The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-14
Fist Fight In Chamber OF
Deputies Followed by
One With Swords
EXCITEMENT RAN HIGH
WHEN GILL TO REINSTATE OFF,
GER WAS BROUGHT Up-AD
J0uRNED WHILE MEM
BERS BATTLED.

DEMO bN = A. ~
Paris, July f3-The secene Of tu-
multous disorder which marked TIE
enactment today Of the law restoring
Alfred Dreyfus 10 the army was fol.
lowed by a bloody duel tonight in
which Under-Secretary of State Sar-
iiaut, was dangerously wounded by the
sword Of NJ. Pugliesi-Conti.
The duel assumed the aspect o. a
workable combat between the goy
elnment and tho opposition A. Ser
raut's seconds were Ministers elom
eneeau and Thomson. while C9nt.41
we're MiHeyoye and General lacqaei
who were drawn ttom the elements
which bitterly resisted the govern
ments rehabilitation Of Dreyfpa.
Fight in Deputies Chamber.
The meeting followed a fieat On
The floor Of the deplis in which sr-
Iraut srang from aealo Minister Of the
Interior Clemenceal sitting on the
ministerial benches. ant9 Cent?. VITO
had been helping IN ,he denupclation
Of the members Or government az
scoundreis
Sarrant made straight for Cautl
*sa sf rim bv the shfaaF asl ria,tTa
thfs right fist s1uarely IN his face.
Cont reeled, dazel by the blow and
was caught by his friends, white Clem-
eneeau and Thomson grasped Sar-
raut's coat tails and dragged him
back to his seat.
Pandemonium Immediately broke
loose, deputies gathered in groups m
the center of the house. fighting, tAeir
blows raining lndiscdmnately rresi-
ldent Brisson, Intellectually endeayored
TO ouell The tumult, but finding his
efforts in vain. he left the chair an !
suspended the sitting for quarter Of
an hour, The public gallaries were
cleared.
LnaHenSe GulCkly FO'S"S'
During the inter-, the excitement
continued bur at the resumption Of
The sitting ;he members We're some
what clam Cont and Sartaut Wee
both present, surrounded by friends
After the sitling of the deputies art
nrile the m4ab2rs were still R ~
,lohlAes Cont sent his seconds to Sa;
rnt. II was decided 20 eight mme
diately with swaels AID The principab
ard seconds p oeecdcd by an;omoi ID
70 the vile DtAuray. where the com
hat occurred
ssrraut soor Hurt.
The fight was short but de pc9ato
lasting only thirty seconds. Safrau
r made a quick onslaught and bloo'
9 soon flowed At first it was though
# that Cont was weLnGcl bnt Sauap
u cried. 81 am MT" and then flinled.
Fxpectora"ug blood, he was coz
u yeyed to Deputy Casts residence Dc
e tors who examined MS found a dee
ID wound IN the right h-aa-- pcneiralIn'
e the lung. Surgeons consider ;h
e wound serious. though lcJ necseEaril.
% endaneerins his life. AbEa'I'e rcst i
a. necessary. and IT hat is taken. rapi'
recovery NAV BE- oypetc,f. 10 CON
IL plicatons are feared.
Dreyfls Law Enacted.
Despite this sanguinary conflic
laws we're finally enacted by Depuiie
e. reinstating Dreyfns. who obtains th
~ rank cf chief of squadron Of artiller
o. and Plcquart is made hrigadier ger
eral
excitino Session in Senate.
The senate also had an excited 'sei
q. sion in connection with the Dreye.
- rehabilitation bill. which was passe
by 1s3 against 30. The result WI
greeted with enthusiastic apDlaus'
Picouarts bill was passed. by the SCI
ate. is5 to 26.
'g General MERCER. one of those r'
sponaibl for Dreyfus' condemnation
lin the midst of constant Disorder. a
~ tempted 10 vindicate the ReuHes coui
be marital He declared that pro-fs wer
d- thea shown which were suppressed i
OF the supreme court
a. Senator Delped replied that Mereif
deserved to De sent TO Drris ISLAM
e7 in nIace Of Drerfus.
ns The bill Tor the transic-rence g
ld Zola's body 70 Pantheon also was "a
pr acted by The senate.
~ Both hon es then adiournel unt
autumn.
President Faliieres TONIGHT signe
ce ithe enactments for the rehanf'tiaita
ie' # Dreyfns a1d P-cauari auH decree
on Of PRONUNCIATION viii appear in the or