The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-06-06
PARIS IN A FERMENT.
Rcyalists Create a Scene In the
Chamber of Deputies.
SOLDIERS EXPEL R1NGLBADER.
AIercier Investigation Postponed Until
After the Dreyfus Court Martial at
Rennes-Cabinet Has Reached No De-
cision as to What It VIII Do with Gem
erals BoisGeffre and Gonse.

PARIS, June 6.-The ministers met
yesterday, President Loubet in the
chair, and decided to remove the advo-
cate general, M. Lombart, and the MN
lister of justice, NJ. Lebret, was directed
to begin proceedings against M. Tardiff,
president OF the assizes court, before the
council of magistracy. for the way in
which they conducted the case against
MN. Deroulede and Marcel Habert,
who were acquitted Wednesday last of
the charge of melting soldiers to insu-
bordination at the time Of the election
Of President Loubet. The cabinet did
not arrive at any decision respecting
Generals de Boisdeffre and Gonse. pend
ing the result Of the inquiry regarding
Du Patty de Clam.
There were violent scenes in the
chamber of deputies, owing to royallst
denunciations Of President Loubet and
the soldiers on duty had to expel the
chief anti-L Loubet speaker, NJ. Gautes
de Nourd.
The minister Of war. NJ. Krantz, has
ordered proceedings to be taken against
Esterhazy for obtaining and using doc.
uments connected with the so.called
esecret dossier, and the minister has
also issued instructions that proceed
ings be taken against General Pellieux
Tor the manner in which he conducted
the Esterhazy case.
The minister Of justice, NJ. Lobret,
has written to the president of the
chamber Of deputies. NJ. Deschanel.
calling his attention to the reference in
the decision Of tbs court Of cassation
to General Mercier.'s showing docu-
ments connected with the Dreyfus
court martial. in order that the cham.
beS may decide whether Meroier is to
be proceeded against for an unlawful
act committed while he was minister Of
war.
The government will accept an imme-
dlate discussion of the Interpolation Of
n. Lalogs on the subject OF the Incl
dents y Aiah. occurred Sunday on the
, ,Auteuil race course. VIZ
~ Uphold the HIinissry.
The chamber Of deputies met at - ..
m. The public galleries were crowded
with fashionable people. n. Laloge.
who moved the Interpolation, rose at
2:25 p. m. and said the hour of action
had struck. (Cheers from the Leftists
and murmurs from the Rightists and q
babel of cries, in which NM. Cassag-
naic and Lacez. antlsemite. partici.
pated.) M. Laloge asked the premier
if he had been warned beforehand of
Sundays demonstration. He then eulo-
gized President Loubet, who, he said,
undertook the presidency in time Of
stress.
Prior to the vote being taken, NJ.
Denys Cochin asked that the letter Of
the government demanding the prose-
cution Of General Mercier should be
communicated to the house.
The premier replied that 1t saddened
him to take steps deemed necessary,
and said the trial of M. Deroulede was
not conducted in q seemly manner, In.
stancing the fact that NJ. Deroulede was
permitted to pronounce a long diatribe
against President Loubet in regard to
the verdict of the court OF cessation,
which showed that some persons had
incurred responsibilities which must be
explained.
First there was the case Of Du Patty
de 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
applause from the Leftists.) Finally
the chamber voted to adjourn the ap-
pointment Of the commission of in
quiry into the conduct of General Mer-
cier until after the court martial at
Rennes.
The Leftists moved that the verdict
of the court of cassatlon be placarded
everywhere in France and M. Jourde,
socialist, rose and admitted he had been
mistaken about the Drey1us affair and
had reparation to make. 1he premier
did not oppose the placardfng of the
verdict which was adopted by vote of
317 to 212.
The house then adjourned.