The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-20
Their Action Had Been Generally
Predicted by the Press
The PARDON ALREADY SIGNED
INT Several Tormaiities Remain Be
fore 1t Becomcs EncctNe-The IA
pcrs Publish the Announce
ment with Few Comments.
Drcyfus Friends VIII
Not Rest There.

PARIS. sept. l9-Tho council OF MINIS
,ers decided to-day 90 pardon hreyios i'
rrinrinle. The pardon will take ehecl H'
f,v days Drcyfus has relinquished ms
rppeai for reversal of the judgment oi
The court. martial
n is said that Drcyfus viii be sen'
abroad before the promugauon OF "is
nardon in order 10 avoid demonstrators
.rhe announcement that Dreyins was 10
D., n.rdoned had already been discounted
,,.sr,,fons and there was Absolutely
r, o,oitement displayed anywhere aions
the nou'eyards when tn. Ho "a,
slo,.- .hout 2.5 T.. N. with the hrsl co'-
,t. 1,rtslniue the statement that the
-.ttrst had decided to pardon prey yiuS-
-r,. ,.r-.r4.crs sold quickly hnl 'heie
- ,o rnsh for them upon me part oi
tb. uenlarartliors. Those VINO "'"5 d..
tI. ,.oe~s sat down in front of the cares
s -.a +he announcement without come
,,.-t t,orvone expected it and the ue-
cisIon met with no opposition
ma nroits Del 'Homme Socialist organ
said. "Our task remains me s'h' "''
az before the liberation OF lIel ."s w
continue the campaien against au .H15 ,.,o
Hs ur
oersir and unmask the foreers' lra.,ol
- eslse yyltnesscs. even though ihey
NAV be covered with elitterIns deooia-
"TN PRINCIPLE
"ln principle Is an idiom soh,'l'''Ss
,fsed in semiofcial announcements ~,
forthcoming action. II seems I'D nave pu'
eifqbt hearing ON the matter except per-
beDs fhat 10 implies the iuihlment OF vac
,iors formaHties before the pardon Is ac-
tuaiiv issued thereby qualifying lhe ave-
noilncement of the pardon Win s''E
tentativeness IL is not known yel "i'o'"-
a. the uardon includes amnesty.
The official announcement was made hl
The form cabled 10 the Associated fIeas
3n order 20 avoid demonstrations OF any
kind at Renrcs and Paris.
Bnt the pardon of Dreyfus Is not merely
imminent. 10 was actually signed ul'7
morninr. Measures have been taken ID
Reuncs I'm connection with IFS delivery
FEW COMMENTS.
The newspapers now publish the hIst
Fou,i-oficlal announcement OF the tapl-
nets decision without comment
The Journal Dcs Dobats. however. says.
we are assured that the Family VIII
receive an order for Dreyius lo ita|e
Ycnnes unpcrcciyed shortly. during the
know or in any ease does not say wnere
Drcyfus is going.
am. Journal dos Dchats. however fol
Iov the foregoing with the report mat
MADAME Dreylus has taken Viila dt
T0lkcstone near Dover. England nus
i.rYrf has been denied bat many believe
Droyfus will go TO England on ms reiea ~
which may take place tonight
The result of "a teiephonic inquiry a'
..H b.
uot lcrt die prison. 10 is said that l'reyius
.yW bc sent abroad before the promulEa-
lion of h.s pardon. in order 20 avoid de-
Tbore is much remark here ON the
sf~ance coincidence of the death of NJ
Schourcr- Koatnor. the first champion OF
Irevfus and go whom Dreyfus VIII VIZ
fuaIly owe HIS freedom on tine very DAY
The Cabinet decided to pardon tie prisoner.
NJ. Schcuror. Kcstncrs death was sud
den. he had been SD during the last few
days. but IL was not Thought that ms lh-
ness would prove fatal
STILL A PRISONER
RENNES. September 49, Doe news mat
The Council of Ministers had decided 70
pardOn Drevfus was received mere WIN
intense excitement Dreyius is stH
prisoner.
A COMPROMISE.
I.abouchcre's paper. protesting against q
universal condemnation of France ON ac-
count OF the Drcvfus AFFAIR Says
Of believe there are many Americans
with whom the innocence of Mrs Florence
Niavbrick is an article so iaitn. The .aoN,
I'm the meantime is enjoying the hosp
tality Of an Eneiish prison a. a conNie'td
murdrcss Nevertheless toc American
Journals. although by no means rcticent
4f...f ...f.is. lone tIU F -
denounce the English Justice as dis
grace to- civilization the English people
se lost 20 an sense of RIGHT and Liverpool
>ybere she was sentenced. as am accursed
city
The decision of the Cabinet 20 pardon
preyfus created less interest I'm Paris
than would me result of biz horse race
in fact it may he said that 10 caused no
excitement whatever. There W. no rioing
ON the boulevards. in front of the offices
OF the Ilbre Parole, where a crowd usu-
anv assemblies in the evening 10 gaze upon
Inc huge coiored transparencies outside
the windows of the leading anti-Semite
organ. there was not the slightest gather
iuc or the falntest sign of "a demonstra-
lion either for or against Dreytus.
Oue would think that the fire OF the
prevfus agitation had burned Itself out
me anr-DYcy lusafd evening papers tried
a. nfusc interest into the government s
action by a rabid attack upon President
Jonbef but their efforts were futile. The
veaoefm crowds that filed the tables In
front of the cafes slipping their after
dinner coffee. looked az the newsboys who
a.splayed the frout pages Of these sheets
with their violent headlines. but utterly
refused 10 get excited The majority did
rot even discuss the matter or only made
me passing remark That the decision was
3usi what had been expected and pre-
dioted by every Partisan newspaper since
the Reunes court martial delivered its ver-
Dict
LeTBET SCORED
The anti Dreyfussrds newspaper Soir
had fhe most sensational headiines-two
enormous Zines extending across the entire
front paper "rhc Traitor Dreyfus Par
noned Outrage on the Army Then IN
the course Of an article violently attack
ina President t1uhet, IL said:
"Ioubc' has eiven himself coup de
grace in nafdonins DYeyfus. lie should be
prosecuted for committing an outrage