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The sun., 1907-12-01

In some paragraphs devoted to Napoleon's
life at ST. Helena our author recalls that
much has been written Of the pettiness
shown by the great captive. about the de-
viOus and even deceitful methods he used
in carrying on a kind Of guerrilla warfare
with his keepers over the remnants Of free
dom that we're left to bim, how he worried
and almost wore out Sir Hudson Lowe.
Governor Of the island, who. as n matter
Of fact, only did his duty and gave in to
Napoleon whenever he could see his way
to do so. We do not mean" says DIR.
LEM, "to make excuses for our hero in this
matter, but even those who blame might
judge him more gently If they would re-
member how, as we have seen in the case
OF the Il under OF the new German Empire,
the fall from the height of power influences
the character Of men who have found their
only happiness in active rule"
just, too, as Bismarck at Friedrichsruh
turned his mind to handing on to future
times his recollections and his reflections
on his policy and on the work he had ac-
cOmplished. 80 Napoleon at st. Helena
but, as our author comedies, with more
restless energy and a wider view than the
German statesman's-wrote OF what he
had done. gave expression to his thoughts
on men and politics and made the whole
history OF the century the subject Of his
study. We are reminded that he proved
a true prophet in prOnOuncing continuance
of the rule Of the Bourbons impossible.
He foresaw a future Europe in which Lib
eral ideas would again force their way to
triumph and at the same time be recon-
ciled with the religious spirit. These
thoughts he connected with his own policy
and gave a forecast Of the tendency which.
further developed in the -Napoleonic Ideas"
Of his nephew. led 90 the programme OH
the Second Empire. Even in captivity his
elf-cOnfidenCe was unbroken. Il have
he once said. erected my pyramids In the
witness to his deeds and 3 for his ad-
versaries he said they would be biting at
granite il they dared to belittle his fame.
The sympathetic tone Of the whole narra-
tive rings particularly strong in the final
chapter when, recalling the Cars compari-
son Of Napoleon 10 a torrent. the German
biographer declares that we should do
injustice to our hero il we saw in him only
an engine Of destruction. He did not merely
pile up wreck and ruin around him; whers-
ever he came he broke up the ground and
prepared il for a rich harvest" Our au-
thor even goes on to say: How much
Of the new spirit that arose in Prussia itself.
under the very oppression Of the con-
uueror, seems TO us now TO be a reflection
Of the forces that the Revolution aroused
and Napoleon organized in Franoe!"
WI.
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A Gsrusan study Of Napoleon.

In a volume Of less than 400 pages en-
tltled Napoleon, by DIR. MAX LENz. trans
lated by FREDERICK WHITE (Putnams).
10 SaVe a study Of the great COrsiCan
which while extremely succinct is exc
outed with a care and thOrOughness charao-
teristic Of German historical writer's. and
what may surprise the reader, in an in
tensely sympathetic spirit In nine chap
ters we are carried from AjacciO to Sc.
Helena. yet IL cannot be said that anything
Of Importance is omitted. while in a single
chapter which hears the caption Sole
Ruler and Restorer Of Peace is condemned
khe substance Of what occupies ono OF
Taine's Capacious volumes. We shall limit
ourselves 90 marking the COnclusiOns
reached by the author concerning the
salient. features of NapoleOn's character.
his principal achievements and the critical
Coniunctures OF his career.
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VI.

