Evening journal., 1898-09-02
THE DREYFUS CASE.
All France Stirred Up by the
Recent Developments.
WILD STORIES HEARD IN PARIS.
Rumored That Dreyfus Is Dead and sR,is-
denre Has Killed HimseIf-co Colonel
Patty du Clam Not Arrested.
Estorhazy's Assurance.


Esterhazy's Assurance.
PARIS, Sept. 2.-The Dreyfus case
presents no new features. but there is
4 plentiful supply OF rumors.
The first Of these is that Dreyfus is
dead, no letter having been received
from him for some weeks.
Another report Is that General de
Boisdeffre, who has just resigned the
post Of chief Of the general stan has
committed suicide Both OF these ru-
mors are undoubtedly without founda-
tion.
Colonel Patty du Clam Is on va
cation trip in Switzerland. and there Is
no confirmation Of the statement Of La
Patrie that he had been arrested for
completely in the Henry forgery.
General Gonse, assistant chief Of the
general staff, who rendered his resigna-
tion Wednesday to M. Cavalgnac, min
lister for war, has been persuaded to
withdraw IT, as his retirement under the
age limit will occur next month.
The lull in news has In no way dimin-
ished the popular excitement. The lat
est cartoon OF M. Forain happily hits
off the situation. 1t represents two
sodiers--one standing and the other
sitting on a bench and reading news
paper. What are you readlng?" says
the former About the cars letter."
mo" the latter replies about the
Henry affair"
Speculation Is keenest over the mo-
tves for Lieutenant Colonel Henry's sui
eide. Looking TO the view the whole nae
a raj Inc no NJ
Dreyfus, Il Is argued that Henry may
have supposed he was acting In the
country's interests even in forging the
letter. which would satisfy the nation
of the justice OF the sentence without
production OF the real evidence, which
would be undesirable on the highest
political grounds. In that case Henry
might have posed as a martyr TO mis-
guided patriotism.
The traditions of the intelligence de-
partment, which at the time OF the con-
demnation of Dreyfus was under con-
Bpicuous anti-Semite. Colonel Sandherr,
would probably have led a blunt mind
like Lieutenant Colonel Henry's to con-
strue the slightest hint from above OF
the desirability OF killing off the anti
Dreyfus agitation in order TO do so by
any means
Colonel Sandherr. who was then suf-
fering from an inciplent paralysis. seems
10 have been the head OF a general con-
splracy to hunt Jewish officers out OF
the French army. Dreyfus, a man OF
naughty demeanor, but of vast STRAIT
egic knowledge, would naturally be se-
lected as a victim Of these machlna-
tlons.
1t is asserted that Colonel Sandherr's
last days were haunted by a fear.
amounting to terror. lest the illegal and
hlppant nature OF the evidence upon
which Captain Dreyfus was condemned
should be revealed and weaken the
prestige Of the intelligence department
and that he en1oined upon Henry his
subordinate, TO guard the departments
traditions at all costs.
The carelessness Of the authorities in
allowing Henry to have a razor and in
not watching him Is generally inter-
preted as connivance and perhaps aa
persuasion, since officers under arrest
and likely to be condemned should, ac-
cording to military regulations, be con-
stantly watched while Lieutenant Colo
mel Henry was left for hours alone and
allowed to lock the door on the inside.
If there were persuasion It Is not like
ly to have been difficult Had Henry
been expelled from the army both him
self and wife would have lost all PEN
sion rights. As 1t is. the widow be-
comes entitled to handsome pension.
This seems a more likely motive than
the explanation, based upon the alleged
lncoherent letter he left behind, that he
had lost his reason.
Having died uncondemned, his re-
mains are entitled 10 military honors.
>ut his brother will take the body to
Eoucy, near Chalons, where Il will be
ouried on Saturday with the strictest
privacy.
Several officers Of the general stan. II
Is said. have asked to be sent back 10
their regiments. General Renouard the
new chief OF staff. is understood to have
free hand and to be at liberty to re
place all the stan officers II he thinks
At IL is expected that he viii resort TO
process of publication.
The governments position Is most un-
happy. Notices of interpretations in the
chamber Of deputies multiply. President
Faure Is censured for leaving Paris AZ
such critical moment. Great efforts
are being made to get the signatures Of
a majority OF the deputies which is a
lecessary preliminary TO convocatlOu
Df the chamber.
The movement)in in favor Of revision
In the Dreyfus case is growing by leaps
and bounds. Considering recent events
Major Count Walsin Esterhazy retains
an amazingly cool attitude.
In the course Of an interview he ex.
pressed astonishment that Lieutenant
Colonel Henry was allowed to have
razor Henry's death. he said. was re
grettable because doubtless he had 9TH
er revelations 20 make"
Count Esterhazy intends to appea
against his enforced retirement from
active service in the army.
supplies For Soldiers.