The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-27
AT TER MONARCHlSTS.
The Prefect of Police Will Make an
Investigation.

Investigation.
Paris Feb. 26-ln consequence of the
placarding throughout the city of
speeches of the Due DOrleans. the Or
leanis; prptender recently delivered at
San Reno and the seizure of scarf
pins and medals bearing the pretend
er's portrait. the prefect of police was
ordered by the government to make
strict investigation into the recent pro-
ceedngs of the monarchst party.
Last evening the prefect communica-
ted the result of his inquiries to NJ.
Dupuy, with the re&ult that the minis
ter decided on vigorous action.
Al midnight NJ. COchefurt. chief of
the secret police. was summoned to the
prefecture and directed to prepare II
confidential letters and Il warrants.
which were handed to II police commits
saries. authorizing a search of the resi-
dences of suspects particularly NJ.
Guerin, manager of the newspaper
Anti-Juif Messrs. de Paux Buffet Rob
ert de Chavilly, Thiebaud de Moncourt.
secretary to the Due D'Orleans; Dubec,
president of the Yoang AnA-Semites.
and Comte Sebran PcnteEes.
The confidential letters indicated that
| the warrants aimed to discover the eN-
iS,tence of any political action on the
part of the anti-Semtte leaders in their
relations with the royalists and Bona
partist committees with the other
leagues.
No incident occurred in the course Of
the domiciliary visits This morning
M. Buffet, who represents the Due
D'Orleans. vigorously protested against
the violation of his domicile, and de-
clared that the royalist party would al
ways conspire, even if threatened with
Imprisonment. Many documents We're
seized at NJ. Bullets residence.
Quantities of propagandist pamphlets
and portraits of the Due d'Orleans., a.
| list of members of the royalist commit
tete and voluminous correspondence
were seized at the headquarters of the
/ royalist committee in the Faubourg St.
/ Honore and at the residence of Comte
Sabre de POntves The commissary who
visited NJ. De BoncOurt surprised him
| Just as he had returned from Brussels
with letters from the Due dOrleans ad-
dressed TO royalist personages and in
structions from the pretender to his
supporters. All these We're seized.
NJ. Thiebaud expressed surprise at
the proceedings against him, on the
ground that he belonged neither to the
royalist committee nor the anti-Semitic
league.
Altogether large quantity of docu-
ments We're secured and placed under
seal. All whose residences were search
ed denied the possession of compromis
| raids will be continued.
In consequence of an announcement
| that demonstrations were intended to be
| made at the Nendome column. 80 agents
| of the police We're posted in the vi
cinity to-day. About 8 o'clock this aft
| ernoon people began to arrive with
| bouquets of viOiets. Five who threw
| flowers within the ratings surrounding
the column We're promptly placed under
arrest. though released soon after on
| giving their names and addresses to
the police. Henceforth demonstrators
! will be allowed to promenade with en-
| blems but not to approach the column.
The advocates of Dreyfus revision on
| the one hand are trying to eXaggerate
| the Importance of NJ. Deroulede's action
in calling upon General Roget to march
on the Elysee, whila the anti-revision-
lists are doing all in their power to
minimize it.
NJ Deroulede himself wants to he
| tried by the senate, and therefore is
making the most of his exploit. He
knows that summary disposal of the
case before magistrate would give
| him no chance to pose as a hero.
According to dispatches from Brus-
sells the Due dOrleans is greatly an
noyed at the result of Deroulede's horse
play, which in the dukes opinion has
seriously compromised any attempt at
monarchial restoration. Therefore he
left for Turin in a huff, Prince Victor
Napoleon, the Bonapartist preterder.
who is still at Brussels, is reported as
much pleased at the departure of MS
rival, and as remarking that the lat
| ter's conduct has been as ridiculous as
| Deroulede's