Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-26

proaches of the Palais Bourbon when
MN. Deroulede, Millevoye and otner
deputies arrived accompanied by
crowd of supporters. Members Of the
League of Patriots, who were crossing
the Place de la Concorde, shouted
give Parmee!' and the Republican
guards were obliged to clear a passage.
A conflict with the police soon occur
red. A band Of anti-Semites attacked
and injured a commissary of police with
sticks. The ringleader, M. Cuorin, pres
ident of the Anti-Semitic league, was
arrested. NJ. Drumont the anti-Semlte
leader, then arrived, and there were
further disturbances, cries OF Down
with the Jews!" and cheering for
France. A detachment of cuirassiers
charged and dispersed the mob. Sew
eral arrests were made.
The session Of the chamber of depu-
ties had no sooner opened than M. De-
roulede made a violent attack upon the
minister Of war, General Chanoine,
whereupon the latter arose and explain
ed the conditions under which he ac-
copied the portfolio. In so doing he de-
clared that he was of the same opinion
as his predecessors, evidently referring
to the question of reopening the Drey-
fus case a remark which was greeted
with cheers and protests, the uproar
lasting five minutes. When General
Chanone was able to resume speaking
he asserted that he was the guardian
Of the honor Of the army and concluded
by saying angrily:
Il place in your hands the trust 1 re-
ceived, and I tender my resignation IN
this tribune"
The announcement was received with
loud cheering. General Chanoine then
left the chamber Of deputies, and the
premier M. Brisson, assembled the tri-
bune. There he was greeted with
shouts Of "Resgn!" while the Leftists
cheered him Justify.
M. Brisson said General Chanoine's
declaration was complete surprise to
him, as the general had been present at
the cabinet meeting which decided to
submit the documents in the Dreyfus
case to the court of cessation. The
| general, M. Brisson continued, did not
then raise any objection.
Continuing, the premier remarked
that the government was fully deter
mined to uphold the civil power against
| the military, and he asked for a sus-
pension of the business Of the chamber,
which was granted. During this sus-
pension M. Brisson went to the Elysee
palace in order to communicate to Pres
ident Faure the resignation Of General
! Chanoine.
During the suspension Of the business
of the house the discussion in the lob
bies was animated on General Cha
noine's unprecedented course in re-
signing in the midst Of session and
without giving a previous hint of his
intention to his colleagues. The Nod r.
ate Republicans maintained that in
| view Of General Chanoine's act all po-
| litical differences disappear and that
| Republicans of all shades must unite
and face the situation.
During M. Deroulede's speech two of
| the deputies, MN. Basly and Paulin-
mary, encared in personal encounter,
which caueed intense excitement among
the members of the house and the
crowds of spectators in the galleries.
Finally the deputies rose in body and
| protested against the conduct of the
| fighters.
Committees representing the Radical
Left, the Extreme Radicals and the
| Progressists met and agreed to support
the order of the day, affirming the res
olution of the chamber to make re-
spected, under all circumstances, the
supremacy of civil power and to adj
| journ the discussion of the interpella-
tions until Thursday. The Socialists al
so promised to support the above resO-
luton. The senate after brief ses7
sion adjourned.
General Chanoine, who has just re-
signed, was only appointed on Sept. H.
He was previously the commander of
the First division of the First army
corps in the French army and succeed
ed General Zurlinden, who was appoint
ed minister Of war on Sept. S in sue
cession to M. Cavaignac, who resigned
All three of these ministers of war re-
signed because Of their opposition to
the reopenng Of the Dreyfus case.