The age-herald., 1898-09-27
REVISION OF
 DREYFUS CASE FrenchCabinet Decided on Rehear- ing at Meeting Yesterday THE SESSION WAS ANIMATED Action Will be Taken Against Anyone Attacking Army. BUsS0N'S REMARKABLE SPEECH He Literally Wrung Concent From the
 Cabinet For Revision. FELL INTO A VIOLENT PASSION And Declared Tearfully That the Minis ters Ought to Credit Him With Un-
 derstanding All the Difficult
 ties ofthe Case.
He Literally Wrung Concent From the
 Cabinet For Revision.
FELL INTO A VIOLENT PASSION
And Declared Tearfully That the Minis ters Ought to Credit Him With Un- derstanding All the Difficult
 ties fthe Case.

Paris September 26.-At a meeting of the cabinet this morning, all the ministers De- ing present, a decision was taken in favor of a revision of the trial of the former Captain Dreyfus and the documents In the case will be sent to the court of cessatloln. The cabinet ordered the minister of jus- tice, M. Sarrien, to lay before the court Of cessation the petition of Mme Dreyfus, wife of the prisoner of Devils Island for a revision of her husbands case. The court therefore will decide the legal question as to whether the first trial of Capt. Dreyfus was vitiated by the forgery committed by the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry, who was witness before the court martial and who confessed to having forged document ill the case.
 The minister of justice has announced that he has given instructions that pro- ceedings are to be taken immediately against any one attacking the army.
 The cabinet meeting was prolonged and animated. The minister of agriculture, M. Cover, is reported to have bitterly opposed a revision, and it is rumored he will re- sign. He left the meeting before ti ended, remarking to a newspaper man that he was completely voceless.
 The City Excited
 It is supposed that the instructions to prosecute anyone attacking the army were issued at the request of General Chanoine. Ths city is excited, and the bourse is in disturbed condition. Conservative papers, however, counsel the people to remain calm. It is doubtful if the action of the cabinet is popular among the masses, particularly the country people, who, it is pointed out, still cling to the fetich of the honor of the army.
 The crowds of people outside the ministry of the interior, where the cabinet council was held, loudly choered the ministers, and there were shouts of "vive Brisson! "Vive Ia revision!''
 In the Intransigeant today Henry Roche fort accuses Major Esterhazy of having been bribed by the so-called DreVfus syn dicate 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 news paper men, he paid Esterhazy, who was lit orally without centime, 300 francs month- ly to prevent him from dying of hunger while waiting to obtain a pension. Contin- uing, M. Rochefort says
 Rochefort's Questions
 Recently without any apparent incent- i've Esterhazy myster,ously went to Lon don aSandoning his 300 francs monthly. Why this emigration? Who pad for this tourney? With what money has Esterhazy paid for his meals?'
 M. Clemenceau, in the Aure. remarks: 'France is divided into two camps-those who conceive that the interests of the coun- try depend on the concealment of facts by lies. and those who have a sufficiently high esteem of the country to separate enthus- iasm from the aspirations of justice and the truth"
 The Lbre Parole asserts that Major Es- terhazy has telegraphed to the minister of war, General Chanone, protesting against the story published in the Observer, of London, purporting to be confession made by the major, the substance of which was that he was the author of Bordereau, document which is said to have furnished proof of the guilt of Dreyfus.
 Literally wrung Consent
 If is understood that M. Brsson literally wrung consent from the cabinet for a re- vision. after a remarkable display of elo- ouence and personal influence and the stormiest of scenes. His strongest oppon- ent was NJ. Sarrien, the minister of justice, who expressed desire to resign and warned the other ministers that they were assuming-a terrible respons b'lity. M. yheer and Marquejouls, respectively ms>- ister of agriculture and minister Of com merce, supported M. Sarrien.
 M Brsson fell into a violent passion and declared tearfuly that the ministers 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 it would be to face dis honor. As a final argument he pointed out that 1t would be an extremely grave mat