Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
BLOODY RIOT IN PARIS.
SanguInary Encounter Between the Mob
and the Police.


PARIS, Aug. 8.-The funeral of Gen.
Endes, the ex-Communist who dropped
dead while addressinga body of strikers
Sunday, took place to-day. Fifty tcou-
sand persons gathered in the streets adj
iacent to the house of the deceased,
and thousands lined the route to the
cemetery, along which cavalry was sta
toned. The other troops belonging TO
the Paris garrison were held within the
barracks in readiness Tor an emergency.
Traffic in the streets through which the
cortege passed was suspended and the
stores were closed.
Fifteen thousand persons marched in
front of the hearse bearing the remains
of the dead Communist They Wore
bouquets Of red immortelles. NJ.
Baslv, member of the Chamber
and N. Rochefort Were We're gre greeted
with cheers and shouts Of "Vive la
revolution and ''Vive la Commune"
The procession started at IL o'clock.
The pall-bearers were MN. Valiant, lie
Francois and Arnold, members of the
Commune of 1871, and M. Ostyn.
Louise Michel marched after the
hearse.
Thousands of Communists are in
the procession, and strikers are mus
tered in large masses. All the dis
cOntented elements are out and there
have been several scenes of disorder.
There has been fight between the
gen d. armes and the Communists,
IN which revolvers were free
ly used and many persons were
wounded. More serious trouble
feared. Troops are massed in
the streets leading to the route of the
procession, but out OF sight. They are
ready to act the instant the signal is re-
ceived. So far the police have been
eble 10 cope with the masses.
A brigade Of police headed the pro-
cession. Large bodies of workmen and
strikers followed quietly. The walters
and hair dressers in the line were nois-
Ter and demanded that the red flags,
which were carried covered, be I'M
lurled. Tie crowds along the route
shouted give la Commune" as the
hearse passed.
When the procession reached the
Boulevard Voltaire, three red flags were
unfurled. A commissary of police at
tempted to seize one, when some one in
the crowd fired a revolver at him but
the bullet went wide of it's mark. An
other commissioner was beaten with
sticks. NJ. Rochefort was set upon by
an Anarchist who handled him quite
severely. The police were powerless
before the menacing attitude of the
mob.
The gen d'armes made a charge in
front of Prince Eugene barracks, strik-
ing in every direction with the butt ends
Of their muskets. They succeeded il
releasing the police, who had been sur
rounded by the mob, and captured the
red flags.
When the procession arrived at the
Marie of the eleventh reimbursement,
a revolver was fired and bomb thrown
close to the police station, but the bomb
did not explode. The reserve force Of
police left their station and charged
upon the crowd with drawn swords,
wounding and taking into custody many
persons. The procession continued on
its way to the cemetery, but grew
smaller as it progressed.
A number of orations were delivered
at the grave amid cries of''Vive la Com
mune," give la revolution" At the
conclusion of the orations the gathering
dispersed. The police did not oppose
the display Of red flags inside the
cemetery.