The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
Revolutionary Demonstration at lie
Dourget, and Mob Shouting ssVive
lArmee" Last Night.
AN EMERGENCY SQUADRON
ENGLISH BATTLE SHIPS PREPARING
TO LEAVE FOR GIBRALTAR.
Evidence that England Is Playing a
Strong '"Bluff" Game Against
the French.

PARIS, Oct. 30.-By Saturdays decision
| the Court of Cessation obtains the most abb
solute control over the Dreyfus case. 1t can
demand and examine any documents what
ever, including the dossier of any case bear
ing on the Dreyfus matter and can exam
inc under oath any witness, however higa
his position. In short, if the court make a
sincere use of it's powers, the truth will
have much better chance of being discov-
cred than would have been the case had it
merely ordered revision before another
court-martial, whose members might have
been actuated by desire to shield the gen.
eral staff. Having concluded its inquiry, it
can present a new dossier to either a civil
or a military court for the final decision.
Its proceedings will not be public, and
there can, therefore, be no objection to a
communication to 1t of the alleged secret
dossier, if this be still in existence, while
the numerous generals who have expressed
their belief in the guilt of Dreyfus will now
be called on to explain the grounds Of their
convictions
Although the liberation of Dreyfus has
not been ordered, the court can order him
brought to France at any moment, and will
probably do so at an early stage of the in
quiry The court refrained from ordering
have been a presumption of his innocence.
Paul Derouiede of the Patriotic League,
turned the patriotic manifestation at lie
Bourget to-day, in memory Of the soldiers
who fell there in the Franco-Prussian war
of 1870, into q Revolutionary demonstration
against the decision of the Court of Cassa-
ton. He delivered a violent anti-Dreyfus
speech. Marcel Habert member of the
Chamber Of Deputies, followed with still
more infiammatory harangue. There were,
however, no disorders.
As President Faure left the Grand Opera
House tonight about IL o'clock, he was
greeted with prolonged shouts of ''Vive
Parmee!" and "A bas lie Juifs."
Count EsterhaZy, it is reported, has writ
ten to several generals, demanding money
under threats of exposure.
The city was quiet to-day. The anti
Semitic papers vainly endeavor, by abusing
the judges of the Court of Cessation, to
lash the public into a hostile demonstra-
ton, but the people seem rather inclined to
resent the culpabilty or imbeciity of the
high officers of the general staff who al
lowed themselves to become the prey of un-
scrupulous foreigners. This refers especially
to the officers deputed to investigate the
Dreyfus affair 1t is believed even now
that important facts are being concealed in
order to shield the headquarters staff.
Most of the Paris papers approve the de-
cision of the Court of Cessation, although
the Gaulers and the Eclair declare that
even now revision is by no means certain.
The Lberte bows to the decision, but does
not think it will end the agitation.
The Figaro announces that Comte Ester
hazy has been deprived of his membership
in the Legion of Honor.
The Dreyfus decision seems to have de-
layed a solution of the Cabinet crisis. M.
De Frecynet is again hesitating to accept
the portfolio of minister of war on the
ground that in view of the role the Protest
ants have played in the Dreyfus case it
would be inadvisable for two Protestants,
himself and M. Ribot. to hold the port
folios Of war and justice.