The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21
Riots In PARIS


Paris, January IA semi-oficial
note issued today relative to the de-
mand that the alleged confession of
Alfred Dreyfus to NJ. Lebrun-Renaud
should be published says
IF the government conceded the de-
mand it would bring under discussion
and appear to place in doubt the au-
thority Of the Dreyfus decision.
Moreover. the government does not
consider it has the right to make such
a communication, for reasons analo-
gous to those to which were determin-
ed through the court martial to try
Dreyfus behind closed DOORS"
There was great excitement in the
chamber of deputies today when NJ.
Cavaignac, republican, demanded a
discussion of the note. The premier,
M. Meline, in refusing to discuss the
matter, declared hat if the chamber
voted it's immediate discussion, the
cabinet would resign.
M. Lavertujon, republican, proposed
that the discussion be adjourned for
a month. Amid excitement the mo-
ton was rejected by 277 to PIG votes.
Mr.. Duperier de Larsen moved that
the matter be postponed until today's
orders were disposed of.
This was opposed by NJ. Cavaignac,
who declared the governments atti-
u had created doubts in the minds
Of the people. He r~eproached the
premier for refusing to make a state
ment regarding the alleged confession.
M. Meline said the government
would accept the motion of M. Dupe-
rier de Larsen.
The vote was then taken, the house
by 80 ayes and 252 nays deciding to
shelve the discussion.
Several small anti-Dreyfus demon
STATIONS took place this morning in
various parts of Paris. None of them
was of a serious nature. A great
anti-Dreyfus and anti-Semite meeting
tonight at the Tivoli Vaux hall pro-
duced extraordinary scenes. The
neighborhood was paraded by police,
mounted and on foot, and the rapidly
growing crowd increased the excite
ment. AT 9 o'clock On the opening OF
the meeting, the hall was a seathing
sea Of humanity, crowding every part,
gesticulating, shouting "a Bias Zola,"
"Vive L'Armee" and "Vive la Revolu-
ton Sociale." The members of the
anti-Semite committee displayed ban
ners bearing the inscription death to
the Jews" and other inscriptions. 1t
t. -,o~ -~~~ -o1~ %A14 4Ho = nOn ~co
consisted largely of anarchists and
of others bent on opposing the stu
dents.
On M. Guerin, the president, pro-
posing hat the honorary presidency
be conferred upon M. Rochefort, and
M. DrumOnt, a great uproar ensued,
the anarchists trying to wrench the
banners from the anti-Semites. Scuf-
fles tool place, in which two of the Of
ficials were injured. M. Thiebaud de-
livered an address denouncing the
Jews and urging them to support the
government.
Tumults and fights for the banners
continued, with shouting, whistling
and singing of the Marseillaise and
the ~carmagnole, while M. Thiebaud
proceeded in a violent speech, de-
claring that the Dreyfus scandal was
the commencement of a social revOlu-
ton by a band of scOundrels desiring
~to&overthrow everything in order to
rahe a traitor"
The scene now became a saturnalia.
The anarchists removed the iron stair
case giving access to the tribune, so
that the committee was unable to de-
cnon6 Eroo fOhtC houon around tho
flags. Finally the students chased the
anarchists out of the hall. The Or
| ganizers of the meeting then seized
the flags decorating the hall and ar
ranged a rendezvous at the military
club, crying give L'Armee." The
| hall was partially emptied but soon
the anarchists returned and, breaking
| open the great doors, began further
fighting. 1t is alleged that several
were injured. Finally the students
were vanquished and the anarchists
masters of the situation. The meeting
broke up and the anarchists replaced
the ladder and invaded the tri-
bune, led by H. Courtois, flourish
ing a red flag and all shouting Spit
upon Rochefort) and Long live Zola."
The disturbances continued, the an
archists declaiming from the tribune
against the army and acclaiming Drey-
fus. Some of the injured people were
, carried out with their faces covered
with blood. The interest was now
transferred to the streets where the
J police had been reinforced.
By midnight those who had been
arrested were released and quiet had
been restored to the Place de L'Opera.
There were only trifing manifesto
tons elsewhere.
kilograms from numerous provin-
cial towns report student manifesa-
tions against the Jews.
"T don't know, There may be others"
he said, 'sbut 1 have used 'Parker's