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Show REGRET TO HAVE FflLLIERES QUIT French People Sorry to H,nre President of the JRepublic Retire. M. BRIAND WILL BE ELECTED HIS SUCCESSOR Many Points in Common Between Be-tween the Two Men; Both Simple in Tastes. BY PATH, VHilEES. Special Cablo lo The Tribune. PAIIIS, June 4. Tho rcporL that President Presi-dent Fallleres Intends to retire has beon received with universal regret It ls not confirmed as yet, but those near to the peasant president arc inclined to credit It. Thc gcnoral Impression seems to bo that 1. Briand will be elected to succeed to tho presldoncy. Thero aro many points In common between the two men. Both are severely simple In tholr tastes, have great, commonsenso and tact. M. Briand can spend wholo days, rod in hand, solitary and silent, by stream's side, or on his garden bank on the Lake of Eughicn. Tho streams that most attract at-tract him are In "West Brittany. lie brings his angling vpcabulary into political po-litical life. A maxim he often uses In trying to keep down the Impatience of colloaguca for strong-fisted action ifp "Before one tries to land a big fish with a weak rod, one must drown it" Another, An-other, but not taken from the same vocabulary, vo-cabulary, is: "If you give all possible freedom to nnruly tongues they will soon lire out You may then tako them to your breast, for they will be quiet as lambs and ashamed of themselves." Had to Bo Economical. A further source of influence Is In I1I3 rnodoralion in using tho gifts of fortune, lie has no paternal fortune. To remain an honest man he must bo economical. Minister of public instruction and then of Justice, he used to take his meals at a. cheap prix fix restaurant. He only wont to a dearer place on becoming prime minister, and then to a not very expensive expen-sive one. Thc change was duo to his wanting to liavc a quiet corner to himself. him-self. President Fallicrcs Is one of the most unassuming men in public life. There Is no "side" about him, and sl characteristic story Is told about thc first visit ho paid to his old homo after his election as president. He was mot by his old friend, thc vll-Iago vll-Iago priest, who timidly addressed him as "Monsieur lo President" "Look here." said Falllores, with mock seriousness, "if you dara to address mo again as 'M. le President' I will have you expelled from Louplllon! And now om-bracG om-bracG me," with "which remark lie kissod the old priest, French fashion, on both his checks. J Loves Simple Life. Jr. FallioreB's love of the simple life was thc cause of a curious Incident not long ago. The king of Sweden had bc-cn Invited to the Elyscc. and a concert had been arranged in his honor. A famous operatic strtr had been engaged to sing, and Massenet, the eminent composer, had arranged to accompany her, when suddenly sud-denly it was rcmcmborod that there was no piano in thc whole place, in a groat hurry a pluno was borrowed during dinner, din-ner, but it proved to be such an Inferior Instrument that Massenet declined to play on It. Eventually another accompanist was found, and all -went off woll; but had thc king of Sweden known that there was not a piano at the palace of a president who lives in thc gayest city in tbc world, ho would probably have been as much amused is M. Massonet was incensed. Time "by Wireloss. Acting upon the suggestion of two members of a scientific seelclv. Captain Guyon and M. de la Grye, tho French government gov-ernment is now experimenting with a scheme for supplying all chronometers at sea with the times at noon, S o'clock at night, and at midnight by means of wire-loss wire-loss messages from the Eiffel Tower. The first trial took place with ships at Brest Three, sparks are transmitted at Intervals Inter-vals of two minutes each. Thus, for Instance, In-stance, ono Is given at S o'clock precisely, precise-ly, a second at 8:02 and a third aL S'.OI. Tho samc method is to bo followed at noon and at midnight. Captiln3 at sea, therefore, provided with wireless receivers, receiv-ers, will be able to regulate their chronometers chro-nometers whenever they require. A clock, furthermore, specially propurod for this purpose. Is to bo set going on the 13uTcl Tower to transmit the time, second bv second, by wireless (lashes, so that this longitudo may bo computed almost, instantaneously in-stantaneously anywhere at sea on ships provided with wireless apparatus. Will Save Life. The advantages of this procedure In cloudy or foggy weather will be enormous, especially In places where there, arc Irregular Ir-regular currents, and ships In that caso will at once be warned If thoj' are drifting drift-ing out of their courses. Thc ncw "wireless" "wire-less" will also bo used hereafter to determine de-termine the longitude of various places on the continent, and of wireless stations in Africa. The Eiffel tower. In fact, is already in regular communication with Dakar. Fort Etlonno, and HUllsque, on tho Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa, as woll as with thc Canary Islands .and with Blzerta a.nd Oran on the Mediterranean Mediter-ranean coast. Tn a short time It is expected ex-pected that several posts in thc Interior of Africa, such as Abechcr and Loango. and Brazzaville, farther mouIIi. will be In regular wireless communication with Paris. Stolo Valuable Purs, Moiso Chlpklns, a Russian, has beon caught cutting a valuable fox's tail from a woman's mantle. Twelve pieces of costly fur wore found on hini. and a largo stock was discovered at his residence. resi-dence. Miss lrkira Saolille-vcst sister to Ihc unsuccessful claimant In tho recent SackvJilo peerage case, has gone on the stage as a dancer. She has reconllv marie her debut in Paris, where, dancing In bare foot, she had a wonderful reception recep-tion Ilor sister also proposes to go on tho stage very shortly. She says: "The stago Is In our blood that part, at least, of our Inheritance Is undeniable It i now absolutely essential that wo should earn our living, for thc expenses of recent re-cent litigation have left us praoticnllv destitute." Liked His Prison Cell. Tho commissary of police of the Faubourg Fau-bourg Montmartro quarter of Paris was astonished thc other night when a man threw himself on his knees beforo him. and, after saying ho was an ex-convlct. with lea re In his eyes implored lo be sent baol; to Ii (.tuyuc. Tho magistrate first thought ho had to deal with a lunatic, mil it was not tlio ease. Ills papers and document proved that ho was a real ox-convlct named Pierre Fanahr. After having undergone a. punishment of twentj' years' penal servitude. Fanahr was j:et at llbcrtv, and returned to Paris with thc sum of 28. This was stolen by thieves. For days ho wandored through thc streets. Xo ono would trust him or give him work, and he was starving. "At Lit CSuyauo T was happy,'' he said. "I have friends there ntul, in. fact, 1 have a homesickness for that place, where I jived for twenty years. 1 do not want to commit any crimo or robbery, but plousc do send mo back." The commissary of police has promised to help the honest but duped, cx-eou-vlct. Objected to His Pace. A passenger on a train shot a railway employe at Sl, Jusl-sur-lolrc, Franco, "because." he said. "Ihc man's faco was displeasing." An all-night service of omnibuses has been started in Paris. It will bo tried for a month lo sec whether the public Is really in need of It. Two Paris councilors Intend to proposn the name of Edward VII. shall bo given to Ibe. part of tho Uuo SI. Martin which Is approached by the Avenue Victoria. Pigeons were employed during thc recent re-cent I-Yoiich elections to convey to tlio headquarters the results of Iho polling. Supremacy in Aerial Work. Franco means to maintain her supremacy su-premacy In aerlul work, even in the matter mat-ter of purses. M. Mlchclln has offered a prize of 5100.000 to (he aviator who can (ravel from Paris to Central Franco, landing on lop of tho Puy-de-Domc. the winning post This mountain, which in nn extinct volcano, is 1S00 foot high and 260 miles from Paris as the ciow tiles. 7 |