In a fourth chapter the author recalls
that for a time after his return from Egypt
Napoleon exhibited TO those who held
political power in their hands the same
moderation and patience which he had
manifested toward the woman Of his heArt
While, however, he stalked about in the
costume OF Cincinnatus IL became clear
to others as we'll as 70 himself that the
day was come on which he must assume
the part that Dion had played in Syracuse.
There was no political party that had not
counted on him. and each was full OF eager
ness to attach him to itself and push him
forward. As he said long afterward at
st. Helena. he had become the hinge on
which conspiracies turned. the cOnspiracies
with which every party was busy and which
all aimed at the overthrow of the existing
constitution and the altering Of a condition
OF public affairs that had become intolera-
BILE. The necessity Of a new change in the
constitution OF the republic was obvious.
Thus only, to use his own expression. could
the Revolution march on" Thus only
could its work be advanced. it's power as
sured and peace won with victories that
would guarantee 10
As TO the party which he was 90 choose
Napoleon was hardly long in doubt. The
Thermidorians. whose political tendencies
survived in the Jscobins Of the day, had
always been hostile to him. The men for
him were those who were striving for the
establishment of order without renouncing
the principles Of the Revolution. These
men constituted al the moment the party
Of Sieyes. the patriarch OF the Revolution,
who was all but supreme in the Council OF
the Elders and could hope for a majority
in the lower chamber, TO such an extent
was the opinion OF the nation and the army
on his side A few days after Napoleon g
return the Presidents and officials Of both
cha mbers came up for reelection; every
one OF them was chosen in pursuance Of the
views OF Sieyes. IL was an advanta ge.
too. that Lucien. Fapoleon's ablest brother.
was chosen President of the lower house.
the Council Of Five Hundred. Lucien was
a ready made intermediary between his
military brother and the leader Of his party.
sieyes had had the prospect Of a change
in the Constitution In hin mind Cor months
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wonder and the envy OF all those who feel
a. he docs. but tho most miserable OF thom
all. The bonds Of equality are broken:
his whole life will DO unhappy. An, that
fre Of geniusl But let us not take IL too
much 10 heart. for IL comes 20 rarely How
many years must pass by before even ono
such individual comes into the WogldP Mon
Of genius are like meteors. destined to burn
in order 10 iIlumine the centuries in which
they i've
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'SOoiety,' he once remarked TO Roederer.
cannot exist without inequality OF ma
tOrial wealth. and this inequality cannot
exist without religion. When q man In
dying Of hunger by the side Of another
who is surfeited with superHuities Il is Inn
possible for the former to bear patiently
the difference II there be not an authority
to say to him; God wills IL so. There must
be poor and rich in this world. but later
In eternity things will be arranged other
wise.' Napoleon had arrived at the con-
victiOn that religion Is just as valuable a.
vaccination. which satisfies our sense Of
the marvellous and saves uS from charla-
tans and spellmongers The priests are
worth more than CagliOstro. Kant and
all the German dreAmers." He himself
neither went 10 confession nor received
communion. and II at times he had to bs
present at mass he paid no attention TO the
services.
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N

Napoleon became commissioned officer
in the autumn of 1886. and joined the De la
Fere regiment Of artillery. This was one
Of the best regiments in the French army.
and it was a distinction for the young officer
TO be attached TO it. It was with this regi-
ment that Napoleon acquired the rudiments
Of his military education. His pay amounted
only to l,l2O francs a year. but although he
received no allowance from home he man
aged TO get along on the meagre stipend Be-
tween September. 1885. and the end of May,
1883. Napoleon was absent from his corps
twenty-0ne months. which he spent in
Corsica. IL was at Auxonne on the Saone
that he reioined his regiment. to remain
with il more than five years. Il was now
that his military education began in ear
nest. Papers on artillery. still extant in
his handwriting. give evidence OF his talent
and Of his grip upon his special work. which
was that Of an aTtillerist. DR.. Lenz recalls
that the first ambition which entered the
head OF this young man, endowed with a
genius for action. was TO achieve fame "a
a writer. Our author can find no evidence
Of NapoleOn's thinking Of himself at this
period as the liberatOr OF his native island.
but &c did wish 70 become the historian OF
Corsica and TO kindle in the hearts OF his
countrymen a sacred fire OF hatred that
would prepare them for the longed for day
OF freedom. ...
When in the autumn Of 1850 Napoleon
received fresh leave OF absence and re-
turned once more to Corsica, the movement
for autonomy had begun TO assume dan
gcrous proportions. Napoleon is said
20 have insti gated his fellow citizens to
hoist the tricolor and to institute a Ma
tional. Guard. He and his friends scarcely
hoped at this time to bring about the free
dom of their country. but on the contrary
maintained friendly relations with the
revolutionary party in France. Tho ad-
dresses and appeals which they despatched
TO the French National Assembly met with
a cordial response and led to the decision.
reached. on November 30, 1889. 10 accord
% me island the rank OF a Department Of
me French State and to repatriate it's
exiled defenders with Paoli az their head.
n January. 1901. Napoleon was promoted
20 the rank OF First Lieutenant. and pro-
ceeded with detachment to Valence.
Here, as in Auxonne and Aiaccio, Napo-
leon. who was in ardent sympathy with the
Revolution, frequented political clubs and
gatherings, came forward himself as
speaker. and signed revolutionary ad-
dresses, among others a document calling
for the sentencing Of the King to death.
ThencefOrward he devoted himself to the
perusal of political treatises, and embodied
his own reflections upon politics in an essay
written for prize announced by the Acsd-
emy, Of Lyons. The theory OF the State
put forward by Napoleon in this essay
was essentially that Of the ruler. Does he
feel the FIRE OF genius in his veinsG Luck
less man. il SOL pity him; he will be the
New-York tribune., 1907-04-24
GREAT FIRE AT TOULON
THIRTY MEN INJURED.
INJURED.
THIRTY
Fiuc ArsenaI Buildings Destroyed
4rSOn Suspected.

