Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-04
STUDENTS RIOTING.
THEY srU6BoRNLY RESIST on
slAUGiiTS MAZE eY POLICE.
Paris Practically In Their Possession for
Time-How tho Trouble Originated.
Legislative Action.
TBy AngIo-American cable to the Dispatca.I

IBy Anglo-American cable 10 the Dispatca.l
PARIS, July 3.--On Saturday last an ARRAY
occurred between the police and number OF
students in the Latin quarter. Tho srair
caused ths greatest kind OF excitement among
the students who lodge In The quarter aud they
determined 70 lay tho facts In the case before
the government aud TO obtain satisfaction ior
what they deemed the arbitrary and oyerbear-
ing conduc, OF the polica Wnea tho Chamber
of Deputies met to-day studonts 20 the number
OF 1000 proceeded TO tho executive building
and sought TO gal: admission. The ofricisIs CT
the Chamber fearing riotous demonstration,
gave orders to close the gates TO prevent their
ingress.
After considerable psrleying ten students
were admitted 10 tho chamber as spokesfncn.
They stated their side OF the case and urged tho
deputies to support motion offered by Deputy
Millerand censuring the government. Mlllerand
charged tho police with brutality.
GOVERNMENT INQUIRY PR0CgEDING.
N. Dspuy. the Prime Minister, deprecated the
discussion as premature. adding tbas s,rin:
gent inquiry was proceeding into all the facts OF
the case.
An order OF the day expressing hope that
the government would do its best TO punish the
gailty officers was finally adopted by the cham
ber
N. Loze Prefect OF Police, has resigned on ac-
count OF this affair. lie believed the goyern-
merit was disposed 20 make a scape goa, OF HIN.
Efforts are being made 10 induce Loze tc with
draw his resignation.
STUDENT MOB.
At 9:3O o'clock this evening 1000 students
surrounded the prefecture OF police, ieered the
officials aud threw stones through the windows.
While tho police wero preparing 70 charge the
mob upset ths b0oths In the neighborhood and
SMASHED the street lamps The charge OF the
police was resisted stubbornly The stu
dents fought back with clubs aud stones.
In the first onset several students were
wounded. and two policemen were stretched
unconscious on the pavement Tho second
charge resultet In more inIuiie5 on both sides,
but the students were driven back only htty or
sixty yards. After the third charge had been
made aud repulssd the students marched. sing
Ing and shouting. TO the Place Sc. Michel. Tho
police retired and n call for cavalry was sent
out from the prefecture. At 1919 o'clock the
students were rioting In the boulevard 81.
Michel.
THS POLICE woRsrED.
After the cavalry had returned to their bar
racks the mob hurried back along the Boulevard
st. Mich el. smashed with clubs and heavy stick
timber the massive doors OF the Palais de Jus
ttce, and Knocked the glass out OF all the win
dows In reach. The police returned and
charged the mob with drawn swords.
Tho rioters oyercame them, tore tnen
swords IRON their hands, and drove them back
10 the Hotel Dieu. seven policemen were cut
severely with tho swords which the rioters had
wrenched from them. Three Of the policemen
| have been taken 20 the hospitals. dozen
| other policemen were badly bruised with stones
| and clubs. one policeman was caught by the
students, stripped OF his clothes and carried TO
| the river. He begged the students on his knees
not TO throw him in, and eventually ne was re-
leased by them.
The STUDENTS FINALLY DIsPERsE.
The Republican Guards were called out at
| midnight Ihe students retreated down the
| Boulevard So. Michel as the guards approach ID
| and dispersed shortly before | O'Clock. The
| guards remain stationed at the bridge to prevent
tho return Of any rioters TO the Palais de Justice
| and Prefecture Of Police.
81. Loze denied late last evening that no had
| resigned.
| IMMEDIATE CAUSE.
| The immediate cause OF tho riots to-day WAS
| the death OF n clerk named Nugor, who was M
! jurod by the police In their encounter wish the
| students on Saturday. A dlsOrderly dofnonstra-
tion will be made probably by the students at
| Nugers funeral