Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21
|DREYFUS IS
At LIBERTY
Released from Prison Shortly After
Midnight While All Rennes
Was Sleeping.
LEAVES FOR NANTES At ONCE
The Cabinets Action Creates No
Disturbance in the Metrop-
oils or Elsewhere.
PARDON NOT TO END THE MATTER
Leading Drcyrusards Declare That
They Will Continue Their
Fight Till Complete
Justice Us Done.

London, Sept 2o.--A cablegram
from Renncs says that Captain ORGY
fus left there at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. He proceeded TO Nern. where he
took the train for Nantes. His depar-
ture was completely unnoticed.
Rcnnes. Sept. M. Nigie, chief of
the secret service. and Project Du-
rcault arrived at the prison here after
midnight. bringing the minister of
wars order for the release of Dreyfils.
The latter walked from the prison, en-
tered Il waiting carriage and was driv-
en- to the Nern station outside of town.
Matthew Dreyfus met him at the train
and accompanied him to Nantes. While
this dramatic turn i'm the Drcyfus
drama was enacted all Rennes slept
The departure of the famous DEVILS
island prisoner was no more noticed
than that of AN ordinary traveller.
Indifference in Paris.
Paris, Sept. 20. The decision of
the cabinet to pradon Dreyfus
created less interest in Paris
than would the result of big
horse race. In fact, it may be said
that it caused no excitement whatever
There was no rioting on the boulc
wards nor the faintest sign OF a dem
onstraton either for Oh against Drey
fus.
One would think that the fire OF
the Drcyfus agitation had burned it,
self out The ant-Dreyfusard papers
tried to infnse interest into the gov
rrnmcnt's action by rabid attack up
on President Loubet. but their efforts
We're futile
The Soir had the most sensational
caption, two lines of enormous letters
extending across the entire front page
announcing The Traitor Drcyfus Par
doned-Outragc ON the Army"
Then. in the course of am article vio-
lcntly attacking President Loubet, ii
said:
THE attain has become grave when
the chief of state assumes the leader
ship of the anti-mlitary movement
and pardons IL confessed traitor. under
the prctext that he has been con-
dernncd twice instead of once
Zola's Gloomy Prediction.
Concerning the pardon of Drcyfls,
Nj. Zola says:
"rhe I'ennes trial was the dark
fourth act in Il drama of injustice and
infamy. Now, with the grotcspuc par
don OF an innocent man, the fifth act
begins. How viii! the act end? Drey-
fus will be restored TO his full rights
and place i'm the army and punishment
meted out 10 the villains. The drama
will end with a irodeession of hand
c,ltied generals, led To prison. or dark
days are just beginning for France.
Justice will come with sword and
torch, and the martyrs acpuittal will
be sealed with blood. Humanity will
take am awful vengeance. / has been
cheated too long. In vindicating Drcv-
fus, France indicates herself The
curtain has risen on the fifth act. The
world watches.'
Matthew Dreyfus, brother of Cap
tain Dreyfus, left for Rennes at 10 p.
III. yesterday. He was accompanied
only by Francis de Presscnse and De-
manages son. Matthew Dreyfus said:
1--WE arc happy. of course, but far
from satisfied. My brothef.;is, inno-
cent and his innocence was proven. vet
he was officially proclaimed guilty
This mocllery of justice, the goverh-
ment's action only partly remedies.
We must compel the army itself to ac-
knowledge the iniquitNof the two pre-
vious ver,iicts. We will do it.
Tonight, however, | can only think
of the poor fellow out of their clutches
and who soon will have the kisses of
his children WHO have prayed every
day that their father might soon re-
turn from his long journey.
Those who have robbed us of our
peace. happiness and honor have still
TO answer for their crimes. They shall
Neither Alfred nor ] are CUTTERS
Mime. Severine, the famous Paris
journalist said:
"The pardon was the very least our
government owed to insulted human
ity. 1t will Show civilized nations that
there is a strong party in France dc
handing justice. Politically this re
assertion of the supremacy of the civil
authority over the military will come
as an emphatic slap given by The re-