Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-07
THE TRIAL OF DREYFOS
Everything Ready For the Next
Chapter of the TRAGEDY.
RENNES is FULL OF PEOPLE.
c.n.rnJ Nercicr and Colonel nc
uunrt ut she S"rne-Au!ho''tieS
Anticipate TrO"ble-Adm iss'oh
Only nv Card to the Lycee.

Rennes. France, Aug. 7.-Rennes has
awakened from its normal cohultloh VI
.leepiness, and, with the arrival or nun
lreds of journalists from all pafls OIL liic
world and witnesses and other actors Ill
the DrcS fus drama, the town Is aSsuH''
ing an animated appearance. ne t'i
races in front of the cafes arg full OF PEG
pie warmly dis 'l,ssng the coming trlI.
General MERCER. who was MN seer VI
war when ljrcyfus was condclhiieu' ~
rived from Paris Saturday aftI noon. IL
was dressed in mufti, and MS la'c siio"
ed an anxious, caf9Worn look. "A lal-N
number of persons had gathered on the
platform AT the railway station TO WIZ
ness his arrival. but no noteworthy mel
dent occurred.
The leading event of the day was tho
arrival Of "the hero of the Dreyfus At
fair" Lieutenant Colonel Georges ne
quart. Colonel Picquart wore IA derry
hat and dark suit. His train arrived at
7 o'clock, an hour late, and only ii few
people were present at the station except
detectives and police officers AS Col mel
Picauart entered the carriage which
Maitre Labori, counsel for Captain lprey-
fus. had in waiting for him in the station
yard some of the spectators shouted,
"Nive Ecquar" and "Nive Dreyfus!
These shouts elected counter cries Of "A
has Picqual't" and "A mort lllau"
from the few anti-Dreyfustes present.
But the bark Of the latter was worse
than their fight, for not the slightest at
tempt was made to carry out the threats,
which Colonel Picquart utterly ignored
He did not even give a glance to the
shouters rs his carriage drove quickly
away to a private house in the town att
er brief call at Maitre Labori's resi-
dence.
Trouble Anticipated.
The authorities are apparently becom-
ing anxious regarding the maintenance of
tranquility in Rennes during the trial
owing to the invasion of the town by a
crowd Of anti-Dreyfusard agitat0rs, and
heroic police measures We're taken to in
sure peace during n couple of opposition
meetings which were quite private. A
small number of people assembled in the
neighbolhood of the houses in which the
meetings were held. and this led the au-
thoritics to mobilize in the locality a
force of policemen on foot mounted gen
darmes and Il swarm of detectives. who
closed the streets in the vicinity, although
there was not the slightest sign of disor-
der.
Cards of admission to the trial were
issued to the representatives of the press.
Every two foreign correspondents, with
out exception, received one cara between
them, which means that the leading pa
pers of the world outside Of France will
only be able to be represented every 9th
er day.
Captain Dreyfus will be conducted to
the new courtroom in the Lycee, which
faces the military prison across the broad
Avenue de la Care. every morning and
return in the evening between a double
row of gcndarmes. Workmen have been
busy fitting up the Sale des Fetes in the
Lycee for the trial. and the Installation
Of benches, desks, etc, is completed. A
large crucitiX has been brought from the
military chapel and hung behind the seats
of the judges, which are placed on the
stage. AS the Sale DIES Fetes is really a
theatcr, the proscenium has been left I'M
touched and will form frame for Che
scenes Of the trial.