The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-19
Due d'Orleans Was on the From
tier Ready to Lead the Up
rising in Paris.
MESSAGES INTERCEPTED
French Senate Sits as High Court OF
Justice to Try Royalists on the Charge
OF Attempting to Change the Form of
Government-It Was to Be a Cheap
Uprising for the Thrifty Aspirant.

PariS, sept. lS.-Ine senate met as
high court of justice to-day at 2 p.
m for the purpose of trying 20 poll
ticians on a charge of conspiracy
against the government.
The public and press galleries were
crowded at AS p. m. and the senator's
places were filled few minutes before
2 p. m. The roll of drum was heard
in the distance. announcing that Presi-
dent Fallieries, accompanied by the
senate officers, was approaching. A few
moments later door on the right of
the chamber was thrown open and the
chief usher announced the president.
M. Fallieries entered and. bowling TO
the two officers who. naked sword in
hand. had escorted him through the
corridors of the palace to the chamber,
proceeded to the platform and took his
seat behind the table on the center of
the platform. The president presented
dignified appearance. He has fine
head and grizzly beard and was attired
in evening dress. Behind him were
grouped the ushers and other officers of
the senate in evening dress and wear
ing their silver chains of office. On
table at the presidents right hand was
a big brass handbell, which, however,
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sharp tapping of his mallet sufficing to
restore silence when laughter which
greeted some of the passages of M. Ber-
nard's bill of indictment grew bolster
GUS.
Cells for the Accused.
Not one of the accused was present
or in the palace to-day, but nine cells
have been fitted up for them in the
library. The cells are very comforta-
l. .sr.I.a A.
with linoleum and the walls are hung
with green cloth. The furniture consists
of an iron bedstead, an easy chair.
marble topped toilet table, a cuspidor
and a rug. Thus the prisoners will
have little to complain of and may
congratulate themselves that times
have changed since the Girondists were
confined in the palace of the senate by
Robespierre during the reign of terror
and languished in it's dungeons and
since Marshal Ney was immured in an
unventilated cell until led forth to be
shot in the gardens.
There were people who, while loung-
ing in the corridors just after the sena-
tors were supposed to have entered be-
hind closed doors, though. in reality
they were taking the air outside for
few minutes, remarked that conspir-
acies to overthrow the existing regime
were apparently regarded as much
less serious matter nowadays than in
times past.
President Fallieries opened the pro-
ceedings to-day amid general silence by
reading the decree of the president Of
the republic constituting the senate on
the report of the minister of justice
into a high court to try the charge
against the accused of making an at
tempt on the security of the state.
NJ. Falieries then declared the SEN
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clerk of the court called the roll of SEN
ators.
There was momentary excitement
when President Fallieries concluded
reading the presidents decree. right
ist senator, NJ. Lamarselle, began to
speak and NJ. Falleries said sharply:
Il cannot hear you."
M. Lamarselle insisted and NJ. Fal-
leries said:
Il cannot hear you." and the leftists
shouted "Order. order"
rightist senator. Provost de Leu
nay, thereupon CRIED pointing to the
leftists: There are our judges
AT this there was a general shout of
oh" and SILENCE" from the leftist
and the galleries, the public and mem
bers of the press, the latter being
throughout the proceedings no more
audible than the senators themselves.
NJ. Fallieries, however. with a rapping
of his mallet quickly restored order.
The Absentees.
The leading absentees when the roll
was called We're NJ. Constance, M.
Scheurer-Kestner and Mercier.
Then the door through which NJ. Fall
lieres entered was again opened wide
and three tall figures, in long scarlet
robes, appeared on the Threshold. and
with stately mein marched into the
hall and, ascending the steps of the
platform, took up their places on the
right hand of the president.
The first was NJ. Bernard, the pro-
curator general, who was a handsome
figure in his scarlet robe trimmed with
a broad stripe of ermine. The two sub
stitutes with him wore scarlet gowns
trimmed with black and having no err
mine NJ Bernard Immediately began
to read the indictment in a monotonous
voice.
The Indictment commenced by recit-
ing the facts of the NM. de Roulede
and Marcel Habert and said the inquiry
had shown the existence of consplr-
acy to change the form of government
to which the disorders of last Febru-
airy were due.
All the societies mentioned since 1898,
it was pointed out. had abandoned cleo
toral action for revolutionary action
and the League of Patriots openly pur-
sued the object of overthrowing the
constitutional government, NM. de
Roulede and Marcel Habert seeking to
attain their ends by the union of riot
ers and treeps in the street. The anti
Semitic League, IL was asserted, has
Joined the insurrectional organization
wherewith are associated the national
lists, royalists and imperialistic league
and the anti-Semitic youth has as a
mission the propaganda in the prov
inces of the revolutionary movement.
NJ. DubOe. Ii WAS further charged.