The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-30
FIERCE RIOTS In PARIS.

strike of BUS Drivers Leads 10 Scenes OF
Great Disorder NChs Attack New
mp'oyes-CarYiagc Demolished ana
..Hlacklecs" Roughly Handlcd-,'n-
suecessful Efforts of the Police 10
OueI the Cutbreak-ArHy Protection
Refused.
PARIS. Nav 26.-The strike OF stage
drivers throughout Paris, which WAS
begun Yesterday, continues to-day and
is causing great excitement in this city.
Enormous crowds of people, the ma-
iority of whom are in warm sympathy
with the strikers. surround the depotS
of the omnibus company. During the
night and this morning the company s
depots and offices were guarded BY
strong forces of police ana detachments
of troops. There was no serious
disturbance last night, but rIoting was
renewed early to-day, when the stage
company, assisted 10y police. made an
endeayor 10 run several stages. The
strikers picktts had kept the main body
of the discontented men well informed
OF the movement projected with the re-
suit that a crowd Of the most desperate
Of the striking drivers gathered at the
point from which stages were TO start.
No sooner were the stages We'll out Of
the depotS than they were greeted with
voiley upon yolley of stones. which
were accompanied with perfect storrn
of hootin. and jeering. Though the
stages were escorted by policemen, the
strikers watched tEer ropportunity, and,
at signal agreed upon, charged furious
ly upon the stages, swept away the po-
lice lines, dragged the 'blackieg' driv-
ers from their boxes, pounded them
vigorously, cut the traces OF the horses
and. in several cases, overturned and
seriously damaged the stages them
Selves
The police did their best to protect
the cOmpany's employees and property,
but their efforts were nearly useless, iii
the face of the oycrwhe!mingiy power
ful rushes OF the mob. At one time ii
was thought that troops would be called
upon to take action, bat the authorities.
in view of the popular sentiment OF re-
sentiment which WAS aroused by the
slaughter of the men by the soldiers st
ed to order the troops 10 fire upon the
people unless absolutely compelled 10
do so Numbers OF stages are standing
deserted in the streets, blocking the
traffic and showing how well the strik-
ers are holding their own.
Popular sympathy IS undoubtedly
with the strikers, and in one case this
was illustrated in manner somewhat
disgusting To the "biackleg9.' Two
stages were stopped by the strikers AZ
certain point, and the horses Were as
usual embarrassed and led away anl.d
the iecr5 of the crowd who Witnessed
the onslaught of the strikers. When
the "biackleg" drivers and conductors
were pulled from the stages the Inhah-
itants OF the nelghborlng houses, male
and female, nearly smOthered the
"blacklegs" with showers OF dirty va
ter, filth ana refuse. When the 'bl@ck
legs" finally escaped they were iii al
most az filthy a condition as it Is posi-
bic for men to be IN.
Squads of police attempted, by repeat
ed CHARGES upon the strikers and their
supporters to protect the stages issuing
from the depot on the Boulevard BOur-
don, but the crowds responded by al
tacklng and oVerpoWerlng the police.
The strikers then pulled the ''black-
legs" from the stages, severely maltreat-
ed them, and compelled the stages to
return into the depot. The police later
on were reinforced and made many ar
rests among the strikers who had been
prominent in the rIoiing.
The stage Company asked VI. De
Freyclnet, president OF the Council, and
the minister of war, TO allow troops to
take the places of the company drivers,
and to permit the company to run
stages loaded with soldiers through the
streets of Paris. NJ. De FreyClnet re-
fused the company's request. The lat
ter then sent some Of its official Is to the
Hotel De Vile and requested the Mu-
nicipal Council to intervene in be ehalf of
the company. After some deliberatiOn
the Municipal Council consented to
formally receive and hear the com
plants of the stage company's officers
this afternoon.
The extent to which the strikers en-
Joy the sympathy Of the Partisan public
may be Judged from the fact that many
of the newspapers of this city have
opened subscriptions in behalf of the
strikers and their families in order 10
enable the drivers TO succe ssfuiy push
their fight with the stage company.
The strikers ask for twelve hours work
per day and the reinstatement of drlV-
ers belonging TO their union who have
been discharged for agitating this move
ment