The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-29
ORtyfUS IS FREE
Granted a Pardon BY the
French President.
DeelsIos Of the Cshiset Exeltes Very
Lite Istessst In Paris -Dreyfus'
whsresbouts Usksowa.


Alfred Dreyfus at 3 o'clock this morn
ing left the prison here in which he
had been confined since his return
from DEVILS Island. and proceeded to
vern, where he took train bound for
Nantes. His departure was completes
ly unnoticed.
VI. vigule, Chief OF the Secret Ser
vice, and VI. Dureault arrived at the
prison after midnight, bringing the
Minister of Wars order for the release
of Dreyfus. The latter walked from
the prison to the Boulevard la Enne,
where he entered a waiting carriage
and was driven to the Vern station.
outside the town Matthew Dreyfus
met him at the train and accompanied
him to Nantes.
The carriage which had been wait
ing was the same vehicle which took
Dreyfus 10 his prison when he return
ed from DEVILS Island. Dreyfus got
in opposite the house where Maitre
Labori had stayed previous to the at
tempt upon his life, alighted about
500 yards from the station and walked
In regardless OF the drizzling rain.
The Nantes train came in just as he ar
rived Alfred and Matthew Dreyfus
quickly took their seats and the train
went out Of Rennes, bearing Dreyfus
away a free man.
While this dramatic turn in the
Dreyfus drama was taking place all
Rennes slept and the departure of the
famous prisoner of Devils Island was
no more noticed than that of an ordi-
nary traveller.
a small crowd of people had waited
at the prison until midnight, expecting
the release OF Dreyfus. but 1t then dis
persed, thinking it was too late FOR
Dreyfus to leave.
Nine. Dreyfus left Rennes at noon,
accompanied by her father and
friends.
PARIS, Sept. 19.-Captain Dreyfus
who for five long years has been q
prisoner. will soon go free II he has
not been released already. The Coun.
ell of Ministers granted him a pardon
today after his appeal for revision hat
been withdrawn.
The decision of the Cabinet to par.
don Dreyfus created less interest In
| Paris than would the result of big
horse race. In fact, it may be said
| that 1t caused no excitement whatev.
er. There was no rioting on the bou-
levards. In front OF the Offices of the
Libre Parole. where crowd usually
assemblies in the evening to gaze upon
the huge colored transparencies out
side the windows of the leading anti
| Semitic organ, there was not the slight
est gathering or the faintest sign of
demonstration either for or against
Dreyfus.
One would think that the fire of the
Dreyfus agitation had burned itself
out. The anti-Dreyfusard evening pa
pers tried to infuse interest into the
Governments action by rahid at
tack upon President Loubet, but their
efforts were futile. The peaceful
crowds that filled the tables in front
of the cafes, slipping their after-dinner
coffee, looked at the newsboys who
displayed the front pages of these
sheets, with their violent headlines,
but utterly refused to get excited. The
majority did not even discuss the
matter or only made the passing re-
mark that the decision was Just as had
been expected and predicted by every
Partisan newspaper since the Rennes
court-martial delivered its verdict.