New-York tribune., 1906-04-29

W Lepihe mus has, all told, eighty-five thousand
troops and police under his sole command
EVERY pubic square, the metropolitan stations
lhe water MAINS the gas mains the telephone
ana telegraph wires are guarded, and above
all the mighty efficient fremen of Paris are mob
iilzed and fully prepared TO act night day
with their automobile cars, which enable them
In three minutes to concentrate a dozen lines of
high pressure hose on a mob at any given
point of the city NJ Lepine and the Parisians
are justly proud OF these magnificently trained
batteries of water artillery. There is perfect
confidence in the efficacy of NJ. Lepine's water
cure method of drowning a revolution.
MISTAKEN EXCESS OF ZEAL.
Search warrants and perquisitions in the
homes OF prominent men of the reactionary as
well as of the extreme Socialist parties are on the
"hole regarded as a mistaken excess of zeal on
the part of the government, and especially of
NJ Clemenceau, in the vain effort TO conjure
up melodramatic plots of treason TO the High
Court OF Justice, etc, to influence the elections
Just as the Clericals and reactionaries sought
10 make bugbear out of the red spectres OF an
archy and the communes with the same object
Ex-President Loubet. who. with Nine. Loubet
was present at the Franklin ceremony yester-
day, was warmly congratulated on his recent
escape from mysterious bomb that was placed
In his house at Montelimar. The President is
In excellent health. and, looking more joyful
Inah When in office. remarked that he thought
IL probable that he and his wife might take
Trip to the United States in the coming autumn
ne is extremely desirous of visiting the coun-
Try where he has so many warm personal
triends and for which he has such genuine ad-
miraton' and of doing so in the most quiet man.
ner possible, avoiding all publicity.
THE FRANKLIN CEREMONY.
The Franklin ceremony went off admirably
The statue on its appropriate pedestal, designed
by the American architect Charles Knight
makes fine appearance in the Rue Franklin
and Professor smyth's address was one of the
best American speeches heard in Paris for over
twenty-five years Among the guests at the
dinner given last evening by Ambassador and
Mrs. Mccormick were NJ. Doumer, President
OF the Chamber of Deputies; NJ Sarrin, Prime
Minister NJ. Bourgeois. Minister of Foreign Az
fairs; NJ. Barthou, Minister of Public Works:
NJ. Cambon, Ambassador TO Spain; General
Brugere; NJ Pallain, governor Of the Bank of
France; Baron d'Estournelles de Constant, Sen
ator and member of The Hague Tribunal;
Professor Smyth. J. Pierpont Morgan, Hamil-
ton Mex. Twombly, Consul General Mason and
the members Of the embassy staff and the COM
mittee of the Franklin fete.
HISS FARR4R'S SUCCESS.
Miss Geraldine Farrar, the young American
soprano, well known in Berlin and Monte Carlo,
made her first appearance last night in Paris
in the leading part in lie Clown" lyric tale
in two acts written by Victor Capoul, and the
music composed by Count Isaac De Camondo.
at the Nouveau Theatre before brilliant au-
dience. including the Grand Duchess Vladimir
OF Russia. Ministers Clemenceau and Barthou.
ex-Premier Rouvier. ex-Minister Delcasse. the
Ambassadors OP tai nd
Richelieu, the Comtesse Greffuhle and smart Sc
lection Of the American colony Art circles were
represented by NM Sardou, Massenet, Erlanger
Jean de Reszke. Carolus Duran, Alfred Roll and
Felix Weingartner and Mines Rejane Jeanne
Granier, Bartet and Pierat. lie Clown is a
vigorous. realistic drama, inspired by the yearly
fair Of Neuilly. Zephirine Geraldine Farrar)
is circus rider and is loved by the young
clown (Rousseliere. the tenor from the Opera
Comique), while Aglady, a fighty professional
and Zephirine wish TO change their respective
careers in life. There is also villain, who is
Jealous Of the young clown. and secretly saws
in two the athletic clowns springboard. thereby
causing frightful accident and the clowns
death. Miss Farrar in this weird bit Of musical
realism scored a success, both in singing and
acting. The consensus of opinion of French
critics is that she is a lyric star of the first
magnitude
II. FALLIERES'S AUTOMOBILE.
President Falleres bought yesterday his first
automobile, and intends making trips to the
country and taking his customary long consti-
tutional walks in the Marty, Saint Germain or
Vernon forests. rather than as hitherto in Paris,
where he is less free in movements, owing 10
the curious crowds largely composed of across
the Channel tourists. c. I.B.
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