The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02

RENNES, France, July There is ev-
| cry Indication that Capt. Dreyfus will
get fair trial here. The populace does
not seem disposed to prejudice his chances
in any way. His friends are discreetly
| abstaining from demonstrations that
might cause serious embarrassment for
! the prisoner, while one the other hand
| those who are yet convinced Of his guilt
or opposed TO his acquittal on political
grounds, are holding aloof, and seem
inclined to let justice be done. All look
forward eagerly to the trial Nine. Drey-
fus will likely remain in Rennes until her
husbands fate is decided Dreyfus is as
| cheerful as possible under the circum-
stances. He apparently enjoys the knowl-
edge that he is again in France, with a
| chance of regaining his liberty.
ARRIVAL AT RENNEs.
Dreyfus arrived here at 6 a. M, via
! L'Orient and RedOn. The prisoner ap-
| peared to be in good health. He wore
| blue suit gray overcoat and soft felt
hat His hair is turning gray and his
| beard Is of a reddish color. He held
! himself very erect.
The landing of Dreyfus at Quberon was
almost unnoticed. At 8 o'clock yester-
day evening the guard ship Caudan put
| to sea to meet the Sfax, which had been
| sighted. The unusual hustle attracted
many people to the harbor but they
saw nothing the crowd dispersed. The
only persons remaining were those who
knew where the prisoner was to be land
| ed
The weather was most stormy, and for
a time 1t was feared 1t would be i'm
possible to effect a landing. For hours
the lights Of the Cauden and Sfax were
plainly visible, as the vessels pitched
and rolled. 1t seemed impossible to ap-
proach them in the rough sea.
On the landing stage were M viguie,
the chief of detectives; M. Hennion, a
commissionary of police, and a force of
gendarmes and police inspectors. Finally,
at L a. M, cutter manned by ten men,
and In charge of a naval officer, put off
from the Caudan and went alongside the
Sfax. Thence the boat rowed to the Shore
where Dreyfus was landed at 100 a. M
A company of infantry was drawn up
at the landing point, Dreyfus, who had
been brought ashore in the boat, was
Immediately placed under the guard of
a captain of engineers, and a sergeant
and corporal of gendarmes, who formally
handed the prisoner over to M. Vigue
The latter then entered a landau with
Dreyfus and two detectives, and started
for the railroad station, which was reach
ed without incident.
DREYFUS WAS SILENT.
Dreyfus did not speak a word. He
personally opened the door of the COM
partment of the special train, consisting
of three carriages, and q baggage car,
which was in waiting. AS the train was
about to start the local health officer re-
fused to permit Dreyfus to leave on the
ground that he had just arrived from
the colonies. The matter was quickly ar
ranged, however, and the train proceeded.
Dreyfus only visible for & moment
to the reporters.
The train stopped at RabeIais, three
kilometres from Rennes. There the party
alighted and quickly entered a carriage
drawn by two splendid horses, which i'm
meditely started at a sharp pace. 1t was
$50 a. m. At the level crossing of the
line a wagonette, containing the project
of the department of lille ct Villaine, M.
Vigal, and three inspectors joined the
party
An amusing incident occurred there
The woman in charge of the crossing,
when told that if she watched she would
see Dreyfus asked:
who is Dreyfus? 1 have never even
heard of him.
The drive from Rabelais to Rennes was
without incident. Owing to the precau-
lions taken the prisonGT md his escort
passed unnoticed in fronI f the arsenal
not turn their heads, little suspecting
who was passing.
FOILED THE CROWD.
The clock was striking when the
crowd which had been waiting since mid
night around the prison, the people be-
ginning to think themselves the victims
of practical joke, saw a landau sur
rounded by gendarmes coming. Then
they all cried with one voice, There he
Isl! At this cry the people started off
to meet the carriage, and suddenly
troops and mounted gendarmes hurried
madly forward, yelling and shouting as
II accompanying a fire engine instead
of escorting prisoner. Then the carriage
was driven so fast that it covered the
distance in a few minutes, passing the
watchers like a flash. 1t was a race for
the prison gates between the gendarmes
with the captive and the spectators
The gates then opened suddenly and
about twenty gendarmes rushed out and
cleared the street, pressing back the
crowd with rife stocks.
The transformation from tranquility
to a wild scene of gesticulation almost
defed description. The suddenness of
| the movement stupefied everybody as
much as, apparently, it did the prisoner,
whose face showed from the quickly
passing carriage. But beyond the ex-
carnations of surprise and curiosity
there were no cries of any sort raised.
Preceded by his guards Dreyfus enter
| ed the prison, was formally consigned to
! the care Of the governor, and was taken
! to cell on the second story. Though
rain fell heavily all night the sun shone
! out brightly when Dreyfus entered the
prison.
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
| The governor of the prison sent Mrs.