The record-union., 1898-01-18
DREYFUS CASE
CAUSES TROUBLE.
A Demand That the Alleged Con-
fessiOn be Published
Receives a Negative Vote in the French
Chamber of Deputies.
A Great Anti-Dreyfus and Anti
Semitic Meeting at Paris Pro-
0uces Extraordinary Scenes, the
to Queu the Disturbances Re-
sulting.


PARIS, Jan. IA semi-officfal note
relative to the demand that the al
legged confession of Alfred Dreyfus to
Nj. Lebrun-Renaud should be published,
says:
If the Government conceded the de-
mand il would bring under discussion
and appear to place in dzubt the au-
thority of the Dreyfus decision. More
over, the Government does not con-
slider that it has the right to make such
a communica ton, for reasons analogous
to those which determined the court
martial to try Dreyfus behind closed
DOORS"
There was great excitement in the
Chamber of Deputies to-day when NJ
Cavaignac, Republican, demanded a
discussion of the semi-official note is
sued to-day. in which the Government
declined to make public the alleged con-
fession of Alfred Dreyfus to NJ Le-
brun- Renaud.
The Premier NJ. Meline, in refusing
to discuss the matter, declared that if
the chamber voted its immediate dis
cussion, the Cabinet would resign.
The House then, by a vote of 80 to
2o2, adopted a motion shelving the dis
cusSion.
A great anti-Dreyfus and anti
Semitic meeting at the Tvoh Vaux
Hall produced extraordinary scenes.
The neighborhood was patrolled by po-
lice mounted and on foot, and the rap
idly growing crowd increased the ex-
element. AT o'clock, on the OPEN
ing of the meeting, the hall was seeth-
ing sea of humanity crowding every
part, gesticulating, shouting "Abas
Zolo,' "Vive le Armie," and ''Vive Rev
olution Socials." The members Of the
anti-Semitic Committee displayed ban
ners bearing the inscription Death to
the Jews and wore inscriptions. 1t
was soon seen that the 5000 present
consisted largely of anarchists and 9TH
ers bent on opposing the students.
On NJ. Guerin, the President, propos-
ing that the honorary Presidency be
conferred upon M. Rochefort. and NJ.
Drumont, great uproar ensued, the
anarchists trying to wrench the BAN
ners from the anti-Semites. Scuffles
took place, in which two of the officials
were injured.
NJ Thiebaud delivered an address de-
nouncing the Jews, and urging the
meeting to support the Government
Tumults and fighting for the banners
continued, with shoutings, whistling
and singing of the "Marseillaise' and
the "Carmagno while NJ Thiebaud
proceeded in a violent speech declar-
ing that the Dreyfus scandal was the
commencement of a social revolution by
"a band of scoundrels desiring to over
throw everything in order to raise 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-
scend. Free fights began around the
flags Finally the students chased the
anarchists out of the hail. The or
ganizers of the meeting then seized the
flags decorating the hall, and arranged
a rendezvous at the Military Club, cry
ing 'Vive rArmie."
The hall partially emptied, but soon
the anarchists returned, and breaking
open the great doors. began further
fighting. It is alleged that several
were injured. Finally the students
We're vanquished, and the anarchists
were masters of the situation The
meeting broke up and the anarchists
replaced the ladder and invaded the
tribune led by N. Curtois, f1ourishing a
red flag and all shouting "conspfuez
Rochefort" (spit upon Rochefort and
Long live Zola.'
The disturbance continued. the anar-
chists 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 row transferred to
the streets. where the police had been
reinforced by the Republican Guards
At 10 O'Clock this evening large bod
les of students, flourishing the tri-color
and shouting 'vive rArmie.'' proceed
ed in the direction of the Military Club
in the Avenue De L'opera. The troops
cleared the Place de La Republique, and
charged the bodies Of students A
large force is protecting the Military
Club.
BY midnight those who had been ar
rested were released, and quiet has
been restored in the Place de LOpera
There We're only trifing manifestations
elsewhere.
Iater@Midnight-M Blanc, the Pre-
feet of Police. has just personally taken
the direction of the men who were pro-
tecting the Military Club, through fear
of further trouble
Telegrams from various provincial
towns report student manifestations at
Marseilles where the windows of Jew
ish citizens We're broken.
At Nantes there have been some at
tacks on shops and the synagogue. The
crowd rescued those who were arrested.
The events of the past few days are
beginning to produce feeling of panic
in Jewish circles. Both the business
and private houses of the Rothschilds
and other wealthy Jews are guarded by
special detectives and gendarmes, for
fear lest the crusade produce sudden
outbreak.
A heavy fog settled over the city this
afternoon. and made it difficult to as
certain until late exactly what had hap
pened. It seems that. fearing disorders.
large body of police moved in the di-
rection of the pantheon about 4 O'Clock
and barred the bridges across the Seine.
Half an hour later the students, issuing
from their lecture rooms, filed the place
De La Pantheon. An agitated crowd,