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Show I.DnEYFUS HAS HI8 DAY. ' Restored to Authority on Spot Where He Was Disgraced. Paris. In the presenco of a dlstln-culshed' dlstln-culshed' military- assemblage, Major Alfred Droyfus, weuriug the full uniform uni-form of his rank, on Saturday received re-ceived tho Cjoss of Cliovullor ot tho Legion of llonor. Tho ceremony, which occurred In the courtyard of tho military uchool, was rendered ' doubly Impresslvo by bolng held on the very spot whore tho buttons ami ' gold laco wore at ripped ofT his uni form and his sword broken twelvo years ago. The courtyard, from which tho public was rigorously excluded, ex-cluded, uh the ceremony was purely official, was encircled by two batteries bat-teries ot tho Thirteenth artillery, J commanded by Colonel Targe, who I ruado tho recent discoveries at tho war olllco leading to the rehearing of the caso against Dreyfus und his acquittal. ac-quittal. General Gllhiln, accompanied by a number of army olllclals. entered the clrclo with trumpots and drums i Bounding. The general attached tho decoration to Major Druyfim' breast i and felicitated him on his well-earned i honor. Tho ceremony was '.rer In ( live minutes, tho general. Mujw Droy- ' fus and the army otllclals retiring j ninld the dipping of flags and a roll I of drums. |