Evening journal., 1898-10-03
RIOTINC IN PARIS.
More Fruits Of the Dreyfus
Scandal.
NEWSPAPER OFFICES ARE GUARDED
NJ. Pressense Arrested and Released.
Police DisDerse the Rioters.
RumOrs of Cruel Treatment
of Colonel Picauart.


of Colonel Picduart.
PARIS, oct. S.-Despite the assertion |
that the French people are beginning 70
see the injustice Of the terrible sentence |
imposed on ex-Captain Dreyfus, it ap-
pears to be an easy matter for blatant
agitators to fan into blaze the popular
prejudice against the unfortunate pris-
oner and his race. An instance of this
was given yesterday.
Some Of the supporters of revision of
the Dreyfus case had convoked meet
ing that was to open at noon in Wa
gram hall. NJ Paul Deroulede, the no.
torious head Of the League of Patriots
which was suppressed by the govern
ment some years ago, and which Derou-
lede threatens TO revive. had also called
a pro-army meeting for yesterday
When he learned Of the revisionlst
meeting. he caused placards to be post
ed about the city. declaring that the
meeting to uphold the army would be
abandoned because it was his duty to
be present in Wagram hall to meet the
insulters Of the army.
The authorities expected that Derou-
lede's presence in Wagram hall would
result in riot. and the proprietor OF the
be better If the meeting was not held.
Consequently when the organizers OF
the meeting arrived they found the hall
closed. They knocked repeatedly upon
the DOORS but the proprietor refused &c
open the hall for them. NM. Vaughan
| Pressense and Norhardt, who were the
principal leaders, insisted upon theiI
| right to hold the meeting, and they
| finally became so determined upon en-
/ tering the hall that they were arrested
This caused a tumult in the crowd that
had assembled outside, and the gen
darmes were kept busy restoring order
1t was decided then that no further at
tempt to hold the meeting should be
made.
At Just about this time Deroulede ar
! rived on the scene. Finding the hal
| closed, he made a speech to the crowd
which had grown to be very large, and
1 which he addressed as patriots. He
said he had come to acclaim the army
and having attained this end IL now
only remained to demand the Liberation
Of the insulters of the army. This
, brought forth cries of "Vive Derou.
ledei" "Vive rarmeei" from the crowd
b Deroulede announced that he was go
ing to the police office to demand, as Z
member Of the chamber Of deputies, thl
release of the two worst foes France
had, meaning NM. Pressense, editor o
the Temps, and Vaughan. director o
the Aurore. NJ Norhardt the othe
prisoner, belongs to the League for tn
Protection of the Rights of Citizens.
After some parleying M. Derouled
, and NJ. Habert, another member of tn
T chamber of deputies, went to the polio
}, station, where NM. Pressense an
3 Vaughan protested against their inter
}. ference. They declared that they ha
Il been arrested when they refused on L
gal grounds to leave the entrance {
II Wagram hail. for which they had pal
= the rent in advance. They added ths
they were attacked by gangs of rough
=, and that the police arrested them IN
stead of the aggressors.
There was considerable disorde
( throughout the city in the Afternoon
e the antirevisionists shouting "a ba
7. rAurore." and "A bas Jauresl" FIT
;. arrests were made.
j. NJ. Pressense and his companions wer
!, subsequently liberated.
8 An immense crowd gathered in III
boulevard at night. Policemen wer
e drawn up on both pavements in fror
a Of the offices of the Libre Parole froi
a window of which an enormous fla
- was flying on which was the Inscription
>, La France aux les Franchise" tt
side streets were filled with police, bl
~ the only casualties thus far reporte
are a number of cracked heads
An ugly statement is made by II
n, Petite Republique to the effect thi
lel Colonel Picquart, who had previousl
Ia taken exercise in the courtyard Of Il
>" Jail daily, has not left his cell sin'
le Thursday, when he was seized wit
te symptoms Of cerebral congestion, 70
ID lowed by coma. There is no mean
r however, of verifying the statements.
O. Although the disorders have not bei
~ attended with serious results, they ha'
created intense alarm among the 70
eigners at the hotels, and It is probab
&C that an exodus viii occur the gues
le fearing grave developments. The worl
Us ing classes so far have held aloof. bl
se the leaders of the rival parties are d
ing their utmost TO stir them up, al
er it is believed that the disorders will
repeated.
or lie Matin publishes a dispatch fro
Cayenne stating that the French crui
~ er Dubourdieu is lying Off the salut
no lands waiting 10 bring Dreyfus away.