The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-14
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President I.oubet. by according Dreyfus
a full pardon. II regarded by those near
est the president as almost certain. and
this would be followed by executing the
policy Of the spongs and wipanx out all
old scores and reducing the pending trials
which originated In the Dreyfus affair to
mere empty formAlities. releasing Derou-
lede and his royalist companions and
liquidating the whole situation by gen.
eral amnesty preparatory to the Worlds
fair Of 1900.
Army Leaders want ntm Paraoaea.
BOSTON. Sept. i3-The Post, today an
nounced that II had received the follow
ing dispatch from Paris:
Gems Roget and MERCER have offered.
ON the part Of the army. to demand from
President L0ubet the pardon OF Capt.
Dreyfus II the Jewish committee Will drop
the matter. and on condition that Dreyfus
shall live away from the large cities OF
France for three years"
Dreyfus still IN Good Spirits.
RENNES. Sept. lS-Capt preyfus con.
tinues In good spirits and his health Is
fairly satisfactory. although the stomacn
trouble still cl.ngs to him. Nine Dreyfus
visited her husband today and came away
looking CHEERFUL. She spent about an hour
with him ~. Laoorfs assistant secs HIN
twice a day.
Most Of his waking hours are passed In
reading correspondence and Paris literary
reviews. He In under the same discipline
AZ prior to the trial and Is allowed exer-
else daily tn the prison yard. canvas
screen Ia now hung across the courtyard
to prevent him from being seen from the
windows of houses adjacent and to pre-
vent photographers getting snapshots OF
him.
A guard OF forty soldiers Is posted in the
prison yard beneath his window and q sem
try with loaded rife and fixed baycnet Is
stationed On the wall overlooking the Sec
ond court yard. where he takes his exer-
else.
warninG Against Boycott.
BERLIN. Sept f3-The government or
gans have been quick 10 issue n warning
against the proposal to boycott the Paris
Germany has no occasion TO take the
lead on this matter" says the Cologne Ga
1ette. she ought to feave this TO other
states which. perhaps. would not consider
should adopt q hostile attitude towards
France In tbs matter"
Geheimrath Lewa.d. q member Of the
German exhibition. says:
What has the exposition TO do with poli-
tics? Its sole object IL commercial To
withdraw Is no such easy matter. Every
industrial branch WIN be represented as a
group to which the individual manufae-
furer contributes. The Industrial branches
could therefore only withdraw as whole.
There Is not the slightest symptom of any
inclination to adopt that course. The
greatest efforts are putting forth m all
quarters 10 make the best possible show
Ing; ...
exhibition. am convinced the whole
movement n only tempest in teapot"
Trades Unsons VIII Not Exhibit.
COLOGNE. Sept i3-The German
Trades Union Association. on the motion
day not 10 exhibit AZ the Paris EXPOSE
ton. declaring that the Renncs sentence
was an insult In Its disregard OF the
s.<g nfnl toNA &c -
The press Of the city. however urges
German exhibitors 10 avoid hasty dcci-
sions. and 10 walt until other nations
have declared their attitude.
Manufacturers VIII Stay Away.
BERLIN Sept is--The Association Of
German ceiiuieid Manufacturers has de-
cided To abstain from exhibiting at the
Paris exposition.
The Qaeen Much Affected.
LONDON Sept is.9ueen Victoria,
be receiving . great number Of kilograms
and letters from her subjects at home
and abroad begging her 90 plead with
President Loube. for Dreyfus' pardon.
Rennes verdict. which reached the court
Mt Balmoral Saturday night greatly az
r r, the queen. who had followed the
Government VIII Take No stem.
While the papers. are fun OF letters
from individuals and several firms an
nouncing their withdrawal from the
Paris exhibition. and urging the govern
ment "a DO likewise. there r. no inten-
ton on the part 81 the British govern
menf OF taking any such step
sympathy VIII Hart Dreyfua.
Max o'Rell paul BloueD has written
letter TO the Daily Chronicle. saying
that public expressions Of sympathy will
~ against Dreyfus. adding: "ror Gods
sake. use your influence TO stop H. But
for the universal sympathy shown for
prcyfus, whom personally believe limo
cent. I'm England and Germany. he would
have been acquitted. II Ia terrible thing
10 say. but say II and am not afraid OF
contradiction"
Los Angeles Joins the Royrott.
Los ANGELES. Cal Sept ia-The
board of directors az the Los Angeles
Chamber 81 Commerce today unanimously
adopted a resolution d.sapproving OF tho
Dreyfus conviction and stating. "ff this
great wrong is not unaone by the French
republic within reasonable time"
the chamber would decline TO make an
exhibit NJ the coming Paris exposition.
and would actively Join In a movement 20
prevent the expenditure Of any further
public money OF the state for that purpose,