The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-03
WILL RESULT = IN WAR
THE OREYFUS CASE THRILLS FRANCE TO
THE HEART.
The Nation now Demands the Reopening of the
Case, Which May Involve France in
Conflict will Germany.

Paris. September 2.-Midnight-The
most pessimistic feelings exist 1t is
the common belief that Great Britain
and Russia are on the eve Of war, and
that the consequence Of the Dreyfus
scandal will involve France in war with
Germany.
The government is doing it's best to
stem the rising tide of agitation by Il
studied quiescence which scandalizcs the
Journal DIES Debats and other papers:
it may succeed in getting over the crisis.
NJ. Faure ignores the reproaches of the
press and remains at Havrc.
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 at Cher
bourg.
In the meantime NJ. Cavaignac. Min
lister for War, and NJ. Sarrien, Minister
of Justice, are busy enough. NJ. Sarrien
had two prolonged conferences with NJ.
Brisson this afternoon and after NJ.
CavaignacS long Interview with NJ.
Sarrien, both ministers looked rufled.
conferences were devoted to an Cndeavor
to convince the Minister for War of the
necessity on political grounds of Il re-
vision of the Dreyfus case. which the
whole country, including the army, now
demands
High officers confess that the discus
sionS that will follow revision will prob
ably entail war. but they say that would
I,, In .
main under cloud. with the POSSIBLE
ties of agitation leading to civil strife
GERMANY COULD EXPLAIN.
London, September IN. De Blowitz.
the Paris correspondent Of the Times
telegraphs that he has obtained the views
of Il distinguished German on the
Dreyfus situation this individual admit
ted that Germany, by speaking out,
could, perhapss, clear mp the Drcyfus af-
fair" but he added that ''the interests
of the nation are superior to those Of
any man and if Germany were listened
70, General dc B0sideffre could not re-
main an hour at the head of the staff.
whereas Germans ought to wish to have
him stay there as long as possible"
CAVAIGNAC ALONE OBDURATE /
Paris September 2.-Midnight-It is
now said that the Chamber of Deputies
will not assemble until October, by which
time it is hoped the storm will have
blown over.
Almost all the Minister'S it is believed
are now in favor of revision. NJ. Cavaig
nae is alone obdurate. insisting that ne
must finish his departmental inquiries
and that even then he will only act under
pressure of a threat of publication abroad
of such disclosures as would leave him
no alternative to revision.
Several officers of the highest distinc-
ton it is alleged threaten to resign their
commissions and to publish the facts,
in order to force the government to
act. Among the crowd or speculations
and alleged revelations however, little
that is actually new has been disclosed
General pcllieuX is furious ut having
been deceived. He has written to the
Governor of Paris, asking with brutal
frankness to be placed on the retired list
as he does not wish to b. mixed up with
''men lacking in all sense or honor" The
Governor has begged him to reconsider
his decision.
NJ de Pressense member Of the
Chamber of Deputies and foreign editor
of the Temps. is organizing meetings
throughout the country in favor of re-
vision. 4 "a ~ %M
WILL REOPEN DREYFUS CASE.
London, September "a special dis
patch to the Evening Standard from
Paris. published this afternoon, says the
French Cabinet has decided on Il revision
of the Dreyfus case.