Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-15
S0LDIERSPLOTIN PARIS
Conspiracy to Overthrow the Present
Ministry Unearthed.
LOUIS BONAPARTE INVOLVED
Great Secrecy Observed Regarding
the Whole Affair - BrissOn Not
Surprised When Told of 1t.
What the Press Says.

Paris, Oct. 15.-It Is announced here
that a military plot against the gov
eminent has been discovered. The
Rappel, Aurore and Petite Republiqus
Franchise publish almost identical ste
ries on the subject. 1t appears that the
plot was discovered by general hold
ing an important position. The plotters
were to have taken action on Saturday,
during the absence Of the minister OF
war. General Chanoine. 1t further aD-
pears that when the government was
warned of the plot the ministers were
not surprised, having already obtained
information regarding the conspiracy.
The Matin says the plot was not in
favor of one of the pretenders to the
throne of France, who has been talked
about for some time, but was only for
the purpose of changing certain Off
Gals of the government without touch
ing the president. The premier, M.
Brisson, was among those who were
not surprised when notified of the plot.
He promised to take action in the mat
ter.
The government officials here refuse
to furnish any information regarding
the discovery Of the plot against the
government, but 1T Is rumored that the
conspiracy involved Prince Louis Bona
parte, who is a colonel of Russian
lancers and in whose favor his elder
brother, Prince Victor Bonaparte, re-
Gently resigned the leadership of the
Imperialist party. 1t is added that GER
tain political personages handed the
premier important documents, includ-
in DIN foh n O
certain military men. The minister Of
from Paris.
A. London Sees 1t.
A dispatch from London says: The
situation in Paris Is regarded in we'll
informed quarters here as being more
serious than at any time since the
commune. The st. James Gazette says:
"A military revolution, however
peaceful, which replaces the Brisson
cabinet with the nominees of the gen.
erals would imperil the relations be-
tween England and France almost to
the breaking point. The semioff1cial
and partly inspired Paris papers are
still pretending that negotiations are
proceeding between the two govern
everybody in England knows the state
ment to be ridiculous. Even supposing
Major Marchand Is Internationally
withdrawn from Fashoda, the difficult
ties with France will in no way end.
Behind it lies the whole question Of the
Bahr ell Ghazal, the richest prize in the
Sudan"
The Politique Coloniale publishes a
dispatch from the Ivory coast. Upper
Guinea, saying that the French arms
have received serious check. A col
umn of Tirailleurs, which had been
dispatched to suppress a rising Of the
Bourbourys, was forced to retreat. with
a loss of seven killed and ten wounded.
The Bourbourys the dispatch says, are
preparing to march upon Jacquesville,
where a number of French trading
posts have been established.
The railroad workers. union has
posted placards ordering strike urg-
ing the strikers to refrain from violence
and informing the public that If dam
ger threatens the country, the strikers
will Immediately return to their posts.
Thi, ;trike includes the Algerian prov
inces.
But. in spite of the placarding, the
threatened general strike did not take
place. The workmen stopped to read
the placards announcing the strike, but
there was no disorder. Nearly all the
laborers are at work. and the railroad
service is uninterrupted, the railroad
men having apparently ignored the de-
cision of the committee representing