Touon. April 23.-For the sixth time within
a few months this port has been visited by fire.
Five large arsenal buildings completely
destroyed while the submarine depot. the tor
pedo workshop and the torpedo school were
badly DANA ged.
Shortly after midnight last. night the sentry
duty at the arsenal noticed the glare of
flames in a storehOuse used for rope yarn. He
at once gave the alarm. and soldiers. from
the of warships in port and employees
Of the arsenal were turned out to fight the
flames. The fire spread with great rapidty
The buildings near the storehouse contained
100000 pounds OF material to clean machinery.
10000 pounds of oakum. 5000 sponges. enormous
quantities of ballast baskets. hampers. sail cloth
turpentine, linseed oil and other infammable
material
The flames were soon soaring over the arsenal
wall and licking the sides of some thirty houses
outside, inhabited by five six hundred people
These residents fled half clad to the street
Every available man was engaged in efforts
TO control the confagration. and the task of fight
ing the flames carried on at great personal
risk all day long. 1t late this afternoon be-
fore the fire under control.
1t is reported that more than thirty men have
been hurt by falling walls, and some of them
are not expected to recover.
The cause of the fire has not vet been ascer-
tanned. but the finding OF two pieces Of fuse of
a kind not used In the French navy has aroused
suspicion that it was not accidental A number
of persons have come forward with more or less
convincing testimony in support OF an incen-
diary theory
The Minister of Labor. VI. Viviani, arrived
here from Nice this evening and visited the
ruins in company with the Maritime Prefect
TOuinn is he greatest naval arsenal - Franco on
the Mediterranean and is second in Importance to
tremity Of deep double bay. which forms the
teries. Around the harbor are immense magazines
works and a convict prison in which from 400 to
5000 men generally iucarcerated
The arsenal Is OF the most complete in the
world. There one hundred forge fires in the
smithshops. the store Of oak timber IS large. and
the ropehouse. which IS nearly four hundred yards
long. has hreproof vaulted alleys.
The doCkyafd. or military port, covers a space of
2i0 scres than twice The OF the Ports
mouth tEnElandI dockyard In Il many old
sailing battieshps. in which are lodged reserve
OF several thousand sailors.
The floating docks have OF than
eighty acres Of deep water and capable OF
commoda ling the largest ships In the centre Of
the dockyard Is opening into the Little Roads
whence first class battleship fully armed and
stored. may sail out 70 sea al a moments notice.
or models At the Castigneau Arsenal not FAR
from the Little Roads two docks OF the largest
size. and also workshops for the nstTuction and
repair OF steam machinery the largest scale
The floating docks alone more than S3S .
.9oeo and the dockyard gives employment TO from
1900 TO l5.000 workmen
New-York tribune., 1907-04-24
Ex.JuoeE WILLIAM II. ARMOUR.

