Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-02
Profits by Warning From
Court of Cessation.
DREYFUS IS NOW DOOMED
His Most Ardent Supporters Admit,
Ihai There IN No Longer Hope
That Justice WIZ he Donc-An on
on the Jews Prcdictcd-Thc Ma.
zcnu DOSsIcr.
(Ry Telegraph to virginia-Pnot1

Paris. Feb 1.-Major Count Ester
hazy was officially informed yesterday
that his testimony before the Court of
Cessation being concluded the proceed
ings against him would be resumed in
"a hours. He, thereupon, left by the
Northern railroad for an unknown des-
tlnation.
HOPE FOR DREYFuS ABANDONED
Paris, Feb. 1.-The most ardent sup
porters of the theory that Drcyfus was
unjus;ly condemned, now admit that
there is no longer the least hope that
justice will be done.
a prominent member of the Univer-
sity of Paris. who, from the first has
been militant champion OF revision
of The trial, says:
For ninety mine out of a hundred
Frenchmen, the guilt or innocence of
Dreyfus is Il matter Of sentiment. All
the reasoning in the world would not
induce them to change their attitude
There are millions OF Erenchmen who
Will insist upon Dreyfus guilt in spite
OF any proof to the contrary. a terri
Die feature OF the situation is that the
attitude of this majority is dictated
by motives which they believe TO be
deserving of the highest respect
admit ;hat some nj the DreyfusarLs are
much 10 blame FOR this. The best cause
may be ruined by disreputabic adhcr-
ents, and there are men on the Drav-
rus side of whom every patriotic
f'renchman is the natural enemy. While
the majority of us have been merely
demanding that justice should b. done
IL pcstlient minority has made this de-
mand an excuse for virulent onslaughts
ON institutions we hold in great es;-
teem."
THE JEWS IN DANGER.
In conclusion the member OF the Uni
Versity predicted that the result of the
agitation Will be IAN onslaught of I'M
para!le!ed violence on the jews. as The
masses are convinced that they are at
the bottom of the whole trouble"
~ perslstenuy reiterated in the
loobies of the Palais bourbon that the
committee Of the Chamber of Deputies
now considering the governments re-
VISION bill has already decided that the
allegation made by Quesnay de Beaure-
pare against NJ. Loew and other mem
hers of the criminal branch of the
t'urt OF Cessation are without foun-
dalton.
THE MEZEAU DOSSIER.
According to another rumor. the
i''tcc examination OF the dOSSier
submitted by NJ. Mazeau. first presi-
dent of the Court of Cessation. on The
subject of NJ. de Beaurepaire's charges
SHOWS IL To contain letters culogiZinC
the criminal section written by NJ
MoZeau'S own colleagues. The MeZeau
uossier Is also said 10 contain letter
IRON NJ. Loew declaring that the MEM
bers of the criminal section have re-
celNed letters almost without number
containing insults and threats of death
NJ Loews letter is also SIfT To cXDIain
that he appointed NJ. Bard. who is an
unmarried man, to make the original
report on the Drcyfus case in order
that, If these threats of violence were
carried out. whole family should not
be plunged into mourning.
THERE MAY BE HOPE.
Paris, Feb. 1.-The Echo de Paris
ms morning contains IA communica-
ton from Quesnay de Bcaurepaire. as
sorting that the new inquiry has re-
Nealed that the Court of Cessation be-
1ofe III mad even examined the dossicr
had already decided To declare Drey-
fus innocent by decree quashlng the
sentence. and that the court had pur-
poscly ignored passages in the secret
dossier duplicating Dreyfus.
ARRIVES AT AMSTERDAM
Rotterdam. Feb. 1.-Comto Ferdinand
Estcrhazy arrived here to-day from
Paris. and left Immediately for Amster-
dam.
THE LATEST VICTIM.
Paris. Feb. 1.-The latest victim of
the anti-Dreyfus party is the Grand
Rabbi Iadok Khan. who is being de-
nounced as The ringlcader of the ia
nous Jewish conspiracy against
France" on the strength OF a story just
published to the effect that. after
Dreyfus was sentenced the Rabbi. at
the request OF Matthew preyfus. tried
to get through a friendly Jewish officer
In EsterhaZys regiment. some particu-
lars as to the Comte's movements.
lie Soir demands the resignation of
the Rabbi, and as the latter is virtual
ly State official, it is not unlikely that
the agitation will become a serious
matter for him Curiously enough. the
editor of lie Soir. which is one of the
most violent of the anti-Dreyfus or
gans, is himself Jew named CASTOR
POllonais.
DREYFUS ANGRY.
According to a dispatch to La Presse
from Cayenne. capital of French
Guina. Dreyfus was so angry on learn
ins that Captain lie Brun Renault had
asserted that ne confessed at the time
Of his trial and degradation that he
declined 10 answer any more of the
questions put TO him by the Court OF
Cessation unless taken back to France
a Police Court Cleric OF
(By Telegraph to Virgnian- FilotD
Da,roit Mich