Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-14
THE DREYFUS TRIAL.
"A Meeting at Washington to Protest
Against the Verdict.
A TRIP TO FRANCE is CALLED OFF.
The Indignation Meeting Ut Chicago Next
Sunday-Dreyfus Likely to BE Pardoned
Agitation In Favor Of Boy
colt Of the Fair.

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against the verdict of the Rennes
court-martial in the Dreyfus case. The
speakers included all creeds, Hebrew,
Protestant and Catholic. After num-
Der of addresses the meeting adopted
set Of resolutions affirming belief in
the innocence Of Dreyfus, condemning
the proceeding Of the court-martial
and pledging those present to use
every lawful and proper means to pre-
vent the cooperation Of this country in
the Paris exposition. The resolutions,
after expressing sympathy with Capt
Dreyfus and his family, concluded by
calling on the president of the United
States to convey to the French govern
ment, in whatever form he might deem
proper the views Of the American peo-
pie on the Dreyfus verdict, as voiced
by this and other meetings throughout
the country.
A TRIP TO FRANCE IS CALLED OFF.
Chicago, Sept. l3.-Indignation over
the outcome Of the Dreyfus trial has
caused party Of over 700 Chicagoans,
who were going to the fair in a body,
to abandon the trip. Louis Halle, who
is the treasurer Of the party, and who
since the scheme was inaugurated a
year ago has been receiving weekly re-
mittances from those who propose to
70, yesterday issued notices to the
members to call at his Office in the
United States Express building and
get their money. Immediately after
the verdict in the Dreyfus trial Mr.
Halle commenced receiving letters
from members Of the party, saying that
under no circumstance would they
visit France. So many Of these letters
we're received that meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee was called and 1t
was deemed advisable to call the entire
trip off.
THE INDIGNATION MEETING AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, Sept lS.--Only one obstacle
10 feared as likely to mar the success Of
the indignation meeting at which the
verdict Of the Dreyfus court-martial
1t Rennes Is to be denounced and
which has been called for Metropolitan
hall next Sunday afternoon by 55
lodges Of the Jewish Order Of the
Western Star, an. organization which
has membership Of 5000 In Chicago,
and this is the international aspect
that may be given the affair. The
French consul at Chicago may decide
that such a gathering would be dis
courteous to his home government and
make representations to the Washing
ton authorities with view to having
the meeting prohibited.
DREYFus LIKELY TO BE PARD0NED.
London, Sept. 18.-The Paris corre-
spondent Of the Daily Chronicle claims
TO have good authority for the state
ment that Dreyfus will be pardoned,
although the president will not exercise
his prerogative until after the meeting
Of the conseil de revision He adds
that Capt. Beauvais and Maj. Breon
were the only two members OF the
court-martial who voted for acquittal,
and it was Capt. Parfait who insisted
upon the proviso regarding extenuat-
ing circumstances.
AGITATION IN FAVOR OF BOYCOTT.
London, Sept. Is, kilograms from
the principal capitals report growing
agitation in favor of boycott Of the
Paris exposition, but there is no indi-
cation Of any official movement