The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-14
DUO DE ORLEANS
AT the Head of Plot to Over
throw the French Republic
MANY Arrests.

Paris, Aug pm. Paul de Rouleda tho
founder OF the League Of Patriots ind A
member Of the chamber Of deputies for
the Angouleme district of Charenta .yas
arrested at 4 O'Clock this morning at hi,
estate at Croissey near Paris
NJ de Roulede was taken INTO custod,
by four gendarmes and was driven to
Paris. on his arrival here he was lncar-
cerated IN the Conclergere prison
The arrest of NJ Marcei-Habert Is ex-
peted.
The police have closed the offices Of the
Patriotic league which are now guarded
by gendarmes
a semi-ofhoial note was issued this
morning which reads as follows
"A certain number Of arresss made this
morning as the result Of a magleterial in
quiry and by virtue Of article SO OF the
penal code regarding conspiracy organic
ing for the purpose OF accomplishing a
change In the form Of government. The
persons implicated belong to the groups
OF the royallst youth ami are patriotic
hiitA tilAA~otHlltlf At-hEutHs al iIt tfhlA OF
the NemIy barrack affair facts relating
10 that incident alone We're used as the
basis ofthe prosecution but searches were
then made and documents were seized
which led to the discover OF an organi-
cation dating back to July. 1873 and OF a
plot to seize the government by force
| The documents leave no room for doubt
! I'm regard 10 the existence OF the plot
| or asto the chief actors therein. After
very close watch organized proof was 90
"a ned that the same groups were prepar-
ng for a fresh attempt AT an early date
TIE proof being such as 10 enable the dis
uthances to be averted by immediate
measures. The investigation Of the afrah
was entrusted to NJ Faure examining
magistrate
When an attempt was made to arrest
NJ. Guerlin. pres.dentof the anH-Semits
league he refused 10 surrender and bar
rcadcd himself I'm his house Tie says "a,
IS prepared to hold out for ;hree weeks
having a good stock Of food ard fire rms
The doors and windows % his resdenc
are barricaded and M Guerra announce
that he Will blow up his house before h
surrenders.
on the application o; NJ Faubre fires
searches of various houses were mad
,his morning including the headquarters
OF the Anti-Semites, where only unin
portant papers were seized. A number Z
additional arrests have been made In cor
nection with the conspiracy
A police commissary was called at a.
home of NJ Thlebeaut But NJ 'rhiebea,
/ "a l.al 10 ...lt fpf
house
The poEce have seized the Drspeau.
newspaper office.
The house Of Andre de Buffet "A rel
resentauve OF the Duke Of Orleans ar
vice president OF the young republ
league was searched and number
papers were seized. Buffet was arrest'
at Feiguler. on the frontier as he vi
about TO CROSS into Belgium.
M ManIiard OF the Petit Parsian stat
has been arrested on the charge OF ur
ing soldiers to plebiscte on the form
government
The police have placed seals upon q
doors Of Jules Guerins residence
which ne stm dehes them.
Al Nancy man named Pigon was .
rested on the charge Of espionage and h
been condmned 10 three years imprlso
ment 500 francs fine and 10 be deprv
Of civA rights for a decade. or the
warrants OF arrest only a have been =
ecuted.
III NJ Fabret began 10 lnterrogate Pa
- Deroulde this evening.
AS the cells al police headquarters a
an occupied several Of the prisoners "
be transferred to the prison De La San
. According 10 rumors current Ia off
Ian circles. the ofiair Sc likely % 81
lie duce eerious consequence. II is stat
lAs that the government possess precise a
er detailed Instructions from the Duke
er Orleans TO his agents.
"A Il ls pointed out that when the arr
!, Of Deroulde was made no outs ders kn
a. that the partisans Of the Duke Of orlea
were mixed up IN the affair
Curaousiy enough, Prince Victor goi
he parse has been closely watched ny
Ie- Orleanists for several months, they T.
ing that he might DISTURB the scheme
Meausres have been taken 20 prsv
. M Guerlin from communication v
- persons outside MS residence. and
water sas ana telephone connections h
VI been Gus on The LeaE''e Of patriots
IN organizing meetng sor Tuesday
protest against ths arrest of N. p
peroulde
ed Further arrests have been made al '
ious places IN the provinces.