The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-02

ment to insist upon Maj. Marchand
evacuati tion of Fashoda. In the mean
time the blowing of trumpets on both
sides of the channel continues. In
qCiries In diplomatic circles reveal the
opinion that the French will retire from
Fashoda, but will be permitted to re-
tain an important part of the territory
through which Maj. Marchand march
ed. This will be another score for
French bluff, similar to the Niger set
tiement, which is now admitted to have
been diplomatic victory for France.
DREYFUS CASE.
There has been a lull in the Dreyfus
excitement since the appeal in the
case and the discriminating documents
We're sent to the court of cessation,
whose decision, however, will proba bly,
not be rendered until January The
preliminary proceeding will take three
weeks, and the matter is not likely to
formally come before the court before
the end Of October. The case would
have been much more near a settle
ment If an annulment of the verdict
instead OF a revision of the case had
been asked. But in the case of annul-
ment all the responsibilities would have
had to have been fixed, and this is
just what is not wanted. If the court
Of cessation pronounces in favor Of a
revision, the affair will be referred
back to the military authorities, who
Will order a new court martial which
may again take place in secret. The
court of cessation, however, can order
an open trial, and it can even summon
Dreyfus before it.
The interesting announcement is
made that the pope has ordered the
papal nuncio at Paris to request the
clergy and clerical organs to cease their
opposition to a revision Of the Dreyfus
case. This is a blow at the Jesuits,
who have been instigating the military
authorities and who support the most
virulent and more unscrupulous anti
Dreyfus newspaper, lie Parole. In the
meantime Col. PicQuart is confined in
the military prison of Chercher Midi.
No written documents, books or news
papers are allowed him. His meals are
taken by two soldiers, who stand by
him while he eats, but they must not
talk to him
SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
M. Henri Rochefort-s newspaper. the
Intransigeant, publishes some sensa-
tional accusations against the French
military authorities in Africa, charging
the officers OF the naval disciplinary
board with revolving cruelty and CIV
ing names and dates.
The extraordinary lax treatment of
the anarchistic assassin Of the Empress
nf CfV.in r
prison Of ST. Antoine, Geneva, Switzer-
land, is causing much remark. He is
allowed wine and cigars, books and
newspapers, and spends money in news
paper interviews. When examined be-
fore the magistrates, he makes a parade
Of jests and frivolous answers. The
asSassin's trial has been fixed for the
first week in November. He will be con-
demned to solitary connnement for life.
Only one man has hitherto undergone
this punishment, which has more ter
rors than capital punishment The
prisoner is confined in an underground
cell, into which no sunshine ever pene-
trates. He Is never allowed a bed,
must sleep on the ground, and is only
permitted to take exercise once a week
In the prison yard
AdVices from Russia point to an acute
economic crisis and probably a famine
during the coming winter. The crops
in northern and central Russia are
complete failure, and what was thought
to be q record harvest in southern Rus
sia proves to be a harvest far short
of the usual. The grain Is thin and
deficient. The farmers are throwing
their stocks on the market, thus caus-
ing a reduction in prices, but reaction
is inevitable, as the supplies are wholly
inadequate to the winter requirements.