Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-08-12
CONSPIRACY IN FRANCE.
Arrest Of Many Prominent Men
Of the Republic.
Sensational Scenes In the Trial Of
Captain Dreyfus.
France on the Eve Of Revolution and
Scenes Of Bloodshed.
SEARCHING HOUSES IN PARIS.

Paris, Aug. II. - NJ. Paul Deroulede,
I, under OF the League OF Patriots and
member OF the chamber OF deputies for
the Angouleme division, Chsrente, was
arrested AT 4 o'clock this morning at his
estate at Croissey, near Paris A number
of members Of the Anti Semitic and Pat
riotic leagues were also arrested. A
semi-otlicisl note issued this morning
say:
A certain number OF arrests we're made
this morning as result OF mag isterial
inquiry and by virtue Of article 81 OF
the penal code. regarding conspiracy
organized for the purpose OF accomplish
ing change In the form OF government
The persons implicated belong to group
OF royalist youth and patriotic and anti
Semitic leagues.
At the trial OF the Neuilly bsrrack AZ
fair facts relating to that incident alone
we're used NJ the basis Of prosecution,
bu. the searches made and the docu.
msnts seized. which led to the discovery
Of an organization dating back to July,
1898. and plot to sieze the government
by force. The documents leave no room
for doubt either In regard to the ey
iatence of II plot or ~ TO the chief actors
therein. After IA very close watch OF the or
gal z,tion proof was obtained that the
zane groups W, re preparing for fresh at
tempt at AL early date,.proof being such N
10 enable thedisturbancet TO beaverted by
Immediate measures. Investigation OF the
affair intfu ted to NJ Fabre, examining
magistrate.
When an attempt was made to arrest
NJ. Gnerin, president OF the anti-Semite
league. he refused to surrender and bar
ricsded himself In his house. He says
that he IL prepared to hold out three
weeks. having good stock Of food aud
firearms. The doors and windows of his
residence are barricaded and NJ. Guerin
announces that he will blow up the
h0use before he will surrender.
On application OF NJ. fsbre. fresh
searches OF various houses were made
this morning, including the heaiqnsr
ters of the anti Ssmites, where only un
Important papers wers seized. mum
ber OF additional arrests OF unknown
persons we're made in connection with
the conspiracy.
Altogether sixteen members Of the
Anti-Semite aud Patriotic leagues and
Young Royalists hav. been arrested. Nj.
Guerin. M this dispatch IL sent. armed
with reyolvers and knives. holds posses
sion of his apartments at the hesdquar-
ters of the Anti Semitic League, to which
entrance IL only possible after running
the gauntlet OF a strong body OF Anti
Semites.
IL is reported that NJ. Andre Buffet,
vice president OF the Young ROyallst
League. has been arrested.
II appears that officials have unearthed
kilograms sent by the Duke de Orleans
from Brussels at the time OF President
Faure's funeral, the first aeying "Al'
our men are ready" The second tele
gram despatched the following day, say
ing: 1T Ia useless to come" The st
tempt at insurrection against the gov
ernment had in the meanwhile failed.
Later. during the trial OF NJ. DE Roulede,
traces were discovered OF fresh plots and
consultations, at which the question was
discussed whether an attempt would be
made to change the form OF government
before or after the Rennes court martial
The government thereupon judging ths
time for action had arrived or
dered number OF arrests
made. all which apparently have not yet
been effected. The ministry OF the in.
terror declines to give the names OF
prominent persons already captured or
who ara tn be taken into custody. When
arrested NJ. de kOulede shouted: 1T il
rascslity on the part Of the government,
which h trying to implicste me in the
same affair AZ the Ofleanists, whose al
yerssry am"