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Show JAURES A FAMOUS ORATOR. Leader of French Soolallsta Is Man of Marked Ability. M. Jean Jaures, the French socialist, who has forced a reopening; of the Dreyfus case, and who probably will not rent until tlie whole affair has been thoroughly cleared up, Is said to bn tho mont finished orator In Krnnce and one of tho most moving orators In all Kurope. M. Jaures has been noted during hit) long career In purlliunent for being on tl.e tin mill) I tn nun sldo of all questions, llu has long; favored the disarmament of rrancc as a pruc- tlcal lesson In peace and he has now romo out so strongly for Juatlce In tho DreyfiiB case that ho will probably win the day. M. Joures Is a scholar of note In Franco. Ho was born at Casires 111 lsr7. His fathor, who was a French admiral, sent the future statesman to the Ixuls lo Grand School, where he made a special study of philosophy. In 18" P-pointed P-pointed professor of Phtlor.ophy In tho 1 ycoe d'Albl, and was subsequently made head of the faculty of letlnra at Toulouse. In 18H5 M. Jaures made his dobut In politics, and has been almost al-most continuously a representative of Tarn In the legislature. Hla most Interesting work Is his theses. In which he traces the beginnings of German socialism to Luther, Kant. FlcUte and Hegel. |