william Henry ArnouX. for many years a promi-
ncnt lawyer and jurist Of this city. died yesterday
NJ his home. In Vineyard Haven. Mass He was
!. yiidge OF the Superior Court Of New York for
thirteen years-from 1852 10 lSs5-and for TWEEN
ty-hve years partner OF General Stewart L.
Woodford in the law firm Of Arnoux. Bitch &
Woodford. Judge ArnouX gave up his home in
New York "A few years ago, when his falling health
compelled him retire from active practice. and
spent his entire time az his country place on Mar
tha's Vineyard.
lie was born in New York September u. 1884,
and was said TO have been prepared TO enter the
junior class OF Princeton College when he was
only fifteen years old. His father. however pre-
ferred that he should follow a mercantile career
and for the next four years the young man was
employed in business house He then took up
the study OF law and was admitted 20 the bar OF
this city IN 1858.
Judge Arnoux made up for his lack of college
education By private study and wide reading in
the domains OF science. literature and art. He
was q member. and president from 1883 20 lsS'. or
the New York State Bar Association n member.
ana at one time vice president of the Sons OF the
American Revolution, a member Of the Metr0pol-
itan Museum of Art. of the American Museum Of
Natural History. OF the American Geographical
Society OF the New York Society of the New Eng
land Society and of the American Institute OF
fNfr
New-York tribune., 1907-04-24
DEFENCE OF EMPIRE.
Colonial Premiers Urge Nee System
of NaUQL Support.

London. April 23.-To-day's sitting Oh 'ne ~
perial Conference was devoted entlreiy 10 uiS
cussng matters connected with the oelehce u
the empire. The resolution providing for the
creation of a general staff for the empire "hIch
was discussed and tabled on April - was "e'ii'-
brought up and finally adopted with a Ie"
verbal changes. II includes provisions for the
interchange Of officers representing the
government and the colonies
The First Lord OF the Admiralty. Lord I"eeo-
mouth outlined scheme for imperial naval
defence The remarks of the colonial premlers
on the subject were in favor of discontih-
nance of the colonial contributions. which hlth-
erto have been sunk in the general naval eX-
penditure. and the substitution of a system by
which tho colonies may man and Keep up
certain number OF ships TO be supplied by Great
Britain and undertake to maintain coaling sta
tions and ammunition and food depots avail
able to the imperial navy
Observers note the extreme cordiality which
has sprung up between Premier Laurier and
Premier Botha General Botha has been so inn
pressed with Sir Wilfrid Laurier's deep insight
into affairs pertaining TO a self-governing col
ony that he has given him a pressing invita-
ton to go to the Transvaal. believing that the
visit of the accomplished statesman of foreign
descent, yet an advocate of the highest tradi-
tions of the British Empire, would have splen-
did effect on the people of the Transvaal 1t is
noted also that both Sir Wfrid and the gen
eral invariably agree in the discussions of the
conference.
Ii is noticeable that Premier Laurier has been
silent during the discussion Of plans for defence,
both on Saturday and to-day. although every
other Premier spoke on this subject 1t Is un-
deTstOOd that Canada does not favor parucipa-
ton in the schemes for imperial defence.
General Botha when the question of naval
defence arose. said he could only give a biassed
opinion. since historic occasion Great Brit
tain had barred the Transvaals way to the sea.
The presence of General Botha continues to
supply some dramatic moments, as on Saturday.
when Secretary Haldane. sitting opposite and
looking straight into General Botha'S eyes, con-
fessed that Great Britain had entered upon the
Boer war without adequate preparation, but
that the. lesson Of preparedness had been well
learned since by both the recent and present
governments
New-York tribune., 1907-04-24
ARMY BILL ADVANCED.
R. B. HaIdane's Speech-Irish Meas
ure Nay BE DrOpped.

