The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-19

PARIS, Noy. 1s.-Paris is in a condl-
tion OF high excitement over the Dreyfus
mystery, and even II the authorities had
any notion OF smothering up the scandal
It would now be impossible.
Public opinion demands instant action
OF some kind, and tits expected the min
istry will be compelled to bow to It's inn
patience.
Major Esterhazy's story of how he re-
ccived an lntlmatlon that q plot was
atoot TO impllcate him has excited sus-
plcion against him instead of allayng It,
The allegation that Alfred Dreyfus,
former captain OF the French artillery
was falsely accused and convicted by
court martial OF selling French military
plans to the agents OF a foreign govern
ment, continues to be widely discussed
In Paris and throughout France From
q person who is In the counsels OF the
family, the correspondent of the Assocla-
ted Press here learns that their presen-
tadon of the prisoners case to the
French government which caused the
present agitation, reveals thrilling ro-
nance with the gang OF so-called Jour
nalists." and stock jobbers who beset the
late Max Lebaudy the millionaire con-
script. 1t IS claimed that the docu-
ments Dreyfus was charged with selling
to Germany were never really sold TO the
agents Of that country. but were pre-
pared In imitation OF Dreyfus, handwrit-
Ing to blackmaIl him, his wife being a
wealthy woman and he himself being In
good circumstances. The plot, II would
further seem was conceived in 1898, when
the wave OF Jew batting swept over Eu-
rope. Dreyfus is Of Hebrew extraction,
and these jaclsals Of Partisan society
casting about for funds, determined To
bleed the wealthy jew"
a beautiful adventures, whose house
was the resort OF a number OF French
officers and foreign diplomats, Is said to
have acted as the go-between In these
shady transactions. BY invitation Drey-
fus was frequent visitor TO her house.
In due course OF time the plan for the
mobilization OF the French army. which
had been drawn up in a handwriting
which cleverly initiated that OF Dreyfus,
was produced and money demanded for
It's surrender. Dreyfus, however, II Is
said, refused to pay the sum demanded,
knowing that the purchase OF the docu-
ment would be an admission OF his guilt
and would furnish ground for further ex-
tortion, and being aware that the fact
that he had been intimate with this
woman who, herself was a party to the
plot, would be considered part OF the
strongest evidence OF his guilt,
Continuing, the friend of the Dreyfus
family explains that the newspapers
whose attaches were concerned In the
plot have constantly maintained war
fare against Dreyfus even up to the
present time, and that in consequence
the prisoners wife and family are
Obliged to keep secluded. Attempts have
constantly been made. 1t is alleged, TO
extort admissions from them to be used
against Dreyfus, and 1t is also said that
advances have been made to Nine Drey-
fus. wife Of the prisoner. in behalf Of the
anti-Dreyfus press, Offering to cease all
opposition to his release, FOR consid-
Grafton"
Finally. Il IS said that the plan for the
mobilization of the French army which
Dreyfus Is said to have sold to the agents
OF foreign government, was compar-
atively unimpurtant document the feat
ures OF which were in the possession Of
all foreign governments and was easily
fabricated by experts.