The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-27

Paris, Sept. 26-At a meeting of the
cabinet this morning. ali the ministers
being present, decision was taken in
favor Of the revision of the trial of for
mer Captain Dreyfus and the docu-
ments in the case will be sent to the
court of cessation.
The crowds of people outside the
ministry of the interior where the cab
met council was held, loudly cheered
the ministers and there We're shouts of
'-Vive Brisson," 'vive lie revision"
The cabinet ordered the minister of
justice. NJ. Sarrien, to lay before the
court of cessation the petition of Ma
dame Dreyfus, wife of the prisoner of
Devils island. for a revision Of her hus-
bands case. The court, therefore, will
decide the legal question as t. whether
the first trial of Captain Dreyfus was
Initiated by the forgery committed by
the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry. who
was d witness before the courtmartial
and who confessed to having forged a
document in the case.
The minister of justice has announced
that he has given instructions that
proceedings are to be taken immediate
" against any one attacking the army.
The cabinet meeting was prolonged
and animated. The minister of agri-
culture, VI. Viger, is reported to have
Quietly ODDOSGu a ItNlSIOll. anu IL Is
rGmoreG he will resign. He left the
meeting before it ended remarking to
a newspaper man that he was COM
pletelY VoiceleSS
1t is supposed that the instructions
to prosecute anyone attacking the army
was issued at the request of General
Chanoine. The city is excited and the
bourse is in a disturbed condition. Con-
serVative papers, however, counsel the
people to remain calm. 1t is doubtful
If the action of the cabinet is popular
among the masses, especially the com
mon people, who, it is pointed out, still
,cliug-To the fetch OF the honor OF the
army
ESTERHAZY ATTACKED.
In the Intransigeant today Henri
Rochefort accused Major Esterhazy of
having been Dribed by the so-called
Dreyfus syndicate TO cover himself
with dishonor by confessing to for
gerry, OF which charge he was twice &C
quilted.
NJ. Rochefort adds that he paid Ester
hay LOCO francs for copies of all the
documents in the case and that in ad
dition with TWO other newspaper men
he paid Esterhazy, who was literally
without centime, 500 francs monthly
&c prevent him from dying of hunger,
while waiting 10 obtain u pension.
Continuing NJ. Rochefort says: Re
Gently, without any apparent incentive,
Esterhazy mySteriously went TO Lon
don, abandoning his 800 francs monthly.
Why this emigration? Who paid for
his Journey With what money has
Esterhazy paid for his meals?"
NJ Clemenceau in the Aurore, re-
marks: France is divided into two
camps. those who conceive that the in
terests Of the country depend on the
cOneeament of facts by lies and those
who have a sufficiently high esteem of
the country to separate enthusiasm
from the aspirations of justice and
truth"
The Libre Parole asserts that Ester
hay has teiegraphed TO the minister of
war. General ChanOine, protesting
against the story published in the OBJ
server Of London, purporting to be a
confession made by the major, the sub
stance OF which was that he was the
author OF The bordereau. a document
which is said 70 have furnished proof
of the guilt of Dreyfus.
A STORMY SESSION.
1t is understood that NJ. Brisson lit
orally wrung consent from the cabinet
for a revision, after a remarkable dis
play OF elOQuence and personal infiu-sl
ence and the StormieSt scenes. His
strongest opponent was NJ. Sarrien, the
minister OF justice, who expressed de- /
sire to resign and warned the other
ministers that they were assuming a
terrible responsibility.
nm. ViSer and Maruejouls, respect
lively minister of agriculture and minis
ter of commerce, supported NJ. Sar-
Tien.
NJ. Brisson fell into violent passion !
and declared, tearfully that the minis
tcrs ought TO credit him with under |
standing al the difficulties and the best /
way of meeting them. Should they /
abandon him now by refusing a revi- /
sion, II would be face to face with dis I
honor. AS final argument, he pointed !
out that Ii would be an extremely grave !
matter 10 force a cabinet crisis while |
the chamber was not in session.
The dissenting ministers then reluct- |
antly yielded. III. Maruejouls said: /
1T is not worth While to resign when !
it is known that we shall be overturned !
in a fortnight
General Chantoine, minister of war,
remained neutral.
President Faure hastily returned to
Paris this evening. but NJ. E:risson went
to Boulogne, thereby to avoid probably
interference until the pa
pers should have announced the deci-
sion in favor of a revision, Nj. Faure
being still strongly against a revision.
A criminal chamber of the court of
cessation, which will examine the Dos
sier, consists of IL judges and a presi-
dent, who happens to be a Jew.
a NEW DREYFUS STORY.
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