Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-21

London, Sept 2O.--The Rennes cor
RESPONDENT of the Daily Telegraph
wiring at Q D. m. Tuesday said:
"There is reason to believe Dreyfus Is
already out Of prison and with MS
wife. He will probably leave Rennes
tonight"
Pardon Announced.
Paris, Sept. l9-1he council OF MN
listers decided Tuesday to pardon Drey-
fus I'm principle. The pardon Will
take effect in few days. 1t has al
ready been signed. In principle IS
an ldIom sometimes used In semi-ol-
Arial announcements OF forthcoming
actions. It seems to have but slight
bearing on the matter except, perhaps,
that It implies the fulfillment or vari-
Gus formalitIes before the pardon Is &C"
tually issued, thereby qualifying the
announcement Of the pardon With
slight tentativeness, 1t IL not known
whether the pardon includes amnesty
Dreyfus has rcllnquished his appeal for
n reversal Of the judgment or the
court-martlal It Is said that DreyiuB
Will be sent abroad, before the promul-
CATION Of his pardon, in order to avoid
demonstrations.
The decision of the cabinet to par
don Dreyfus created no excitement
whatever In Paris. The people refused
20 get excited. The majority only
made the passing remark that the de-
cIson was just what had been eX-
pected.
The parclonIng OF Dreyfus does not
drop the curtain Of the drama. The
Dreyfusards are determined to pursue
the campaign against the generals ana
other officers OF the general stan
France will not be allowed To rest
quietly, though Dreyfus be set at Iib-
erty. The campaign for his release
has given the socialist party weapon
OF which they will avail themselves to
the utmost and Dreyfllsism Will be eX-
tended more and more into socialistlc
agitation. France will probably again
find herself in the throes Of party pas
sion before the Paris exposition opens
next May
Late last night Luclcn Mlllevoyc,
one of the deputies for the department
Of the Seine accompanied by brother
of Jules Guerin. anti-Scmite agitator,
entered the Grand Occidcnt, the build
ing in Rue De Charbrol where Guerin
and his companions have long been
bosicged. About the same time the
soldiers who have been guarding the
approach were withdrawn and replaced
by troops fully equipped, as II for field
service
M. Guerin meekly surrendered to the
authorities early this morning and was
driven to the police depUt In an open
cab, His companions were allowed to
go free Thus the six weeks siege
ended in a subllmely ridiculous style,
The night was well chosen by the gov
eminent ms the excitement over The
capture Of the fort would inevitably
divert attention from the pardon OK
tended to Drcyfus. The plan was to
attack the building and arrest Guerin
and his band The government had
given him until 4 O'Clock this morning
40 surrender, and had regular army
troops to assault the fort If he refused
Troops, municipal guards ana police
men 10 the number Of nearly one
thousand We're dispatched to Gordon
all the streets within n radius Of n
luartcr of mile OF Fort Chahrol. |
Twenty cabs and 200 military engl- |
neers were held in readiness at the bar
racks near by and ambulanccs were
within easy distance, ready for any
emergency or an attempt at rescue,
Numcrous carriages with detectives
were stationed In Rue De Chubrol