The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-24
AWAITING DREYFUS' RETURN
THE INHABITANTS OF BREST ARE
 COMPLETELY ABSORBED.
No One Seems to Know Wben He VII Arrive-The Admiral of the, Port Dee clares He Has Received No Instruc- fions-French Cruiser Tage Instructed to Put to Sea Sunday Evening.
Put to Sea Sunday Evening.

Brest, France, June 23.,The inhabi-
 tants of this port are completely ab-
 sorbed In the pending arrival of Drey-
 fus The question on every ones lips
 Is, When will he arrive?" But no one
 seems able to reply The town, however,
 is perfectly calm. From the favorite
 promenade, the Cours Dajot, on the cliff
 overlooking the splendid harbor half q
 dozen picturesque old three-deckers can
 be seen moored alongside modern cruis-
 CTS. A few groups of sailors and ma
 rlnes, gazing stewards, admitted that
 they were watching for the French
 cruiser Sfax, bound from French Guiana
 with the famous prisoner on board, but
 in the same breath expressed the belief
 that she would not arrive in the day.
 time. They think the warship will be
 kept outside the harbor until night and
 that then Dreyfus will be landed inside
 the arsenal. This is also the general
 opinion of the townspeople who are
 eager to witness the landing. The rnil4 itary and civil authorities profess to
 AiiOW HOIiiiiiS sdOOuL LuG lIldLLGT, AOE even if the Sfax Is coming to Brest
 A representative of the Associated Press called at the maritime prefecture this afternoon and had an interview With the port admiral, Barrera who was very polite, but who displayed most praiseworthy ignorance. He said: Up to now have received absolutely no in- structiohs. I am awaiting orders from the new minister of marine. cannot even say Dreyfus will be> landed here In any case, he cannot arrive yet" and, taking map, he traced the course Of the Sfax from the Cape Verde Islands, which she left Tuesday. He added: You see, she cannot have passed the Canary Islands before yesterday so she will not arrive here at the earliest until Sunday or perhaps Monday
 The prefect Of police also told the As- sociated Press representative that he had not received any instructions re- garding Dreyfus. Despite these state- ments, La de Peche of this city pub- fishes an interview with a naval officer, # who IS quoted as saying positively that N the authorities received the fullest in long ago respecting the miIi- tary and police precautions. It Is unz derstood that Dreyfus will be landed at the arsenal at night and strict orders have been given to- prevent any one from entering the arsenal. He will then be whisked off to Rennes by special train without staying an hour in Brest. It would be easy, however, to land Drey- fus on the coast in the vicinity of Brest and place him on board a train without the fact becoming known. The military signalmen at the Semaphore stations { received the strictest orders to x exclude all strangers.
 The French first-class cruiser Tage, now lying in the harbor, has been fn- struoted to put to sea on Sunday even- ng, and it Is thought that she has been 3S ordered to meet the Sfax and have Drey- us transferred to her. but Admiral Bar < rera says the Tage is simply going to sea for the purpose of experimenting with carrier pigeons. No doubt big ,rowd will be present to witness the anding of Dreyfus, if he is allowed to be seen. But no disorder is expected. detachment of secret police has arriv- d here from Paris and has been dis- ributed about the town.