The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-04

caused hush OF establishment II wac he
oeiyed IN court with iuhilaut cries OF "Vive
Ia justieel"
The Jewish world rejoiced al the sstur
day afternoon services in the synagogues
Telephone messages from the law courts
appraised the senate and chamber Of depu
ties Of the decision. In the former there
is strong Dreyfus majority. In the lat
ter the preyfusites are 10 the minority
but are extremely energetic and aggTes
sive The rightsts are thoroughly anti
nreyfusite,
The announcement Of the decision was
posted in the lobby which happened to be
crowded and was received with great va
rieties Of feeling, The ant-Semtuc Jour
nails had predicted that new trial would
be ordered az Amiens where the radical
spirit preponderates. Rennes rs he cap
ital Of Catholic Brittany, but General Luz
cas-. commanding the Tenth artillery corps
there, Is a jew, This viii assure the
Judges being unbiased by clerical feelings,
but Will afford the anti Dreygusites an eN-
cuse for keeping up the agitation on the
ground that the court u-rtial rs packed.
There is no permanent court marital at
Rennes, as there Is in Paris, only per-
maren, parquet or prosecuting board
The government commissioners charged
10 prepare the case aSains; preytus VIII
be Major Carriere, Catholic, ana captain
Jacquet, a retired officer. who VIII present
4 the evidence AT the court martial. General
/ Lucas will choose seven officers Tor lnages'
He has seven infantry regiments Two cav
( airy and two military brigadcs, one bat
/ talon of engineers and a cavalry regiment
to select from, but the general feeling
| throughout Brittany Is hostile 10 Dreyius
| However acquittal is certain, since there
/ never was any case against him except the
bordereau zee Canaille D." letter what
has caused surprise is the form Of INC
/ Judgment NJ Ballot d. Beaurapaire rested
{ The whole case Of revision on the Dor
dereau being written by Esterhazy He
was Of the opinion that the cour. conlq
not entertain facts tending 10 nnnul mas
much as the minister OF Justice did n9
move in the matter and thar he alone couo
demand proceedings for annuilatlon Inc
court Of cessation goes on TWO new iatlt
namely. that the bordereau was written p'
Esterhazy and the secret cOmmunic9tor
10 the court martial Of the "Canallle "a
d." letter The letter is extremely gray
for General Mercier. and indeed ior n
Dupuy ne was prime minister IN 10y
and wes informed Of all that went on
was possible TO regard, IN gooa talth
Dreyfus as the author Of the ooruereal
It was wrapped up In conditions Whleh WI
probably implicate Bsterhazy' beDsla
Mercier. NJ Dupuy. and the court marua
might have been deceived ABOUT the au
thorshlp. but the secret communi< Ton be
trays ibe cloven hoof Of the devilish agen
somewhere This new fact rs denied Gen
erals Mercier and De Boisdenre refused a
witnesses before the court OF CESSATION Z
answer questions thereupon and lhelr 81
lence was interpreted as assent particular
~ as ex- President Cassmir- Perrler dc
posed that General MERCER ioiu MN
The communication. The "Canaille de' d
letter could AFFORD cause for annullaton
and il is thought to be brought into IN
Judgment to enable Drerfus hereafter
pursue before the law courts both genera
and other members OF the general STAINS;
Proceedings In criminal law can De take
and pecuniary damages claimed.
1t Is a terrible lookout tor ING tni 1917,
De Boisdeffre. Emmy