The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-11

Losabst viii probably not return - Ram
boillet for several days. Tomorrow y.
Demanss Will visit N. waldeck Rousseau
count for nothing and that Dreyfus. ac-
cording to the Law. will have 70 suffer ten
yearu' detention Many others. howVvess
including several lawyers. hold contrary
opinion and declare that he viii be released
In October This a. already caoled. -
the belief OF Dreyfus himself.
4 correspondent Of the Associated PreO
Thu afternoon intsrrogatsd n Coupsreo.
the clerk Of the court.uasrtial. on this
point. He was most emphatic in declaring
that Dreyfus must serve ten years from
the date Of D fresh degradation. the court.
rnartlal HAVING considered the eass - be-
esnnsng wAAn Desyfus appeared before
them, llsraGording altogether his previous
septencs. n. coupsres said:
II have no doubt whatever that. accord
inr % the military Gods. Dreyfus must un-
derge degradation. a. hs was reinstatsd
q 4 captain n he army and appeared be-
fore the ecuH IL uniform. That ne VIII
aoeuslly be pat through this cruel ordsal
I think doubtful. IS Il deDsndsd op me.
I know what SHOULD 40. ana the press
lent os sAs republic may think With ma"
Tea Ysess, Sesesst says.
Coz 3ouauet also declared that Drsyfus
must s4vvs ten years. but svsAking with
friends today ne expressed CONVICTION
that there would not be . fresh degradA-
tion. This ceremony requires breaking the
prisoners sword and tearing on his epau-
lets. But Dreyfus never had hts sword
restored to him. and he only wore undress
uniform without epauiets. - that II would
be Impossible 70 carry out the regulations
for degradation. This II Col. Jouausrs
view.
Those who think Dreyfus win b released
in October becauss the ivs years on Dsvirs
lsAnd will wipe out the present sentences
saw IN the fact thar he was sentenced TOT
exactly ten years q confirmation OK tne'f
view. but they are mistaken. He was sem
fenced to ten years. not because that hap
pens TO double his confinement on DevIs
island. but because. according TO military
code. the recording OF two votes In MS
favor nxes the term OF detention At ten
years. Had the verdict been unanimous ne
must have been sentenced TO twenty years
Those protesting TO have ascertained
since the vertiic. the opinion Of the judges.
declare that the vote Of Ave 20 two was
not given by mutual agreement, but be-
cause the two judges voted In his favor
from q conviction Of his innocence.
The next step In procedure II the Appl'-
cutfon for revision signed by Dreyfus TO-
day. I, will be sent to Paris. The clerk
OF tho court martial must send a complete
aossier Of the trial. including all the docu-
m,nss submitted reporter VII! be ao-
pointed 10 examine II mlnutciy api aecer-
tain whether there be a faw n the pro-
ceed,ngs. The result VIII be submitted TO
the cour, Of revision. which VIII maintain
or annui the sentence
Police Feared Mob Violence.
An Interesting fact developed today IL
that the police had taken every precaNion
10 get Dreyfus safely out Of Rennes In
the event OF srau,t,al. In which case II
was unanimously agreed there would have
been serious disorder and probably an at
tempt upon his hse The police hss: ar
RANGED 20 conSuc; him back 90 the military
prison arer the verdict with the same pre-
cautions a. during the trial. He was TO
have les, the prison ~ the small door Of
the recruiting once leading to the Avenue
Sc Ia Oare.
No one would Fave expected him 20 leave
20 the military prison. ard thanks 20 the
disguise. the police hoped be would reach
the station safely. whore a special train
~as waiting 20 rush him OF before the
crowd could have heard os his leaving.
oaies Reisss N Psrts.
PARIS. s~p, io.-io ?. m-T-he day has
besn one cs ahsolu's quiet with m ygnssc
excitement even IN ise Rue o. chasrol
There was . rainfall this af;srnoon aa4
tire streets were practically deserted.
Sigh, DISTURBANCES occurr~~. yesterday
q, Msr~~sIl~s ard Begsort after the vessict
Of the Drey:as eou-t-rnar-isl was puokss-
ed. The demonstrators stoned the resi-
d~ncs ~ jacques Dreyrus. orcsh.r % the
condemned. ~ Reiscrt. hr.~ksrg the win
icwy AMI otherwise damaging the s,rve-
surA Mary persons wers Arrested In 10th
riacsA
Ire p.ersicr NJ waideck Rousseau. was
visited ssfs morning ny most ~ h.s COT
leagues TIE date 81 tas n~xt cabinet