The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-16
MORE FRENCH SENSATIONS.
Another officer To be Courss VI n rtialed
for Divulging state Matters-Stormy
Times I'm the Chamber

Paris. May 12.-At a sitting OF the
cabinet council in the palace OF the
Elysee today President NJ. Loubet, on
the suggestion Of the minister OF war,
NJ Camille Krantz, signed decree
cashiering Major Cuignet, on account
Of his having divulged to The Petit
Journal certain letters.
In the chamber of deputies today VI.
Rene Viviani, radical socialist. ques-
toned the government regarding the
letters published in The Petit Journal.
In reply the minister OF war, Mr..
KrantZ, said that Major Cuignet came
spontaneously to him and confessed
that he gave the letters to a friend,
who had communicated them to The
Petit Journal.
NJ. DelcaSse, minister of foreign af-.
fairs, said that the letters as publish
ed were garbled and mutnated. Amid
mingled cheers and Kisses, NJ. Delcasse
explained his own position in the mat
ter and asserted that Major Cuignet.
as a member of the war office had i'm
plunged the good faith of the foreign
office in certain matters. He (M. Del
casse) therefore, wrote to NJ. Defrey-
cinet, the then minister OF war, asking
apologies from the war office and show
ing tnat Major CulgnetS accusations
were unfounded.
In the course Of his speech, NJ. Del
casse declared that in reply TO his de-
mand for reparatton Major Cuignet
wrote regretting the publicity given
his statement, but declining TO with
draw it. VI. Delcasse then, he said,
demanded that translations OF the
Panizzardi kilograms should be sub
mitted to the court OF cessation in or
der that that tribunal might determine
which was correct.
VI. Delcasse protested against the
charge OF having dictated NJ. Paleo-
| logue's evidence and said that he had
only desired that NJ Paleologue prove
to the court the good faith of the for
eign office (sensation.) The transla-
tion made for the foreign office was
| countersigned by Major Cuignet. NJ.
| Paleologue and NJ. Chanoin. (cheer-.
and prolonged uproar.)
| Ii was this statement, NJ. Delcasser
| continued which the foreign Office sent
| to the ministry Of war, and, therefore.
| Major Cuignets charge was a gratuit-
| Gus falsehood, as he had himself ad-
mItted the correctness OF the foreign.
| ofnces translation by countersigning It
| The impression gained from II. Del
| casSes speech was that NJ de Frey
clnet resigned the war portfolio Instead
| OF making reparation.
| The discussion in the chamber OF
! 1ePuues endeu with a vote or conf
. oence IN the government-3S9 to- GA
The nationalist deputy, Lasies, haA
sent seconds 10 NJ. Delcasse to demand
{ explanations Of the latter's sratement
/ In the chamber Of deputies on yester-
day with reference to NJ. Lassie's at
tack, to the effect that he spurne1
tn N with his toes, although that was
more than they deserved.
NJ Delcasse informed NJ I.assie,a
seconds that he had nothing to add
to his previous remarks. and that he
| declined 10 appoint seconds.
a. Gros1ean, Judge Of the Yer
sailles court. and an intimate friend og
Major Cuignet, has been cited ~ "a
pear before the superior council NJ ~
nagistracy tomorrow, to explain hio
| participation in the divulgine of tbs
ietterS published in The Petit JournaI