The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
DREYFUS'
CASE Will,
NOT DOWN
Fresh Impetus Given to
the French Army
Scandal.
CHARGES AGAINST
ESTERHAZY.
An Investigation That Will
Bring Forth Some New
Testimony.
REDHOT DEBATES OF THE
DEPUTIES.
One Controversy Will Result in
Duel Being Fought by TWO
Editors With Pistols.
An Investigation That Will
Bring Forth Some New
Testimony.
REDHOT DEBATES OF THE
DEPUTIES.
One Controversy Will Result in a
Duel Being Fought by TWO
Editors With Pistols.
spe cial Dispatch to THE CALL

PARIS, Dec. ALI political and social
interests continue 10 be merged in the
case of Alfred Dreyius, the former cap
tain OF French artillery, who is alleged 10
have been unjustly sentenced TO impris-
onment fer lie on the charge of having
sold important plans of the French War
Department to agents OF a foreign power
Everything else is neglected. from the IA
nous Russian military band, which has
been giving concerts to small audiences, to
the booksellers, who com plain that no one
reads anything but the newspapers. The
journals still devote endless columns, in
the biggest type, to the affairs o. Dreyfus,
his friends and enemies ana every body in
any way connected with the case.
The conductor OF a train which brought
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone to Paris, on heir
way to the south of France, thought they
were 10 appear as witnesses in the case.
This illustrates how Paris is Absorb bed IN
the matter. Every body seems to be mixed
mp in the case, from the Pope to Emperor
William Of Germany, and syndicates and
secret societies are said TO be hard at work
spending millions on one side or the
other, and all France is agitated.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph of
London on Thur day last. copies of which
paper have been passed around here by
those interested In the subject, says:
Undoubtedly some person or persons
did get very i'm portant facts regarding
our Cine French) military plans and COM
municated them to the German War
Office within fortnight after the deci-
sions in question had been taken. If the
committed and the results it has pro-
duced in ne Oh boring country were iully
made known, L doubt whether, knowing
my countrymen as l do, they would
remain sati fed with the punishment of
| one man. TAey would call for radical
change in the entire system and possibly
for more. This guilt may be brought
! home to another or to others without
nece >sarily esta blishing the innocence OF
| Dreytus, who is lost beyond help and
nope"
! The military governor of Paris General
| Saussier has ordered the formation of a
| court-martial TO examine into the charges
| brought against Count Ferdinand Walsin
/ EsterhaZy CHE retired ior of the Frenc h
army who is accused of writing the letter
| which became pubic about the sentencing
| of Dreyfus to imprisoE ment Tor hle) who
| is alleged to have admitted the author.
snip OF letters published in the Figaro re-
Gently, bitterly rejecting upon France
| and the French army.
| The Journal says that the decision Of
| General Saussier is based on the report Of
| General Pellieux. who was appointed by
| the Minister OF War to examine INTO the
| charges brought against Count Esterbazy.
This evening a brief official announce
ment was given out as follows: General
| Sau3sier has ordered a court martial 10 be
institute ed for an investigation into the
| affair OF Nj jor EsterhaZy."
Both sides profess to be pleased with the
| announcement. The nti-Dreyfusians con-
tend that the order OF General Saussi Ell
| cannot be construed as i'm plying doubt as
TO the validity of the sentence imposed
| upon Dreyfus, and that the EsterhaZy in
quiry was not concerned with The Dreyfus
case, but was merely sequent to the in
| quiry OF General Pel!ieux
! On the OF er hand, the Dreyfusians as
sert that the inquiry will necessitate the
| introduction of expert evidence concern
ing the handwriting OF the mem orandu IN
which convicted Drevfus, proving it to be
| in Esterhazy's handwriting, and they al SO
propose to introduce evidence that docu-