The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-06
AZ WILL BEGIN IN RENNEs ON
MONDAY MORNING AT AN
EARLY HOUR
CROWDS ARE now GATHERING
AUTHORITIES TAKE ExTRAoR.
DINARY PRECAUTIONS TO PRE-
VENT DISTURBANCES
PIaaUART IGNORES INSULTS

rays No Heed to the Shouts of Those
who Are Opposed to Dreyfus-
Gen. Mercier Arrives. md M
anxious Appearance Is Made Note
Of-NOveI Preparations for a.,
Sensational Trial.
HENNES, Aug. 5.-Rennes has avail
ened from its normal condition of sloont-
ness and with the arrival of hundra5s
OF journalists from all part of the world
ana witnesses and other actors IN +ho
DreyIus drama, the town is assuntno,
an animated appearance. The cafes are
1uIl OF people, warmly DISCUSSING +ba
coming trial, which will open on Mon
uay morning at half past six or sevar
CLOCK Gen. Mercier who was minister
OF war when Dreyfus was condemned or.
rived from Paris this afternoon ua MO-.
dressed in mufti, and his face sbo1,,od
an anxious, careworn look. LARGO
iiuiiloer Oh persons had gathered on the
PLATFORM at the railway station to Wit
ness MS arrival, but no noteworthy inci-
dent occurred.
Inc leading event Of the day was the
arrival OF the hero Of the Dreyfus affair
Ldeut--Col. Georges Picquart. He wora
bowler hat, and a dark suit. His tratn
arrived at o'clock this evening. an hour
Iate' and only few people were present
at lhe stauon, except detectives and
ponce ofhcers. AS Col. Picquart entered
the carriage which Maitre Labori. conn
Sci for Capt Dreyfus, had waiting for
MIN in the station yard, some of the
spectators shouted 'Vive Picauart +" ana
ViVe Dreyfus.'' These shouts elicited
counter cries of "a bas Picquart," and
"A mort Ecu" from the few anti
Dreyfusites present
But the bark of the latter was vorsa
than their bite, for not the slightest at
tempt was made to carry out their
threats, which Col Picquart utterly ;e-
nored. He did not give even glance
to the shouters, as his carriage drove
quickly away to public house in the
town, after a brief call at Maitre La
boris residence.
AUTHORITIES ANXIOUS.
The authorities are apparently becom-
ing anxious regarding the maintenance
OF tranquility here during the trial. ow-
ing TO the invasion of the town bv
crowd of anti-Dreyfus agitators. and
heroic police measures were taken this
evening to insure peace during a couple
or opposition meetings. which were quite
private A small number of people as
sembled in the neighborhood of tbe
houses In which meetings were held. and
this led the autorities to mobilize in the
locality force Of policemen on foot.
mounted gendarmes. and swarm of de-
tectives who closed the streets in the
vicinity, although there was not the
slightest sign of disorder
Cards of admission to the trial were
issued this afternoon the the represen-
tatives Of the press, every two foreign
correspondents without exception, receiv-
ing one card between the them which
means that the leading papers of the
world outside Europe will be able to be
represented only every other day.
Capt. Dreyfus will be conducted to the
new court room in the Lycee which
faces the military prison across the
broad Avenue de la Garre and return
in the evening, between double rows of
guards WOrkingmen have been busy to-
day fitting up the Sales des Fetes in
the Lycee, for the trial, and the installa-
ton of benches, desks, etc, is already
practically completed A large cruciix
has been brought from the military
chapel and hung behind the seats of the
judges, which are placed on the stage.
AS the Sale des Fetes is really a theater,
the proscenium has been left untouched,
and will form a frame for the scene OF
the trial.