The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-19
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CHEAP FOR A CROWN.

CHEAP FOR A CROWN
letter from the Duke of Orleans to
his representative, NJ. Buffet, written
from Marienbad, in July, 1885, instruct
ing him to commence a royalist organiza-
Instructions, in which il was stipulated
that the sum to be spent was not to ex-
ceed 100000 francs The mention of this
figure evoked laughter from the senators
and others present. et
"Three hundred Thousand francs would
be cheap" was a remark heard from
the press gallery -....,
M. Fallieres tapped for silence and M.
Bernard continued to review the Toya list
agitati at the end OF shoWing thar
M. Buffet, Oct. "a and t}ot. 26, telegraph
ed In code to the Duke OF Orleans, who
was then in Bohemia, to come to the
frontier, Oct. 25 being the date of the
anti-Semitic and royalist disturbance on
the Place de Ia Concorde. On Dec. II there
was further disorder, q mob marching on
the Cherche-Midi. prison, crying ''Vive
lie Due d'Orleans.,' The police stopped
the mob, but NJ. Chevelly wired to the
Due d'Orleans: ''Succes destime; 20 600
demonstrators, police stopped them, but
will recommence.
This royalist outing 1t transpires,
and M Buffet wired that the Bonapart-
lists were also contem ola ting action. The
Indictment then proceeded with charges,
and sal dthat Bonapartists paid mob to
insult M. Loubet on the day of his cleo
ton
Letters read from NJ Chevelly showed
that the funds were becoming exhausted
by February, 1899, and promises of mon
ey, mostly from ladies', were found In the
correspondence.
CULMINAToRY POINT.
The culminatory point of the royalist
conspiracy was reached Feb. 23, when M.
Deroulede made his notorious attempt
on the Place de Ia Nation to induce a
brigade of infantry to march on the Ely
see palace. Everything, it seems, was
prepared to carry Out the royalist plan
that day, but M. Deroulede's failure
spoiled all, and the Duke of Orleans, who
was awaiting at Brussels the signal to
come to Paris. received instead tele-
gram from M. Buffet So wing:
"Useless to come. Send you further
news tomorrow.
The Indictment evoked frequent out
bursts of derisive laughter and irontcal
comment at the expense of the Royal
lists, especially on the reading of the va
rious telegrams exch 4nged, and the fail
ure of the plots.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the indictment NJ, Bernard and his col
leagues left the senate and Ne Fallieres
ordered the senator's To sit behind closed
DOORS
The senate at Z p. m. was still deliber-
ating 1t was then understood the
senators had agreed IS grant the app.i-
cation that the prisoners be represented
before the parliamentary inquiry by
counsel. This was a spoint the prisoners
considered most irnIaftant to- them.
The senators then discussed whether
they were competent TO sit as a high
court and try the case.
Several papers today revived the rumor
that the Duke of Orleans is shut up with
M. Guerin in Fort Ehabrol the head
quarters of the Anti-Sennite league, which
has been besieged ssRce Aug. II. No
definite statement was made to this ef-
feet and the papers merely j1inted that
it might be true, basing their idea upon
the statement that the Duke of Orleans
has not been heard from for more than
a month The same rtnnor on a previous
occasion was utterly gdiscredieed. p-nce
then several persons have entered Fort
Chabrol and have nbt; seen the duke.
AS matter of fact the Duke of Orleans
has been heard of several times. The
Due de Luines, onea'of his intimate
friends, said Aug. so that the Duke Of
Orleans was in Austria. The silence
!, of the Royalist pretender at this stage
is not surprising, and is not taken to be
any ground for -supposing him to be
with Guerin.
SENATORS SAFEGUARDED.
The most rigorous precautions were
taken for the safety of the senate build
ing this afternoon. Tt was cordoned by
police, who were stationed every few
yards, while every gate leading to the
Luxembourg palaces was guarded by a
detachment of municipal guards. No
body was allowed 10 enter the court
yard or even remain IN the precincts of
the palace without card of entry Con-
sequently, only a snail crowd witnessed
the arrival of the senat tors, who alighted
from their CARRIAGES. and entered the
palace without demonstrate of any
Sort except the raising of hats by a few
of the spectators. ss
On the resumption OF the public sitting
M Fallieres announced that the senate
had decided, by vote of 234 against 80.
to allow the prsonefs 70 be represented
by counsel during the Preliminary inquiry.
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