Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-07
IN FOREIGN LANDS
Trial Of Emile Zola Excites Unusual
Interest in the Capital Of the
French Republic.
THE DEFENDANT is GLOOMY
Complains That He Is Being Unfairly Treat
ed-Lady Somerset on Government
Regulation Of Vice ce-Destructive
Fire in Manila

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Zola, who is being prosecuted by thu
government. as a result of the letter ht
wrote last December to Mr.. Aurrea
strongly rejecting upon high officials
connected with the Dreyfuss case, opened
today in the assize court of Siene. Hun
dreds of people surrounded the court
anxious to gain admittance. The police
measures to insure order are most rigor
OnS.
The crowds increased in number all
the morning. The arrival of Henri
Rochefort was the signal for shouts,
Viva Rochefort. and counter cries,
"a bas Rochefort ("
M. Zola. who arrived in a carriage
shortly afterward, was greeted with
vehement shouts, 'Conspucz Zola" Spit
upon Zola.
An individual. who shouted, viva
Iola," was promptly hustled and sup
pressed
The proceedings commenced at | p
M, under the presidency of M. De LIE
gorgue. who announced that the court
would be cleared if there was any
demonstration.
quiet was maintained owing to the
knowledge thata company of municipal
guards had been placed at the disposal
of the judge to preserve order
While the jury was being selected. NJ.
Zola entered the dock. lie was pale.
A few cries of '.Viva Zola" were prompt
ly suppressed by the vigorous protests Of
a majority of the audience.
After reading the indictment the ad-
vocate general explained that the charge
was strictly limited to the passage in M.
Zola'S letter denouncing the EsterhaZy
court martial.
The advocate general said that it was
impossible to prevent the proceedings
from wandering, and ''thus playing in
to the hands of the accused, whose aim
is to get revision of the Dreyfuss af-
fair by a circuitious route
The court decided to allow the ac-
cused to call evidence in support of the
other charges contained in his letter.
including the accusations he made
against Colonel Patty du Clam and Gen
erals MERCER Boisdeffre, Bllot and Pei
leux.
M. de Legorgue read number of let
ters of excuse from witnesses summoned.
The hearing adjourned at p. m.
There were no sensational incidents.
Zola Interviewed.
London. Feb. david Christine
Murray, novelist and playwtiHit, had q
column interview yesterday with Emil
Zola, which is published today in the
Daily News. Zola. it appears, was any-
thing but hopeful of the outcome of his
trial, and said:
"Iknow everything about the Drey fuss
case. but it is impossible to describe the
pressure to impose silence upon men
who are able and ready to reveal the
truth; important documentary evidence
was not even looked at and many wit
nesses have refused to testify or have
been ordered to be silent. The facts are
clear and absolutely beyond denial; but
the authorities refuse to allow us to pro-
duce our evidence and then hold up the
feebleness of our cause to the dcrson
of the public"
Lady Somerset's Letter.
London, Feb. Lady Henry Somer-
set has written letter to Lord George
Hamilton, secretary of state for India,
to the effect that the letter she wrote to
him early in 1897, in connection with the
repeal of the Indian cantonments act,
was widely misunderstood and she there
fore desires to withdraw her Endorsement
of any form of the principle of state
regulation of vice.
Serious Fire at Manila.
Madrid, Feb. 7.-Dispatches just re-
ceived from Manila, the capital of the
Philippine Islands, announce that 200
buildings, some of Importance, have
been destroyed by fire.
Dispute Between Peru and Chilli.
Lima Peru, Feb. IA correspondent
of the Associated Press is privately in
formed that the questions in dispute be-
tween Peru and Chilli will be satisfac-
torily arranged before the end of Feb
ruary.