New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-02


and the venerable Archbishop Richard, Of Paris
has been compelled to give up his home. The
midnight masses on Christmas Eve IN Paris
which have long been a feature. were aban-
doned. There $4,000 of the clergy In
France. who regard the government anti
religious. The movement for secularization has
gone far that the youthful priests are no
longer to be relieved from the duty in the army
required of other young
The election OF NJ. Fallieres, member OF the
French Senate. to be President IN place of NJ.
Loubet, was an event of Importance, but passed
off quietly. The new Cabinet is headed by
NJ. Cemenceau, who has successfully carried
through a number of important measures The
end of the Dreyfus case came in his complete
exoneration, restoration to his rank in the army
and decoration with an order of merit
The failure Of the German Reichstag TO sup
port the government in voting the appropria-
ton desired for carrying forward the war
against the natives OF German Southwest Africa
made the cause of dissolving 1T and ap-
pealing to the people for the election of new
representatives. Whether in the new Reichstag
the Emperor and his Chancellor will have any
stronger support for their measures will soon
be determined, as the election and the meeting
Of the new body will occur early in the new
year. Much discussion was caused by the pub
ncation Of the memoirs OF Prince Chlodwtg
Hohenlohe SchilIingsfuerst, which revealed
many state secrets
While the condition of Russia has remained
one of much unrest, the disturbances OF the
year were much fewer and of less Importance
than those which followed the close of the Rus
so-Japanese war. There were outbreaks OF
race and religious feeling IN Balystok, Russia.
and in Siedlce Russian Poland. in which hun
dreds of persons, mostly Hebrews. slain.
hut tba Of cit
ton and no serious results followed No further
progress has been made in the work of secur-
ing a representation of the people in the gov
eminent An effort to kill Premier Stolypin
with bomb resulted In the deaths of twenty
seven persons. but the Premier escaped.
The meeting Of the representatives Of the
powers at Algeclras. Spain, to consider the Sit
uauon growing out OF the dispute between
France and Germany Moroccan affairs
passed off happily. and despite the dangers OF
disagreement the result secured to leave to
France and Spain the duty Of seeing that the
Sultan of Morocco controlled his dominions IN
the interests of peace and order. The conven-
ton agreed upon at tho conference has been
ratified by the powers most directly concerned.
The marriage OF King Alfonso XII OF Spain
to the Princess Ena Of Battenberg aroused great
interest both In Spain and England, and was
nearly turned into tragedy by the throwing Of
a bomb at the royal couple. which came near to
causing their deaths. AS 1t was. some of their
attendants and the horses attached to their
coach did not escape, King Alfonso. on whose
life several attempts have been made. displayed
much GOODNESS and presence Of mind.
One OF the most notable occurrences that
marked the year was the great earthquake
which devastated San Francisco. This was the
most noteworthy catastrophe that has marked
civ
parable with it only are the tremendous losses
due to fire IN Chicago in 1871. which caused
loss OF $3.50 100000. In San Francisco the de-
struction was estimated at s360.000,0 O0 The
direct loss caused by the earthquake was sup
plenented and greatly increased by the result
ing fire. which swept over the greater part or
the business portion and much of the residence
region of the city by the Golden Gate But just
as in the case of the Chicago fire. the people OF
the stricken city rose manfully TO meet the sit
uation, and the sympathies OF the entire nation
were aroused and took substantial form In con-
tributions for Immediate relief Offers OF assist
ance from foreign nations were declined. as 1t
was felt that there no need for international
help The people Of San Francisco have devoted
themselves with tireless energy 10 the work Of
rebuilding.
The disaster by earthquake IN San Francisco
was followed a few weeks later by an almost
similar one which befell Valparaiso, Chill. IN
which five thousand persons persisted and a vast
amount Of property was destroyed In many
respects the two catastrophes were alike. In
both fire did more damage than the shaking
OF the ground, TO which the outbreak Of the
flames however, was due. The report that the
island OF Juan Fernandez. several hundreds Of
miles off the coast Of Chilli. the scene OF the
lonely life Of Alexander Selkirk. had disap-
peared by the shock proved unfounded.
Next to the tremendous seismic disturbances
which brought almost unreasonable calamity
to San Francisco and Valparaiso was the great
eruption OF Vesuvius. The volcano sent forth
fire. smoke, ashes and lava IN immense guam
titles, and several villages within the danger
zone were destroyed and hundreds of persons
lost their lives The spectacle viewed by the
inhabitants of Naples awe-inspiring in the
extreme, and that city was covered with the
fine ashes which were blown from the volcano.
there being much terror. An example of hero
ism was given by the observers OF the phenom-
enon, who remained at the station established
for keeping records OF the outbreaks.
The damage done by the wind at exposed
ports was OF the marked features of the
year. a typhoon at Hong Kong destroyed
hundreds OF fishing and other vessels and
wrought destruction to considerable part OF
the town. causing the loss OF thousands OF lives
BY a hurricane which swept In from the Gulf
of Mexico much damage was done at Mobile
Ala; Pensacola, Fla and New Orleans. la
causing the loss OF hundreds of lives and the
destruction OF millions OF dollars worth OF prop
erty. Another hurricane did much damage IN
tho West Indies and also at Miami and Key
West, Fla.
BY tornado at Meridian. Miss. two hundred