The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-09
THE COMMUNE'S RED FLAG.
DEMONSTRATIONS at Paris Incident to the Flu.
neral of General Endes.

Demonstration at Paris Incident to the Flu
neral of General Endes.
PARIS, Aue. a.-The funeral Of General Endes,
the ex-Communist who dropped dead while ad-
dressing a body Of strikers on Sunday. took place
to-day. Fifty thousands persons gathered in
che streets adjacent to the house of the deceased,
and thousands lined The route to the cemetery,
along which cavalry was stationed. The other
troops belonging to the Paris garrison were held
within their barracks in readiness for any emer-
eency. 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. They
wore bouquets Of red immortelles. NJ. Basly, a
member Of the Chamber OF Deputies, was pres
ent, and he and NJ. Rochefort were greeted with
cheers and shouts of ''Vivs la revolution, " and
"Yive la Commune" The procession started at
IL O'CLOCK. The pall-bearers were NM. Vail
Commune Of 1871. and NJ. Ostyn. Louise Michel
marched after the hearse. A brigade Of police
headed the procession Large bodies of work
inemen and strikers followed quietly. The
waIte,s and hair-dresssrs in the line were noisy.
and demanded that the red flags. which were
carried covered, be unfurled. The crowds along
the route shouted "Vive la Commune" as the
hearse passed. When the procession reached
the Boulevard Voltaire. three red flags were un-
furled. A commissary Of police attempted to
seize one. when some one In the crowd fired q
revolver at him, but the bullet went wide of its
mark. Another commissary was beaten with
sticks. NJ. Rochefort was set upon by Anarch-
lists. who handled him quite severely. The
police were powerless before the menacing atti-
tude of the mob. The gen-darms made q charge
IN front OF Prince Eugene barracks. striking in
every direction with the butt ends of their mus
keis. They succeeded 10 releasing the police who
had been surrounded by the mob. and captured
the red fsga When the procession arrived at
the Marie Of the Eleventh reimbursement a re-
volver was fred .nd a bomb thrown close 20 the
police station. but the bomb did not explode.
The reserve force Of police left the station. and
caarged the crowd with drawn swords. wound.
Ing and taking into custody many persons. The
procession continued on It's way TO the ceme-
terry, but grew smaller - it progressed. A num-
Der Of ~orations were delivered 1T the grave amid
snss OF "Vive Ia Commune" and 'Vive la revo-
sutou." At the conclusion Of the ~orations the
gathering dispersed. The police did not oppose
the display Of red flags inside the cemetery.
After the conclusion Of the ceremonies a. the
cemetery, the persons composing the procession
withdrew quietly. NJ. Rochefort, who rode in an
open carrises, was ia some places greeted with
boots and cries of "A has Rochefort.n and "a
has Boulauger." The conflict on Boulevard Vol
,taires was the most serious event Of the
day. The rioting lasted fifteen minutes. When
the Gro wd reiterated before the charge of the
gen-dsrmes they left their flags and q number OF
funeral wreaths behind them on the pavement.
Fifteen persons were wounded, and twenty five
arrests were made. III. Scudey. secretary
of the league for the suppression OF the
registry Offices, was arrested on the charge OF in
ci ag to murder and pillage.
among those who attended the funeral were
Henry Rochefort and Louise Michel. Many
flowers and wreaths were placed upon the
coffin The procession accompanying the re-
mains was tranquil until the boulevard Voltaire
WI raoehaA Haro tho uunh 0haopad sh<
Commune and displayed a number of red flags
A detachment of the Gsrde de Paris charged
the crowds and captured the flags. The gov
ernment had adopted strict measures to sup.
press any outbreak. and orders were given tC
the police to use their arms if their lives were
menaced. The Bourse De Travail was closed by
order of the authorities, and was occupied by a
military detachment