The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-06
TRIAL OF DREYfUS
Everything In Readiness for the New
Court Martial.
GEN. MERCER INTENDS A COUP
Declares that He Himself Is Guilty It
Dreyfus Is Not.
PlCQUART HAS ARRIVED AT RENNES.
Ills Appearance Resulted In q Small Wordy
Demonstration.
HEROIC POLICE MEASURES ARE TAKEN.
by the Government, which Fears
some Outbreak by the Anti
Drcyfusitcs.
PlCQuART HAS ARRIVED AT RENNES.
Ills Appearance Resulted In q Small Wordy
Demonstration.
|ERolC POLICE MEASURES ARE TAKEN.
by the Government, which Fears
some Outbreak by the Anti
Drcyfusites.
fsneoial 20 The Post

New York, August 5.---The Journal has
the following cable from Paris
In compliance with the order OF Major
carrierc. who will conduct the prosecu-
tian OF the Dreyfus court martial, the
Matin has given over to the court the let
ter of cx-Major Esterhnzy, in which he
admits having written the bordereau at
the order of superlors. the fac simile OF
the hordereau and other manuscripts OF
Importance In the Dreyfus case.
Esterhazy's recent articles recounting
his relations with Genras Gonse and
Boisdeffre will be used at the trial.
The cabinet, al Its meeting discussed
the arrangements to facilitate the trans
mission OF press dispatches between Rem
mes and Paris during the court martial.
which will begin Monday.
The enemies of Dreyfus are hoping for
much from the contemplated action or
General MERCER. the ex-minister OF war;
who declared that either Dreyfus or him.
self was guilty
The revolutionists say that Mercier in
tends to declare at Rennes that Count
Munster, German ambassador TO France,
showed him proof of Dreytus guilt, at inc
same lime saying that II MERCER MADE
use OF this evidence he (Mun5ter) would
deny At.
Mercer's plan, the Dreyfusards say, il
TO produce such evidence at Rennes that
for International reasons the trial must
be made secret and the courts conciu-
lions thus vitiated II Is further reared
| thar he may succeed in stopping the trial
by bringing forward ne@ facts outside the
| scope of the courts jur itction.
The Figaro says that NJ Lebon. former"
ly minister of the colonies, intends 10 In
stitute legal proceedings for libel against
| the newspapers which have attacked hini
In connection with the alleged ill-treat-
ment of Dreyfus on Devils Island
The trial will take place In the lecture
hall of the new city school ut Rennes.
which is capable of holding 500 persons
The building la situated Just opposite the
military prson. II this hall Is chosen the
police will exclude the public from tho
| entire block as Dfoyfus crosses the street
| to and from the prison
| Chamoin and Paleologue have arrived
hero with the secret dossier
Rennes. August 5.--Rennes has AWAKE
ened from its normal condition of sleepl-
ness and with the arrival OF hundreds OF
Journalists from all parts of the world
and witnesses and other actors In tho
Dreyfus drama the town Is assuming an
animated appearance. The terraces In
front of the cafes are I'M Of people dis
cusaing the coming trial, which VIII open
next Monday
General Mercer, who was minister OF
war when Dreyfus was condemned, arrived
| from Paris this afternoon. He was dressed
| In mutt and his face showed an anxious,
carcworn look. A large number OF persons
| had gathered on the platform at the rail-
way station to witness his arrival but no
| noteworthy incident occurred.
The leading event OF the day was the
arrival OF the hero OF the Drsyius analr.
Colonel George plcquart. Colonel Plcquhrt
wore a bowler hat and dark suit, His
train arrived at o'clock this evening, an
hour late and only few people were
present at the station excepA detectives
and police officers. As Colonel Picquart
entered the carriage which Maitre Labor.
counsel for Dreyfus, had In waiting Tor
him, some of the spectators shouted "Viye
picauart!" and 'vIve Dreyfus!" These
shouts elected counter cries OF ADas flc-
qu, rt!" and "a mort. Peau!" from the
few anti -Dreyfusites present.
But the bark OF the latter was wor
| than the bite. for not the slightest attempt
was made to carry out the threats. which
| Colonel Plcquart utterly ignored He did
| not give even glance to the shouters AZ
| his carriage drove away 70 private house
| In the town after a brief call at Maitre
| Labori's residence
| The authorities are apparently becoming
| anxious regarding the maintenance Of
| tranquility In Renncss during the trial.
owing to the invasion OF the town BY
crowd OF anti Dreyfusite agltators, and
heroic police measures were taken this
| afternoon 10 insure peace during couple
OF opposition meetings which were quite
| sembled In the ne,ghbornood OF the house
| in which meetings were held and this LED
| this authorities TO mobilize In the locality
/ q force OF policemen, mounted gendarmes.
| and swarm of detectives, who closed the
| streets In the vicinity, although there was
not the slightest sign OF disturbance o.
| disorder.