The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-10-04
YET IN FERMENT
France Trembles Still Over the
DTsyfls Case.
CIVIL AND MILITARY CONFLICT
Bitter Attacks and Sharp Charges.
Active Feeling-Esterhazy In
terviewed In London.
CIVIL AND MILITARY CONFLICT

PARIS, Sept. 22.-The situation here
Is generally admitted to be grave by
both the press and the people. The
conflict between civil and military au-
thorities is becoming acute. The sud-
den and unexpected action of Gen.
Zurlinden, military governor OF Paris,
in prosecuting Col. Picquart on a
charge of forgery and using forged
documents, assumes a grave aspect
on account of circumstances attending
this intervention of military authority
in the civil court.
Now that the Dreyfus question has
become n great national matter every
proceeding in the affair has a state
importance. Zurlinden's ignoring Of
this obvious fact is very significant.
He comes forward as defender Of the
army, the prosecutor of its supposed
calumniators, and the resolute oppon-
ent of a revision OF the case. From
this appeal TO the public in the line of
the establishment of dictatorship,
there is no wide step. The Radical
makes a bitter attack on the generals
staff which it charges with aiming at
the moral assassination of Picquart
through a secret military trial. Henri
Rochefort in his paper, the lntranse-
giant, declares that Picquart was
bribed by syndicate or by Germany
TO save Dreyfus.
LONDON, Sept. 23-The Daily News
says that Comte Esterhazy has been
sojourning in London in the guise of
an Italian count. He speaks Italian
filently. The Daily News reporter
caught him at Charing Cross as he was
of the interview, Esterhazy said he
had passed the detectives detailed tC
watch him in Paris in his present dis
guise and that nobody had recognized
him. But" he continued, IL distrust'
ed even this. ! told Gen. Pellieux after
the suicide of Col. Henri that II woult
be impossible TO stop things and tina
the movement would be formidable
The generals lost their heads. | wrot,
TO NJ. Cavaignac a long letter acquaint
ing him with the points of the affair
He refused to see me. My ruin ha
been determined upon. l was throw
overheard and had nothing left but 4
go away and wait developments"
Comte Esterhazy proceeded to de
clare that he had vainly tried to con
vince Gen. Pellieux that the Henr
document was "A forgery. but tina
Gen. PellieuX had declined to listen L
him.
There were" said Count Esterhazy
but three persons who knew the truti
of the matter-Sanders, Henri and my
self. The first two are dead, and
alone hold the secret" Comte Ester
haZy complained bitterly of the treat
ment of himself and Nine. Pays VIII,
is in prison in Paris. lie declares tina
the Judge D'lnstruction had Nine. Pay
brought from the Saint Lazar priso
and offered her liberty If she would !,
veal all she knew about the general,
After reference to other phases c
the affair, Comte EsterhaZy said g
intend to publish work that wi
throw light upon the unhealthy Drey
fus story. NJ. Cayaignac made a mis-
take in prosecuting me, but he struc
at the same time his relation, Col. ID
Patty Du Clam. ! may mention that
already declined "A pension offered
Gen. BillOtt."
Comte EsterhaZy affected a gay nor
chalance but as he was taking tn
train he said In sharp, nervous tom
without pausing for a breath: Il don
know whether 1 shall make use Of IN