The Sun

APPEAL OF MME. DREYFUS

She Asks for a Revision of Her Husband's Case-The Cabinet May Decide To-Day.

Special Cable Despatches to The Sun.

Paris, Sept. 4.-Mme. Dreyfus, wife of the prisoner of Devil's Island, has written a letter to M. Sarrien, Minister of Justice, urging him to order a revision of her husband's case.

She declared that she had reason to know that the experts in the Esterhazy trial decided the authorship of the bordereau differently from the experts who testified at her husband's trial.

She further urged the confession of Col. Henry as a reason for granting a revision. Her letter is generally favorably commented upon.

There is good authority for the statement that at its meeting to-morrow the Cabinet will decide to grant a revision of the Dreyfus case.

President Faure returned to Paris at noon to-day, and had a long conference this evening with Prime Minister Brisson. Later he received the other Ministers individually. He asked M. Cavaignac, Minister of War, to reconsider his resignation, but the latter persisted in his determination to retire from office.

Many members of the Chamber of Deputies have, in view of the gravity of the situation, returned to Paris.

There is still much excitement among the populace, and Gen. Zurlinden, Military Governor of Paris, has taken every precaution to prevent disorders.

The funeral of Lieut.-Col. Henry, Chief of the Intelligence Department of the army, who committed suicide in the fortress at Mont Valerian, after having confessed that he had forged a letter showing the guilt of Dreyfus, took place to-day with civil ceremonies only at Nogent-sur-Marne. A large crowd was present.

Senator and ex-Minister Trarieux has written a letter to M. Trouillot, Minister of the Colonies, asking that arbitrary treatment of Dreyfus be immediately stopped. He says that such treatment henceforth will be inexcusable.

London, Sept. 5.-The Paris correspondent of the Standard says there is no longer any doubt that Dreyfus will have a new trial. The only question now is on what grounds the trial will be granted.

Capt. Cuignet, the examiner of the Dreyfus dossier, who really discovered Col. Henry's forgery, has asseverated on his honor that he is convinced of Dreyfus's guilt.

It is thought that a movement is on foot to force an extraordinary convocation of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate as the means of signing a demand by a majority of both houses for a revision. Many newspapers are clamoring for the calling of Parliament.