Garland Globe | 1907-03-23 | Page 2 | Echo of Dreyfus Case

ECHO OF DREYFUS CASE. Ex-President of France Dead After a Short Illness. Paris. M. Caslmlr-I'orler, ex-presl-dent of France, died suddenly at 11 o'clock Tuesday night of embolism of the heart. The ex-presldent had not been well for two or throo days, but no great Importunco wns attached to his Illness. Jean Paul Perrler Cnslmlr-Perler was the son and grandson of statesmen. states-men. His father was minister of tho Interior In 1871, and his grandfather was leader of tho opposition when Louis Phtlippo ascended the throne, and afterwards wus premier. The ex-presldent was born November 28, 1847. M. Caslmlr-Porler wns elected to tho presidency In 1894 and resigned In 1895. During the Zola trial It dovelopcd Hint tho real reason for Cnslmlr-Perler's resignation wns tho fact that his cabinet concealed material ma-terial facts of policy from him, so that ho nenrly found himself In n sor-ions sor-ions quarrel with Germany, owing to his Ignornnco of tho Dreyfus scandal.