has at length retired into comparative obscurity, The scare heads have given place to modest little paragraphs among the faite divers. The Figaro has ceased to regale its readers with graphological problems, and the newspaper editors have temporarily suspended abusing each other. For.this return to tranquillity we have to thank the War Mixister. When inter-luted in the Senate by M. Scheureresther, Grneral Billot definitely promised that the charges against Major Esterhazy should be fully investigated. The War Minister also pledged himself to produce the famous bordereau. The preliminary inquiry is now being carried on, of course with closed doors, and no one knows what turn it is taking. The general impression is that Major Esterhazy will have to suff-r for his desire to see Paris sacked by a hundred! thousand. drunken sol iers." This, however, will not benefit Dre. fus, and perhaps it is as well for him that he does not know anything about the agitation on his behalf. 'M. Méline and General Billot, who know what the evidence was against him, are fully convinced of his guilt. M. Méline, moreover, is afraid "f diplomatic trouble with Germany and darkly hints that matters affecting the most vital interests of the country are bound up in the affair. The Senate and Chamber of Deputies having unanimously endorsed the action—or tuther inaction—of the Government there is nothing for it but to await the result of the inquiry. M. Zola with his customary tenacity has issued a pamphlet dedicated to the Youth of France" apealing for fair for Dreyfus. The Youth of France" as represented by the students has responded by assembling in the streets and shouting "A has Zola!"
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