THE DREYFUS SCANDAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9641, 13 January 1899, Page 2

THE DREYFUS SCANDAL.

Riot in a Paris Theatre.

Witnessed by President Faure and; Rusaian Royalty. ,_ ,■ Paris, December 7. i,~ An, extraordinary scono occurred, to"-'-night at tho opening of the new Opera -' Coraique, which has been rebuilt in th^j place of the theatre of the same natriept whioh was burned some 10 or 12 yeajltf: ago, the conflagration boing attended .by"^inuch loss of life. ' - . ■" "V^v The house ,was crowded with all the'; rank and fashion of Paris, comprising the'^ President of the Ropnblio, and a numtibf C of members of the Imperial family! of : Russia, conspiouous among whom wero>the Czar's uncle and aunt, the Grande Duke and the Grand Duchess Vladimir,'- \^ The President hid soaroely taken i his i place in his state box with bis imperial ;i guest than a fnll-fledged riot ensued,' partY of the audience shouting " Vive l'Armee,!^ while the others were equally vpoiferouai, in their shouts in favour of Colonel ;Pio; r quart. * »' ;-;-:■• It would havo been well onongh^ had.i; they contented themselves with mere ories,'*" but the people present worked theiriselyes -^ into such ii'sfcato of exoitement^with theirhowls that they proceeded to blows,' and a;, freo fifiht ensued, upon whioh the Grand^ Duchess Valdimir looked 'down -with^ amazoment, the Grand Duke 'Yalaimi&p with a sneer that ho did not attempt to"-l conceal, and President "Faure with proXj; found mortification. ' .-, ~ /; - It was a scene such as one could-,see atj the present moment nowhere . save^in . ; Franco, and showed tho Russian GrandJ Duke how incompetent the Government:? here is to maintain orders It was not oal> i' culated to add to the value of the Franco- r* Russian alliance in the eyes of the illustrious Mascovite guests. _' /^i