Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-11
foreigners. and the crowd thereupon
hustled them ont

hustled them out.
At this moment the cry Police" was
raised and an instant later q strong
body OF gendarmes and police, headed
by detectives. rushed into the cafe and
cleared every one out, squadrons of
mounted gendarmes and dragons with
carbines slung across their backs gall
1oped up and cordoned all the approach
es to the cafe, then gradually closed in
on the crowd and finally driving them
like cattle across the bridge over the
river, into the upper part of the town.
which was filled with shouts OF "Vive
l'Armee" and Down with the Jews
A number OF the most noisy of the
demonstrators were arrested and the
cavalry at quick trot broke up every
group and forced the participants in
the demonstrations out Of the center of
the town, around which was formed a
Gordon through which no one was al
lowed to pass except he was provided
with pass from the police authorities.
The demonstrations dwindled from
this until 1870 o'clock, when only a few
noisy bands were left, parading the
smaller streets.
Repressive measures, however. alone
can prevent serious disturbances.
THE DEGRADATION.
The closing scenes in the last act of
the Dreyfus drama were marked by
nervous haste. The court assembled at
7:30 Saturday morning. Maitre De-
mango concluded his address at 1875
and the court took a recess till p. m.
Ten minutes after the judges retired
and at 500 p. m. they publicly an
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Dreyfus was again condemned traitor
in his CELL waiting for the degradation.
The ceremony of degradation will be
performed in Rennes on the Champs
Mars before the Tenth army corps. The
military code provides that 1t must take
place before the army court whose
court martial pronounced the sentence.
The ceremony will be public. The
troops gather and with the roll OF
drums and the call of the bugle the
prisoner will be led to the middle of
the field The order will be read and a
sergeant will tear the buttons and
stripes from his uniform and break his
sword and Dreyfus, disgraced and
ruined, will be outside the army for
ever.
A protest against the verdict was
signed by Jaures. Basch, Labori. De-
mango and all other prominent friends
of Dreyfus.
This is the beginning of reaction. The
nationalist party is likely to come into
power The army triumphs. MERCER
was right in his prediction that many
people Will be asked to cross the from
tier. President Loubet himself must
submit, because he said in his speech at
Ramboullet a few days ago that the
verdict at Rennes must be final, be-
cause no society could exist without
respect for the DEGREES of justice.
Melne's star rises brilliantly over the
horizon and he will probably be the
next premier. Zola's fate is sealed. His
sentence at his next trial in November
will surely be condemnation and he
must leave the country or serve a
prison sentence. His opera will remain
unsung.
1t is worth while to go back over the
days events in detail, to note the Incl
dents which made up the closing act
hero and victim. The stage settings are
alstinctively for tragedy.
The scene in the morning reminded
one Oh a StlSS. IOOpS wire ever
where. their brilliant uniforms lending
color and their arms bristling bravely
| in the sunlight Anxious, haggard faced
men and women made their way slowly
to the Lycee through the streets which
appeared somber in spite of the sun.
The women not in the active service of
the press We're doomed to disappoint-
ment, for they We're not admitted.
Even La Dame Blanche" was ex-
cluded for once. She tried to push her
way past the guards, but Chief of Po-
| lice Hennon himself led her out of the
entrance. The police are suspicious OF
La Dame Blanche" ever since she
manifested desire for the government
TO throw bombs in Guerin's fort.
G ERMAN PRESS SCORES FRANCE.