Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-27
THEY VOTE FOR A REVISION
French Ministry Decides to Give Dreyfus a
New Trial.
FAMOUS PRISONER MAY YET GET JUSTICE
Developments of Forgeries Bring
About what Appeals for Justice
Were Impotent. to Produce
In Dreyfus' Behalf

PARIS, Sept. 26.--At a meeting Of the
cabinet this morning, all the ministers be-
ing present, decision was taken In favor
OF a revision OF the trial of former Cap
tain Dreyfus and the documents in the
case will be sent to the court OF cessation.
The cabinet ordered the minister of JUS
tice, NJ Sarrlen, to lay before the court
of cessation the petition OF Madame Drey-
fus, wife of the prisoner OF Devils Island,
for a revision Of her husbands case. The
court. therefore. will decide the legal ques-
tion as TO whether the first trial OF Captain
Dreyfus was yitated by. the forgery com
mitted by the late Colonel Henry, who was
a witness before the court martial and who
confessed to having forged document in
the same case. The minister of justice has
announced that he Has given Instructions
that proceedings are to be taken at once
against any one attacking the army.
The crowds of people outside of the min
istry' Of the INTERIOR where the cabinet
council was held. loudly cheered the min
listers and there we're shouts of "Viye
Brisson" "Vive la revision"
The cabinet meeting was prolonged and
animated. The minister OF agriculture, M.
Viger. is reported to have bitterly opposed
d revision and it Is rumored he will resign.
He left the meeting before II ended, remark
ing to a newspaper man that he was com
pletely voiceless
1t is supposed that the instructions 10
prosecute any one attacking the army were
issued at the request OF General Chanoine.
The city is excited and the bourse Is in
disturbed condition. Conservative papers.
however, counsel the people to remain calm.
1t is doubtful II the action Of the cabinet
is popular among the masses, particularly
ha wh IN n ia Dnintpd
"stil cling to the fetch Of the honor of the
army"
stormy scenes I'm Cabinet.
1t is understood that NJ. Brisson literally
wrung consent from the cabinet for revision
after a remarkable display Of evidence and
personal influence and the stormiest scenes
His strongest opponent was M. Sarrien, the
minister OF justice who expressed a desire
to resign and warned the other ministers
that they were assuming terrible RESPONSE
bility. q. .
MN. Viger and Maruejouls, respectively
minister of agriculture and minister of COM
merce. supported M. Sarrien.
NJ. Brisson fell into a violent passion and
declared tearfully that the ministry ought
to credit him with understanding all the
difficulties and the best way Of meeting them.
Should they abandon him now by refusing
a revision 1t would be to face dishonor.
AS final argument he pointed out that
1t would he grave matter to force a
cabinet crisis while the chamber was not
in session. The dissenting ministers then
reluctantly yielded.
NJ. Maruejouls said: ut Is not worth
while to resign when it is known that we
shall be overturned in fortnight"
President Faure hastily returned to Paris
this afternoon, but M. Brisson went to Bois
de Bologne, probably to avoid presidential
interference, ~ ssAi ~ F..
Charge Esterhaxy is Bribed.
In the Inransgeanta> today Henry
Rochefort ACCUSES Major Esterhazy OF
having beGn bribed by the So
called Dreyfus syndicate to cover himself
with dishonor by confessing' to a forgery
of which charge he was Twice acquitted
M Rochefort adds that he paid Esterhazy
1000 francs for copies Of all the documents
in the case and that in addition, with two
other newspaper men, he paid Esterhazy
who was literally without a centime, 3Ol
francs monthly to prevent him from dyinl
OF hunger while waiting TO obtain pension
Continuing, NJ Rochefort says Recently
without any apparent incentive, Esterhaz.
mysterously went to London, abandoning
his 300 francs monthly. Why this emigra
tion? Who paid for his journey? Will
what money has Esterhazy paid for hi
meals?",
NJ CIemenceau in the Aurore remarks
"France is divided into two camps, thos
who conceive that the interests of the coun
try depend on the concealment Of facts b.
lies and those who have a sufficiently hig
esteem of the country to separate enthusi
asm from the aspirations OF justice O
truth" H,
The Libre Parole asserts that Esterhaz
has teegraphed to the minister OF wal
General Chanoine, protesting against tn
story published In the Observer of Londor
purporting to be confession made by tn
major, the substance of which was tina
he was the author of the bordereau, doc
ument which Is said to have furnishe
proof Of the guilt OF Dreyfus.
French Defeat African Natives.
LONDON, Sept. 26.-An official dispatc
from San Louis, Senegal, French Afric;