The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

Troubles in Connection with the
Church Inventories Precipi-
tated the Crisis.
New York Herald Special Cable Service. Copy
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New York Herald Special Cable Service. Copy.
right, 1906, by the New York Herald.
Paris, March -10.-We have had this
week a great event-the overthrow of
the Rouvier cabinet. This we owe to
the Inventories in the Haute Loire and
the Haute Ardeche. Serious troubles
occurred, shots were fired at the gen
darmes and the latter made use of their
arms to defend themselves. There were
a number of people wounded, and it
was even reported that some were
killed, but these sinister rumors were
denied.
It was in the department Of the
Nord, where there was an armed popu-
lation which only speaks Flemish, that
the drama of the inventories was to
take place. At Boeschepe, a locality in
the Hazebrouck district, which the
Able Lemire represents in the chamber,
the inventory led to the death of a
man. So 5.,gE..g.,
There the gendarmes. were attacked
by a band of 800 furious people. A free
fight took place in the church, and the
precepteur was buried under. a pile Of
chairs. His, son, lost big head and made
use. Of a revolver. Vac gendarmes did
the same and enc " the 4 nllaanIifestants,
a butcher, reeeiveds a. bullet in the alb
dJmep and died in the church on
Wednesday,. j.. - . .s-Js s~,e3, o..
An Interpolation took place in the
chamber regarding this catastrophe,
and we were treated to a curious spec
tacle All the speakers admitted that
the separation law was acceptable, that
it Dug ht to be applied, but that it was
not necessary to massacre people IN
enforcing it.
M. BRAND, reporter Of the law; M.
Ribot, M. Dubief, minister Of the in,
terror; and the Able Lemire, all four,
said about the same thing, that the law
should be enforced, but with tact and
prudence. -,
The chamber voted the posting up
thruout France Of the speeches of all
four speakers. Only when it came to
vote there was d coalition formed be-
tween the right, adversaries Of the re
public; the extreme left, which founc
the cabinet too moderate; the progress
sists, who found it too violent; and by
majority of thirty-three votes, vote
of confidence in the government was
rejected. ...> .u.
M. Ropvier, who had not made any
effort to resist, and who was visibly
tried on power, declared that the gov
eminent would take no further interes
in the debate, and at half past eight
| went to the Palace of the Elysee tx
hand in the resignation of the cabinet
which President Fallieres accepted, Il
being manifestly unable to continue t.
transact current business on Thursday
forenoon.
It is to be remarked that the cabine
had the good taste not to say single
word regarding foreign difficulties O.
regarding the conference, which ough
to have left them in power. Besides
our foreign policy is not at the mere.
Of such vote, and in addition, every
thing seems to point to a friendly &C
cord at the conference Of Algeciras.
Germany shows herself concillator,,
on the question of the bank and ever
on that Of the police. It seems tacitl.
understood that the combination Of pc
lice, differed by French and spanlsl
officers. under high COMMISSION, vii
solve the difficulty and that a favorabl
issue Of the. Algeciras conference is onl.
a question of days, perhaps OF hours.