Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-20
FOR DREYFUS,
Not Only Determined Oa But
Actually Signed
POSSIBLY ALREADY FREE
1t is Believed That He Will Go to
England.
VI. sCHEURER-KESTNE DEAD.
Strange Coincidence His Death
Affords in Connection With the
Pardon of Dreyfus the Subject OF
Much Remark In Paris
VI. ESTHER DEAD

| RENNES, September 1.-THE news
that the Council of Ministers had decided
| to pardon Dreyfus was received here
| with intense excitement DTeyfus is still
a prisoner
SCHEuRER-KESTN DEAD.
PARIS. September I'm. Scheurer-
Kestner the former vice-president of the
Senate, and champion of Dreyfus, is
dead.
VI. Auguste Scheurer- Kestner the
former vice-presdent Of the French Sem
ate. and foremost champion of the
cause of Dreyfus. was born February II,
| 1893. at Mulhouse. Alsace, from which
place the Dreyfus family also hailed.
| He was president Of the Chemical So
ciety Of Paris. and was a prominent
member of number of other societies.
He was political director of the Repub-
lique Franchise from 1879 to 1854, and was
a Republican in politics. He took
great interest in the Improvement Of
the working classes and in 1865 founded
a cooperative society for their benefit.
His republican ideas, in 1861. caused him
to be sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment and two thousand francs
$500 fine. He was elected to the Ma
tional Assembly in 1871, and in 1915 he
was first elected to the Senate, Of which
he afterwards became one Of the secre-
taries and eventually one of the vice-pre-
sdents. He was defeated for reelection
for vice-president January B, 1858 lie
has written extensively on chemistry
DREYFUs RELINQUIsHES APPEAL.
PARIS, September l9.-The Council OF
Ministers decided to-day to pardon Drey-
tus in principle. The pardon will take
effect in a few days.
Dreyfus has relinquished his appeal for
reversal of the judgment of the court
martial
The announcement that Dreyfus was
TO be pardoned mad already been dis
counted by predictions and there was alb
solutely no excitement displayed any
where along the boulevards when the
newsboys ran along. at about 315 p. NJ,
with the first editions, containing the
statement that the Cabinet had decided
TO pardon Dreyfus. The newspapers sold
quickly. but there was no rush for them
! upon the part of the boulevardiers.
NOT MUCH COMMENT,
Those who bought the papers sat down
in front of the cafes and read the an
nouncement without comment. Every
one expected it. and the decision met with
10 opposition. The Droits de fHomme'
"a Socialist organ. said: "Our task re-
mains the same after, as before, the lbe-
ration Of Dreyfus-to continue the cam
paign against all those who are respon-
sible for the lamentable affair, ana I'M
| mask the forgers, traitors, and false VII
nesses even though they may be covered
with glttering decorations
in principle" is an idiom sometimes
used in semi-official announcements OF
forthcoming action. II seems to nave but
| slight bearing on the matter, except,
perhaps. that il implies the fulnlment OF
various formalities before the pardon Is
actually ISSUED, thereby qualifying the
announcement of the pardon with shght
tentativeness. 1t is not known yet Whe-
Their the pardon includes amnesty
The official announcement was made In
the form cabled to the Associated Press
in order to avoid demonstrations OF any
kind at Rennes and in Paris.
PARDON SIGNED.
But the pardon of Dreyfus is not mere
| IL imminent: il was actually signed lhis
morning. Measures have been taken III
Rennes accordingly.
| The NEWSPAPERS now publish the nrs'
! semi-official announcement OF the Capi-
nets decision without comment.
The Journal des Debats, however, says
| "IVe are assured that the family Will re-
| ceive an order for Dreyfus TO leave
| Rennes. unperceived, shortly, during the
nighttime The government uoes not
know, or in any case uoes hot say "'
Dreyfus is going.
WIZ. PROBABLY GO TO ENGLAND.
The Journal des Debats. however iol-
lows the foregoing with the report that
Madame Dreyfus mas TAKEN sHia ,,. a.
FoIkestone. near Dover England. Ihis
renort has been denied, but many believe
Drevfus will 20 10 England, on ms re-
lease which may take place to might
q,he result Of a telephone inquiry AT
Rennes this afternoon shows that Drey-
fms has not yet left his prison. II IS salu
that Dreyfus will be sent abroad pe4oIe
the promulgation of his pardon, III order
10 avoid demonstrations.
DEATH OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
There is much remark here on the
| strange coincidence of the death OF NJ.
| Scbeurer-Kestner, the first champion Oh
! Dreyfus. and to whom Drey1us VIII EH-
tually owe his freedom, on the very gay
the Cabinet decided to pardon the prison.
| or. ,
NJ scheurer-Kestner's death was SUD
den He had been i'll during the last lew
dovs but it was not thought that his III
ness would prove fatal
HOW ABOUT MRS. MAVERICK?
| LONDON. September 19.-Truth Henry
! Iabouchere's paper, protesting against
the universal condemnation OF France OH
| account of the Dreyfus affair, says;
81 believe there are many Americans
with whom the innocence OF MIS- fIOr-
ence Maybrick is an article OF iaith' ne
ladv IN the mean time, is enjoying the
hospitality OF an English prison as con-
| ,,icted murderess. Nevertheless, the Amer
lean journals, although by no means re-
| ,icent I'm the expression Of their opinions
do not denounce English justice as as
| erace 10 civilization, the English people
40 lost TO all sense of right and Liver
nooI where she was sentenced, as an ac-
| cursed city"
NO EXCITEMENT IN PARIS.
PARIS. September 1.-THE decision OF
tho cabinet to pardon Dreyfus created
less interest I'm Paris than would the re-
suit of big horse-race. In iact. IL ma;