The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-25
WAITING in EXPECTANCY
The Time for the Arrival Of Captain Dfey-
fus Yet Unknown.
10 TROUBLE is BEING ANTICIPATED
ever, to Protect Dreyfus from Any
Attempt that May De Made.

BreSt, France, June z4.--Captsin Dreyfus
will not arrive here until Sunday evening
at the earliest. THIS was the latest news
that was circulated In Brest on the receipt
OF the announcement that the stax had
passed Madeira yesterday The city is
calm. Red posters displayed at various
points heralded meeting OF Dreyfusites
tonight in the Halle de Venise, the biggest
dancing hall in Brest, situated in the
vicinity OF tho arsenal The demonstration
was organized by socialists and was at
tended by 1900 persons. the audience con-
sistng mainly of socialists and anarchists,
together with few detectives.
The speakers. among whom were most
OF the socialist leaders, addressed the
audience from balcony. They attacked
miiitarism and reaction. The audience en-
Enthusiastically cheered all references 10
Dreyfus, lola and Plcquart. a couple OF
individuals who tanely cried "Abas Juifs"
were promptly hustled out, but otherwise
tho meeting was perfectly calm and the
squads Of police who were stationed In the
adjacent streets had absolutely nothing 10
DO Ihs speakers called upon their hear
ers to assemble upon the arrival of Drey-
fus in order to defend liberty and justice.
me audience dispersed with cries of "Vlve
Social Revolution" "Viye lola" and give
Picquart." Some shouts of "Yive An
archie were heard.
Tho representative OF the Associated
Press saw M. Schron, the leader OF the
brest socialists who said in the course
of his conversation: we intend to be
present at the landing OF Dreyfus, but we
do not propose to make any demonstration
We shall be pcrltctly orderly and quiet
uniese the reactionaries attempt TO make
demonstration against Dreyfus. In that
case we shall defend the cause OF liberty
and justice"
This means that II the antl-revisioniss
attempt demonstration there Will be
broken heads in Brest when Dreyfus is
landed.
Tho military authorities are etill reticent
as 10 the arrangements and it rs evidently
their desire TO conceal the alRrnl OF the
prisoner OF Devils Island until he shall
have been safely removed to Rennes
where there is more reason TO fear dis
orders than there is here NJ. DeLobcau
who represents DreAt in the senate. said
TO the Associated Press representative in
thu course OF an interview this evening,
tnht ne did not expect any trouble upon
the arrival Of Dreyfus, adding that so FAR
as he can judge, the entire populace Of the
town Is perfectly calm and that unless a
few hot headed individuals mako trouble
Captain Dreyfus Will pass through Brest
WITHOUT any untoWhrt incident.
London. June 24.-The Evening News
this afternoon publishes dispatch from
it's correspondent at Rennes France, which
says
With all reserve, l send report that
Dreyfus arrived here at o'clock this
morning, A special train with four pas
sengers arrived here and the passengers
forthwith entered closed carriage sur
rounded by six gendarmes and drove to the
military prison, where the coachman was
detained, presumably for fear of leaSages
The authorities declined all information
and the railroad officials are eworn to
secrecy.
Paris June PA dispatch to LaPatris
from Brest says the French cruiser Sfax,
with Dreyfus on board. left the vicinity OF
the Island OF Madeira this morning, where
her commander found orders from Paris
waiting him.
London, June "a dispatch to tho
News from Rennes says: Nine. Dreyfus
and her father arrived here this after
noon.