage.
He now even thinks that. should the
present government be forced to resign.
the whole French nation would be on it,
feet, clumorlng for his return.
At recent banquet he said, speaking
Of the Falloux law, which restricts the
right OF opening schools for the Instruct
Ing Of children:
"rhere Is too much liberty nowadays.
und certain kinds OF liberty are danger
| Gus. y.
ut s Just and right that men are given
the liberty to gather peaceahly, ns long
as this right Is only given 70 adults.
TT Is right that we should have free
| dom Of the press. because Journalists adj
dress citizens in possession OF their rea :
| son. but when It comes to freedom Of In
structIop Limitation ls necessary because
teachers address children. and children
have no right to liberty"
Speaking OF the possibility OF the fall
Of the ministry, NJ. Pelletan said that
personally he would be only too happy to
be relieved OF his dutles but II he should
| be forced out to give room for the party
who stands for reaction. he felt sure that
the whole matte would rise In protest
| OF his old modesty nothing seems to b
| LETT and NIme. Pelletan Is said to be very
ambitious
Serious Disorders.
The anti clerical policy OF the present
| French government. MS advocated by NJ.
| C'onbes. is causing serious troubles IN all
parts Of France.
| n, arly all public buildings and the Intend
| ed removal or the cross which has sur
mounted the dome OF the Pantheon ever
| s,rce that magnificent structure was
built have given the lower classes OF tho
population Of towns and cities the I'm
pressIon that any one may rob or violate
| a church,. a F
| In several places mobs have invaded the
Catholic Churches In search OF valuables.
md seem to have been surprised ~hen
he police interfered.
| One Of the most grant offences Is re-
rt rted from Montpelier. where the mob
Utter hn wing tried unsuccessfully to brea'
INTO tho ma gniflcent Cathedral OF ST. Ma
stbe,. put FIRE to the church and tried TO
drive the f1remen away.
Z The great Majority OF the French, u
farmers and vlneya rdists.G as we'll as the
lnboring class outside the large cities.
| ire beginning to feel lncensed against 9
government which openly flights the Cath
5HIcf Church and thereby tempts to these
deeds Of violence and sharp protest
I against the policy OF NJ. Combes may be
expected on the floor Of the Parliament.
I. Queer Disease.
The nurses and attendants Of large
Paris hospital are In panic. hardly dar
Ing to go to sleep at night. fearing that
they may never wake up again.
It all comes from the fact that tho IA
nous Prof Blanchard has imported three
Congo negroes from Africa for the bene-
| fit OF the Medical Academy.
| These negroes are suffering from the
sickness OF sleep" the mysterious H.
ness which Ia more dangerous than cholera
or bubonic plagu and which devastatee
! enormous territories OF Africa Of their
whole population,
It is this year ravaglng the region
along the Gambia River
The victims are suddenly seized with
an Irresistible sleepiness and the malady
! always ends fatally.
The three negroes are at present In q
hospital in Rue Michel Ango. sleeping
quietly in the large opera ting room, smok T
| Ing Innumerable cigarettes when awake.
but evidently knowing that they are
doomed.
Only ono Is able to eat. and all are rs
| pale as their complexion allows. having
| changed from Jet black to light gray.
| The most famous physicians of Paris
| have been unable to suggest any treat.
ment and the death OF one patient Is
expected hourly.
| They all agree. however. that the dis.
ease Is not Infectious and can only be
contracted in the peculiar climate Of
the Congo district
Too Many Princes.
A dispatch from st, Petersburg says
| that the Gear has decided that there
IRE too many Princes In Russia, and that
most of the exotic creatures CARRYING
this proud title. and whom we know so
we'll In Paris and ut Monte Carlo, have
no right TO nnv TIL" who'ever
AS a rule. they come from cauca1us.
where they are as numerous as colonies
In Kentucky.
Convinced that these half-civilized neo-
ple DISGRACE Russian nobility In other
l countries. Gear Nicholas has appointed
n commission to separate the tares from
| the wheat
The poor members of the commission
| are having no sir'7cure. as many Of these
Princes claim that the titles were rom
tered unon their ancestors to the time
when colchis MIngrela and Inertia
were independent Kingdoms
The kings of these ancient States were
evidently very liberal In hestowing titles.
One Caucasian Prince claims that one
Of his forefathers was made prln-~a
because OF picking UP a belt which his
SOVEREIGN dronped, and was very much
hurt when the commissioners decided
that he was to he called prince no more,
Same Old Story,
4, The origin OF the Kaiser's polypus,
which has startled the neople Of two
hemIspheres, Ia no longer q mystery.
The Society OF Anti-Tnbacco Smokers
have settled beyond y douht-or, at least
10 their own atIsfaction-that had the
i Kaiser never smoked his vocal cords
would never have needed the surgeons
knife.
Liz, most Germans. the Kaiser Is an
lnveterate smoker and delights In 2
nine of good Havana sneo'olly prepared
for him, FIe recently added most gor.
reous meerschaum pipe with tur-
= uNOlse mOlithDiece, decorated with the