The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-14
Preparations of the Case
on Appeal.
RUNOR OF PARDON DENIED
A Compromise offered 10 the Defendan,
BY the Generals ofshs ssa6-The Move
Toward Boycott OF the Paris Expo
position Germans DESTROYS for
Other TO Take the Lead-Mapy Indi.
vfduai Exhibits TO be Withdrawn.
Messages or sympathy 60 Dreyfu.


Rennes. September 13-Captain Drey-
fus continues in good spirits and his
health is fairly good. although the
stomach trouble still clings to him.
| Mime. Dreyfus visited her husband to-
day and came away looking cheerful.
She spent about an hour with him.
] NJ. Labori's assistant sees him twice a
day.
Most OF his waking hours are passed
in reading correspondence and Paris
literary reviews. He is under the same
discipline as prior TO the trial and is
allowed exercise daily in the prison
yard. A canvas screen is now hung
across the court yard to prevent him
being seen from the windows of houses
adjacent and to prevent photographers
getting snap shots of him.
A guard of forty soldiers is posted
in the prison yards beneath his win
dow n a sentry with loaded rifle and
fixed bayonet is stationed on the wall
overlooking the second court yard
where he takes his exercise.
PREPARING THE APPEAL.
Paris, September 13.-The govern
ment commissioner attached to the
council of revision may possibly finish
the report OF the Dreyfus case before
Monday. In that event the council OF
revision will give a decision regarding
the merits Of the appeal that day and
on the following day the bin will
decide whether measures of clemency
are advisable.
The Liberte on good au-
thority that the government will not
convoke the chambers until December,
M 49, -o,,~ @h4t
not sit legally while the senate is act
ing as a high court.
The Republique Franchise says NJ.
Meline, the former premier, has sent
to a number of his political friends a
confidential letter asking their opinion
regarding the immediate c~onvocation
Of the chambers.
THE GENERALS WANT A CON-
PROMISE.
Boston, September 13.-The Post to-
day announces that it has received the
following private dispatch from Paris:
Generals Roget and MERCER have
offered on the part of the army to de-
mand from President Loubet the par
don Of Captain Dreyfus If the Jewish
committee will drop the matter, n
on the condition that Dreyfus shall
live away from the large cities OF
France for three years.
BOYCOTT OF THE EXPOSITION.
Berlin, September 13.-The German
government organs have been quick
to issue a warning against the propo-
sal to boycott the Paris exhibition.
Germany has no occasion to take
the lead in this matter" says The Col
ogne Gazette. "She ought to leave
this to other states which, perhaps,
would not consider it undesirable that
Germany, of all powers, should adopt
a hostile attitude toward France in this
matter"
The Association Of German Celluloid
manufacturers has decided to abstain
from exhibiting at the Paris exposi-
ton.
Cologne, September 13.-The German
trades union association, on the mo-
ton of the president, adopted a reso-
luton today not to exhibit at the Paris
exposition, declaring that the Rennes
sentence was an insult in its disregard
for official statements of Germany.
The press OF the city, however, urges
German exhibitors to avoid hasty de-
%cisions, and to await unit other ma
tons have declared their attitude,
London, September 13.-While the
papers are full of letters from indi
vidual and several firms, Announcing
their withdrawal from the Paris exhi
bition and urging the government &c
do likewise, there is no intention upor
the part of the British government OF
, taking any such step. 1t seems alsC
unlikely hat the present agitation will
, result in any general withdrawal OF
: British exhibits.
:. Max O'Reill paul Blouet) has writ
: ten a letter to The Daily Chronicle, say
4 ing that e public expression OF sym
pathy will go against Dreyfus, adding
"FHor Gods sake use your influence Il
stop it. But for the universal sympathy
shown for Dreyfus, whom / believe Il
be innocent, in England and Germany
he would have been acquitted. 1t Is 9
terrible thing to say, but / say Ii an(
:. am not afraid Of contradiction"
The Evening News is urging the Cor
nation OF a British legion OF honor
: consisting of persons and firms VIII
, will have nothing to do with the Pari
!. exhibition and publishes a list Of fort,
: firms and others, headed by Sir VIII
liam Blake Richmond, r. A, who viii
!. not exhibit.
RUMOR OF PARDON DENIED.
The rumor which was current thi
afternoon that the Rothschilds had re
r ceived word from Paris that Dreyfu
had been p~ardoned, was absolutely de
! MED by them. Such action, they said
would be absolutely impossible unit
the council of revision passes onthe ap
peal.
VICTORIA URGED TO PLEAD Fol
8 DREYFUS.
: Queen Victoria, who is al Balmoral
: Scotland, Is said to be receiving a mum
y Der OF kilograms and letters from he
:, subjects at home and abroad, Begin
Ii : her to plead with President Loubet 70
t Dreyfus' pardon
It is known that the news OF tn
! Rennes verdict, which reached tn
court at m Saturday nigh
greatly affected the queen. who ha
followed the proceedings with atten
tive interest.
Budapest, September 1.-THE Pre-
% posal TO boycott the Paris exhibitio
= on account OF the verdict OF The Rer
mes court martial has met with littl
or no support, and the work OF prepal
. ing the Hungarian exhibit will b. cor
y tinued.
se MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.
Otsego. Wis. September 13.-The 70
g lowing cablegram was sent to Drey
y. fus from this place yesterday from ii
citizens Of Otsego: