The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
Preparations All Ready For the
DreyfuS Court-martial.
ARRIVAL OF WITNESSES
RENNES Is REUSED OUT OF ITS
NORMAL SLEEPY STATE.
Colonel Picquart, the Hero of the AZ
fair, On Hand to Give His Testi-
mony-Cards of Admission to
Representatives of the Press
Caring For Prisoner.

Rennes, France, Aug. 5.-Rennes ha.
awakened from its normal condition Of
sleepiness and with the arrival of hun
dreds of journalists from all parts OF
the world and witnesses and other act
ors in the Dreyfus drama, the town is
assuming an animated appearance. The
| terraces in front of the cafes are full
/ of people warmly discussing the coming
/ trial, which will open on Monday al
$50 o'clock or o'clock.
General MERCER, who was minister
for war when Dreyfus was condemned
arrived from Paris this afternoon. He
was dressed in multi and his face show
ed an anxious, careworn look. A large
number of persons had gathered on the
platform at the railway station to wit
ness his arrival, but no noteworthy
incident occurred.
The leading event of the day was the
arrival of the hero of the Dreyfus af-
fair, Lieutenant Colonel Georges Pic
quart. Colonel Picquart wore a Bow
Ter hat and a dark suit. His train ar
rived at I o'clock this evening an hour
late, and only few persons were pres
ent at the station except detectives and
police officers. As Colonel Picquart en-
tered the carriage, which Maitre La
Borie, counsel for Dreyfus, had waiting
for him in the station yard, some of the
spectators shouted ''vive Picquart' and
''vive Dreyfus." These shouts elected
counter cries of "a has Picquart," and
"a mort. A L'Eau" from the few anti
Dreyfusites present.
Picquart Ignored Tormentors.
But the bark of the latter was worse
than their bite for not the slightest at
tempt was made TO carry out the
&c 1a-hi
ly ignored. He did not give even a
glance to the shouters as his carriage
drove quickly away TO private house
in the town after a brief call at Maitre
La Borie's residence.
The authorities are apparently be-
coming anxious regarding the MAIN
tenance of tranquility in Rennes dur
ing the trial, owing to the invasion of
the town by a crowd of anti-Dreyfusite
agitators, and heroic police measures
were taken this evening to insure peace
during couple of opposition meetings,
which were quite private. A small
number of people assembled in the
neighborhood of the house in which the
meetings were held, and this led the
authorities to mobilize in the locality a
force of policemen on foot. mounted
gen d'armes and a swarm of detectives,
who closed the streets in the viciaity.
although there was not the slightest
sign Of disorder.
Admission to the Press.
Cards of admission to the trial were
issued this afternoon to the representa-
tives of the press. Every two foreign
correspondents, without exception, re-
ceived 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.
Captain Dreyfus will be conducted to
the new court room, which faces the
military prison across the broad Ave-
nue. de la Care, every morning and re-
turn in the evening between double
row of gen d'armes. Workmen have
been busy today fitting up the Sale
des FeteS in the Lycee for the trial, and
the installation of benches, desks, ETC.,
is already practically completed. A
large crucifiX 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 a theatre, the proscen-
ium has been left untouched and will
form a frame for the scenes of the
trial.