The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-08

i.F5I T!sEt, 1893, by tue Associated Press.)
RoIHes, Aug. THE ancient capital Of
Brittany was never less moved, never
m9rr sluggish, than on this memorable
oay. j. seemed a hundred thousand miles
way from Dreyfus and his exciting case
H. ursyfls, was known TO be a good
C.aI excited. but he had been keeping
SIN Dp and yesterday he refused to see
tle last set Of photographs Of his chill
dr.U, brought from Paris by his brother
!u-'lU.
He had remarked 20 his brother, Math-
iel brryfls on the strangeness of mis-
fate, SO strange that ne himself could not
yet realize IT, Nothing, he said, aston
isa-l him more than to find factions dis
Il-lug furiOusly about him and 10 learn
that be was an object of hatred to most
o. the officers. He said il grieved him 10
think that If there were an acquittaI it
would not change their minds. But he
Was spared such unseemly manifestations
as those which so shook Zola's nerves
last year and terrified his wife. There
was no bowling in front of the prison.
There was no crying of Death to the
traitor" or Death TO the Jews" or any
thing like that. The Paris journalists
who had come TO report the trial seemed
Il was expected that the Dreyfusites and
sut-DTeyfJ sites would shun each other
and put up at different hotels, but they
have tacitly agreed to sink their differ
enCes in each others company. They not
only lodge at the same hotels, but they
take their meals at the same tables and
amicably pass 10 each other the dishes
Eeuues does not want them TO be theat-
real, and so they do not pose as ferocious
patriots, but are glad 10 drop the charac-
ters assumed for the drama loving public
o. Paris.
800 Press Representatives.
No idea has Rennes that the eyes OF the
world are upon. her. although there must
b. within her walls 800 press men, repre-
feuting journalism all the world over. 1t
never before occurred to me what far
reaching institution the press is. or at
least I never realized it 50 peculiarly.
We were all up at this morning, and
after a hurried meal we rushed TO the
ccucert-roOm of the Lycee, where the trial
takes place. The Lycee is opposite the
military prison, and, with the parish
church, forms a block surrounded by four
streets. Military preparations were go
Ing forward 70 prevent a lot of roughs
coming from Paris TO act riotously. DTey-
fus was to cross the street from the prison
10 the courthouse but nobody was to see
him except the military, which barred the
street 10 the right and left of the Lycee
door. An officer whispered 10 me when ]
was in the Lycee TO 90 to the window
which he indicated and get a glimpse of
Dreyfus
The prisoner was to cross the street at
ten minutes past 6 and 10 wait IN Il pri-
Vate room for the summons to appear be
fore his judges. Precisely at the time
named the door of the military prison
opened, and Dreyfus, guarded by a Cap
tain Of gendarmerie, appeared. He wore
branl-new uniform. The stiff Innings
had not yet formed into the shape of the
figure. The whole suit seemed an awk-
ward tit The three rows Of gold braid
that We're torn from his cuffs on the day
a his degradation were glinting IN the
sun. The man was as stiff as his uniform
he held his head high, as if on purpose, !
but his shoulders stopped. The step was
Att.of a man not used to freedom and !
extremely measured and mechanical one |
might think he marked the time as he
walked.
Ills hair is Of reddish gray, his neat |
mdsiache is frankly red. The face had a
Drawn and worn expression, the eyes fur !
lively inQuiring. as If looking out for traps !
tAl pitfalls His complexion is fresh, the /.
KIND OF freshness that accompanies au- /
burn hair The lips are rather thin and /.
- -hll is that Of strong man. Indeed. .
tae chin contradicted the impression of |