The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-02
SAVAGE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
Anarchists and Socialists Battle With
Police and Soldiers.

Anarchists and socialists Battle with
Police and Soldiers.
PARIS, May LA mob threatened the station
at Clichy today, and gendarmes started out
The mob took refuge in wine shop, and fierce
battle followed. The mob was largely COM
posed of anarchists, who used revolvers freely.
Four policemen were fatally wounded. While
Minister OF the Interior Constans was driving
from the chamber home today mob made such
. threatening demonstration that the police
were obliged to rescue him. At midnight all ID
quiet in Paris.
Paris to day was even freer from trai1ic than
on last Mayday. The paraders appeared to take
delight in goading the police to charge them.
After the Place de Ia Concorde was cleared at Z
o'clock in the evening. no further incident was
reported.
During the course Of the day roquet. in the
chamber of deputies, assured . deputation OF
men employed in various capacities on the rail-
ways, that they had his sympathy and support
in the efforts to bring about reduction Of work.
ing hours.
Everything was quiet this morning. and there
were no outward signs that this state Of affairs
would be disturbed in the course Of the day.
Troops of cavalry patrolled the streets in the
socialist quarters, and in addition many in
police were not idle either. They arrested about
SO anarchists, socialists and other persons
coming under the category Of dangerous
charactcrs. These men will be held - prisoners
until all signs Of danger have passed. in order to
prevent riots.
citemeut in the vicinity of the Rue Berry. The
cause of the tumult was q loud explosion which
broke the windows all around the locality men,
toned. The streets were deserted at the time
and nobody vas injured. No one seems able to
explain the motive for the explosion, which ID
said 70 have been caused by bomb or dyna-
mite cartridge Dispatches received from ths
provinces report the state generally quiet.
MARsEILLEs, May This evening in q COLI
sion between the police and q crowd of roughs
several were injured and many arrests made.
Socialist demonstrations took place here this
morning. The socialists taking part refused to
disperse when ordered to do 90 by the authori.
ties. The military quickly scattered the social
lists, many of whom were arrested.
LYONS. May LA number of very exciting
scenes were witnessed in this city today. The
first disturbance occurred when q big crowd OF
workmen. followed by large numbers OF women
and children and bearing red cards containing
various sentiments, attempted to hold a process
sion. The authorities had decided to prevent
any marching, and as the men refused to dis
perse, the police charged. The men made des-
perate resistance, and a general melee followed,
in which number of policemen were seriously
wounded. A body of cavalry was dispatched "a
the place, and the workmen were unable to
Withstand the combined attack. A number oi
arrests were made and several OF the prisoners
were found to be heavily armed.
Subsequently mob marched to the cemetery,
headed by men carrying black and red flags.
The visit was for the purpose OF holding dem
onstration over the graves Of former riotcrs
The authorities were again compelled to appeal
to the military, and again were war horses
ridden down upon the people. The mob OBJ
stinately resisted. Showers of stones and other
missiles were hurled at the soldiers, several oi
whom were seriously injured before they
at last succeeded in clearing the burying
ground of the mob. Upon being driven
from the cemetery the crowd again formed
procession and marched back to the
city, detiantly denouncing the authorities and
singing la Carmagnole' in grand chorus. The
rioters, undaunted by their two defeats, had nc
sooner reached the city than they made an attack
upon the police and broke through the Gordon
Again did the soldiers charge, and the crowd
was forced to beat retreat. The fighting has
caused the greatest alarm among the people oil
the city, and the excitement is intensified n
each hour passes The police are utterly power
| less to control the bowling mob, who, en-
boldened by this fact, have become more defian,
| than ever, and the authorities have been com
PEELED to summon additional achievements o
soidiera The rioters have cut the tele
phone and telegraph wires and are nov
| holding an uproarious meeting ut head
quarters. where anarchist speakers are furiousiy
| and wildly haranguing their hearers and in
| citing the already msddened men to commit
| further acts of violence. Dense crowds sur
| rounded the labor exchange. which building
| the soldiers have cleared of all persons at the
| point of the bayonet. The military are taking
| every precaution to subdue the mob, and have
| brought cannon TO place for the purpose of In
| timidsting them. mass meeting OF workmer
| was held tonight on the principal square Of thu
| city Becoming disorderly, the troops agair
| charged Several persons were injured Ter
| soldiers and policemen were injured during thS
/ dav and sixty persons arrested