The record-union., 1899-09-21
Departed From Rannes Unnotlced While
Most People Were Asleep.
Arrived at Nantes at SIT a. m,
Departing ON Another Train
Shortly After-Dreyfus Makes a
Declaration That He Will Con-
tinue TO Seek Reparation Until
All France Knows That He is
Innocent.

Alfred DfeyfuS at o'clock this morn
ing left the prison here in which he has
been confined since his return from
Devils Island, and proceeded to Vern,
where he took a train bound for Nantes.
His departure was completely unno-
/ ticed.
M Niguie, the chief of the secret SER
vice, and M. Dureault arrived at the
prison after midnight, bringing the
Minister of Wars order for the release
of DI eyfus. The latter walked from the
prison to the Boulevard la Enne, where
ne entered a waiting carriage and was
driven TO the Vern station, outside the
town. Matthew Dreyfus met him at the
tram and accompanied him to Nantes.
Whlle this dramatic turn in the Drey-
rus drama was taking place all Rennes
slept, and the departure of the famous
prisoner of Devils Island was no more
noticed than that of an ordinary 1rav-
eler
The carriage which was waiting was
| the same vehicle which took Dreyfus
TO his prison when he returned from
Devils Island. Dreyfus got in opposite
the house where NJ. Labor had stayed
previous to the attempt upon his life
and alighted about 500 yards from the
station and walked in regardless of
| the driZzling rain. The Nantes train
came in just as he arrived. Alfred and
Matthew Dreyfus quickly took their
seats, and the train went out of Rennes
bearing Dreyfus away a free man.
/ A small crowd Of people had waited
at the prison until midnight, expecting
the release of Dreyfus, but it then dis
| persed, thinking it was too late for
! Dreyfus to leave.
/ Madame Dreyfus left Rennes at noon,
accompanied by her father and friends
DREYFUS PASSES THROUGH
| NANTES.
NANTES, Sept. 20.-Dreyfus arrived
here this morning from Rennes, accom-
panied fv his brother Matthew Dreyfus
the chief Of the secret police, M. vi
guer, and one policeman. The party
Travelled as ordinary passengers. The
! train reached the station at SIT a. M.
The DreyfuS brothers alighted on the
| platform office, followed by M. Viguer,
/ who inquired if they could have a pri-
vate room. A waiter replying in the
/ affirmative, the brothers entered a room
and ordered two glasses of milk while
NJ. Viguer and the policeman remained
outside in the public bar.
Inquiry was then made in regard to
the Bordereaux, which they were in
formed left at S:5S a. m. All four then
entered a first class compartment, in
which there were already other pasSen-
gers It was intended, by thus refrain
ing from any attempt to secure privacy,
/ to avoid exciting curiosity, and this
apparently succeeded. M. Viguer and
the policeman only went as far as the
first stop, Verto, whence they returned
to Nantes to catch the 1913 p. m. eA-
| press for Paris, leaving the brothers to
continue their journey alone It is be-
lieyed the Dreyfuses alighted at an in
termediate station to take a fresh start
III an unknown direction.
/ DREYFUS WILL CONTINUE TO
SEEK PREPARATION.
PARIS, Sept. 20.-The "Aurore'' will
tomorrow publish the following declar-
| alton from former Captain Dreyfus:
'sThe Government of the republic has
given me my liberty. But liberty is
nothing to me without honor From
to-day I shall continue to seek repara-
ton for the frightful judicial error Of
which I remain the victim. I wish
France to know by a definitive judg-
ment that I am innocent
MY heart will only be at rest when
there remains not a single Frenchnan
who imputes to me the abomlnaDle
crime perpetrated by another.
"ALFRED DREYFUS."
DECREE GRANTING THE PARDON.
PARIS, Sept. 21.-The Journal Off
cier' to-day (Thursday) publishes the
decree granting pardon to Dreyfus In
/ inc ha he May
ouis De Gallifet, Minister of War,
points out that Dreyfus has already un-
dergone five years deportation, but as
the law does not assimilate his deporta-
ton with seven years solitary confine-
ment. the prisoner would have to un-
! dergo ten years detention.
| The Minister also calls attention to
the fact that the health of the prisoner
is seriously impaired and that he would
not be able, without great danger, to
/ undergo prolonged detention. The re-
port of the War Minister concludes
| thus:
.The Government will not have met
the wishes Of the country, which de-
sires pacification, if it does not hasten
to efface all traces of the painful con-
f1ict It belongs to. you, NJ lie Presi-
j dent, by an act of lofty humanity, to
give the first pledge of the work of
appeasement which opinion demands,
and the good of the republic COM
mandS."
IN CAPE NOME DISTRICT.
Major Ray Requests That Vessels
be Sent to Bring People Home.