New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-20
CIEMENCEAU'S CHALLENGES
NM DFROULEDE AND MILLEvOYE DECLINE
TO FIGHT DUEIS WITH HIM.
,,1,rvoyE. HOWEVER, WILLING TO MEET HIN
BY-AND-BY-THE CHALLENGES FOLLOWED
AN EXCITING COLLISION IN \ DEBATE
IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.


IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
pors lime 1o-There was lively scene in The
chamber of Deputies today in the course of tn" de-
hate m the Electoral Reform bill. ana the outcome
,ros challenge TO fight a duel, which challenge,
bowever was not accepted NJ. Clemenceau. III"
well-known Radical Republican, opposed the oil Ills
speech was several times interrupted hy NJ. PAU
Derorede and NJ Lucien Mlcvoye, leading Boulang-
tets who were strongly in favor OF the adoption of the
hill The language employed 10y both men was Vio-
,ent and finally NJ Clemenccau. old parliameniarian
as he Is became incensed and. turning toward VI
Derorede called him an allen" VI. Millevoye AT
once sprang TO bis feSt in defence OF his poii'lch
comrade and pointing his finger at NJ. Clem'nceau'
who was speaking from the tribune eAciameu :
Coward" This epithe at once cause an upfoar III
the Chamber. When order was restored the DEBATE
was continued. and finally vote was taken oh NV
bill, which the Chamber rejected
This evening NJ. Clemcnccau sent MN. Menard-
Dorian and Sails, both of whom are memherS Oh ''e
Chamber to the home OF NJ. Deroulede with cnal-
lenge NJ. Deroulede, after reading the ch'iIeh2e'
told NJ Clemenceau's representatives to inform 'her
principal that he had determined not u ei""'
Clemenceau repsration.
I-pon recent of NJ Derouledc's reply TO his chal-
,ence. ". Clemencesu requested NM. Rahicr and
Winkershemer TO carry challenge 10 hsh' uu'i ~
NJ Millevoye. The latter told the two men . t ne
would not accept the chailengc our ~ az rbt "a, the
end Of the debate in The Chamber on the question OF
the extradition from England If NJ Herr , Wh" Is
charged with having been Implicated III 'le i'""''
Canal frauds and briberies
The motive which induced W Deroll"dc-who'
though rather ouixotic in his Ideas as We'll as IN
h,s everlasting redingote- Is regarded as the per
sonifcaton OF French courage ana Wtrio'lSm-'o
decline To fight VI. Cemenceau Hos IN the recently
unearthed relations Of the latter win 'orieh"s NV H.
II has been proved by ROchefort in MS paper l. IN
TRANSPARENT, and openly admitted BY 'ieheh""u' "a'
Hery had been the commentaries, or hhahclai
hacker OF Ccmencenu's newspaper La Justice
Cornal,us Herr Is the noted adventurer who started
the Panama scandal affair, as explained here al oe
+ime IN order 70 ex,ort from Baron dc Reinach MS
sbore ~ the proceeds OF the corrupt acts performed
nv the two men onjontly. Herr, who Is herman
from Frankfort and naturailLed American
citizen fed from Paris early In the night IN "hloh
Reinach committed sur ide lie Went l" Ehedlu
and has lived In great style AZ the IanHerVlr'
1o,,I which he leased for the use of only his family
ona himself at Bournemouh. His eNtradition mas
f,.an REQUESTED w the French Government but mas
NIT vet been granted first. because 1t was mol hrihy
reoi-ed by the successive Paris Cabinets when learcu
&bn wholesale damaging revelations threatened ny
HeIn and, secondly, because ne WAS 'aheh iii' '"e
:. q, sa,d now that he walks and drives around
I-,an,ou,b like a healthy man. II Cornelius Herr
ebo,ld he brought back 70 Paris. the whole fahaia
..ondsls would be revived unfortunately. lie was
ooDsideraS also a secret agen, of the German COY
erTment and this explains how Clelnenceau S,'l.u.
Inc might have suffered from the avowed renauohs
~ ontorfained with the ms rupu0uS auNchtuIeI.
~ Mn Deroulede and Mnevoye were strong PAIlSaihis
of General Boulalger. VINO hid pe'n p,nciv inai,.
War Ministry by Cemenceau a" ,be, lime and
they have not vet forgiven him Tor having ,o
and attacked his former idol wmch WIS ui'"'' ''''