Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03

Paris, Nov. 1.-The court of cassa-
ton has decided to granta revision of
the Dreyfus case and will institute Il
supplementary inquiry. The court,
however, has declined to order the re-
lease of Dreyfus. The decision of the
court Is as follows:
I'm view OF the letter Of the minister
of justice dated Sept. 20. 1898; in view
Of the arguments of the public prose
cutor denouncing TO the court the con-
demnation pronounced by the first
court martial of the military govern
ment OF Paris on Dec. -, 1894, against
Alfred Dreyfus, then a captain of ar
tillery attached to the general staff; IN
view of all the documents il the east
and also of articles 443 10 4i6 of the
code OF criminal procedure amended
ty the law of June 10, 1895, relative TO
the admirability of an application in
proper form for revision.
Whereas, the matter has been
brought before the court by the public
prosecutor In virtue of the express
order Of .he minister Of justice. Where
as, the application comes within the
category OF the cases contemplated In
article 4I3 and has been introduced
within the period fixed by article 444.
Whereas, the Judgment. a revision OF
which Is demanded, has the force OF n
chosen judge. Whereas, the documents
produced do not place the court in a
position 10 decide all the merits OF the
case. and there is ground for making Il
supplementary inquiry.
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the application 10 be in proper form
and legally admissible. and states that
it will institute a supplementary in
Quiry, and declares that there is 40
ground AT the present moment for dc
Gliding OH the public prosecutors appll-
cation for Il suspension Of the penalty"
The judges Of the court were occu.
pied for three hours and Il half in con-
sidering the Judgment. The public.
whose admission 10 the court was reg.
ulated WITH the greatest care, awaited
the decision with marked calmneSs.
The public crowded into Hobbies and
there was evident anxiety to hear the
verdict. There was no demonstration
when the court rose.
Decision Approved.
Paris, Nov. Nowhere was there
any sign of agitation yesterday. The
city was quiet. The anti-Semitc pa
pers vainly %endeayor, by abusing the
actions Of the court of cessation, to
lash the populace into hostile demon
stration. but the people seem more in
clined to resent the ~culpability or inn
becility OF the high officers Of the gen
eral staff who allowed themselves 60
become the prey of INSCRIPTIONS of
ficers. The report of the officials dep
uted to investigate the Dreyfus affair
is awaited. 1t is believed that facts
are being concealed in order to shield
tie headquarters staff. Most OF Paris
approves the decision of the court of
&c ssation, although the Gaulois and
the Eclaire declare that revision is by
no means certain. The Libertc bows
TO the decision, but does not think that
1t will end the agitation. The an
nouncement liz made that Comte Ester
hazy has been deprived of his mem
bership in the Legion of Honor. The
Dreyfus case seems to have delayed n
solution Of the cabinet crisis. M. de
Freycinet- Is again hesitating TO accept
the portfolio of minister Of war on the
ground that in the role in which the
Professionals have played in the Drey-
fus case it would be risky for two
P~rotestants. him and NJ. Gibot, TO hold
the portfolios Of war and justice.