The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-14
Disorder Marks a { Enact |,
lnent Restoring i. Drcy- ,Ill
fus 8tO.Army.
MINISTER'S ACT AS
DEPllTY'S Sc ECONDS
.Pande monium& r Reigned on Floor
Of Chamber, Deputies Gather
ing in Center 81 rs I IS and \ lt]
Fighting ins q Tangled \
MassF cling a
Intense.

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PARIS. July l3 iic scene Of .unultiut- "
Dun dsord tli;.ii marked the cnnctrrent
to-day OF the law restoring fired SDrcy-s
fus 10 the army was followed by bloody
duel tonight; J; IN which Under Secretary
q OF state sarraut vas dangerously
wounded by the swori os NJ. puglicsl-5
\ Cont. The duel assumed the ASPECT OF q
vcrltable combat between the govern
ment and the associate lon. us Nj. vi s'ar-i
raut's seconds ,wsrc M!niaters Clc,nentcpus
Y and Thomson u while ~. & Pugllcsi ,Conti's
81 we're n 81 hIlleyoy48 and q seneral lncahet,s
n who were drawn from the elo,nentB which
4 bitterly resist the Eoyesnrnei.t's rcha htli-88
II la,lonSo Sof Drey fus. ri
4. 81 The meeting followed a fight b on the
II 1oor3 Of tho: Chamber or Deputies. / In
!: which NJ. sarraut sprang from beside
4 Minister OF the Interior clemenceau, Bit
ing on the ministerial benches, on n Il
" sPuliesi-c Cont, !, who had been heaping de-
ssnlncationS on the members OF the gov
i ernment as scounhrels, Sarraut struck
Z PugliesI-Conti a stunning blow in the
z face.a "A scene OF the wild est Supronr en- n
4 sued. compelling the suspension OF the.
I session n was $af fters the close OF the
session that the duel occurred. Late 8ro-
4 ports snow that N. sarraut lis suffering
IS from q deep wound In the right breast.
n penetrating the lung w hile the wound
8 Us considered to be serious, IT Is not.
+ necessarily fatal. I. 81. s5S
Feeling Intense. 3l55i
Despite this sangulnaryS conflict. meas
fS SLres were finally enacted " to- day by the
"a Chnmber2 OF y Deputies reinstating Drey-;
L fus, 0A obtains the ra nj OF q chlef$ of
Il squadrYIn of nrti llesy. and Picquar who
NJ is al a rigaS ier- general. Both
X hpusea were overWhelln ngiy fayorab BILE TO
< DreyiuE ard Picquart.I Id n
Throngh h the da Y \ the1i Ing was STIR ed
Intensely bet Ween the y Dreyflis and anti
Dreyfus elements. rhis was eightened
u by fierce Mt tacks by Drey yfusards against
4 General Mercier and other prominent Of
Y ficers who were rcsponsi BILE for Dreytus's
i8 8condemna ton. Isl iasi S3
Early In the day Minister OF War 5Et-
tlenne presented tho government bills
restoring Dreyfus end q p Picquart 10 n the
army. The Army Committee quickly and
unanimously reported the bills. and the
"a debate m the Chamber OF Deputies was
K decisive, Dreyfis securing 473 votes
against 42. and Picauart ACT votes against
3 27. 13$ is n sss5SgE 5s5
The feeling had then becopo very.
strong, The storm broke when M:LPres., y
sense, Socialist, urged a supplementary
proposition for the punishment OF the
4 officers who had accused Drcyflis nd
4S SPicauart, and whom he designated as
Z a gang OF y mnlcfactors q nd ] for y who
deserved branding with red hot irons. y
Tumult in c Chamber.
IT was q + this moment that the sarraut-
Il iPugliesi- Cont encounter occurred. NJ
% Pugliesi- Cont, aroused by NJ. Pressense's 9
i denunciation. shouted at the ministerial
benches, ,-. You are fscOundrels for permit :
i ting these insults to officers. t
Immediately from tho ministerial bench
sprung the 1.-THE, wtry figure Pf lnder
Secretary Surraut. He made straight ior
Pugliesi- Cont. seized him by the throat
and planted his right fist squarely In his
j face, Pugliesi- Cont recled, dazcd by tho
blow. and was caught by his friends,
\ while Ministers Clcmenceau and Thomson
K grasped Sarrauts coattails and dragged
d him back to his seat \: igs
Pandemoniun Immediately broke loose,
q Deputies gathered In the center of the
house, fighting, their blows raining In
discrminately Il 4. 5$$s FL 4 81 n II
Session Suspended
III President Brisson effectually$ endeaY-
ored to quell the tumult, but finding his
efforts in vain, lie left the chair and
suspended the sitting tbr o quarter Or
@ an hour. The public galleries were
cleared. # {ll5 VI sl
During the interim the excitement con-
tnued but at the resumption OF the
sitting, the members were somewhat
more calm, Eventually 4 after Premier
II sarr!en had promised that the governs
& ment would take the necessary meas.
tires to deal with the officers who had
been witnesses against Dreytus. !. q motion
4 was passed expressing confidence In the
government The Cham ber also voted 10
transfer the body OF Emile zola TO the
( Pantheon. @ 89s V "a III a
The Senate also had an excited session
IN CONNECTION with the Dreyfus raahah!ls-
4 tatlon bill which was pass % by lsS votes
against 80: The result WAS greeted M Wlt!?
Was ata.ssp passsa 81 the Senate ss
.5 Duel Fought. a
Y AfteeEE AIS the sittlpg; ot the Chamber q
e aGf Ss's hs mseesss eo ysSi
: his seconds 70 Under Secret tary sarrall,
It was decided to fight Immediately with
sw9dLaay and PInGhnss and aeeonds pro-
property OF Deputy Edm onde Cast,
Ihe fight was short but desperate, last
img only Thirty seconds sarraaI made adsod
conveyed to NJ, Casts residence The
doctors who examined him found q deer
iunN 'eS Tha 'g sussoas sosas' copsiass e
Ssdre serns sIs p' ny
i!mm,esat teIy of what had happenea. went