The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-26
STRUCK DREYFUS.
A Brother Officer Slapped Him
in the Face.
Insult Given Publicly at the
Military Club.
MAJOR DID NOT REPLY.
Had Just Returned From Visit
ing the President.
The Incident Appears to Have
Been Prearranged.
Occurrence Is Denied by Club
Officials and the Major.

New York, July 26.-A cable dis
patch to the Herald from Paris says;
Just after being honored by Presi-
dent Falliers at the EIysee palace yes
terday, Major Dreyfus was publicly
insulted in the Cercle 1filitair, one OF
the most exclusive clubs in Paris. by
a commandant. who slapped him in
the face. This brought about an i'm
mediate clash in the club and wiz
tend to revive disputes over the Drey-
fus affair throughout France.
It was at q reception at the Cercie
Militair to the Thirteenth regiment of
artillery that Major Dreyfus and
Commandant large made their first
appearance in military gathering
since the recent court verdict. AS
soon as Major Dreyfus came into the
saloon an officer, whose name is not
yet known ran up and slapped him
in the face. The major did not reply.
Instantly there was almost a riot in
the club rooms, two groups being
formed of sympathizers and oppon-
ents of Dreyfus.
It appears that the incident was
prearranged and the officer who at
tackled Dreyfus is said to have de-
clared that he would refuse to fight
duel in order to bring approbrium on
Major Dreyfus and force him to re-
tire from active service.
Several other disagreeable incidents
are said to have occurred in the club
rooms last night, but the doors We're
closed and no one allowed to enter.
The porter refused to give any par
ticulars of the eommotion-
Club Officers Deny It.
Paris, July 2e.-An official denial was
issued today regarding the rumor that
! Major Dreyfus had been assaulted yes
terday by a brother officer at the Mill
tary club. The official statement says.
A denial of the most formal kind is
authorized concerning the incident
! which it is rumored occurred last night
at the Military club during a dinner at
+ which Major Dreyfus was present The
/ facts are as follows.
According to custom the officers Of
( the First cavalry division gave a din
ner to two newly appointed Ieutenants
and the minister Of war authorized the
officers, upon their unanimous request
to invite Major Dreyfus. The dinner
! took place and was marked throughout
by animated sentiments of the most
perfect good fellowship. The officers
separated towards $50 p. m. without
the occurrence of anything which could
give rise to the rumor put in circuia-
ton.
Madame l3reyfus in behalf of her
husband. and the officials of the mill
tary club, added to the denials pre-
viously given by the ministry Of war.
The friends of Dreyfus asert that the
invention was invented to discrsdit the
major. The officers who participated
in the dinner intimate that they intend
OF hold an inquiry into the matter ii'
order to disclose the motive leading to
the circulation of the false rumor, In
regard to the alleged insult
An individual today smashed win
dow in a journal in which was ex-
hibited a photograph of Dreyfus on
DEVILS island. In an interview Major
Dreyfus declared that he was absolute
4 " astonished at the rumored incident
which was an invention throughout.
He added that the time he spent at the
military club was most a agreeable, mis-
( comrades according him a most cordial
( reception.