The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-06
THE DREYFOS TRIAL
BEGINS TOMORROW
In France All Roads Lead to
Rennes.
AUTHORITIES ANXIOUS
AUTHORITIES ANXIOUS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ARE PRES
ENT IN FORCE
NLWspAsERs 81, RT Of ncSs1s TO TRIAL
Workren busy Fitting Up The Hal Where
the Famous Prisoner Will Sc Tried.
Colonel Pioq al en- The
crano

RenneS, Aug. 5.-RenneS has awaken
I'd from its normal condition or sleepi-
ness and with the arrival of hundreds OF
journalists from all parts of the world
and witnesses and other actors in thu
Dreyfus drama, the town is assuming an
animated appearance. The terraces IN
front of the cafes are full of people
warmly discussing the coming trial.
which will open on Monday morning at
half past six or seven o'clock.
General MERCER, who was Minister for
War when Dreyfus was condensed, ar
Tived from Paris this afternoon. His
face showed an anxious, careworn look.
4 large number of persons had gathered
on the platform at the railway station to
witness his arrival but no noteworthy in
cldent occurred.
The leading event of the day was the
arrival of the hero of the Dreyfus affair,
Lieutenant Colonel Georges Picquart.
His train arrived at Z o'clock this even
ing, an hour late and only a few people
were present at the station, except de.
tectives and police officials. As Colonel
Picduart entered the carriage which
Maitre Lahori, counsel for Captain Drey-
fus, had waiting for him in the station
yard, scme of the spectators shouted
"Vive Picquart," and .Vive Dreyfus. :
These shouts elected counter cries OF
~ has Picquart," and a mort, a
leau,'' from the few anti-Dreyfusites
present.
But the bark of the latter was worse
than their bite. for not the slightest at
tempt was made to carry out the threats
which Colonel Picquart utterly ignored.
Tho a1rthorItipS AFRO rfta.lPputly hpeoul-
ing anxious regarding the maintenance Of
of tranquility in Rennes during the trial,
owing to the invasion of the town by a
crowd of anti-Dreyfusard agitators, and
heroic police measures were taken this
evening to insure peace during a couple
of opposition meetings which We're quite
private. A small number of people as
senbled in the neiglrborhood of the
houses in which meetings were held and
this led the authorities to mobolize in
the locality force of policemen on foot,
amounted gendarmes and swarm of de-
tectives, who closed the streets in the
vicinity, although there was not the
slightest sign of disorder.
Cards OF admission to the trial were is
sued this afternoon TO the representa-
tiyes of the press. every two foreign cor
respondents, without exception, receiving
one card between them, which means
that the leading papers of the world out
side of France will be able to be repre-
seDted only every other day.
Captain Dreyfus will be conducted to
the new court room in the Iycee. which
faces the military prison, across the
broad Avenue de La Care, every morn
ing and return in the evening between d
f0Ilhla row of gpnda rnlaS
Workmen have been busy today fitting
up the Sale de Fetes in the I4ycee
for the trial and the installation of
benches. desks, etc, is already practical
ly completed. "A large crucifx has been
brought from the military chapel and
hung behind the seats Of the judges.
which are placed OH the stage. As the
Sale des Fetes is really a theatre, fine
prosceninm has been left untouched and
will form a frame for the scenes Of the
trial.