The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-11
DREYFUS FIGHT REVIVED
Resignation Of Beaurapiert Has Stirred Up
The Factions Again.
ACCUSATIONS AND THREATS NUMEROUS
situation Iva Frnurc IL RecoRutscd
~ Bcin9 E>trcmeiy Grhrc-ben"-
rnpierc May Lead Revolution.

Paris, January 1o.-The resignation OF
NJ Quesnay de Beaurapiere, president OF
tho civil section of the court of cassation'
has revived interest in the Dreyfus case,
which had Gained down during the pas,
few days, TO the fever point. The anti
Dreyfusites are doing everything possible
to discredit the court OF cessation, as 1t Is
generally expected in the best informed
cir cles that the court is preparing to rem
der judgment in favor of Dreyfus
The cabinet met this afternoon under the
presidency of President Faurc. who Issued
decree accepting the resignation of ~.
dc Bcaurepiere. and appointing Counsellor
Ballot de Beaupre to succeed him.
The minister of Justice NJ. lie Bret, an-
nounccd that NJ. Mazcau, the first presi-
dent of the court of cessation, will pre-
side over the criminal section of the court
Of cessation, instead of NJ. Loew, when the
Dreyfus inquiry is terminated and the court
meets to take a decision.
| This step has been taken in consequence
| Of the virulent attacks on NJ. Loew, ba5cd
on the TACT that he is jew.
| The minister aleo read the Geographic
| deposition from Drcyfus in which he not
|
| he was guilty to Captain lie Brun- Renault,
who had charge OF the prisoner at the time
of his condemnation and degradation, but
| insisted that he had always protested his
| innocence and had intimated after his deg
radiation on the parade ground of the mill
| tary school at Paris his intention TO declare
| publicly that his innocence would be rec
ognized In two or three years.
| II was also cabed that the prisoner de-
| MED he had made any avowal to the di-
rector of the prison, in which he was con-
| fined after his condemnation. Dreyfus add
ed that Colonel Patty du Clam came to him
| there and asked him II he had not revealed
certain documents with the view OF obtain
ing others in evidence and he. with Drey-
fus, reported that he had not revealed the
contents of any document.
Dreyfus. in his cabed deposition, con-
cluded with reiterating that he had made
no confession to republican guard or gen
| darmic and that on the contrary he had al
ways declared that his innocence would be
| proved in two or three years.
Paris, January 1o.-The Dreyfus affair
has now entered one of its bitterest chap
tiers. Accusations and threats are heard
in the cafes and among the scores OF bou-
levard sheets, many of which have found
their sole reason for existence for months
past in the unhappy strife they foment.
1t is regarded by impartial observers as
the most dangerous factor to the institu-
tions of the republic the affair has yet
developed, that the president of the cham
bers of the court of cessation should as
sumo the role of the leader OF the agita-
ton against the tribunal, declaring that
sixteen OF his colleagues are conspirine
TO defeat the ends of justice in the eyes
of the NEST conservative, aggravates his
course by its lack of dignity. 1t is evil
dent that he, believing that the court will
decide in favor of Dreyfus. intends 10 d.
vest the decision of all weight by impeach-
| ing its fairness in advance, and he seems
! likely to succeed, so far as the anti Drey-
| fusites many of whom have hitherto re-
) spccted the court. but are only eager to
find excuses for discrediting It, are con-
oerned
The opinion is gaining ground that the
: opponents of the republic may find in this
/ man De Beaurapiere the leader the lack
) of which hitherto has been the chief guar
antee of the continuance Of the present
regime.
, M. Beaurepaire today contributes to the
papers another rhetorical denunciation OF
the court. He exhorts the government Ia
take the Dreyfus case from the hands OF
, the criminal chamber and to entrust it to
the forty-nine magistrates composing the
whole court or to Ave OF the oldest justices