The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-24

No; no French general ever attempt
ed military dictature. The second and
first Napoleons We're practically for
eigners. But there is a strange COM
bination of army. church and people,
with one object in view to put down
Israel in France. This union is less
fortuitous than it looks. Jews now con-
troll all sources of wealth. The minds
and feelings of the people have long
been in revolt in secret against this
power; which has no physical force be-
hind it. What has fermented in the
brain is now going into action. The
church is the one great universal Or
ganiZation to pit against the Jewish
universal alliance. France. therefore,
is now politically with Rome. but she
must keep the republic. A monarchy
could only live by force of the army
and would mean war.
France is not organized for war, for
her army is only militia, but Prince
Henry of Orleans is hoping for mill
tary movement against the republic
and to come to the top. He daily
showed himself during the trial in the
hall of the court house and one day
embraced Major Esterhazy, crying
tVive rarmee."
He was surrounded and salaamed to
by his Orleanist friends, but it did not
do. He has no brilliant, captivating
qualities, but only an ambiguous, half
girlsh figure, and talks through his
nose languidly M. Faure only pat
ronized General Pellieux and General
De Boisdeffre as against Zola. He likes
fine military company. Boisdeffre is
aristocratic and in favor, and the
| prince is sensitive to this. The cheer
| ing was tremendous all over town, but
| there was little violence, though the
Jews were terrified. Some Jews man
| aged to be near the law court but es-
capped with their lives. Fortunately
! three days of carnival nave used up
| the animal spirits of the people. They
were tired and wanted to go to bed.
/ The students, however, are much ex-
i cited.
1 At a late hour tonight / went to
/ Zola's house. AS / passed through the
/ flower adorned vestibule / thought that
! Imprisonment would be a wholesome
| change from this luxury. M. Zola' 5
! taste for luxury is Italian, and his
/ home is furnished mostly in the Italian
manner, richly and handsomely
found him more nervous than on the
nearing of the verdict, but bearing up
with stiff upper lip. He says he Is
/ sorry for France, but thinks she Will
! right herself.
The house was filled from the ground
/ floor to the garnet with bouquets OF
| flowers that had come from all parts,
| the gifts. doubtless, of Jewish ladies'
] The tables We're Uttered with kilograms
j one dlSpdlGn OF 3,UUU NoFdS Idiie to-daS
| from Odessa NJ. Zola will write another
letter before surrendering himself. lie
is very tired. He absolutely felt like
a storm tossed mariner. He was going
he said. to the end of the century II
| all around new conditions.
The friends around him envied him his
new departure in the path of glory
| What an honor it would be to be mar
tyr for truth and justice. He had hat
| all that prosperous career could give
but the way of the cross. philosophical
| IN understood. was now open to him.
friend expressed regret that there is 81
much burgeoise comfort at the st
Pelagie prison. NJ Rochefort has there
his English bed and bedding and hi:
servant and his wife go daily to prepare
| his lunch. A cell would be preferable
were 1t not for rheumatism. Zola's old
| est friend assures me that he would no
die in Jail He was brought up in hard
ship: his father was an old militar,
campaigner with Napoleon and was II
the retreat from Russia. at Waterloo
and other battles, sturdy Frencl
peasant NJ. lola was reared by peasant
ry to be hardy and enduring.
His health is not SO good as awhil
| ago. owing to his anti-fat diet, but tn
prison is sure to strengthen him, AM
then there is the stimulating moral force
(Signed1, EMILY CRAWFORD.