The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-11
ORYFUS CALLS FOR A NOVEL.
NEEDS SOMETHING TO DIVERT AND
REST HIS MIND.

Thinks Ii Means Ten Additional
Years Confinement.
Rennes. Sept. 10.-Dreyfus has borne the
terrible shock with marvellous fortitude,
one might say with unnatural calm. Yes
terday he seemed stupefed when Maitre
Tabori communicated to him the verdict
but he has since rallied.
He passed a quiet night. and rose when
his orderly brought him water at O'clock
this morning, just as he did during the
trial. when ii was necessary.
Nine. Dreyfus and Matthieu Dreyfus, his
brother. visited him during the course of
the afternoon, his brother subsequently
leaving for Paris
The application to the Court of Revision
was taken to him at noon by Maitre La
boris assistant and he signed it,
To-day he has spoken but little though
he has seemed in better spirits than might
have been anticipated. The meeting with
his wife was naturally very affecting, but
both held up as well as possible. He said
to her: Il am not uneasy regarding my
self, as I shall soon be free, but I think
of you and my poor children. They viii
be branded as the children of traitor"
He is convinced that the ten years i'm
prisonment to which he is sentenced will
be wiped out by the five years of soli-
tary seclusion he has undergone on Dew
is Island, and he expects to be released
by Oct 10, which will be five years from
the date of his former condemnation. He
IS so sanguine that he has made an ex-
to read in the meantime, explaining that
his mind is so shaken and weighed down
by recent events that he needs to divert
his thoughts and to try to get all the
recollections of the last three months out
of his mind. He thinks that reading a
novel will afford the desired mental repose
and keep him from brooding.
4 visit to Mime. Dreyfus.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press called upon Nine Dreyfus this aft
ernoon, after her visit TO her husband
and saw her father NJ. Hadamard, who
said his daughter was bearing up Won
derfully well, considering the clrcum-
stances, but desired to remain undisturb-
ed to-day, in view of the emotional strain
OF he interview NJ Hadamard said that
Nine Dreyfus and the family were hope-'
developments
The verdict" he added, sis an infamy.
capt. Dreyfus Is in poor health, as every
one knows. He has been extremely i'll
from the moment of his arrival ia France
ana has been put on a special regime His
health has not improved, and the nervous
eHeci OF Yesterdays terrible blow is bound
10 react on his general condition His
suppression of all outward emotion is due
70 his almost incredible force of will but
II does not imply that he is insensible to
the mental and physical torture he has
Undergone. On the contrary, the family
just now see in his weak state of health
and abnormal impassivity an ugly sign
and fear for him more than they care to
express"
The town to-day has been perfectly
CAIN. There has not been sign of a
demonstration nor cry for or against
Dfeytus or the Jews heard anywhere. a
number of people gathered to see Nine.
Dfeytus visit the prison, but they were
quite respectful
The troops and masses of gendarmes
VINO Yesterday gave the center of Rennes
inc appearance of a military camp, have
completely vanished There are hardly
any gendarmes in sight except near the
Dreylus residence, where a few are post
e. cavalry officers were seen frequenting
the cafes this afternoon, showing that
mere and are allowing the officers to
leave the barracks
so lar as can be ascertaned military
Hien are perfectly satisfied with the YER
u'e" which they interpret as safeguard
Ms the honor of the army and at the
E9me time doing an act of mercy to Drey-
rus VINO, they say has sufficiently ex-
l7led his crime in the awful existence he
passed on Devils Island They point out
u.at even il he Is sent TO Fort Corte, 1t
VIII be to receive henceforth the humane
I'aJment he has experienced since his re-
turn to France
Specializing on the Sentence.
me strange fact is the extraordinary
ulHerence Of opinion respecting the exact
,iect OF the judgment-whether he can
ue regarded again, and whether the five
se1Is solitary confinement he has under
some VIII be regarded as equivalent TO the
zen years detention 10 which he is now
~utenced and whether he viii be released
tN' month. This matter is quite aside
rom the general impression that he viii
W pardoned in a few days by President
Iouoet' who will find some ground to ex-
eraise c.emency
Naitre Demange thinks the five years
VIII count fer nothing, and that Dreyfus,
aceord'n 'ng 20 law, win have 20 suffer ten
years detention. Many others, however,
me lding several lawyers. he'd a contrary
T,lIlon, aud declared that he win be re-
ig'sed in October. This, as already cabled,
N me belief of Dreyfus himself
n lhe correspondent of the Associated
iess this afternoon interrogated NJ. Cou-
+1,s' the clerk of the courtmartial on this
iolNl lie was most emphatic in declar-
es mat Dreyfus must serve ten years
ION ION the date of fresh degradation, the
martial having considered the case
~ oegnning when Dreyfus appeared be-
,2.e I]. them, disregarding altogether his pre-
'lous sentence.
Second Degradation.
H' Coupo's said: Il have no doubt
"I'leyer that, according TO the military
g' Dreyfus must undergo degradation
HoIh' as he was reinstated as a captain
.ne army and he appeared before the
@"ll IN uniform. That he will actually
a. Put through this cruel ordeal / think
r,tu,u ql' II 1t depended on me- ! know
Nal should do, and the President of
republic may think with me-"
o. Jouaust also declared that Dreyfus
crgSJ serve ten years, but. speaking with