The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-27
FRANCES POLITICAL FERMENT
THE PLACARDING OF ORLEANS
SPEECHES LEADS TO SEARCH.

Warrants Issued and PoIice Enter
the Homes of Many Friends of the
Observation-Disclosures Protested, hut
Many Documents Were Seized at
His House-VigorOus Action Taken
When Premier Dupuy Learned of
the situation.
Paris, Feb. 26-In consequence of the
plaearding throughout the city of speeches
of the Due D'OrIeans, the Orleanist Pre-
tender, recently delivered al San Reno
and the seizure of scarf pins and medals
bearing the Pretenders portrait. the pre-
feet of police was ordered by the govern
ment TO make strict investigation into the
recent proceedings of the monarchist par
ty
Last evening the project communicated
the result of his inquiries 10 NJ. Dupuy
premier and minister of the interior, with
the result that the minister decided upon
vigorous action.
At midnight, NJ. Cochefort, chief of the
secret police, was summonded 10 the pre-
lecture and directed to prepare seven
teen confidential letters and seventeen
warrants, which were handed to seven
teen police commissaries, authorizing a
search of the residences Of suspects, par
ticuarly NJ. GuerIn, manager of the news
paper Ant-Juif, Messrs. Devaux, Buff
fet Robert DeChavilly, Thiebaud, De-
MonseoIrt, secretary OF the Bu c D.
Orleans, Dubuc president Of the Young
Anti-Semites, and Comte Sabran de Ponte-
yes
The confidential letters indicated that
the warrants aimed to discover the exist
ence of any political action on the part
Of the ant-Semitio league on its relations
with the royalists and bonapartist COM
mittees, or with other leagues.
Many Documents Seized.
No incident occurred in the course of the
domieiliary visits This morning M Buffet,
who represents the Due DOrIeans, Wig
orously protested against the violation of
his domicile, and declared that the royal
list party would always conspire even If
threatened with Imprisonment Many doc
uments were seized at M. Bullets resi-
dence.
Quantities of propaganda pamphlets
and portraits of the Due D'Orleans a lIst
of members of the royaist committee ana
voluminous correspondence were seized at
the headquarters of the royalist commit
tee in the Fauburg st. Honore, and at the
residence of Comte Sabran de Ponteves
The commssary who visited M. DeMoni-
court surprised him just as no had re-
turned from Brussels with letters from
the Due D'Orleans, addressed to royalist
personages, and instructions from the pre-
tender TO his supporters. All these were
seized.
Altogether a large quantity of docu-
ments was secured and placed under seal.
All whose residences were searched denied
the possession of compromising documents,
but it is believed the raids will be contin-
ued.
Demonstrators Arrested.
In consequence of an arrangement that
demonstrations were intended to be made
at the Vendome column, thirty agents of
the police were posted In the vicinity to-
day.
About o'clock this afternoon people be-
gan to arrive with boquets of violets.
Five, who threw flowers within the rail-
ing surrounding the column, were prompt
ly placed under arrest, though released
soon after on giving their names and adj
dresses to the police Henceforth demon
STATIONS will be allowed to promenade
with emblems, but not to approach the
column.
De ROuIede's Queer Actions.
The advocates of Dreyfus revision on the
one hand, are trying to exaggerate the
Importance Of M. DeRoulede's action in
calling upon Gen. Roget to march on the
EIysee, while the anti-revisionists are do
ing all in their power to minimize 1t.
NJ. DeRoulede himself wants TO be tried
by the Senate, and therefore is making
the most Of his exploit He knows that a
summary disposal of the case before
magistrate would give him no chance to
pose as q hero.
According to dispatches from Brussels,
the Due D'Orleans is greatly annoyed AT
the result of DeRouledes horseplay. which
In the Dukes opinion, has seriously com
promised any attempt at monarchiaI res
toration. Therefore he left Cor Turin in
huff.
Prince Victor Napoleon, the Bonapartlst
pretender, who is still at Brussels Is re-
ported as much pleased at the departure
of his rival and as remarking that the
latter's conduct has been as ridiculous as
DeRoulede's.