The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-26
AMONG THE TOMBS
THE SHOUTS OF FRENzlED MEN AND
FRIGHTENED WOMEN
Resound, While tho Bayonet, Boulder.
and Revolver Do Their Bloody
Work-Communist Riot In
Pere la Chaise.

NEW YORK, May 26.-A Paris cableeram
to The Herald says: The commune had a
field-day, Sunday, which wound up with a
pitched battle at the Pere la Chaise. Alta
O'Clock in the afternoon 10000 Anarchists
assembled in the Pere la Chaise to decorate
the graves Of Communists killed in 1871.
Violent speeches were made. Shouts of
"Vive la anarchy" "Yive la communeln
and "Mortaux BorgeoisF resounded on every
side. An atheistic association marched into
the cemetery, with band playing and with
a red banner flying. A squad of twenty
hve police then appeared The officer in
command ordered the Anarchists to give I'D
the red flag. This the Anarchists refused to
do, and in reply made sudden rush at the
ponce, Who we're getting the worst Oft, when
ID. Augur, the officer in command, shouted
charge, and lively fight:ensued A po
lice reinforcement arrived, ..also a battalion
OF infantry of the Garde Republicaiue, who
at the command, Charge bayonetsl for
ward, double timer dashed into the crowd.
The Anarchists retreated, jumping over
tombstones, dodging behind graves and
monuments, the soldiers and police follow
ing at pas-de-charge.
The scene was most exciting. Grave.
stones, sculpture, and metallic wreaths were
smashed into thousand fragments. The
Anarchists finally made stand among
some newly y-dug graves near which were
large piles of stones for paving the tombs.
A perfect shower of stones fell among the
ranks of soldiers and police Here
M. Garnet, lieutenant of police had
his head smashed open with a stone, and
fell almost lifeless TO the ground. Another
lieutenant had his jaw fractured Seven of
the police were wounded. Another detach-
ment of police managed to take the Anarch-
lists in the rear, dashing into them with
drawn swords, cutting and slashing right
and left, and compelled the Anarchists to
beat final retreat. An officer of the Garde
Republicaine captured the enemy's red
standard
By this time half the garrison of Paris
was under arms. Dragons and the cavalry
of the Garde Repubhcaine patrolled all the
| approaches to the Pere la Chsi>e The lat
est returns show the total number OF
wounded to be eighty, Of which fifty are
Anarchists and thirty soldiers and police
but most of the wounds are mere contusions.
Ths Anarchists blood is now aroused, and
the coming week is expected to be very
| lively one.
| LATER The police expect and are pre-
pared for a renewal of the Communist riot
| The Communist papers cry for ven
geance upon the police and troops fol
attacking and bayoneting the people
These journals, in order to incite the mob
falsely assert that the soldiers, during Sat
urday's riot, shot four Communists dead
Threats are made to attack the authorities
with arms and bayonets
Victor Hugo's funeral will take place mex
Sunday. The poets body will lie in STATE
under the Arc de Triomphe until Saturday.
The Communists of Paris have decided tc
attend the funeral, and to march with rec
flags in the procession. If they do it is be
lieved there will be a riot
PARIS, May 26-Monday's demonstration
of the Communists, in celebration of th'
fall of the commune, was up t.
late hour orderly. the government
withdrew tie troops, and allowed
the processionists to march into Pere ID
Chaise cemetery with red flags The polio,
also left the Communists to themselves. M
Rochefort made his appearance, and wa
hailed by the paraders with shouts of "Viv
10 Com 5und." The policy of the authoritie
in simply ignoring the demonstration il
praised. The Communits, not being op
r6s'd, vented their enthusiasm and ALLEGED
lioodthrstness in harmless shouts. The,
cam, however, to have overrawed the au
ttorties and boast of their "victory"