Dreyfus Verdict Triggers Calm in France Despite Local Disorders
Erance ts report a quiet reaction to the Dreyfus verdict with no serious disorder. Minor disturbances in provincial towns arise but are promptly checked by police.
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
2
Erance ts report a quiet reaction to the Dreyfus verdict with no serious disorder. Minor disturbances in provincial towns arise but are promptly checked by police.
Paris reports a day of quiet with a rainfall and little public excitement. Marseilles and Belfort saw minor disturbances as Dreyfus court martial verdict published. Demonstrators attacked Jacques Dreyfus residence. many arrests. Premier Waldeck-Rousseau met ministers. cabinet date undecided. Loubet unlikely to return to Rambouillet soon. Military leaders approve the verdict as army honor protected and mercy to Dreyfus.
In Rennes on September 12 Dreyfus kept remarkable composure following the verdict as Mme Dreyfus and Mathieu Dreyfus visited him. Labori's assistant delivered the revision petition which Dreyfus signed. He hopes the ten year sentence will be erased by his five years on Devils Island and expects release by October 10.
The Sept 12 reports show universal condemnation from papers worldwide except a few Jesuit and anti Semite outlets. Russians mock Jewry while most press brands the judges as brutes and predicts dire French consequences. Exposition boycott talk also circulates across national media.
Berlin reaction condemns the second verdict as cowardly and politic, an act of moral cowardice and a grave political blunder that wounds civilization. The Reichstag and Emperor William are cited as failing to prevent a scandal of judicial and political crime.
Budapest Sept 12 semi official notice says a move is on foot against sending exhibits to the Paris exposition in 1900. Many intending exhibitors have withdrawn notices of participation due to concerns over current conditions in France making it unsafe to send items.
Seattle dispatch reports a million dollars in Klondike gold dust arriving aboard the steamer Cleveland from St. Michaels for the United States assay office. The consignors are the Canadian Bank of Commerce with 600000 and the Bank of British North America with 400000.
The court notes anticipate action regarding EMD and grants permission to summon Schwarzkoppen and Panizzardi. The move signals procedural steps in a pending matter involving both individuals and the organization referenced as EMD.
Rennes Sept 7 M Labori telegraphed Emperor William and King Humbert asking permission for Colonel Schwarzkoppen and Colonel Panizzardi to testify in the Dreyfus trial. The appeals, couched in terms of justice and humanity, could influence the verdict as deposition of the German and Italian attaches looms. The court could adjourn pending their arrival, potentially ending the trial this week with a verdict soon after.
The Pittsburg Bridge company and Charles M. Peasly, superintendent, were found responsible by a coroner's jury for the death of 11 workers when arches of the Coliseum building under construction collapsed on August 28.
Washington reports the War Department received via cable August receipts from the three main Philippine ports totaling 667,615 dollars. Customs receipts contributed 618,903 dollars.
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