The herald., 1893-07-05
PARIS N A STATE OF SIEGE,
Students Continue Their Riot
GUS Demonstrations.
They Have Full Possession of the
Latin District.
Police Unable to Suppress the Riotsrs
Troops Guarding the Public
Buildings--Wanton Destruc-
tion of Property.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 4.-Riotoua demonstra-
tions were continued by the students
today. The police were unable to dis
perse the mdbs, and eventually large
detachment oi cavalry charged and
scattered the students. The whole dis.
trict bounded by the Boulevard st. Ger
main, the river and the Rue do Seine Ia
in an uproar. Students. with crowds oi
roughs, fill the open spaces. Om-
nibuses and tram cars are stopped
by the mobs, the passengers turned
out and vehicles upset. Traffic is sus-
pended in the district. The Rue st.
Peres is barricaded. Pedestrians are
stopped and maltreated. The Charity
hospital is surrounded with cuirassiers
to keep off the students, who threatened
to attack the building. The ministry oi
public works, the marine depart
ment and other public buildings
are guarded by the military. Skirmish-
ing is reported Internationally from var
ious districts.
The students tried also to repeat the
scenes OF last night in the neighborhood
of the Palais de Justice and the Prefec-
ture de Police. They were met and
driven back by . body Of cavalry.
Many students we're trampled ON and
cut, and several cavalrymen were
wound ed by flying stones.
At 1880 p. m. the students have
possession OF dozen streets between
the Boulevard St. Germain and the
Seine. Infantry and cavalry are at
hand. however, to restrain them from
breaking into public buildings.
At IL 80 the whole district two blocks
east OF the Boulevard st. Michael is in
full riot. Troops OF cavalry and squads
of police are stationed in every street.
Students are upsetting all vehicles.
Scores of carriages and carts have been
set on fire. Many students are using
revolvers.
The mob in front Of the Charity hos
pital was charged repeatedly by the
police, but fought back and would not
disperse. Their allies in the windows
near the hospital were pelting the
police with crockery and furniture
and cotton and wool saturated
with carbolic acid. Many policemen
were injured. Although holding the mob
at the hospital in check the police were
unsuccessful in taking the offensive.
The cuirassiers have not as yet in.
terfered.
The critical situation ia complicated
by the demonstrations of working
men. Three Thousand OF them met
this evening and decided to remain In q
building all night to prevent the author
tiles from executing threat to close it.
More than 1900 workingmen are march
ing right abreast through the disturbed
district. The keenest anxiety lie every
where apparent. General 6aussier,
military governor OF Paris. has prepared
the garrison for the worst.
Later-The mobs have piled up car
riages and carts which they seized to
bsrricade the streets. All the shops In
the riotous district were closed early in
the evening. The names of 200 men
severely injured in the riots are re-
ported.
At O'Clock reports from the Latin
quarter said most Of the win
dows were broken, lamp posts
were lying across the streets
and broken furniture and half smashed
vehicles lay strewn over the pavement.
A police brigadier is said to have been
severely wounded with a revolver. The
Paris newspapers say one policeman
was killed and 80 or 40 policeman and
1h0 riotara Woundad