Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-25
DEPUTIES TO DUEL.
Outcome Of Hot Words In the French
Assembly.
PUNISHMENT OF DaEYFus.
Discussion of tho DesirabIlify Of the Death
Penalty for Such Cases
us His.

PARIS, December 2i.--General Mercter,
Minister Of War. introduced to-day tn the
Chamber Of Deputies a bill providing the
death penalty for such military traitors
as Captain Dreyfus.
Deputy Jaures GSocialisO was delegated
by his partyuto demand the abolition OF
the death penalty In the army. In the
course of his attack upon the govern
ment he said Dreyfus escaped the death
sentence because the government feared
the consequences Of executing him.
Premier Dupuy reproached Jaures for
ivoicing the theories of International
socialism on O subject which should ap-
peal to every Frenchman's loyalty.
"You are the Internatlonaiists,"
shouted Jaures in his reply. pointing to
the Ministers. "You favor the interna-
tionalism of Hebrew capitalists. whom
you screen and protect. Yet these
Hebrew capitalists, whom you adopt as
your wards, are swindlers and scamps.
The Chamber was brought TO a high
pitch OF excitement by this harangue.
The Socialists cheered approvingly.
The Ministers interrupted the speaker
frequently with tneT protests.
THE LIE DIRECT.
AS NJ. Jaures reached the climax OF his
charges, NJ. Barthou. Minister Of Public
Works, sprang to his feet, and shouted,
you =. and you know you -!
NJ. Jaures's reply was drowned In
tumult, which was stilled after five min
utes by the Presidents bell There were
many calls for the censuring OF Jaures'
and eventually NJ. Brisson. the President,
requested him TO retract his accusa-
tions.
NJ Jaures refused fatty. He was
thereupon censured by the President. and
expelled temporarily from the chamber.
The sitting was adjourned in confusion.
Jaures sent his seconds u Barthou. and,
according to the arrangements made by
the seconds, the duel will be fought
with pistols at twenty-five PAGES.
The duel was the main topic OF discus
sion during the intermlssion. and the
deputies were still talking OF the proba-
bic conditions when the sitting was re-
sumed.
The previous question was demanded by
the government as soon as the Champer
came to order, and was carried against
NJ. Jaures's proposal. Alexander Miller
and (RadicaD argued in a speech on
General MeTCitI , ulil Aiite N-N'S'''p ''N"
would enable the government TO punish
Dreyfus with death. Lawyer Levielle
Republlcan) denied this.
Eventually urgency was voted on the
Mercier bill.
GERMANY'S ANSWER.
PARIS. December 2t-The German EN-
bassy has issued a note denying that
arybody concealed anything that had di-
CT or indirect relation 10 Captain Drey-
rus. or ever made an effort TO have Cap
tain Dreyfus tried lin camera" Instead
Of In open court.
This sweeping denial Is the German Gov
ernmont's answer TO the sentencing or
Dreyfus for the alleged betrayal Of
French military plans TO the Embassy
In Paris. and to the violent attack made
upon the Embassy by the Paris press.
THE DREYFUS DOCUMENT.
NEW YORK, December A-The Herald
this morning prints the following npeclal
cable from Paris: The following is the
text of the document found al the
German embassy, which caused the con-
vlction of Captain Dreyfus: Having no
news from you. l do not know wAat 10
do. ! send you IA the mean while conoi-
tion of forts. / also hand you principal
passages OF firing instructions. u you
desire rest / will have them copied.
Document is precious. instruction been
only given TO officers OF general stan.
l leave for manoeuyres."