Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-06-17
PREMIER DUPUY OUT
French Ministry Resigns Be
cause Of Adverse Votes
GOVERNMENT HAS SMALL FOLLOWING
The DreyfH~ Anzir Largely R~.pea-
sthie f"r the CahIa~t'- DossnSsu.
" Betcs-se Tbouxht co ne
the ConafaG Leader.

PARIS. June 13.-A resolution was Of
ferel by NJ. Ruan it the chamber % dep
uties yesterday afternoon respecting the
conduct ~ the police on sunday. The res
olution was carried BY the chamber. DE-
spite the opposition OF prefnicr pnpuv
by vote of sd 90 173. whereupou the
premier quilted the chamber.
The govefnmcnt. on NJ Naiiiant's IN
terpeliation respecting tho violence and
brutality % the police yesterday. was de-
feated. aud the order 81 the day casrie,
asainst The ministry 10y vote - J2i Co
lt5. amid cries 90 ~Nive ia rrpuhlionsf''
The premier Immediately fhcr..a fter
sent the resignation of the cahiu,.t a.
President Louhrt
To IS reported that NJ DcicaSSe. minis-
ter of foreign Affairs in the outgoing cahi-
not. viii be- requested 90 form new min
istry
There have been persistent assertions
within the last few days that NJ Dupuv
would seek an opportunity to resign be-
fore tho arrival of nreyfus in France. IL
hcin recalled thar fhc first trial af nrrv-
tns tnok place under Dunuy ministry
he opportunists expected that Ina al.
event uf NJ. Dupuy's resignation VI. RI
bot would succccd him. but there are
now REPORTS that President Iouhct. who
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supporter of the civil authority than De
was believed Co be- when the Drevfu.,t,.s
supported him in the presidential elec-
non. favors radical ministry.
he successive votes iu the chamber of
deputies yesterday clearly demonstrated
the existence ~ n ma iority. Including
members ~ AZ parties. who were de-
tcrmined to rid themselves ~ the pre-
micrship 90 M. Charls.~ pupuy. The in
terpcliafion 1f NJ valiant was simplv a
cicveriy seicrtcd rrefext to conceal the
real cause OF tho approaching crisis.
socialists aud Radicals alike are dis
satisfied with what they have considered
the contradictory attitude ~ tho Dummy
cabinet iu the Dreyfus affair The Mod
crates hope to secure the return OF NJ
Meiine % power. Tho Rcvolutionarie~.
Nntlonalists and anti Scmites hope. iu
their opposition 90 N. bupny. Co lind a
tIiore Tolerant man in his ~usces<or. This
is the explanation of yesterdays voting
resulting n the downfall ~ the cabinet
The ~uppurters OF thc government only
numbered iit. reeruifrd for th.. ui...t
part from the ranks of the Moderate
Radicals.
Many deputies agree that the Drcyfus
AFFAIR is LARGELY responsible for the cahi
nets downfall All the royalists and
many Radicals demand thas their share
ot the responsibility must hc brought
homo to tcneral de Roisdcifre and Gen
era Mercior ~ the same time those
tnking this view have becu all along
persuaded that " Dupuy would never
proceed Go that extreme. Accordingly
they seizrd upon NJ. Nailiant's interpelln-
tion as means of expressing their De-
nance AMI distrust OF the Dupuy minis
try.
Certainly there is no denying the fact
that the question OF the hnai settlement
OF the breyfus ease hangs like a dead
weight on The situation ami will prove a
great obstacle in the settlement of the
crisis.