New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
TOPICS IN PARIS.
Interest IN Things RuSsidrl-The
RouUier Cabinet.

Especial New-York Tribune by French CablsO
Copyright 1905. By The Tribune Assocation)
Paris Jan. 2S-Apart from the Socialist pro-
test in the Chamber OF Deputies against "Czar-
ISM" the Partisan atmosphere is permeated with
a sort OF an electric Muscovite '1eit motif"
Meetings Of lawyers and students are held, ex-
pressing Indignation at the ST. Petersburg re-
pressions. The revival at the Port st. Martin
Theatre OF Henri Batailles adaptation of Toll
stoy's Resurrection" tragicaIly impersonated
by Berthe Baby, is popular. So is Georges
Marty's new opera at the National Academy de-
pcting Russian fashionable society, wherein
Boris. Moscow aristocrat, betrays Daria, a
peasant girl whom, according TO Russian auto
cratic custom Boris causes TO be married for
FORMS sake to Ivan, moujik. But Ivan falls in
love with his fair young wife. and when Boris
calls TO visit Daria Ivan strangles him and sets
fire TO the house, and, with Daria. rushes away
from the village in search OF free country
At the international commission investigation
OF the Hull tragedy there have been acrimonious
disputes witnesses between the English and
Russian counsel, but these have been smoothed
over by the excellent judicial decision and the
exquisite tact Of Admiral Fournier. who is an
ideal presiding officer. Russian and other for
eign securities are unusually firm at the Bourse.
At the annual meeting of the shareholders Of
| the Bank OF France yesterday ii was announced
that the amount Of bullion in the bank is 3,749,-
100000 francs Of which 2 1853, 100000 is in gold
and 1O99. 100000 in silver. In December the ao-
emulation OF gold bullion reached 2SO8OO0O0
francs. This is declared to be the greatest
amount Of gold coin ever known IN the worlds
history TO be collected In treasury. Two
| hundred millions OF this from the United
States as Panama purchase money.
The Rouvier Cabinet, which has made its bow
In the Chamber Of Deputies. promises well and
| ha 4baS he Oy77he in
! istry over again minus the secret reciprocal
spying among army officers and government
tunctionaries and employees about their com
rades- In future, offenders. whether Free
! Masons or Clericals, are to be punished with
| impartial severity. Foreign AFFAIRS under the
| undisturbed direction Of NJ Deloasse, will go
as heretofore. NJ. Thomson. the Minister OF
Marine. is a strong partisan Of battleships as
/ big fighting units, and has already set to work
preparing a new naval construction programme
which VIII give greater relative preponderanoe
| to battleships than the naval construction law
now being carried out. which enacted in
! 1900. Dujardin BeaumetE, the Under Secretary
! Of State for Fine Arts is less of impression
/ list than Henri Marcel, Director of Fine Arts IN
the Combes Ministry. and is himself painter Of
military subjects. He a pupil Of Cabanel.
and he intends to start system of pecuniary
prizes a large scale for French foreign
artists instead Of making purchases for mu-
seums q means Of encourag cement for painters
and scuptors. Dujardin Beaumetz also intends
! to restore the censorship for the music halls
and cafe concerts but viii do away with it
altogether for the theatres, leaving the public
itself TO be Judge Of what is moral and decent or
the reverse.
The French indignation over the Russian mas
sacres remains unchanged The belief here is
that the present calm is only on the surface
and that the logical conclusion Of the repressive
measures proposed by General Trepof will in
the end result in the downfall of Czardom and
autocracy.
The American Art Association opened its an
nual picture and ststuary show this evening.
Ambassador Porter and many prominent Ameri-
cans were present. An excellent portrait of a
Young girl reading. by Abbott Greaves sea
pieces by Lionel Walden, delicately toned women
by George Aid restaurant scenes by Maurer
and by Watterson. the Scriptural episode of the
escape OF St Paul. by Tanner. delicious nudes
by Friessecke, sculpture by spier Simson and
by Brenner are among the most admired works
of the show. which is the best the American Art
Association has yet produced here.
Seven new plays were brought out this week;
also a new opera. Half dozen of the new plays
are frisky farces brimfuI of naughty effer-
vescence capitally acted. The dramatic success
OF the week is la Bonne Intention" COM
edy by Francois de Croisset. It is witty, de-
lightful in dialogue, yet sentimental play,
sort of twentieth century "Marivaux." It re-
veaIs the inhrTnities Of Partisan hearts in the
most captivating manner. and furnishes Jeanne
Granier. the most finished and perfect of Paris
ian condolences, opportunity for perhaps
the most Irresistible success of her career.