THE CASE OF CAPTAIN DREYFUS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1424, 15 June 1899, Page 50

THE CASE OF CAPTAIN DREYFUS.

PARIS, Tuesday. The Court of Cassation was unanimous in its judgment in favour of revision. In referring to the Dreyfus ease and the decision of the Court, M. Loubet, the President, has declared that he will firmly enforce the authority placed in Jiis hands. The French cruiser Sfax will bring Dreyfus to France. Since his return to Paris from his exile in England, M. Zola, the famous novelist, has challenged the authorities to arrest him under the sentence passed upon him last year for writing his famous "J’Accuse” article in the NAurqre'’ newspaper, criticising the action of the First Council of War in the Dreyfus case. M. Zola declares that unless an aweinspiring example is made of the guilty parties in high places in connection with the Dreyfus case, the masses will not believe what an immense amount of crime has taken place. The Cabinet has decided to prosecute Esterhazy for procuring and using portions of the secret dossier. The prosecution of General Boisdeffre and General Gonse, of the general staff, is dependent on the result M the trial of Du Paly de Clam. General Roget has been transferivi to the command of the tenth division of the Fifth Army Corps, now quartered at Orleans. M. Lebret, a Republican deputy f:.v Caen, submitted a question to the Chamber for impeachment of General Mercier, who was Minister of War when Dreyfus

was condemned, for communication of secret documents. As General Mercier expected to give evidence before the Judges at Rennes where the new trial is to take place, the Chamber decided to consider the matter after the verdict of the trial at Rennes has been given. M. Dupuy, the Premier, offered no objection to this course.