The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09
NAY CAUSE REVOLUTION.
A Revision of the Proceedings in
the Dreyfus Case Not Yet
Decided Upon.
TWO GREAT EUROPEAN WARS POSSIBLE.
The French Government Trying To stem
tho Rising Tide of Agitation-The Ne
cessity, ON Political Grounds. OF Revi-
sion-Forcign War Preferable to Civil
strife.


Paris, Sept 3.-The report put in cir
culation by news agency that re-
vision OF the Dreyfus case had been
decided upon appears to be premature.
1t is now pointed out that revision
must be sanctioned by cabinet coun-
ell under the presidency OF Nj. faure.
No such council has been had as yet,
but NJ. Cavaignac, the minister OF war,
con ferred at great length yesterday
with NJ. Sarrien, the minister of JUS
tice, and NJ. Brisson, president OF the
council and minister OF the interior.
The presumption is that these confer
ences had to do with the proposal OF
revision, but the results have not been
made public.
Two Great Wars Imminent.
The most pessimistic feelings exist.
IL is the common belief that Great
Britain and Russia are on the eve OF
war, and that the consequences OF the
Dreyfus scandal will involve Fra nee in
war with Germany.
Trying to stem the Rising Tide.
The government is doing its best to
stem the rising tide OF agitation by a
studied quiescene which scandalizes
the Journal des Debats and other pa
pers, but it may succeed in getting
over the crisis. NJ. Faure ignores the
rcproaches of the press and remains at
llavre.
NJ Bourgeois, minister of education,
is in Switzerland. His address Is not
known here. NJ. Peytral, minister of
finance. is at Marseilles, and NJ. Lock
roy minister of marine is III Cher
bourg.
rhe Necessity. on Political Grounds, of
Revision.
In the meantime, NJ. Cavaignac,
minister of war. and NJ. Sarrien, min
lister of justice are busy enough. NJ.
Sarrien had two prolonged conferences
with NJ. Brisson yesterday afternoon,
and after NJ. Cavaiguac's long inter
view with NJ. Sarrien, both ministers
looked ruffied. These and other i'm
promptu ministerial conferences were
devoted to an endeavor to convince tue
minister of war of the necessity, OF
political grounds, of a revision of tn
Dreyfus case, which the whole country
including the army, now demands.
VIII Probably Result Ia War.
High officers confess that the dis
cussions that will follow revision viii
probably result in war, but they sa,
that would be preferable to havinI
the army under a cloud, with the posi-
bilities of agitation leading to civil
strife.
Cavaignac still Convinced of the Prisoner
Guilt.
Paris. Sept. 3.-M. Lasies, membe
of the chamber OF deputies. had a
interview this morning with the min
lister for war, NJ Cavaignac, on the fe
cent developments in the Dreyfus case
The minister reiterated that he wa
convinced Of the guilt of the prisonel
but added, that, at the same time. b
was determined to punish all who Ina
been derelict in their duty.
The deputy afterwards declared tia
SO long as NJ. Cavaignac was minist'
for war. there would be no revision
, the Drevfus case, adding that as in I'll
/ event of a revision the trial could n,
!, again be held behind closed doors, al
! it would be impossible To produce pu
licly some of the documents, the a
quittal of Dreyfus must certainly !
suit from reopening of the case.