The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-31
REVISION Of DR[YFUS Case.
THE. COURT Of CESSATION HAS THE
MOST AMPLE POWERS.
Can Demand and Examine All Doc
umenss and Examine Under Oath
Any WIfness-froceedtn "a BE

PARIS. Oct. so.-Py SATURDAYS decision
shs court o. ca2satson OBTAINS the uost
absolute contro! over the Dreytus case II
car demand ard examine Any documents
whatever, including the doasier OK any case
bearing upon the Dreyfus matter and can
examine under oath any witness, however
hagh mis- posi- on
H. short il the court makes a sincere use
o. lie powers tae truth will have a much
bette chance Of being discovered than
xoule have hesn the case had X merely
urcersd revision before another court mar
tai. whose n9emsSerS might have been ac-
;aaila by aez.rs - SHE'D tae general
s.aff.
Having concluded its inquiry Z can pre-
sent Ee~ dossser 10 either a civil Or
military co0rT for the final decaion It's
proceedings will not 1e public and there
car. therefore. he no objection 70 an ex-
animation o. the alleged secret soss.er. II
u4s - SUI * exIs,eisce. whsle the nuuier-
oIss generals VINO have expressed their be-
LEE ii tint guilt % Dreyfs.s w!u noz
be called on to explain the grounds Of their
convictions.
Although the liberation OF Dreyfus has
NOT been ordered. the court can Order him
brus1rat 70 France at any moment ard will
probably DO so At an early stage % the
The court refrainat from ordering his
felesse on Sunday because IL would have
been presumption % his innocence.
Pau, iteroai!ede. o. the Patriots League
turned the patriotic manifestation at La
fsETget today liz memorial OF the soldiers
who fell there in the Franco Prusxsar. war
OF 1870 iEto a revolutionary s.exr,onst "a
rivsi against TIE decision of the court OF
cessation He delivered a violent anti
Dreyflls speech.
ter haFangtle There were. however. no dis
orders.
As President f'aure left the Grand opera
boiee tonight about II O'Clock he was
greeted with prolonged shouts Of viva
fsrmeeF' and "A aas les jt:ifst'
cD'nfs ksterhazy, Il Is reported. has
written to seyersl generals demanding
money under threats OF exposure
Nowhere Is there any sign Of agitation
To-Day. The city - quiet. The ants-SsYulte
papers vainly endeavor. by abusing the
tadgeH of the court OF CESSATION Ia lash
the public into a hostile demons. ra ton. ltlf
the people seem rather inclined to resent
officers Of the general staff who allowed
themselves to become the prey OF unscrl5s-
uious forgers. This refers especially 20 the
officers depute1 70 investigate the D~evflgs
AFFAIR II r. believed even now that i'm
portant factors are being concealed in order
10 shield the headquarters STAFF
Most or the Parss papers approve the
the Gauiots and the Eciar declare thar
ayen now revision ls by no means certain
Tha Lioerte bows To the decision beat does
not think 1t will end the ag!faeton. T'l,e
Figaro says Comte E.sterhazy has been
deprived of hts membership in the Legion
The Dreyfus decision seems TO have de-
tained solution of the cabinet crisis. NJ
pefreycinet is again hasitatlag To accept
the portfolio of minister Of var on the
ground that in view of the role the pro.es-
tants have played in the Dreyfus ease i.
wou;d be ir,a.iyisahle for two i'rotestants
himself and NJ. Ribot. to hold the port
.olios OF war and justice.
serious Dilemma Prevented
LONDON oct. 3f-T9le Paris eorrasrond
enf OF the Times pointing out that q SER
.ous dilemma has now developed IN the
Dreyfus affair SAYS; II the secret do,ssser
Is nov communicated TO the court % casa
tion X Is conceived that II may lncrimlnata
prsyfiis. but II viii certainly convict GEN
Nerci~r the Minister OF war al the time