The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-06
FATE OF PARIS RIOTERS.
Fifteen to BE Prosecuted on tie Charge
of Rebellion.

Paris, June G.-The scenes at AuteDi, on
Sunday and IN the Chamber Of Deputies
yesterday have only had the effect vi in
crsasing the popularity OF President Lou
bet. and Of strengthening the hands CT
the government. The prOmptitnde Of the
Premier. ". Dupuy. IN carrying on; ms
promise 10 take measures to insure jus
tice as soon as the Court of Cessation had
pronounced judgment, is regarded as prov
ing that he himself can show clean Dill,
and that. though he was Premier az the
time, Gen. Mercie" kept him ignorant OF
the measures adopted against DTeyfus.
Interviews with various high peTsOnages
who witnessed the incident al Auteuil are
published this morning all testifying 10
the sayagery Of the demonstration. 1t =
asserted that, although the price OF ac-
mission 10 the paddock was twenty francs,
this was full OF cCachmen, foOtmen. and
Wallets. evidently sent there TO create
disturbance Countess TOrnielli. wife OF
the Italian Ambassador to France, was
sitting on NJ Loubet's left during the at
tack, and he asked her whether
she intended to stay. She replied:
Certainly, Monsieur le President. am !
not In the place al hOnOr2' Capt. Bdratier
OF the MarchanC Mission. attracted con-
siderable attention 10 himself during the
affair. and was publicly kissed by Ouch
esse d'UZeS
Among those arrested whose names
have not hitherto been cabled are Comte
Fronessent. Viscomte COmbe. and Comte
M0ustiers Merinville.
Examination of Prisoners.
Paris. June 5.-M Lemercier, the eX-
amining magistrate, tonight began the n
terrogdtion OF those under arrest lot
participation in yesterdays riOting. Ten
including NJ de PGnisse Passy, have been
Professionally released. About fifteen VIII
be prosecuted on charge of rebellion. for
which the maximum punishment Is hVe
years Imprisonment.
The charge against Comte Christian
is of assaulting magistrate while in
the exercise of his functions, an ofrense
punishable by Imprisonment for from two
To five years.
Lieut.. Guelard has been arrested and
charged not only with uttering seditious
cries. but with assaulting NJ. Touny, chief
of the municipal police.
The prefect of police, NJ. Blanc, has or
dered the closure Of the Automobile Club
de France, of which the Comte de Dion,
who was one of the ringleaders at Au-
teuil yesterday, is President. A police
commlssaTy thereupOn proceeded to the
clubs premises. on the Place de Ia Con-
corde, and cleared the members out, after
which he affixed seals 10 the doors.
Vigorous Measures Adopted.
Vigorous measures have been taken
to suppress demonstrations. Mounted de-
tachments of Republican Guards have
been stationed about the Place de la Con-
Corde. in the Rue DE- PElysee, and in the
Rue de Tuileries.
Comte and Comtesse Boni de Castellane
assure the correspondent of the Associat
ed Press that there is no truth in the
statement that the Comtesse was mixed
up in the rioting on the Auteuil race
course yesterday. The COiltesse was dis
agrSeably surprised TO see her name con-
nected with the affair.
The story originally appeared in La
Presse, of this city, which said IL had re-
ceived the information from q source
usually reliable.
Wild Scenes an the Chamber.
The Chamber OF Deputies met at >
o'clock this afternoon. The public gall
leTies Were crowded.
NJ. Laloge. who moved the interpella-
tiOn, rose at rs D. m. and said the hour
of action had struck "a babel of cries.
in which NM. Cassagnac and Laslles,
anti-Semite, participated)
NJ. Laloge eulOgiZed President LOubet,
who, he said. undertook the Presidency
Ia time of stress. loud applaTseD
NJ Rios de Largentaye. Conservative.
representing the second division of Dinan,
Cotes-du-N Nord. shouted: 'Loubet is not
hOnest;' "he is panamaist."
These statements called forth violent
protests and shouts OF ''order." but NJ. de
Largentaye persisted, in spite of the up
rear and hOoting in declaring honest men
were arrested yesterday This was fol-
lowed with shouts OF Down with Lou
betr and a scene Of wild excitement en-
sued. The Leftists shouted al the top
of their voices; "Censure with Temporal
ry eXclusiOni"
President DesChanel ordered NJ de
Largentaye TO withdraw but the latter
refused. and the session was suspended
the Deputies being requested TO withdraw
IN order that NJ. de La-gentaye be ex-
PEELED.
The commanding officer on duty at the
Paidis BOURBON then entered the Cham