The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-27
The Petition of Madame DreyfuS to
Go Before This Tribunal,
THE QUESTION TO Be DECIDED
Was the First Trial of Captain Dreyfus
Vitlated by the Forgery of Colonel
Henry-Minister .Viger's Oppo-
sition to the Reyision-He
Will i'm All Probable
ity Resign.

PARIS. Sept. 25.-At q meeting OF the
Cabinet to-day, all Ministers being pres
ent. it was decided 90 reopen the Dreyius
case The Cabinet ordered the Minister
OF Justice. ". sarrien, to lay before the
Court Of Cassation the petition OF
Madame Dreyfus. wife Of the prisoner OK
Devils Island for q revision Of her hus-
bands case.
HENRYS FORGERY.
The court therefore, Will decide tne
/ legal question as 20 whether the nIsl
! trial OF Captain Dreyius was Fiudleu ny
the forgery committed by the late Lieu
tonant.lo lolonel Henry, who was a witness
before the cour,-martial and wno con-
| fcsscd to having forged a document in
! the case
The Minister OF Justice has announced
! that De has given instructions that pro-
coedlnes are 10 be- taken Immediately
against any one attacking the army.
The crowds Of people outside the min
! istry of ,ne Interior. where the cabinet
| council was held. loudly checrcd the MIN
| iTor5 and there were shouts OF 'NlNe
! DI.sson "Nive Ia Revision
MINISTER WILL RESIGN
The Cabinet meeting was prolonged ana
| animated The Minister OF Agriculture
! ~ Viger. is reported % have bitterly op-
| posed d revision. and &c is rumored he
| will resign. He eft the meeting before
| IL ended. remarking 90 q newspaper man
! that he was cOupietely voiceless
/ 1T is supposed that the instructions 10
| prosecute any one attacking the army
| were issued at the request of General
/ Chauone.
The city Is excited and the Bourse IS in
a disturbed condition. Conservative pap
| ers however counsel the people 10 re-
| main calm To is doubtful If the action
! of the Cabinet IS popular among the
/ masses. particularly the country people
] who 81 ls pointed out, "stil cling 10 ihe
! felch OF the honor OF the army.
BRISSON'S ELOQUENCE.
| II IS understood that NJ. Brisson liter
| ally wrung consent from the Cabinet for
/ a revision after remarkable display OF
! elo1uence and personal influence and the
| stormiest scenes. His -it.ngest opponent
was W. Sarrion, the ti-iater OF Justice,
who expressed a desire 20 resign, and
/ warned the other ministers that they
were assuming q terrible responsibility.
Mn. Vleer and Maruejules. respective
! iv Minister OF Agriculture and Minister %.
| Commerce supported VI. Sarrien.
! IT. Br'sson fen into a violent passion,
! and declared tearfuly that the ministers
]
! an the difficulties and the best way ct
/ meeting them. Should they abandon
! him by refusing a revision 10 would be 90
! face dish0n0r. AS a final argument, be-
/ pointed ont that &c would be AN extremely
grave matter 90 force Cabinet crisis
while the chamber was not in session.
! The dissenting ministers then reluctantly
! yielded M Maruejuies said.
"It is not worth while 20 resign when
| &c IS known that we shall be overturned
/ IN a fortnight"
General Chanoine. Minister OF War re-
| mained neutral President Fouce hasi.iy
| returned 10 Paris this evening, but VI.
| Brlss0n went 20 Bois De B0ul0gne. prob
| ably 90 avoid Presidential interference
/ until the papers should have announced
/ the decision OF q revision. N. Faure beng
| strongly against "a revision.
The criminal chamber Of the Court OF
/ Cessation. which will examine the Dos
sier consists of fifteen Judges and
| president. who happens 10 Doe a Jew.
/ DENIED by ESTERHAZY
LONDON. Sept 25.-The Daily News
/ this morning publishes a report Of an
/ interview with Comte Esterhazy IN the
/ course of which the Comte admitted hay
/ ing had a conversation with Mrs. Rachel
| Beer. wife Of the editor Of the Observer
/ on the 10Th instant. but denied energeti-
/ caIlv that he had made the avowais
/ credited TO him. lie then produced
| long letter which he had addressed 20
/ Mrs. Beer last week. giving a general
l denial I'm advance 10 anything which
might be published without his sigma
ture. and protesting that he had been
] deceived by lying demonstrations OF
/ friendship on the part Of the managers
/ OF the Observer. when far from foresee-
| inc the scandai0us man0euver Of which I
was the intended object"
He WAS BRIBED.
PARIS Sept 26.-In the lntransisedni
! to-day Henry ROchcfOrt accuses Major
| Esterhazy of having been bribed by the
so-callcl Dreyfus syndicate 70 cover
/ himself with dishOnOr by confessng 20
| forgery. of which charge he was twice
acquitted"
NJ. Rochefort adds that he paid Ester
hazv 1000 francs for copies OF an the
| documents in the case and that, in addi-
uon. with two other newspaper men, he
| paid Esterhazy who was literally with
out a cendme. 5000 francs monthly 20
prevent him from dying OF hunger whilo
waiting 20 obtain pension.
DREYFUS AFFAIR EXPLAINED
LONDON. Sept. 27.-The Daily News
this morning commences the publication
OF series or articles Whlcu III allr-rH
explain the Dreyfus affair. T0-day's anti
c.e concerns the resignation OF II. Casiinir
Perier OF the French Ttesidency. which
II describes as a strange, sad story. Ihe
article says:
"The persons In the secret arr the
Kaiser Count Won Munster. r. pupuy.
". Honatoux. General MERCER. General
Rolsederre. Colonel SchWarskOppen.
Count Esterhazy. and the late Henri
sandherr. Besides the French ministers.
others had the dossier In the hands.
"In ecember 1884, a detailed report OF
the Dreyfus affair which Count Won
Munster sent By the usual courier 20 the
Kaiser. was intercepted and photograph
ed az the French frontier. Yet I reached
the Emperor without delay a few cays
later. This fact became known 10 the
Information bureau az Berlin. and Ger
many ordered Count Won Munster to de-
mand his passports. for The ofe1ce was
regarded az robbery and an offence 10 the
Emperor, on -he principle OF extra terri
Ltariallty. Mbsn Count Yon Mnnzter