Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-04
FIRED AT DREYFUS
Member Of Staff oi inc France Mlliiaire = Injury is Only
 Slight.


 theon, and while the procession was emerging from the portico to witness the defile of troops, member of the staff of the France militaire, who gave his name as Gregori, fired two shots point blank at Major Alfred Dreyfus The latter, however, was only struck once in the hand. His injury IS only a slight one.
 Emile Zola, who died in Septem- per, 1902, was 10 years ago twice condemned to years imprisonment TOT addressing to Felix Faure, then president of France, the famous let ter "J accuse, in which he laid bare the conspiracy in the general army staff against Major Dreyfus. To-day he was cannonized with na- tlonal honor in the Pantheon, the French temple of fame, with inn pressiye ceremonies. The proposal to give Zola glorious burial, made first in 1906, aroused in France all the dormant animosities that came out during the Dreyfus trials and the transfer of his ashes although duly voted by the chamber and the senate had to be twice postponed be- cause of the state of public opinion. Disorder and rioting were expected to-day and the authorities took am- pie measures for the preservation of peace. The opposition to removing the remains of Zola to the Pan theon arises from the fact that he is thus honored because of his famous letter not because of his literary fame.
 He was the first successful leader in the Dreyfus war, he vanquished the general staff of the army and to give him glorious burial in the national Pantheon at the side of Berthelot and President Carnot, Victor Hugo, Noltaire and Rous- seau to an accompaniment of mar tial music, while long lines of sol diers defled before his tomb aroused the passions of large number of the French people.
 The attempt upon the life of Mai or Dreyfus was made by Louis An thehne Gregoris, a member of the l staff of LaPrance Militarie, a jour 1 nal devoted to military progress and | the military future of the republic. 1 Major Dreyfus was present at the ceremonies to do final homage to the great leader of his cause Gregoris | act undoubtedly was inspired by the | which the reactionary press has been conducting against ! zola as Ian insulter of the army" and Ia traducer of his country" Fur hermore the Catholic Faith, a | paper to which Gregoris was att .ached, was a supporter of General Boulanger and violently opposed to Dreyfus. The special edition of La Libre Parole. published yesterday afternoon was direct indictment to violence.
 The government and parliament when 1t decided to inter Zola in the national Pantheon realized fully that { was arousing the smouldering em- )ers of Dreyfus hatred by Premier clemenceau and the present govern nent including War Minister Pic Iuart, who attained his present po- iition as a result of the successful of the long DTeyfus strug- yle, did not shrink from this final Ict of justice to the memory of the nan who, according to Anatole Trance. in his funeral oration at ,ola's burial six years ago "repre- ented the human conscience"
 The programme for the ceremo- lies of last night and to-day was carefully arranged to void any organized street manifes- ations. There was no public lying n state under the Arc de Triomphe IS in the case of Victor Hugo 23 ears ago, nor any popular process ion of untold thousands such as fol- owed the famous novelist to his rave. Instead. inc remains of Zo- a were quietly taken to the Pan- heon last night. But the manifes- ations of last night although not cry serious. gave the government mple warnings of the possibility of rouble to-day. '
 In order therefore to be prepared or any eventually long lines of mounted culrassiers and republican uards were deployed along all the pproaches to the Pantheon several ouse before the crowds began to rive. Over 15O.oO0 people were lassed on the streets and in the rindows commanding a view of the 'antheon before half past nine this lorning at which hour President 'allieres and the cabinet escorted br drove up in carriages nd alighted in front of Rodine stat e of Thought" which was heav- v yelled in black.
 While the digni,aries were srriv- lg the crowd was divided In the na- are of it's demonstrations Small ut noisy groups shouted Down .ith Zoia. and Long live the rmy." about 500 young men be- 'nging to a Catholic organization cling particularly violent. A Ereat lajority of the multitude. however. as sympathetic and their cheers roWned the cries of dissent.
 Inside the Pantheon. the caskef the remains of Emile nls reposed upon a high red and old ca'afalaue placed in the cen 'r of the transept and beneath the Ipoia. The base vas banked with luers. and eight green flames burn E from gigantic golden csstors -ound the bier gave a weird effect. < he halustrsdes of the Pantheon < ere hung with golden drspery bear 2 E Zoia's initial in silver and over 2 1nx with violet fuIIe.
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