Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-26

adjourn until Thursday next, and he con-
cluded his remarks with reafrming the
supremacy OF the civil power.
After attempts upon the part OF vari-
Gus deputies TO discuss the alleged mill
tary plot, the insults 20 the army. etc,
their remarks being punctuated with in
terruptons and cheers NJ Ribot IN be-
half OF his friends. including NJ. Melne
approved NJ. Brisson's statement. and
added: I'VE have every confidence in the
army and do not wish 20 see IL attacked.
All Republicans are united on this sub
ject."
NJ. De Mahy then proposed resolu
tion calling upon the government TO end |
the campaign OF insult against the army,
but NJ. Brisson refused to accept IT, NJ. |
Cavagnac. the former Minister OF War, |
then rushed to the tribune. and demand
ed an immediate discussion of the resolu- |
ton.
"SABREr "FORGERYr' RAZOR" |
He was greeted with hostile shouts, in !
! cluding SABRE "Forgeryr' Razor |
which caused a great uproar. The shout /
| ing Of the word "Razor!' was in allu
| sion to the suicide OF Lieutenant Colonel
| Henry. who is said 10 have cut his
! throat in his prison cell at the Fortress
| OF Mont Nalerien after having confessed
20 forging one OF the Dreyfus documents,
though IT has since been claimed that
the razor with which the deed was COM
mitted was not found In the cell of the
| deceased.
| NJ. Brisson then accepted the order OF
! the day. NJ. Ribot affirming the SUI
| premacy OF the military power After
that several deputies attempted to speak,
but their voices were drowned In the
uproar which filed the chamber. The
order Of the day was adopted by a vote
Of go ayes 10 noes
An amendment proposed by NJ. Berger
censuring the government "for not caus-
ing the honor Of the army TO be respect
ed" was lost by a vote Of PA to 25l. NJ.
| De Mahy then proposed a resolution call
ing upon the government to lend the
campaign Of insult against the army"
GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.
The Premier refused to accept the mo-
| ton and a vote was taken on 1t amid
such confusion that scrutiny was de-
manded. Later this showed that the gov
, ernment was defeated by vote Of 2)j TO
243.
After the result Of the scrutiny had been
I announced NJ. BertauX moved a vote of
confidence i'm NJ. Brisson, which vas re-
iected by 2S6 votes to 2j4. When this vote
was declared the ministers left the cham
~ Der.
THE MINISTRY RESIGNS.
d PARIS. october 25.-rhe Brsson minis
try has resigned
The French Cabinet, which has just re-
signed. was formed on June 18th Of the
o present year, and was constituted as fol-
lows:
II President Of the Council and Minister
OF the Interior. Henri Brisson; Minister
- of Finance, Paul Peytral; Minister of Ed
i ucaton. Leon Bourgeois; Misinter Of JUS
d tice. Ferdinand Sarrien; Minister of War,
If Godefroy Cavaignac, who has since be en-
Ie succeeded by General Zurlnden and Cen
= eral Chanoine; Minister of Marine
~ Fdouard Simon Lockroy; Minister of For
% cign Affairs. Theophie Delcasse; Minis
ter Of the Colonies, Georges Trouillot
Minister of Commerce, Emile Maruejeuls
A Minister of Agriculture, Albert Niger
"a who has since resigned; Minister of Pub
lie Works, Senator Tllaye, who was sLc
'u ceeded by Senator Godin, on September
s. nth
as FRESH TUMUIT IN CHAMBER.
After the ministers had withdrawn th'
te Chamber adopted. amid cries of Dow
c. with the Jews" the order of the day
h.. combining the motions OF NJ. Ribot ant
NJ. Demahy. by a vote of 46O TO 2S
e. A fresh tumult was aroused by the de
IS claration OF NJ. Baudry d'Asson, deput,
re from the Vendee that all the minister
except General Chanoine ought to be i'm
es peached
The Chamber adjourned till Novembe
O' 4th.
er RIBOT TO THE FRONT.
on 1t is the general impression amonl
Ii deputies that President Faure will invit
rt- Alexandra Ribot to form Cabinet
he This evening detachments of municipa
,s- guards, cuirassiers, and police are masse
a.. I,g us.1l
~" of the Elysee for fear of disturbances.
rk NJ Brisson went to the Elysee at
ro- o'clock
es. LOgKROY WAR MINISTER AID INTE
RIM.
no President Faure has signed the appoint
ment of NJ. Lockroy, Minister of Marin
ar in the retiring Cabinet, as Minister O
m War ad interim.
I'm on accepting the resignation of the mil
7 istry NJ. Faure begged NJ. Brisson an
., his colleagues to continue to act unit
y" the formation OF the new cabinet.
TN RIOTING DURING THE NIGHT
PARIS. October 2G.-1 \. M.-The
ber were a number of riOtous demonstratio
ris- last night. and in many cases it WI
.,s necessary for the soldiers to clear 4
'u. streets. A collision occurred between
lIi0 band Of youthful Royalists and a crowd
Republicans. The Royalist flag was ca
IL tured.
FRANCE, ENGLAND. AND THE NIL
a. Cecil Rhodes addressed an open-a
W meeting this Cruesday) afternoon. ~
dsc said that four years ago he saw Bar
de Courcel French Ambassador 10 Gre
uIu Britain, and told him, on the authority
Lord Rosebery, that Great Britain woJ
lhe fight, if necessary, to prevent the Fren
up from reaching the Nile and cutting t
iry' connection the British intended TO ma
the between the North and the South. y
was Rhodes added that he knew the Fren
Government was then advised that su
'ent would be England's action.
mu- -
ton ,xy,r,TIox To THE PREsIDEN1
I" Atlanta Wishes to Have Him at ii
Of -, ,..,..,