The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-10-01
MAY. BE AN UPRISING.
France In I'm Suspense Pending the
Cabinets Decision in the
Dreyfus Case.

Paris, Sept. 26.-The cabinet 1,
Withholding the decision of the Drey
fus commission from the people. Tn,
ministry has adjourned until to-day
without making any announcement OF
the verdict. The people are left in sus
pense, and the most widespread dis,
content prevails. The ministers, it il
reported, are not in accord upon the
question of revision. Such suspense
as has not been felt in Paris since the
Franco-Prussian war now hangs over
the city. Crowds are beginning to
march through the streets demanding
revision. There is no longer any doubt
that crisis is at hand in the history
of the republic. II the verdict is
against revision rioting which may
quickly develop into another commune
is likely to begin. The people, con-
vinced at last that injustice has been
done to Dreyfus, will take matters in
their own hands.
The report of the commission is re-
garded as a test as to whether the
army or the people rule. the public.
The army is against revision, the peo-
pie for it, and thus the question has
gone far beyond the guilt or innocence
of Dreyfus The people are arrayed
against the army, bitterly arrayed,
and the magnitude of the danger is
seen. Wild reports fly about, one that
the verdict will be for revision, the
other that it is against. In quarters
where the report that the commission
has refused to grant Dreyfus a new
trial there are already signs of disor-
der. The crowds on the streets are in
creasing and the suspense grows more
and more breathless.
The military governor of Paris has
taken every precaution instantly to
crush any outbreak, but the discomfort
and anger will be so widespread,
should the decision be against revision,
that his power,to do so is doubted. II
is nice question as to when to inter-
fere. Should force be employed too
soon a riot would be precipitated.
Should the military governor hesitate
too long the streets would be torn up
and barricaded. The verdict of the
commission, it is said. is withheld from
the public at the request of the cabi-
''N'' "'iNifiS W hOItl an EXTRAORDINARY
session. This fear to give out the re-
Port was construed by some to mean
that revision had been refused.
London, Sept, 26.-The Observer con-
tinues its Esterhazy revelations. began
last Sunday. in a long article. the most
salient feature of which is Comte Es-
terhazy's disclosure, made, it is as
serted, in the presence of more per-
sons than one, that he was the author
OF the famous Dreyfus bordereau. Es-
terhazy, ii Is alleged, said:
1T was intended to constitute material |
proof OF Dreyfus' guilt. II was known |
through French spy In the service at Rer- |
lin that certain documents had reached |
the German general staff which Dreyf,ls
alone could have obtained. 1t was n LIST
or these documents which constituted tho
bordereau. Dreyfus had been tested In
several ways and he had managed to spend
long holidays in Alsace without being an
parently found out by the German authori-
ties-a very suspicious sign Col Sand
herr, who was an Alsatian, like Dreyfus
nut intensely anti-Semitic, determined 10 |
forge his proof. He was convinced Of the
accused mans guilt, but II was necessary
Tor the purpose of the court-ma rtial that |
documents should exist. / wrote the bor-
iereau because Col. Sandherr told me 70
10 so. / knew, of course, / was commit
Ing forgery but / also knew that all
Intelligence departments in all countries
we're run on precisely the same lines and