The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-06

M. de Roulede was not conducted in a
seemly manner instancing the fact that
M. de Roulede was permitted to pro-
nounce a long diatribe against Presi-
dent Loubet in regard to the verdict of
the court of cessation, which showed
that some persons had incurred respon-
sibilty which must be explained.
First there was the case of Du Patty
du Clam. and then the communication
of the secret documents of the court
martial having been attributed to Cen
eral Mercier and the government be-
lieved it to be its duty to ask the cham
Der to say if the prosecution should be
undertaken. (Great excitement and ap-
plause from leftists.)
The vote was then taken. A heated
discussion afterwards occurred over
the prosecution of General Mercier, in
the midst Of which M. LacieS suggest
ed the Impeachment of the premier and
violently criticised those who were
prosecuting General MERCER, which
the deputy declared was meneuver
| made to influence the court-martial at
Rennes
Finally the chamber voted to adjourn
the appointment of the commission and
inquiry into the conduct of General
Mercier until after the court-martial at
Rennes.
The leftists made demands that the
verdict of the court of cessation be
placarded everywhere in France, and NJ
Joufde, socialist, rose and admitted he
had been mistaken about the Dreyfus
affair and had reparaton to make.
He added that he was surprised that
NJ. Cavaignac had not preceded him to
the tribune, which caused the latter to
say:
Il have already made reparation by
discovering and making known the err
ror committed
M. Brisson said:
The cabinet I presided over was un-
fortunate enough to cause to be pla-
carded speech containing misstate-
ments. I ask the chamber to vote the
placarding of the verdict of the court
of cessation"
The premier did not oppose the pla-
adopted by vote of 317 to PIP.
The house then adjourned.
Midnight.-M. L'Mercier. the exam
lining magistrate, tonight began the in
terrogation of those under arrest for
partlcipation in yesterdays rioting.
About Is will be prosecuted on charges
of rebellion, for which the maximum
punishment is five years imprison-
ment
The charge against Comte Christiani
is of assaulting magistrate while in
lHe exercise OF his functions, an, Of
Tense punishable by from two to five
years Imprisonment.
The scenes at Auteil on Sunday and
in the chamber of deputies yesterday
have only had the effect of increasing
the popularity of President Loubet and
of strengthening the hands of the gov
ernment The promptitude of the prem
Ter, M. Dupuy, in carrying out his
promise to take measures to insure JUS
tice as soon as the court of cessation
had pronounced judgment, is regarded
as proving that he himself can show a
clean bill, and that, though he was
premier at the time. General Mercier
kept him ignorant of the measures
adopted against Dreyfus.
% Interviews with various high person
ages. who witnessed the incident at
Autil, are p ublished this morning.
All testifying to the savagery of the
demonstration asserted that. although
the price of admission to the paddock
was 20 francs, this was full of coach
men, footmen and Wallets, evidently
sent there to create disturbance
Countess Tornielli, wife of the Italian
ambassador to France, was sitting on
M. Loubet's left during the attack and
he asked her whether she intended to
stay. She replied: certainly, Mon
sieur FPresident; am I not in the place
of honor?'
Captain Baratier, of the Marchand
mission, attracted considerable atten-
tion to himself during the affair and
was publicly kissed by Duchess d.
'Uzes.
Among those arrested whose names
have not hitherto been cabled are
Comte Fronessente, Vice Comte Combe
and Comte Moustiers Merinville.