New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-12
WAITING FOR THE LIGHT.
FRANCE EAGER TO PENETRATE THE
DREYFUS MYSTERY.
CHARACTER OF THE MEN WHO WILL. EXAMINE
THE EvrDENcE-HENRYs SUICIDE AND
BOIsDEFFRE's RESIGNATION.

BoIsDEFFREs RESIGNATION.
Paris September H.
Expectation vas disappointed yesterday. The Min
isteral Council to have held special sitting
with the object OF hearing the War Minister'S ac-
count OF the Dreyfus and the newly discovered
dcllnquencies of the staff officers. But General
Zurllnden. finding he had not yet the grounds upon
which 10 form a sound opinion asked for an ad-
journment. He Is serious, honorable minded
worthy colleague OF the conscientious Brsson, and
was chosen to investigate the Dreyfus affair as
War Minister, because he Ia not biased and IL
weighted with a % the responsibility involved
I'm the matter.
Being a Protestant and OF bourgeois breeding. he
does not share the ultra Catholic, antiJewsh feel
ing OF caste at the War Office. Having been a
prisoner OF war In Germany In 1870, and being an
Alsatian. he is warmly patriotic. and would sym
pathze with the military judges OF Dreyfus should
he find evidence OF guilt General Zurlinden was
10 have given verdict yesterday II against reopen
Ing the case he would have retired to leave the
Government free hand.
The Dreyfis affair IL in a good channel Inc
Minister OF Justice has named six Accomplished
experienced keen jurists to examine the secret
uapers and everything connected with the Dreyius
case The reopening Will entirely depend on ,h's
committee. Not one OF the six Is jew ou' o'ie
OF them NJ Crepon. has been student all ms ne
OF Jewish history. He has written Monothe'sn ol
he Jewish People STANDARD "oiH' HN''N"N.
member OF the committee VI. Lepelletier has fouho
re,sxation from legal toll In Greek literature lie
i the author Of comparative Studies on Greek
Modern Drama" All six are men OF uhoiei''s.e'
character and In the habit OF sitting evidence Inc
six will a., 10 work directly the War Minister gives
hs opinion. ,.
The country being now violently anu-sen'i'e' anu
Dreyfus being Jew. the Government win ""'S
nc, v,arily and creep rather than walk FORWARD
nh 7 nj Colonel Henrya COHleSoioh
hro,ebt nuhilc opinion round 70 revision Out ,"e
hos,rt,, N Dravfus Is not abated. The people 'ee'
that a mystery OF iniquty Is Involved IN the "'i"
and they want 20 penetrate II. Ihey are o'e
IN understand that the General stan ~ no oe.,.1
-, No., 4, rendered the military disasters OF lS'o
,.,,ah The resignation OF General boisde"'e
es chief OF the general stan Is s'anoins ,-a
49,, &, .rous.. s,isp,cons that only public trai ca"
,,,e, The people ask Was DreyfIs an hc0",'P'
80 ,..,,,r, Wore they both able 10 hoid rous
O., ni.kle FOR their superiors? Was sue" P'"
so- why the trial strangely cohuu0'et ~
D-cvfus rricgated TO the solitude OF D'',' Ia, lao
49,. 1a,l.s, .oniectures are seemingly JUSTINE" "
ne ..suas connected with Colonel Henry
,,, nth the Jews remark was acconp"sneu
- 80. Asv the Zionist Congress broke up 20
,o,, utterly discredits tho Intelligence
~, tho war once. and indeed discre'''' ''''
general stan. ,,s, human
and cons 'leflce AM" ''''e
..,.,,. .,sh, q, Paris T. IL shrouded In mystery
colonel Henry's Is tho second su'c'ue 0
,,, ,n r,,.vftis aNair. The FIRST suicide ""' ''a'
y, = ,,.rci.r picard an intelligence agent OF '''
,,,ai sfa,r or Colonel Schwartzkoppen. the 'e'-
-, military attacha here. and OF the ltahai' EN-
has.v He was found hanging from a iaihphooH 4,
.ou,,y Was ne murdered? was he sulc'ue'
-,o .sn-i,us facts OF his death were hushed up ny
-, l,,e Government and NJ. IAplne. the FORMER IRE
feet OF Police. ,
The reported suicide OF Major Count Es'erhaI'
y,as a canard He knows where too many skeletons
or, concealed not TO feel safe He will die naturai
Aeab. hut fresh revelations may lead 10 others inl-
Eating Colonel Henry. The Furies, az In the Greek
tragedies seem to enter into this drama
The fall Of General Roisdenre brings the drama
bonn. 10 IN. Imperial Court OF Russia. where. as n
n-ulian. aristocratic military attache, he was n
g,ea, fsvorite He admitted 10 the intimate
festivities Of the imperial family and was faVorite
mariner o. tho Empress DowageT IN her dancing
davs The French Republic sent him and special
embassy 10 the late Cars funeral and 10 the pres
on, cars coronation. Great sums or money were
allowed 70 him TO cut a dash Finally President
Faure took him 10 81. Petersburg 70 assist In the
oreparatlon OF the Franco Russian treaty Why
such a great parsonage resigns splendid post
passes comprehension. The reopening OF the Drey-
fus case may solve the puzzle.
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