New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04

ionable wedding. that of vicomte Gabriel de
been concluded when the guests at the wedding.
excited by the arrival of a government fiscal
agent coming TO take an inventory of the
church. Indispensable for the legal transmission
OF the church property to the associations
of worship, protested violently. barred entrance
to the agent. and said. I'VE yield only to force"
SOME OF THE LEADERS.
Among those participating In this manifesto
ton the Duo de Doudeauville the Duo de
Rohan, Comte Christian de Brissao, four
members OF the French Academy-Francois
Coppet. Marquis Costa de Beautegar Beaurs-
gard Paul Bourget and Emile Faguet-also the
Prince de Broglie the Duo de Mirepoix, Mar
quis MacMahon. Comts de Montebello. Comte
de Segur Comte de Noailles. Conte de Vallom-
brosa. Comte lie Gonidec Baron de Coubertin
and numerous grandes danes. including the
Duchesse de Rohan. the Princesss Luotsn Mu-
rat the Duchesse dHarcourt. the Duchesse de
la Roche Guyon and the Princesse de Ia Tour
d'Auvergne. Among those arrested during the
scrimmage at Ste ClotIde were Con1ts Guy
de la Rochefoucauld and his son. Henri de la
Rochefoucauld; the Comics Robert and Joseph
d'Harcourt. Comte de TocQuevills and Marquis
de Pinodan.
The fighting with fists and canes became
quite lively. III. Lepine. Project Of Police, who
was hit four times on the head with stones or
sticks. never lost his temper, but with pleas
ant smile directed operations. urging the police
cavalry to use no needless violence.
PICTURESQUE MOMENT.
1t was very picturesque moment when the
aristocratic assemblage of the parishioners of
Ste. Clotilde knelt around the image of the
Saviour chanting the Credo and the Marquise
de MacMahon who is a daughter of Conte de
Vogue, attired in gown Of gray and silver.
advanced TO the entrance of the basilica barred
the passage and exclaimed in a loud. pene-
trating voice: Il am not afraid. 1 know
how to defend the church from proclamation"
Suddenly a binding flash of light burst forth
accompanied by sharp report emitting clouds
OF pale blue smoke. "A bomb" "A bombP re-
sounded on all sides; women shrieked and faint
ed. and howled imprecations; but this
proved to be merely a jealous photographer
taking a snapshot at the fascinating Marquise
de MacMahon with a magnesium light appa-
ratus This caused a diversion. but a good deal
of hand-to-hand fighting nevertheless ensued
with canes and fists, resulting in a scrim-
mage that would have delighted the oldtime
freQuenters Of a Tipperary fair The floor OF
the church strewn with broken hats sticks
eyeglasses. torn dresses of ladies. chapeaus,
shreds of lace overcoats. gloves. parasols and
other debris. The tOcsin changed lugubriously
from the belfry the soldiers of the Republican
Guard and the police. regardless Of shouts of
"Robbers!" "Sacrilegious banditsi" free Ma
sons"' 'Outoaets!' cleared the way. and at last
the officials took an inventory Of the church
property in the sacristy in the presence Of the
vicar.
This little page of Partisan contemporary his
tory indicates the real nature of the religious
disturbances which law-abiding Catholics regret
as misused energy and a grave blunder.
HOPEFUL OF ALGECIRAS.
The news from Algeciras continues favorable.
All the delegates seem convinced that. al
though the results OF the conference are likely
to be very slight 1t is now accepted GER
tain that they will be pacific. for the most
concilia tory measures are decided upon at Ber-
lin All the delegates seem satisfied except
those OF Morocco who no longer any chance
of obtaining at the conference any ready cash
for the MaghZen treasury. James Gordon Ben
nett with a party of friends the yacht Lysis-
trata made a brief stop at Algeciras on the
way 10 the Antilles. of the coast OF Spain
the Iysistrata encountered a storm. in which
two motor boats were destroyed but the auto
mobile on the yacht remains intact and all
we'll on board.
AMERICANS AT PARIS.
At Pau, where the hunting season has seldom
been so brilliant this winter members OF the
hunt presented to the master OF hounds. Henry
Ridxway a silver Queen Anne cup Among
those present at tho ceremony Nr. and
MIA Tostes knzsan, Thomas AuEEssa. WAds-