Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-07
DECIDEDLY RloToUs.

DECIDEDLY RIOTOOS.
May Day Witnesses Riotous Proceedings
I'm France-Italy at Present Has Her
Hands Full at Home without Tackling
Uncle Sam.
PARIS, May "A number of very exc
citing scenes were witnessed in Lyons
yesterday. The first disturbance oc-
CURED when big crowd of workmen,
followed by large numbers of women
and children and bearing banners con-
tanning various sentiments in reference
to the rights claimed by the laboring
people, attempted to hold a procession.
The authorities had decided to prevent
to dispense when ordered, the police
were directed to make an attack
on the ranks of the paraders.
The men made desperate resistance
and general melee followed, in which
a policeman was seriously wounded.
The noise of the conflict attracted a
great crowd and the workmen were
soon reinforced by many sympathizers.
The authorities, finding the police I'M
able to cope unaided with the increased
force. called upon the military and a
body of cavalry was dispatched to the
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workmen, who assaulted them with vol
1eys of stones. The workmen were I'M
able to withstand the attack by the
cavalry and police and were finally
compelled to retreat. A number of ar.
rests were made and several of the
prisoners were found to be heavily
armed.
Subsequently the mob marched to the
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carrying black and red flags, for the
purpose of holding a demonstration
over the graves of those who had lost
their lives in former riots. The author
tiles were again compelled to appeal to
the military for aid in dispensing the
crowd. A force of cavalrymen was
hurried to the cemetery, and again were
their horses ridden down upon the peo-
pie.
Upon being driven from the cemetery,
the crowd again formed in procession
and marched back to the city, defiantly
denouncing the authorities and singing
LA Carmagnole'' in a grand chorus.
The rioters had no sooner reached the
city than they made an attack upon
their earlier antagonists-the police
and so savage was their assault that
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through the Gordon which they had es-
tablished. Again was it found neces-
sary to call upon the cavalrymen to dis
perse the rioters, who flushed with
their victory over the police, were pre-
pared to engage in more riotous demon
STATIONS, and again did the soldiers
charge upon the shouting mob and
thunder down upon their ranks. AS in
he at with ba 40.
the crowd was forced to beat a retreat
OTHER FRENCH DISTURBANCES.
PARIS, May Am explosion oc-
CURED yesterday in the house of the
due de Trevise, situated in the Rue
Bots. There is no reason to believe
that it was the result of private re-
venge against the duke, and it is
thought to have been merely demon
stration on the part of the anarchists.
An investigation made soon after the
occurrence showed that big dynamite
bomb had been used.
A mob attacked the Marie last even
ing in an attempt to rescue imprisoned
comrades and wounded two soldiers.
The troops Immediately opened fire
and three men fell dead. The mob
then fed.
Later there was bloody collision be-
tween miners and police, in which seven
persons were killed and twelve
wounded.
A mob of 1000 hooted at body of
gendarmes, who drew their sabers and at
tempted to dispurse the crowd, but were
received with a shower of stones and
compelled to retreat.
HOwLING ROME
ROME, May "A meeting of work
lngmen took place yesterday afternoon
near the church of San Giovanni
There were five members Of the cham
Der of deputies present An anarchist
speaker urged the assembled men to at
tack the police. The speakers words
SO excited his hearers that soon after
the mob stoned the troops which were
stationed in the neighborhood. Some
of the rioters hurled stones at the
troops from the windows Of houses.
The gendarmes at this point fred
upon the rioters and the cavalry imme-
diately after charged upon those who
had not been put to fight by the gend-
armes' fire. At the same time the in
fantry soldiers near the scene of the
riot were ordered to storm the houses
from which the stones had been thrown.
A terrible uproar followed.
When matters had Gained down
somewhat it was found that Signor
Barzilai, a member of the chamber of
deputies; Signor Capriani, a socialist
leader, and twenty-five others had been
wounded. One man was killed outright
by the gendar;nes' fire. In addition a
a gendarme was stabbed to death by
the rioters. During the cavalry charge
several troopers were endorsed and
were trampled upon and kicked by the
other horses.
Later on another sharp conflict oc-
CURED between the soldiers and mob
in Victor Emanuel square. Several
persons were injured and a trooper
killed.
Altogether 100 persons were arrested.
Nine soldiers and five civilians were
wounded.
Riots occurred in Florence, but were
slight in character. They were pro-
voked by anarchists. There was no
disorder in other towns.
Abundant evidence is appearing that
there was a carefully organized anarch-
ist plot here.
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