The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-14
FRANCE FORMINu
A new CABINET
Poincare Declines Task of Select
ing a New Ministry.
RADICAL CABINET WANTED
No Case Against Picquart and He Has
Been Allowed His Liberty Chris
TIM, Who Assaulted Loubet,
Sentenced to Four Years
RADICAL CABINET WANTED

Paris, June 1S.-President Loubet confer
red with the president of the senate, M.
Faillieres, and with the president of the
chamber of deputies. NJ. Des Chanel, this
morning, and impressed them with the
necessity of quickly ending the cabinet
crisis.
1t is believed that Poncaire will be asked
to form cabinet.
1t is understood that he is ready to ac-
cept the task. and it is even said that he
has already selected cabinet to be COM
posed as follows:
M. Poincare, premier and minister of
public instruction.
M. Del Case, minister of the interior.
M. Bourgeoise, minister of foreign af-
fairs
NJ. krantz, minister of war.
M Rouvier. or M. Delombec, minister OF
finance.
NJ. Waldec6- Rousseau or NJ. MONS, min
lister of justice.
M. Lannessan, minister of commerce.
M. Sarrien, minister of public works.
Senator Jean Dupuy, minister of agri-
culture.
M. Guillain. minister of the colonies.
NJ. Poincare has been summoned by Pres
ident Loubet and is comforting with him at
the Elysee palace
The air is full of Dupuy cries. Mon
care was the favorite this morning, but
after three-quarters of an hour spent in
conference with the president he declined
TO accept the task. He is a moderate re-
publican, and evidently doubted he would
be able to succeed In framing a cabinet
which the papers this afternoon think af-
fAr aCtn R.1.,
cabinet
The Journal des Debats has this view of
the parliamentary situation and suggests
the president dissolve the chamber, saying
the present deputies cannot or will not put
an end to the charlatanry, and instead do
everything to perpetuate 1t. The president
must consult the country.
Late Ministry Meets
The members of the late ministry met
today at the ministry of the interior NJ
Dupuy presiding, for the transaction of
current business. Especial attention was
given to the arrest of General Piletta M
Poincare has been asked by M Loubet to
return to the Elysee palace tomorrow
morning, when it is said a definite propo-
sition will be made to him to construct q
cabinet. 1t is said that M. Delcasse in
sists upon retaining the foreign office port
folio rather than continuing member of
the French delegation at The Hague to &C.
cepting a cabinet position.
Eleven participants in the Cafe riots last
Sunday have been variously sentenced, the
maximum sentence being sixteen days i'm
prisonment
Picquart Goes Free
The chamber of indictment today de-
cfded that there is no case against Colonel
Picquart, charged with forgery in the
Dreyfus case, or against MATHIS Lablois,
his counsel, against whom charges were
also made in connection with the case.
The judgment of the court thus finally
exonerates Picquart, who was released
from prison after lying nearly year in
confinement.
Christiani Sentenced
Baron Christiani, who assaulted Presi-
dent Loubet with q cane at the Auteil
races June 4, was sentenced today to four
years imprisonment
Christiani was tried before the correc-
tional police court The judges deliberated
thirty-iive minutes and delivered judg-
ment, saying that, according to the ar
tices of the penal code under which
Christiani was sentenced he was liable to
from two to five years imprisonment
There was a general exclamation of sur