The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

burne's house with me, to assist me in
packing my trunk, and afterward to put it
in the cellar, and also to look after the pic
lures. The cellar we found to be bomb
proof. Mr.. Washburne has life-sized pic
ture of Benjamin Franklin, painted by
French artist. and also life-sized portrait
of Gen. Grant, and one of himself painted
by Healey, and several other portraits by
the same artist. While at the house we
could hear the shells go screeching through
the air from Mont valerien to Porte Mail
lot, and from Nenilley and Corbeyoir to
the same place. The desperate men at the
Porte replied most vigorously. For nearly
five weeks an almost incessant cannOnadng
has been kept up at this gate, but as soon
as one barricade is knocked down another
is erected.
You have seen in the papers an account
of great Masonic demonstration. On
Wednesday of last week the Masons as
sembled, determining to march out of the
city, with their banners flying, for the
purpose of seeing if they could not stop the
effusion Of blood. A large body of them
marched down the Avenue la Grande
Armee, where the shells were falling, and
placed their banners on Porte Maillot, and
then they marched up to the very guns of
the Versailles troops. The dastards fired
on them, and many were killed and wound
ed. suppose that nearly all of them
would have been killed had it not been for
the fact that the commander on the other
side was a Mason. A committee of these
brave men was sent to Versailles, but Mon
sieur Theirs informed them that he could
make no treaty, with rebels with arms in
their hands. They, were told to 60 back
to Paris and tell the people that as soon.
as they would lay down their arms salts
factory terms of peace would be made at
once.
Yesterday as DR.. Peet and 1 were near
the Arch de Triomphe We heard an ex-
plosion, and saw a shell take off an angle
Of this most beautiful monument. We
EIysees. which was crowded with people.
We walked through the Place de la Con-
corde, passing :thsou&h the barricades or
Notifications at the .8ue Royale, and the
Rue de Riyolik. Eh&a We came to Rue de
Ia .Paix, where there was. another strong
barricade. sepfry was stationed there,
who at first Refused to allow US to pass,
but on telling hin that we wanted to 20
to the English PHARMACY, which is in the
Place Vendome. hes sent for an officer. who
the Place Vendone there is the magnifi-
cent monumental oDluQn made from cannon
captured by sNapDlasn the First. This
monument is the mogt magnificent of it's
kind In the worl4. On the scroll, which
Of the battles ihsa~ess fought BY the great.
est General Of hin on any other age. On
the top there is agstakue of Napoleon, rep
resenting him as SEnineror.s The Comml-
nists are going To- pull down this superb
work OF art, for the purpose, they say, Of
converting it into coin tsous).
We saw the cscaffolding that Is being
made. They are putting a rope around the
top now. From the Place Vendome we
walked up the Rue de la Paix. where the
riot occurred more than q month ago. DIR.
Peet wanted to see man high in the Ma
walked down the boulevards as far as the
Chateau dEau, nearly to where the Bas-
tile stood. We then turned up into the
most miserable part of the city--the mo-
tori0us Belleville: squalid houses and filth
we wanted. and he took MS under his pro-
lection. We saw q great many curious
things: among others, female auctioneer
Imagine woman standing on the top OF
barrel and bidding OF old shoes. etc. =
Go DO continued.)