The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-09-20
A PARDON SOON.
French Cabinet Takes the Neces
@ sary Action in the Drey-
fus Case.

Paris, Sept 15-The Matin this morn
ing 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 in
sisting on the granting of pardon. The
Figaro says that many officers of the
army are asking that Dreyfus be par
doned
Commandment Carriere, the government
commissioner Of the Dreyfus court-mar-
tial at Rennes, says in an interview:
"Dreyfus is certain to be pardoned very
shortly. Everybody wants to get rid of
the Dreyfus case, the soldiers more than
anybody else. In any case Capt Drey-
fus will not have to go through second
degradation, of that | am certain"
Antwerp, Sept. 15.-It is announced on
to prosecute the leading newspapers of
Antwerp, Brussels, Client and Liege on
charges of calumny in connection with
their comment on his share in the prose
cution of Capt. Dreyfus. The entire
country would rise in defense of the free
dom of the press.
No French Menus.
London, Sept. 15.-AAhough in some
quarters q strong reaction has set in
against the exaggerated anti-French SEN
timcnt, due to the result of the Dreyfus
trial, the sentimentalists still fill the pa
pers with suggestions that plainly show
the national feeling. One CT the more
absurd propositions is that the British
public boycott all restaurants whare the
practice of printing dinner bills in Fren Oh
prevails.
The papers are still flooded with Drey-
fus letters, the most remarkable today
being from Michael Davitt. the Irish Ma
tionalist member of Parliament, and
Rev. Hugh Price Hughes. editor of the
Methodist Times. Mr.. Davitt says Eng
due to the fact that Dreyfus is rich Jew
instead Of poor one.
No absolutely innocent man." contin-
ues Mr.. Davitt, was ever convicted
twice in any civilized country by Jury
of his peers. No civilized country could
produce conspiracy of men educated.
cultured and responsible like the French
military chiefs to stoop to the baseness
and infamy of plotting to ruin an insig-
too mOnstrous to be entertained by any
mind unwarped by anti-French feeling.
Suffered More than Dreyfus.
Maybrick? Your lord chief justice is
said TO believe her innocent. SO do
many eminent Engishmen and tens of
thousands of Americans Why has she
not had second trial if innocent? She
has suffered ten times more than Drcy-
fus could suffer. She is an American
citizen abandoned more or less by the
press and public opinion of her country
which can repeat the London-phrased in
suits to France for the alleged miscar-
riage of justice, but which do not have
word of protest or of reproach against
England. which refuses to listen even to
the petitions of mercy addressed by their
unfortunate country-women's British
gaolers"
The Rev. Mr.. Hugh Price Hughes in
the Methodist Times protests against
''the first of English gentlemen. the
Prince of Wales, being allowed as chair
man of the British committee to associ-
ate with liars. forgers and assassins."
Columbia. S. G.. Sept ia challenge
to mortal combat has been cablcd to
Count Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy by
Paul e. Aver of Anderson. S. c.. who vol
unteers to meet Esterhazy in behalf of
Capt. Dreyfus. Aver is son of the late
Gen. Aver of the Confederate army and
was Il sergeant in the First South Caro-
lima volunteers in the Spanish war.