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SOON TO GO FREE
French Cabinet May Par
don Him.
If Not the French President Viii Do So
According 10 Latest
Report.

PARIS, Sept. 15.-The Matin this
morning asserts that the Cabinet has
agreed to pardon Dreyfus and that the
decree Will be signed September 10.
Many of the provincial papers publish
articles insisting on the granting of i
pardon.
The Figaro says that many officers
of the army are asking that Dreyfus
be pardoned
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Paris cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says: 1t is certain that Captain ORGY
fus will be liberated The only Ques-
means.
NEW YORK, Sept. IA cable to
the Sun from Paris says: The Judge
Advocate of the Council of Revision
received the Dreyfus dossier today. 1t
is believed that the council will render
its decision in fortnight, when, it is
rumored, the Government viii imme-
diately grant amnesty to every one
connected with the Dreyfus affair, in
Guiding Dreyfus, Picquart, lola and
MERCER.
MERCER has gone to Evian for his
health He has refused request made
by his friends that he should publish
the true history of the Dreyfus case,
saying it is too early yet for that. He
adds: Il have not said the last word
yet | very much fear that before
long | shall again be called on to
speak,
Esterhazy is still staying at a hotel
in the Island of Jersey. He has not
left his rooms in the daytime since the
Rennes court-martial rendered its
verdict. He goes out on the streets at
night, however, and has not been mo-
Tested, although the feeling of the in
habitants is strongly against the YER
dict.
PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE Temps this
afternoon says: The idea of summon
ing the Chambers might be admitted
if an incident had arisen showing the
peril of the situation or the weakness
of the Government If the situation
does not exist such a call would be
the first noisy incident since the close
OF the trial. Let the Deputies then
enjoy their vacation as long as the
Government fulfills its mission and
conforms to the clearly defined man
date it solicited and accepted months
ago
Fresh police raids were made this
morning on the residences of promi-
nent Royalists.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Jewish
atonement day was celebrated here to-
day, especially in the East End, with
DreyfuS demonstrations. y procession
with a banner inscribed "Dreyfus-
The Martyr. All the Civilized World
Demands His Instant Release,
marched through Spitalfields.
Chief Rabbi Adder, preaching in the
great synagogue, said: THE day Drey-
fus was sentenced was more disastrous
for France than Waterloo and more
humiliating than Sedan
LONDON. Sept 16.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Daily News says:
The Premier, NJ. Waldeck-ROuSseau
has promised definitely to propose a
pardon for Dreyfus at next Tuesday S
Cabinet council.
LONDON, Sept. len. de Blowitz,
the Paris correspondent of the Times,
says: -,
Il learn that Captain Dreyfus will
shortly withdraw his appeal for re-
vision of the Rennes trial, which VIII
leave the ground clear for the Gov
eminent to take immediate steps to
pardon him. This pardon will not
annul the civil and military conse-
uuences of the verdict and he Will
therefore, no longer belong to the
army.
There is nothing. however, to pre-
vent him from applying to the Cour,
of Cessation to quash the Rennes trial
whenever the new facts required by
law are produced. When liberated he
will settle in the South of France, as
the members of his family do not
wish to expose him to such demonstra-
tons of sympathy abroad as might be
used against him by his adversarles al
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