The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-26
GEN. CHANoINE BOlTED.
,ifacult to Tell Why the Ministry Re-

Difficult to Tell why the Ministry Re
signed.
Paris. October 25.-General Chanoine
is the fifth minister of war who has de-
olared himself absolutely convinced of the
guilt of Dreyfus and the third who has
resigned on that account. His totally
inc xplicable and unexpected action was
sensational events. He dealt veritable
coup de jarnac to the cabinet and precipi-
tatsd new struggle between the military
and civil authorities.
Yesterday (Tuesday) was the first time
General Chano1ne ever sat On the minis
terial bench and his colleagues, knowing
that he was unaccustomed to the tricks
of oratorio al effects such as M. Deroulede
INDUCED in, tried vainly to prevsnt him
ascending tho tribune. He spoke briefly,
with painful incoherence, and then liter
ally bolted from the chamber The
scenes that followed were almost inde-
scribable. When ID. hrisson appeared In
the tribune he was received with insults
and imprecations from all sides, but he
stood his ground calmly. 8H
It Is said that President Faure declined
to receive General Chanoine, when he
called at the Elysee after bolting from the
chamber. M. Faure sent out word that
he. could only receive Chanoines resigna-
tion through M. Brisson. an s
In subsequent interview between NJ.
Faure and NJ. Brisson, it was agreed
that the portfolio Of war could only be
entrusted to civilian In order to ASSERT
the subordination of the military authori-
ties. a
Even now it Is difficult to state clearly
Why the ministry resigned; but there is
q very general belief that 1t was in order
to avoid, if possible, serious street demon
Drum ont.
Altogether some $50 arrests have been
made.
Nothing now is heard about Fashod a; !;
but it is regarded as extremely probable
that the cabinet crisis will be utilized to
put M. Hanotaux back in the foreign
offico. M. Meline is also mentioned as a
possible new premier to succeed the re-
firing Brisson, who had succeeded him.
ATTACKED A JEWS SHOP.
Paris, October &c, a. m.-About mid
night a mob of members of the Patriotic
League smashed the windows and glass
staircase Of a shop Whose owner is said
10 be Jew. at the corner Rue Aber and
the Rue Scribe.
the vigilance committee of the Socialist
party issued tonight manifesto con-
demning the action of General Chanolne
and denouncing the "Inake believe Re
pnblicans who have strangled debate In
the chamber and created q crisis. = IA
The committee has decided to organize
IL the Socialists and revolutionary he
n1hlican forces in the country against
military and clerical reaction.
BRISSON RETIRED IN DISGUST.
London, October 26.-The Paris cores
nondent of the Times says:
'sIhe days of Boulangism are returning
Without a Floquet to draw the sword
.gainst factious Hgeneral and without a
Constant to make him CROSS the frontier.
sThe cabinet has been overturned on
mere pretext, because banus of people,
collected by those defying authority while
pretending to defend it, have fomented
agitation and almost terror. In the Rue
boyale the rioters tried to overturp Q
carriage con tanning three Americans amid
cries Of Down with the jews
"Evidently the taste for street demon
strations is reviving and perhaps on
Thursday, when the Court of Cessation
yilI meet, there will be o renewal OF the
uproar.
in disgust a posi- tion which yielded him
neither pleasure nor greatness. NOBODY
has any idea who will succeed him unless,
perhaps, NJ Faure knows; for he is
alleged to have instigated the overthrow
,f tha cabinet.