The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-19

! letter from the Duke of Orleans tn
his representative. Nj. Buffet. written
from Alarienbad. in July. 1896. instruct
inr him to commence a Royalist 0rgani-
zotfon. was read and then other secret
instructions. in which it was stipulated
that the sum to he spent was not to ey-
| ceed 100000 francs. The mention OF
this figure evoked laughter from the
Senators and others present
NJ. Flaleres tapped for silence, ana
Nj. Bernard continued to review the
Rovalist agitation at time end of lSoS,
showing that NJ Buffet. October 24th
and October 10Th telegrapheVl in code
to the Duke of Orleans who was then
in Bohemia. to come to the frontier Dc
toher 25th. being the date of the Anti
Simitic and Royalist disturbance on the
Place de la Concord. On October l2th
there was further disorder, mob
marching ON the Cherche Midi fn1soii
CRYING ,'Vive lie Due dOrleans.
The police stopped the mob, but Nj.
Cheviny wired to the Duke of Or.
leans:
Success destimie; 1000 demonstra-
tions: police stopped them, but will re-
commence
This Royalist outing. it appears.
aroused the jealousy of the other par
ties and NJ. Buffet wired to the Duke
of Orleans that he feared the Bona
partists were also contemplating action.
The indictment proceeded with re-
caag;dgllation of the Royalist manoenv:'es
aard declared the Roysllists led aud paid
n mob to insult President Loubet on
the day of his election.
Letters seized at the residence of NJ.
Chivilly showed that the funds we've
becoming exhausted by February. 1899,
and promises of money, mostly from.
ladies, ware found in the correspond
emce.
The culminatory point of the Royalist
conspiracy was reached Februar.y 2od.
when NM. Derouletle made his noto-
rous attempt on the Place de In Nation
TO induce a brigade of infantry to
march ON the Elysee Palace. Every
thing. it seems, was prepared to carry
ont the Royalist plan that day, bur NJ.
Deroulede's failure spoiled all, and the
Duke of Orleans, who was waiting at
Brussels the signal to come to Paris,
received instead Il telegram from NJ.
Buffet saying:
Useless to come Send you further
news tomorrow.
The Duke of Orleans then wanted 10
go farther away and the fact that the
Royalists wished to carry out their &c n
spiracy, if possible. was shown in 4
telegram which NJ. Buffet sent him. beg
ging him to remain las the Government
did not know what to do with NJ. Derou-
lede."
Continuing, the indictment then ex-
planned that the conspiracy was, not
abandoned with the failure of Noyem-
Der 23rd, but that the Vaccinations con-
tinued in secret, and PUBLIC meetings
were continually held. NJ. Deroulede
and Marcel Habert in July at st. Cloud
and in the theatre De La Republique,
Paris. outlined the plans, still insisting
for the overthrow of the parliamentary
regime by mob uprising. aided by sew
eral chief of the army and troops on
whom they could count.
The Indictment evoked frequent out
bursts of derisive laughter and ironical
comment at the expense of the Royalists,
especially on the reading OF the various
kilograms exchanged and the failure OF
the plots. At the conclusion of the
reading of the indictment M. Bernard
and his colleagues left the Senate and
NJ. Falleries ordered the Senators TO
sit behind closed doors.
The Senate at Z p. m, was still delib-
Grating. 1t was then understood the
Senators had agreed to grant the appli-
cation that the prisoners be represented
before the parliamentary enquiry by
counsel.
Several papers today revived the ru-
NOR that the Duke of Orleans is shut
up with NJ Guerin in Fort Chabrol, the
headquarters of the Anti-Semitic
League, which has been besieged since
August 18th. No definite statement
was made to this effect, and the papers
merely limited that it might be true, bas-
ing their ideas on the statement that
the Duke or Orleans has not been heard
from for over a month.
The same runor on a previous occa-
sion was utterly disIcredited. Since
| then several persons have entered Fort
| Chabrol and have not seen the Duke
| As matter of fact, the Duke of Or
leans has been heard of several times
| The Due De Luynes, one of his intimate
| friends. said August Both, 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.
The most rigorous precautions were
taken for the safety of the Senate build
ing this afternoon. 1t was cordoned by
police, who were stationed every few
yards, while every gate leading to the
Luxembourg Palace was guarded by d
detachment of municipal guards.
On the resumption of the public sit
ting, NJ. Fallieres announced that the
Senate had decided by vote Of "a
against 30 to allow prisoners to be rep
resented by counsel during the prelini.
| nary inquiry, but that the question OF
the competence of the Senate 30 sit a.
a high court to try he charges had
been adjourned until after Ihe conc T.
| sion of the preliminary inquiry.
This is tantamouat to an adjournment
of the high court for several weeks AT
| least.
The general comment In the Senate
| lobfies was that the Indictment dis
played the ridiculous, but still criminal
character Of the Royalist intrigues te
| overthrow the republic.
THEY DECLARE IT CRIMINAL.
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