Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1898 — GENERAL ZURLINDEN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GENERAL ZURLINDEN.

French War Minister Who Haa Resigned Because of Dreyfus PcandaL Gen. Zuriinden, who only recently accepted the war ministry in the French cabinet, and who resigned afterward in a most unexpected manner, formerly held the same portfolio under the Government of Itibot, The new war minister is an Alsatian and has just completed his sixtieth year. When Gen. Saussier retired from the double office of governor of Paris and commander-in-chief of the French army the Government divided the work

into two posts, makiilg Gen. Zuriinden governor of Paris and Gen. Jarnont com-mander-in-chief of the army. The former is regarded as one of the most efficient officers in The service. He entered the army in 1850 and was a captqin during the Franco-Prussian war. With Marshal Bazaine he was taken prisoner at Metz and afterward made a romantic escape from the fortress of t>pando.

GENERAL, ZURLINDEN.