The age-herald., 1899-08-13

ming the gauntlet of a strong guard of anti-Semites. It is reported that M. An dree Buffet, vice-president of the Young Royalist league, has been arrested.
 Damaging Evidence Unearthed
 It appears that the officials unearthed telegrams sent by the Duke of Orleans from Brussels at the time of President Faure's funeral, the first saying: '.All our men are ready"
 The second read:
 Tt Is useless to come"
 The attempt at an insurrection against the government had in the meanwhile failed.
 Later during the trial of M De Roulde traces were discovered of fresh plot and or consultations at which the question was discussed whether the attempt should be made to change the form of government before or after the Rennes courtmartial
 The government thereupon, judging that time for action had arrived, ordered number of arrests to be made, all of which apparently have not yet been affected.
 The ministry of the interior declines to give the names of the prominent persons already captured or who are to be taken into custody.
 When arrested M. De Roulde shouted: "It is a rascality on the part of the gov ernment which is trying to duplicate me in the same affair as the Orleanists whose adversary I am."
 M. Thiebaut Escapes
 A police commssary called at a. m. at the residence of M. Thiebaut on the Quai Voltaire and a number of policemen sur rounded the house. But M. Thiebaut es- capped by balcony to an adjoining house.
 The police have seized the Drapeau (newspapeD office.
 The house of Andree De Buffet, repre- sentative of the Duke of Orleans, and nf ict league, was searched and a number of papers were seized Buffet was arrested at Feiguir, on the frontier, as he was about to cross into Belgium.
 M Maillaird, of the Petit Parisian staff, has been arrested on the charge of urging soldiers to plebiscfte on the form of gov- ernment.
 The police have placed seals upon the doors of Jules Guerins residence. in which he still defies them
 At Nance a man named PiZDon who was arrested on the charge of espoinage has been condemned for three years imprison- ment, 800 francs fine and to be deprived of civil rights for decade. Of the seventeen warrants of arrest issued only fourteen were xeeated.
 M. Fabre began to interTogate Paul de Roulede this evening.
 AS the cells at police headquarters are au occupied several prisoners will be transfer. red to the prison De La Sante.
 According to rumors current in official circles, the affair is likely to produce ser- ious consequences. It is stated that the government possesses precise and detailed instruc tions from the Due d'Orleans ta rAe agents.
 It Is pointed out that when the arrest of De Rou1ede was made outsiders knew that the partisans of the Duke of Orleans were mixed up in the affair.
 Curiously enough, Prince Victor Bona parte has been closely watched by the Or leansists for several months, they fearing that he might disturb their schemes.
 Measures have been taken to prevent M. Guerin from communicating with persona outside his residence, and the water, ga. and telephone connections have been cut off. The League of Patriots is organizin, meeting for Tuesday next to protest against the arrest of M. Paul de Roulede.