London, April 2S.-Secretary Haldanes Terri
torial Army bill passed its second reading in the
House Of Commons tonight. In concluding his
speech on the measure, Mr.. Haldane said
I rejoiced TO think that the colonial pre-
Iniers. in their recent conferences, have been
unanimous in agreeing that this is the best pat
tern Of organization. and that. just we
have proposed this organization for the terri
torial force for home defence, they have pro-
posed to keep our pattern in view in the organ
iZation Of their own home forces Thus there
will be a chain Of territorial forces throughout
the empire which may give some real Sc
cuT1ty. 1 believe that by organizing 10 enable
the people TO defend themselves shall get
rid of that unrest and lack of tranquility which
are the strongest impeng forces toward com
pulsory military service. The government takes
its stand upon this bin a buwark against
compuision in any shape or form.
Gossip In The Hobbies OF the House has turned
recently to She prospects Of the legislative pro-
gramne for the remainder of the session. 1t IS
already seen that the programme IS too heavy,
and as the ministers seem determined 10 avoid
an autumn session something must be sacrificed.
probably the irish Council bill.
There are four important measures before the
House, 4he English Land bin. the Scottish Land
pected that the last named bill will be intro
duced about the middle Of May but there is
said - be some hitch In its drafting, Sir An
Lieutenant Of Ireland. considering the govern
ment's proposals TO be too drastic. In any case,
even If this bill is introduced, the prospects of
its passing are not bright.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-24
AMERICANS FORCE AN APOLOGY.
HOnduran Rebel Quickly Backs Down Be-
fore Marines-British Flag Protected.

Puerto Cortez. April II (vta New Orleans. April
23).-An instance OF armed resistance to American
marines by Honduran revolutionists came TO light
yesterday in the official correspondence OF the
American gunbOat Marietta. Colonel Louis Isau-
fla. a revolutiogist, in command of the port OF
Tela. Honduras. drew a revolver on Ensign Nc
Nair, OF the Marietta when the latter was sent
ashore say that American marines would uro
tect foreign property. Colonel Isauila threatened
TO Kill the ensign II he did not desist in his pur
pose of landing marines Commander Fullam OF
the Marietta sent body OF marines ashore to
demand an apology from Isauila. These marines
found the colonel with eight mea drawn up in
skrmish line and were informed that Colonel Isau-
liza demanded an apology from the Americans The
Americans advanced and said they intended to
wrote one '' 0-'"
Among the acts for which an apology was asked
vas tne cutting down of British nag at Ssla-
40 lsanila soldiers threatened the life OF Will
lam Collins. a British subject who had raisad
Jus nag for protection. Commander FulIam in
FORMED the colonel that the American marines
"o0lo not allow insults TO the British flag
New-York tribune., 1907-04-24
ASKED TO 1RBITR4TE.
That Solution Urged for Central
NAmericdn DeadlOck.

Washington. April 23-The Central American
controversy ia no nearer settlement to-day than
IL yesterday. according to a dispatch from
Philip Brown the American charge at Guatemala
He holds out no hope OF an early agreement
Both the United States and Mexico are striving
to bring about some understanding whereby re-
newed war will be aveTted. Long conferences were
held at the state Department to-day between AS
sistant Secretary Bacon. Ambassador Creel of
Mexico Ministers Mejia OF Salvador and Calvo of
Costa Rica, as result of which II was announced
that important developments may be expected
within the next twenty-four hours
Ii has been determined that the only way out
the difficulty is by arbitration of all the 0,Ies
tiOns in dispute and, therefore. Nicaragua Hon
duras and Salvador have been urged to agree TO a
proposition OF this nature Should II be accepted,
there is no question II stated from an authori-
tative source that President Roosevelt viii be
asked 10 sit in judgment on the case
New-York tribune., 1907-04-24
S1LT1DOR NAY FIGHT.
Nicaraguan Demand for Satisfac-
tiOn Refused.

Salvador. April 23-The government Of Nicar-
aqua has demanded satisfaction from the gov
ernment Of Salvador for the Iatters part N the
recent war between Nicaragua and Honduras
we'll the free Interchange between the two
cOntries Of their respective products Salvador
rejects both these demands the first because 1t
is unseemly and the second because II has pre-
viously been rejected I'm time of peace. Salvador
however is ready 10 make with Nicaragua
treaty of peace ana friendship which foes not
wound the dignity or inJure the interests of
either party concerned.
The refusal Of these demands has brought in
its train more or less strained relations between
Nicaragua and Salvador. There is a possibility
that open may result. or that the President
of Nicaragua win lend his aid to the numerous
enemies OF the President of Salvador.