The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06
DREYFUS TRIAL TOMORROW.
RENNE.S AWAKENED TO STATE OF
EAGER ANTICIPATION.

Hundreds of Journalists There From
All Parts of the world.
Gen. Mercier Looked Care
worn-More Greetings Than
Taunts for Col. Piquart-Ev-
cry Effort VIII BE Made TO Pre-
serve Order-Cards of Admission
Distributed.
Rennes, Aug. 5.-Renues has awakened
from its normal condition of sleeplness,
and with the arrival of hundreds Of jour
nalists from all parts of the world, and
witnesses and other actors in the Dreyfus
drama, the town is assuming an animated
appearance The terraces in front of the
cafes are full of people warmly discuss
ing the coming trial, which win open on
Monday morning al $50 o'clock or Z
O'Clock.
Gen. Mercier, who was minister for war
when Dreyfus was condemned, arrived
from Paris this afternoon His face
showed an anxious, careworn look. A
large number of persons had gathered on
the platform az the railway station to
witness his arrival, but no noteworthy in
cident occurred.
The leading event of the day was the ar
rival of the hero of the Dreyfus affair,
Lieut.. Col Georges Picquart. His train
arrived at o'clock this evening. an hour
late, and only few people were present at
the station except detectives and police
officials.
As Col. Picquart entered the carriage
which Maitre Labori. counsel for Capt
Dreyfus, had waiting for him in the sta
ton yard, some of the spectators shouted:
"Vlve Picquart!" and "Vive Dreyfusw
These shouts ELECTED counter cries of
"Abas Picquart!" and "a mort, reau"
from the few anH-Dreyfusites present.
But the bark of the latter was worse
than their bite, for not the slightest at
tempt was made 10 carry out the threats
which Col Picquar utterly ignored.
Anxious to Avoid Trouble.
The authorities are apparently becoming
anxious regarding the maintenance of
tranquility in Rennes during the trial, ow-
ing to the invasion of the town by a crowd
of anti-Dreyfusard agitators, and heroic
police measures We're taken this evening to
insure peace during couple of opposition
meetings which We're quite private.
a small number of people assembled in
the neighborhood of the houses in which
meetings were held and this led the au-
thorites to mobilize in the locality a force
of policemen on foot, mounted gendarmes
and a swarm Of detectives, who closed the
streets in the vicinity, although there was
not the slightest sign of disorder.
Cards of admission to the trial were
issued this afternoon 10 the representa-
tives of the press, every two foreign cor
respondents. without exception, receiving
one card between them. which means that
the leading papers of the world outside of
France will be able to be represented only
every other day
Capt. Dreyfus will be conducted to the
new court room in the Lycee, which faces
the military prison, across the broad Ave-
nue. de la Care, every morning and return
in the evening between a double row of
gendarmes.
Workmen have been busy to-day fitting
up the Sale des Fetes in the Lycee for the
trial, and the installation of benches
desks, etc, is already practically COM
pleted. A large crucifx has been brought
from the military chapel and hung behind
the seats of the judges, which are placed
on the stage. AS the Sale des Fetes IS
really theater, the proscenium has been
left untouched, and win form frame for
the scenes of the trial.