Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-11
T0-DAY'S TELEGR tPHIC NEWS
Will Anneal for Re-trial.

Will Appeal for Re-trial.
Rennes. Sept. 11.-Rennes is as qui t
today as if there had never been a
Dreyfus case. Most of the troops who
on Saturday turned the town into q
military camp, are gone, together with
the police and most of the visitors.
The only excitement which took place
after the verdict was announced, Sat
urday, was when 800 correspond
vD.s and 100 messengers made a dash
10 the telegraph office to file dispatches
on the result. Several persons were
trampled on and the jam before the
TWO small windows where kilograms
are filed, was frightful. The verdict
is undoubtedly a popular one. Only
the Dreyfusard minority is stunned, IL
dignant and vengeful. The degrade
ton of Dreyfus is not probable. His
sword was not returned TO him after he
was brought back to France, and he
wore only an undress uniform without
epauettes, so that there are no insignia
70 deprive him OF. Dreyfus continues
calm ard collected. He slept well last
night. He is resolved to live until his
honor is cleared, aud his prosecutors
humbed. All attention is now d.
rected TO President L9ubct as the SEN
tence of Dreyfus now stands as ten
years from the day OF sentence unless
the President otherwise interprets the
verdict.
Paris, Sept. II Everybody here
feels certain that the appeal OF the Drey.
fusards for e.trial of the prisoner will
Do rejected. 1t is stated that NJ. De-
mango, sharing this belief, is preparing
a direct application to the Court OF
Cessation and taking steps to find the
new fact" necessary for revision.
The Figaro asserts that the wife OF a
certain General visited all the judges
Of the Rennes court martial before the
verdict was announced and attempted
10 persuade them to vote unanimously
for conviction. The Aurore, one Of the
eading pro.Dreylus papers, says today
that the Rennes judges did not mention
he period vi police surveillance OF
Dreylus and conditions of residence
after he had served his sentence. This
omission, " it says, lis sufficient to an
nul the verdict" The Petit Journal
says the court OF revision, to which APP
peal will be made by Dreyfus's counsel,
will not render verdict as to the val.
idity OF the Rennes sentence, before a
month.
Paris, Sept. linn. Demapge and
Labor, DR. -yfus's counsel, are now
resting at the seashore. The revision
documents will probably not reach
Paris from Rennes before Wednesday.
They are heing compiled by NJ.
Uoupers, the clerk OF the court
When the papers arrive the reporter Of
the court OF revision will begin the
preparation of report immedi ltely. 1t
will necessarily take ONE time TO COM
piete it. Meanwhile Dreyfus will re-
main at Rennes. He will not be allow
al to attend the proceedings at the
court OF revision.
President Loubet il flooded with tel
egrsms and letters bese4ching him to
pardon Dreylus.
London, Sept. 11.-According to the
Evening News Esterhszy expresses
himself as follows on the Dreyfus case /:
"Dreyius was just aud legally con-
demned as the inevitable result of the
evidence against him. The most luDi-
nous demonstration of his guilt was
made by General MERCER. 1t was he
who bore the light of conviction to the
Judges minds. The verdict cannot be
appealed from; it can only be carried
before a court of revision. The highest
opinion is that the sentence was in
hicted in accordance with en- under.
standing with the government. The
whole business was farce arranged in
advance"
New York, Sept. 1.-THE Journals
correspondent cables as follows: There
has been discovered in the judgment Of
the court martial an error which makes
it null and void for in heir anxiety to
get Dreyfns out OF the way and put an
end 10 the scendaous affair, the gene
rails forgot to determine how the con-
demued man shall be kept under sur
veillance. Therefore, the case must go
to the military tribunal for revision,
and counsel will have still another
chance TO fight for the freedom of their
client.