Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-19
RELIEF FOR DREYFUS.
Vessel Said 10 Have Been Sent 10 Bring Him
from Devils Island.
A WARM STRUGGLE OVER HIS CASE.


Iafles sept lh.-fTu1 diWCulslfH ct
tondan; upon securing revision OF
Che preyfus proceedings may nc
gaugod from ;hc story now Published
The Gen. zurlinden practically advo-
Gated a revision of tbs Dreyms case.
and that his change Of opinion Is due
TO the strong feellng which he AFTER
wnria found among bis subcrdlrntcu
70 the war office.
AccorllE 20 newspaper accounts
which are undouD'.dly fairly correct.
Premier nrlss3n only got his way al
Saturdays cabinet council. though
supported BY slghr OF hIs colleagues.
after a tough nsht against Gen zuriln-
den and NJ. Tllllye. thl minister OF
public works. Wh1 were warmly sup
ported Tor THREE hours by President
Faufo himself
At The opening OF the council. NJ. sir-
ricn. minister " Justice. stated his
Views Of the ease u; Considerable
length. expressing his conviction thai
revision was necessary Tor the peace
Of The country ana cXpod'cnt cr the
ground that many OF IN, documents In
the dossler appeared to b. u doubtful
authenticity. and. absvc an. that col.
Henry'a admWalpn % fUiEtIy threw
suspicion On an lis evidence. ". SAT-
rlcn, however. Jld not ask the council
20 decide Tor or against revision. bat
. only AK permission 10 submit the mat
ter 20 commission.
N. Faurc opened the discussion. ut
ala not openly oppose revision. but
| pointed uut political and other uhipc.
tons 90 the reopsnng Of the case.
n IL said shat ". lirissuu went 20
| Tar al 90 remind VI. fiurs % the con-
stituilouai limits o. his function.
Gen. Zurlinenn admitted shat when
I he took ONCE II h. was no. 4 Droyfu1-
/ lte he az least hIi an open mind aud
/ falt great sympathy Tor the Ersyfua
/ family a ieep study % ihr dbHfitr,
however. had abs3iu.sly convinced him
that DreyfuH wan guilty
Finally dlvitiun occurred, in Whith
/ N. Faufc did not take part
\ scmi-oniclal note explains that
! Gen. Chhnolnc laiy had . rJnfersnc
/ with President Faur' after hiu appoint
msnt TO succeed Or1. HurlinlVu lad &C
/ utliy been signed
The decision - the committee ap.
| pointed 10 consider the matter Of iht
revision will In no way be- binding uror
the cabinet. which SIN viii have 90 de-
| eide the ac'utl question ~ revision.
10 IL reported, however that a vessel
has already started for the Isle du
] Dlable. In readiness 20 hrius Brryiuf
90 Paris. and ~. Brlsspn and Gen
Channlne are determined that nobody
however hlgh IN position. VIII De shell
tered, Stirring evoh'a are regarded as
Gcn. 2urllnden II erected with The
belief that there ls a Picgpart mynfcry
and u 10 believed that the fully Intend
I'd Picquart should DO prosecuted. Ac'
cnrdlng 90 Col. PlcquRr's writer
statement 90 the minister of Justice
four secret documents wcr subhmlttCt
10 Inc court martial held In 1894 behind
tho backs OF Dreyfus and his counsel
| n IL reported that the government
has selected licablls, capital OF tue de-
pnrtment % the olse. AZ the most suit
able town In which 20 hold rchcarini
Of the case.
4 VICTIM or REVENGE.
London. Sept iS-David Christie
Murray puhllfhea today a long storl
regarding the Dreytus affalr. The au
thor youches Tor she truth " the story
hut declares that he cannot disclose th'
source from which ne obtained MA Ia
mo article states, IN sfrect. tina
Dreyfua Was engaged as Spy In thO
| cmpl0y 81 a sfcfrt department. ~ th'
French army against thosc suspected
Of trafiicklng with Germany ana othel
powers
10 become the victim ~ revenge on M
part OF Col. Henry, Comte EsierhaH,
and Col. Patty ia clam, who themselves
were concerned DO reasonable prac
tees.
SYMPATHY ~ HAvAr'A.
Havana. sept. iS-At the Tacoi
theater last night there was produce,
a play based upon the Dreyfus trial, II
which Drtyfus was portrayed through
out aa an innocent victim OF eonaplrael
In the French army, From the star
the sympathy OF the audience Tor Drey
fus was manifested.
-Four Frrnehmcn. one OF whom N sup
| posed 20 have been an ofiiccr OF IN
French gunboat Fulton, now lying Il
the harbor, occupied box In the FIR
Her. All OF them carried boatEwaln'
whistles. and az me nrat inslnualioi
ngalnsi the honesty NJ the trial the!
hogan 70 blow the whistles and TO loud
~ hiss IN, players
scene OF lndoscrlhhhle tumult fol
lowed the entire audience rising I'm dc
fense OF nreyfus. the frenohmen wer
forclhly elected and the Performance
was continued without tufthtr inter
ruptinr. one OF he Frenchmen. VIII
was thourht 90 be- an officer Of IN
Fuiton. refused 10 give his name a
the station house. 10 which the partle
were taken after being ejected from IN
thsnter and locked up over night. Gen
Iiianeo has prohibited the future pro
ductlon 81 the play in Havana.
70 be narisd Ia New York.
New York. Sept. ia dispatch 10 IN
World from Bangor, Ireland, says;
The body OF Rev, DR. Hail win b
removed 10 Liverpool Wednesday AM
shipped 10 Now York saturday. wher
me lntermeni viii take place IN IN
family vault In woodlawn cemetery.
Private Presbyterian services wer
held over the body AZ Hazelmere by
iooli Presbyterian clrrgyman.
The eminent position which DR., Hal
had attained Ia the Presbyterlan churcl
~ America ntade him man Of murl