Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-19
A PARDON SOON.
French Cabinet Takes the NeceS-
Sary Action In the Drey-
fuS Case.

Paris, Sept. 15.-The Matin this morn
ing asserts that the cabinet has agreed
to pardon Dreyfus and that the decree
will be signed September 10. Many of
the provincial papers publish articles IN
sistlng on the granting of pardon. Inc
Figaro says that many officers of the
army are asking that Dreyfus be par
doncd.
Commandant Carriere, the government
commissioner Of the Dreyfus court-mar-
tial at Rennes, says in an interview:
"Dreyfus is certain to be pardoned very
shortly. Everybody wants to get rid of
the Dreyfus case, the soldiers more than
anybody else. In any case Capt. Drey-
fus will not have to go through a second
degradation. of that / am certain"
Antwerp, Sept. 15.-It is announced On
good authority that Gen. MERCER intends
to prosecute the leading newspapers of
Antwerp, Brussels, Client and Liege on
charges of calumny in connection with
their comment on his share in the prose
cution of Capt. Dreyfus. The entire
country would rise in defense of the free
dom of the press.
No French Menus.
London. Sept 15-Although in some
quarters a strong reaction has set in
against the exaggerated antiFrench sen
tlmCnt. due to the result OF the Dreyfus
trial, the Scntimentalists still fill the pa
pers with suggestions that plainly show
the national feeling. One Gf the more
absurd propositions is that the British
public boycott all restaurants where the
practice Of printing dinner bills in French
prevails.
The papers are still flooded with Drey-
fus letters, the most remarkable today
being from Michael Davitt, the Irish Ma
tionaIist, member of Parliament, and
Rev. Hugh Price Hughes. editor of the
fish sympathy for the prisoner is entirely
due to the fact that Dreyfus is a rich Jew
instead of DOOR one.
NO absolutely innocent man." contin-
ucs Mr.. Davitt, was ever convicted
twice in any civilized country by a jury
of his peers. No civilized country could
produce Il conspiracy of men educated
cultured and responsible like the French
military chiefs to stOop to the baseness
and infamy Of plotting TO ruin an nSig-
niticant petty officer. The supposition is
too monstrous to be entertained by any
mind unwarped by anti-French feeling
Suffered More than rreyrus.
What have YOU to say about Florence
Mayhrick? Your lord chief justice is
said 10 believe her innocent SO do
many eminent Englishmcn and tens of
rot had 4 second trial if innocent? She
has suffered ten times more than Drey-
fUS could suffer. She is an American
citizen abandoned more or less by the
press and public opinion Of her country
which can repeat the London-phrased in
suits to France for the alleged miScar-
riagc of justice, but which do not have
Il word OF protest or Of reproach against
England. which refuses TO listen even to
the petitions of mercy addressed by their
unfortunate coCntrE-womens British
gaolers.
The Rev. Mr.. Hugh Price Hughes in
the Methodist Times protests against
the first of English gentlemen, the
Prince of Wales. being allowed as chair
man of the British committee to associ-
ate with liars, forsers aud assassins."
Columbia. s. c.. Sept. ia challenge
20 mortal combat has been cablcd to
Count Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy by
Paul L. Aver of Anderson. 5. C..whO vol
untecrs to meet Esterhazy in behalf of
Capt. Dreyfus. Aver is a son of the late
Gen. Aver of the Confederate army and
was Il sergeant in the First South Caro-
, Ina volunteers in the Spanish war.