The morning call., 1893-07-06
Students Give Way to
the Canaille.
FURTHER TROUBLE FEARED.
The Authorities Now Fighting the
Riff-Raff of the Great French
Metropolis.
Special to TUE MORNING CALL

PARIS, July Sit now appears that
most of the rioting of yesterday was not
by the students, but by the ritf-raff, who
took advantage OF the occasion to raise
disturbance. This class resumed rio;ing
this morning, and had numerous conflicts
with the police and the soldlery, and num-
bers on both sides were injured.
The affair has assumed such a serious
aspect that the authorities are determined
to restore order at any cost.
Almost the whole city is occuped by
troops. who have orders to repress disorder
with strong hand.
The body of Huger. the young man
killed In Mondays riots, was conveyed by
unfreQuented streets to the Lyons railway
station this morning and sent home to his
parents at Lyons, to avoid another uprs-
ing.
The rioting last night in place S. Ger
main des Pres was most serious, especial
ly as almost at the same time a conflc,
hroke out in Rue Ducci. at the corner of
Rue Seine. In both places when the cav
airy charged the rioters barrlcaded the
streets with overturned buses, trans,
carriages. broken lamp-posts and kiosks
The rioters threw planks among the
horses legs, and red flags were BRAN
dished, resulting in several riders being
thrown.
About 100 rioters were tramped and
seriously wounded by saberS, requiring
hospital care. One rioter was shot dend.
West of Notre Dame the scene this morn
ing in the Latin Quarter is extra ordinary.
The streets are strewn with the debris of
lamp posts. burned newspapers, kiosks.
broken bottles, glasses. etc, and ovor-
turned trans aud buses are seen along
the Boulevard st. Michel. 1t is reported
that not a single bus in the Luxemburg
quarter escaped destruction.
Similar scenes prevail in the Rue Rivoli,
Rue ST Denis and around the Labor Ex-
change and Halles Centrales. where the
kiosks were overturned and burned. Early
in the morning the seats and railings were
torn up and used as missiles.
Several Journalists were arrested while
taking notes and some of The gendarmes
are reported to have been thrown into the
Seine.
The students generally have withdrawn
from the disorders and the issue is be-
tween the Paris canaille and the police.
waited upon NJ. Dupuy and protested
against being further associated with the
riots and agreed to assist the police by
every means in their power They there
upon placarded manifesto on the trees
in the Boulevard ST. Michael calling upon
the students to withdraw from all mani
festations. The Governments anxiety
chiefly arises from the belief that the Bou-
langists are fostering the riots for political
ends.
There was scene of uprOar in the
Chamber of Deputies over a motion to
proceed to discuss the riots in the city,
which the Government opposed. The
extremists precipitated scene of the ut
most disorder over the matter, and it was
impossible to transact any business for
some time. Finally the matter was post
poned by decided majority.
The mob has been cowed by the deter
mined front presented by the Government
in calling out the military. and all was
quiet up to 5 O'Clock this evening.
The students are disguised with the
roughs for carrying things so far, and have
withdrawn from the streets. Only the
scum Of Paris is now concerned.
The police stopped omnibus and tram
way traffic at noon to prevent the repeli-
tion of yesterdays disorders Patrols
prevented groups from forming on the
streets.
MIDNIGHT-Ri0ting was resumed at $3.50
o'clock tonight. The mob assumed
threatening attitude and the police charged.
The rioters made determined stand and
hand-to-hand fight followed. The struggle
was continued until the police were re-
enforced By large force of Republican
Guards. when the rioters dispersed.
At IL O'Clock there was sangunary en-
counter on the Rue des Ecoles. The exact
details are wanting. but it is known that the
Republican Guards charged the rioters
with drawn swords and the police opened
fire with revolvers.
One man was killed by cut from
saber. Others were taken into neighbor-
ing drugstores,sw their wounds were
dressed.
Another mob set fire to a tramcar and
burned it to ashes.
An assistant brigadier of the police has
been found drowned near the Grenelle
bridge, and /. is supposed that he was
thrown into the Seine by the mob.
Two hundred persons were arrested TO-
night for participating in the disturbance.
lr-Nyy EX DOxNING DEGAVTA