Show ECHO OF DREYFUS CASE ex pres dent of france dead after a short illness pans paris M casimir pener Perier express ex dent of france died suddenly at 11 0 clock tuesday n of embolism of the heart the president ex pies ident had not been well for two oi 01 days but no great importance was attached to his illness jean paul perrier casimir per er was the son and grandson of states men H s father was minister of the interior in 1871 and his grandfather vas mas leader of the opposition v when hen louis philippe ascended the throne and afterwards was premier the ex pres dent was born november 23 S 1847 M casimir perier was elected to the president enc in 1894 and resigned in 1895 during the zola trial it developed that the real reason for casimir per er s resignation was tie fact that his cabinet concealed ma tenal facts of policy from him 0 that he nearly found him himle elf in a ser lous tons quarrel with germany oving ving to his ignorance of the dreyfus scandal |