Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-20
Council Of Ministers Agree to
Restore His Freedom.
DEATH TAKES HIS CHAMPION
BY Strange Coincidence, Mr.. Schsurer
kestner, to Whom the Prisoner y-ir-
tualiy Owes His Liberty, Died
Suddenly Yesterday.

tf'N 1 geography
PARIS. Sept. 19.-Thr council of min
| listers decided today To pardon D"eyfus
IN principle. The pardon will take eff
feet i'll :, few days
Dicyins has rclin!uiSEed his appeal
lof 4 reversal Of the Judgment OF the
courtmarlial.
me announcement that Dreyfus was
70 De l'9rduned had already been dis
counted by predictions ana there was
'pso! uteiy no excitement displayed
anyWn"re along the buuevards when
lnt' neWsboys ran along at about 3:15 y
NJ With the first editions containing
the statement that the cabinet had de-
cideu u pardon Dreyfus The news,a-
pers sold quickly. but there was no
go, l"i lheln upon the part of thu.
| Eoulevar3ers.
MET WITH NO OPPOSITION.
nose who bought the papers sat
down In front OF the cafes and read the
announcement without comment Eve~v
"is expected it and the decision met
with no opposition
The Droils DerH0mn1e soci,I;s, -
gan, said:
our task remains the same. after as
before the liberation Of Dreysus to con-
| niue me campaign against all those
VINO arc responsible for the lar,ant,
'te affair and unmask the forgers
| traitors and false witnesses cyp,,
.nouSh they may be covered with gilt
ter1ES decoratioHs'
49, VI "a = MI OF Il1 f.. CLAUSE
IN principle.' is an idiom sometimes
used in semi-official annouIrcamants ~
| ,'FtnconinG action. 1t seems to haya
nut SllGht bearing on The matter eSran+
psrhaps. that it implies the fulnlm,:,t
~ various forinaiities before the bar
| 40! - aetua!iy issued. thereby qualify
rs ne announcement of the pardon
with slight tentativeness III is nor
set known Whether the pardon includes
l sT y -
! N the form cabled to the Assoni:,-a J
Press in order to avoid denonstrati :. =
| on any klnd at Renncs and Paris. I3iIi
ne pardon Of Dreyfus is nor rncrelS y.
| ..Hilll!lcEl' II was actually signed this
49, ~. ~ Measures have been taken
ar iseIlnes IN connection with it.
ne Newspapers now publish h., irs+
| semi Official announcement OF the c;,h.
'"et IeclSlo1 Without comment.
49, NJ st LEAVE SECRETLY.
me journal Dea Debats. however
W. are assured that the family w;r
receive an osder for Dreyfus 10 lenvn
lses'h"s. unprecedented shortly d,,,i,,a,
.he night time. The government d,cs
ilo' Know, on in any case does nor ,;,v
Where Dreyfus is going
Inc Journal Des Debats hoxv..,.,r
l9il@Ws The foregoing with the -anor,
.H1l Madame DrcEfus has taken a yili.,
a., ~ ho!kestone. n..ar Dover, En-l1ns
l ms report has been denied bu, ,n,nw
LeliSVe mat Dreyfus vii! 50 to Eng
iinu on his release whic6 n,.,, -
PLACE tonight. 800
~, \ STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
rs result of telephonic inquiry ut
lsonnes this afternoon shows Dr,.yr,,s
'1as not Yet left his prison.
3 sa'd that Dreyfus Will be saut
anloau before the PRONUNCIATION Of his
| pardon, in order to avoid fl,n,ons1' -
tons - 'ieiii"!!S. "a
There is much remark h.r,. a., K.
strange coincidence Of the death Of NJ
; chuerer- kcstner. the first champnn ~
.i%Elus and 10 whom Drryfus will viz
.ua1ly owe his freedom, on the very dav
Cncr. ''S ~ =
~ Schurcr-Kestner's Death Vas ,u3-
. zen lie had been i'll during the last
NV Gays. but II was not Thought that
ms illness would prove fatal. -