The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 26, 1898, Page 1

3 & This Paper not to be taken from the Library.+++ + The Call (5 OLUME LXXXIV.—NO. 148. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE HOLD-UP. “THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SUBMIT TO MY MALIGNITY.”---W. R. HEARST. THE PRICE PAID. “I HAVE BOUGHT YOU. YOU MUST STAY BOUGHT.” C. P. HUNTINGTON. FRANCE'S Cabinet Resigns. Fail to Secure a Yote of Con- fidence, ARIS, Oct. 25.—Very few persons have thought of Fashoda to-day. There has been more immediate- ly exciting matter on hand. All the afternoon the center of the town has been in a ferment. Favorite ave been wildly cheered, and ones franctically Deputie unpopu ar down. About 150 arrests have been | made. It is not yet quite clear how many persons have been injured. Among them, at any rate, are three po- lice agents. Several mild charges of cavalry have been made. The crowd so far as pos- sible has been kept on the move or broken up by police culrassiers and mounted municipal guards. Hundreds of copies of a strongly re- visionist paper have been plled up and burned as an expression of disap- roval. While this tumult was being dealt | with in the street a sort of Donnybrook fair was going on in the Chamber of Deputies. Dreyfus was naturally the cause. Deputies hurled insults about with impartial recklessness, and in the midst of an indescribable hubbub Gen- | eral Chanoine, Minister of War, re- signed his portfolio. z This was a boit from the blue. Every body supposed he was in favor of re- | vision of the Dreyfus case, seeing he | remained Minister of War in the Cab- inet that had decided upon it. His de- claration then that he was of the same opinion as his predecessors about the affalr came as a complete surprise. The Chamber of Deputies then ad- journed to give the minority time to consult as to steps to be taken. When 1t reassembled the Brisson Ministry was quickly added to the list of those that have been. One thing was made very clear to- day—that is the affection in which the army {8 held by the people. Every- MINIS howled | TERS COMPELLED TO RETIRE R R R R R R R T DAYS OF BOULANGISM § RETURNING IN FRANCE + —_— + LONDON, Oct. 26..—The Paris correspondent of the Times says: |+ The days of Boulangism are re- | turning without a Floquet to | draw the sword against a fac- tious general and without a con- stant to make him cross the frontier. The country has been overturned on a mere pretext by those defying authority while pretending to defend it and who | fomented agitation and almost | terror. In the Rue Royale the | rioters tried to overturn a car- | + riage containing three Americans, | with cries of “Down with the Jew Evidently the taste for street demonstrations is reviving and perhaps on Thursday, when the Court of Cassation will meet, there will be a renewal of the up- roar. It looks as though M. Brisson gave up in disgust a position which yielded neither pleasure nor greatness. Nobody has any idea who will succeed him unless, perhaps, M. Faure knows, for he | + 1is alleged to have instigated the j# overthrow of the Cabinet. |+ + (4444444 44444444444 + + L ¢ o< 2¢ + % S + g + + + + + + + - + oL B + S 3 3 % + 5 S A + + L o B R R R R R s where the troops were greeted with cheering, and everywhere willlng obe- dience was pald to their instructions to | keep moving. There is also a notable relaxation in public feeling to-night | from the tension of the last few months. At the same time every one is asking what next. Is this the end or only the beginning? MOBS IN STREETS AND TUMULT IN THE | CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PARIS, Oct. 25.—Strong bodies of po- lice were stationed in the neighborhood of the Palais Bourbon and the Place de la Concorde to-day to prevent the projected demonstrations at the open- ing of the Chamber of Deputies. The French Cabinet met this morning and the Minister of Marine, M. Lockroy, announced that he would shortly intro- duce a scheme for the administration Mobs Hold Sway and Battle With Guards and Police. and financlal reorganization of the navy. A meeting of Progressives and Re- publicans decided not to support the Government’s internal policy, but to uphold to the fullest extent its foreign policy. There was considerable disorder about the approaches of the Palais de Bourbon when MM. Deroulede, Mille- voye and other Deputies arrived, ac- companied by a crowd of supporters. Members of the League of Patriots, who were crossing the Place de la Con- corde, shouted “Vive I’Armee!” and the Republican Guards were obliged to clear a passage. A conflict with the police ensued, in which a number of Anti-Semites attacked and injured a commissary of police with loaded canes. The ringleader, M. Guerin, president of the Anti-Semitic League, was ar- rested. When M. Drumont, the Anti-Semitic leader, arrived there were further dis- turbances, with cries of “Down with the Jews!” and cheering for France. A detachment of cuirassiers charged and dispersed the mob and several more arrests were made. The session of the Chamber of Depu- ties had no sooner opened that M. Deroulede made a violent attack upon the Minister of War, General Cha- noine, whereupon the latter arose and explained the conditions under which he accepted the portfolio. In so doing he declared that he was of the same opinion as his predecessors, referring to the question of reopening the Drey- fus case, a remark which was greeted with cheers and protests, the uproar lasting five minutes. ‘When General Chanoine was able to resume speaking he asserted that he was the guardian of the honor of the’ army, and concluded with saying an-‘ grily: “I place in your hands the trust I re- ceived and I tender my resignation in this tribune.” ! The announcement was received with } loud cheeri.g. { General Chanoine then left the | Chamber of Deputies and the Premier, | M. Brisson, ascended the tribune. There he was greeted with outs of “Re- sign!” while the Leftists cheered him lustily. M. Brisson said that General Chano- ine’s declaration was a complete sur- prise to him, as the general had been present at the meeting which decided to submit the documents in the Drey- fus case tc the Court of Cassation. The general, M. Brisson continued, did not then raise any objection. Continuing, the Premier said that the | Government was fully determined to |[and he concluded his remarks with ri power against the | affirming the supremacy of the civil | subject.” uphold the elvil military, and he asked for a suspen- |smn of the business of the Chamber,t After attempts on : which was granted. After the Chamber of Deputies had resumed business at 5 o’clock. M. Bris- son announced that the “irregular res- | ignation” of General Chanoine had been accepted, and that his successor ad in- | terim would be appointed this evening. | The Premier. then proposed that the { Chamber adjourn until Thursday next, power. | the part of | various Deputies to discuss the alleged military plots, the insults to the army, etc, their remarks being punctuated with interruptions and cheers, M. libot, in behalf of his friends, includ- ing M. Meline, approved M. Brisson’s statement, and added: “We have every confidence in the | army, and do not wish to see it attack- ed. All Republicans are united on this M. Demahy then proposed a resolu- tion calling upon the Government 10 e e AN Do TO AR 2T F A RouLED® OF TuE PATRIGTLS e Ley Dep "‘ fi'f SCENE OF THE DISTURBANCES IN PdRIS. The Place de la Concorde was crowded yesterday with excited members of the League of Patriots, who shouted “Vive 1’Armee,” while the Anti. Semetic League also turned out, its members crying “Down with the Jews.” All this was due to the opening of the Chamber of Deputies, and the throngs in the streets had several encounters with the police,