The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

- u VI
In the Chamber Of Deputies
Paris. December i2-The project of
Algiers has suspended the mayor OF
Algiers for a month. on account OF a
speech made by the mayor who Is a
rabid anti-Semite, attacking the gov
ernor general. The minister OF !nte-
rior has increased the suspension to
three months. This Is intended as a
warning TO the Algerian anti-Semites.
whose recent violence and threats
have been causing a panic among h
Jews in Algeria, which has demoraliz-
ed business.
NJ. Millevoye and the Compile de Ra-
mel, both members Of chamber OF dep
uties. headed an anti-Dreyfus demon
stration this afternoon. They marched
to the Chericho Medi prison. where
Colonel PicQuart is confined. but they
were stopped by a Gordon of police and
were begged to retire. Thereupon Nj.
Millevoye mad a speech during which
he said they did not desire a conflict
with these brave fellows" pointing
to the policemen, adding that they had
achieved their object of being able to
shout Spit upon Picquart," who could
hear them from the window OF his
prison.
The crowd then marched to the Hotel
des Invaldes, the official residence Of
General Zurlinden, the military gov
ernor of Paris. cheering for the army
n chanting monotonously: Spit
upon Picquart."
The doors OF General Zurlinden's res
idence were closed. but the crowd
gathered outside, cheering for the
army, and NJ. Millevoye ~harangued his
followers, ~denouncing the Infamous
minister's of the court of cassation,'
ending with calling for cheers for the
valiant General Zurlinden, who COM
mands the army" and for the tri-
color flying over the Invalides."
The Comte de Ramel made a similar
speech concluding with saying: The
court of cessation is ~perverting jus
tice, but we will not tolerate it. We
are the majority. We are the power
and we, patriots, will rise against it,"
At this the crowd cheered frantically
and marched to the chember of depu-
ties where MN. M~illevoye and Ramel
that they were going to
appriSe the of their indig-
nant protests" The crowd then dis
perSed.
In the chamber of deputies. NJ. Grou-
set, radical socialist, interpellated the
government on the indiscretion of the
general staff in the DreyfuS affair. He
read extracts from newspaper articles
which are alleged to have emanated
from members of the general staff,
which caused a violent uproar, during
which the deputies rose and rushed at
one another and engaged in a series of
fist fights.
NJ. Grousset continued his remarks
in the midst of this tumult and recall
! ed an article in The Intransigeant re-
| ferring to letters of Emperor William
and an interview between Count Won
Munster. the German ambassador at
Paris, and Cashier Perier, the former
president of the republic.
The premier, NJ. Dupuy, said that,
as head of the government, he protest.
ed with the utmost energy against the
language of the speaker, who, he added
had not measured its possible effect.
Great ~applauSe.D
When semi-quiet had been restored
NJ. GroESSet continued speaking. He
said the centre of resistance to the
revision of the Dreyfus case was no
longer the ministry of war. 1t was
elsewhere. AS to the secret documents
in the case, he pointed out that they
had been ridiculed by Emperor Will
liam himself. Cloud protests.)
M. Grousset, continuing, spoke of the
articles in the in which
it was limited that Russia and the car
were mixed up in the Dreyfus affair,
and also llud to the recent semi
official note relative to the minister of
foreign affairs. NJ. Del Case, being
obliged to explain certain statements
to the German ambassador ~(violent
~interruptions) relative 90 the latter's
daughter. (Uproar and hoots.) Aus
tria, M. Grousset said, was e. mixed
up in the affair. The speaker said he
pointed out these matters in order to
show that a press campaign had been
inaugurated by certain interested per-
sons tO nravpnt the ~niGcOvarv nf thu
truth.
NJ. Grousset concluded with demand
ing if the government was disposed to
permit the centre Of resistance to the
law to pass from the ministry Of w a
to the general staff of the military
governor of Paris; If it would any
longer tolerate this attitude Of the
ringlea6ers and If it would govern fov
the republic or for the Jesuits. CAP
plause from the extreme leftists and
violent protest ~elsewhere.)
The minister Of war, NJ. Defreycinet,
repudiated NJ. Grousset' 8 allegations.
He said that if there had been some
indiscretions ii was unjust and impru-
ent to attack the whole army; unjust
because it was excellent. devoted to
its duty and incapable OF the acts
charged: ~imprudent because it was liza
BILE to lead to a disorganization of the
military institutions.
The minister of war concluded with
vigorously protesting against the accu-
Sation brought against the general
staff n the military government OF
Paris Of resisting the law.
NJ. Dupuy asked the chamber 10
close the discussion and adopt the or
der of the day. which was done by a
vote of 463 to IS.
The house then adjourned.
As one OF the results of the insults
exchanged during the debate i'm the
chamber today Antide Boyer, radical
socialist, has sent his seconds to NJ.
DeRoulede. r~evisionist. and to NJ. eau
thier, (DeClagay) revisionist. who
characterized n. Boyer as a white
washed panamaist."