Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-12
MARTIAL LAW IN PARIS.
Continued ROting Makes Troops Necessary
Every Street in the City,

lF6Iy OUl60U III Gll6 Olby,
PARIS, July 5.-Martial law practically
prevails in Paris to-day, and in every
street is heard the tramp of the foot
troops or the Gathering gallop Of cavalry
regiments. Riots started by dissatisfied
students have increased in violence to
such an extent that prompt and power
full measures to suppress the disturb
ances have become necessary. The
disOrderly element in all parts
of the city took advantage of the dem
Onstration of the students to Join
in and create disorder, and now as a
matter of fact they and not the stu
dents as body are responsible for the
rioting. To-day almost the whole of
Paris is occupied by troops who are I'M
der orders to repress disorder with a
strong hand.
At an early hour to-day hundreds
gathered In the vicinity of the markets
and created fresh disturbances. Sew
eral conflicts occurred between the riot
ers on one side and the police and sol
diers on the other. The crowd was
composed of the riff-raf of the
city, majority being men out
of work and men who never
work. The fighting was quite severe
and numbers on both sides were in
jured. The affair assumed such a seri-
GUS aspect that the authorities who at
first imagined that it was due entirely
to the effervescence Of the more mis-
chievOus of the students have deter
mined to restore order at any cost.
The body of Niger, the young man
who was killed during the fighting be-
tween the police and the students in
the Latin quarter, was sent to the home
of his parents in Lyons to-day. The
authorities feared that the rioters
would take advantage of the ship
ment of the body to cause further trou-
BILE, and considerable secrecy was OBJ
served in transferring the body from the
mOrgue to the Lyons railroad station.
At an early hour this morning the
coffin containing the remains was
placed in hearse and taken to the sta
ton, the route followed being through
unfrequented streets. The early risers
who saw the hearse paid little attention
to it beyond lifting their hats in accord
ance with the custom of saluting the
dead that prevails here. The students
and their abettors in the killing did not
know of the transfer and there was no
riOtOus demonstration.
Another disgraceful scene was wit
messed in the Chamber of Deputies to-
day, the occasion being the discussion
Of the riots that have occurred in this
city since Saturday last. Proposals
were made that the Chamber
should at once proceed to dis
cuss the subject Of the riots,
but NJ. Dupuy, the prime mini
ster, opposed such action. His opposi-
sitiOn was seized upon by the Extre1n-
CT ~ To Thn1v
hoWled and yelled and terrible uproar
followed. For time nothing could be
heard but cries and counter-cries and
the utmost disorder prevailed. When
order was finally restored the Chamber,
by vote Of 81 to 132, postponed con-
sideration Of the question until Mon
day.
At ) P. NJ. quietness prevails in the
district south Of the Seine where the
trouble has been most pronounced. The
prompt action of the military and the
knowledge that they have orders to
use any amount of force to disperse
rioters has had the effect of cowing the
mob. When night falls, however,
further trouble may occur, but the au-
thOrities declare that they will put down
disorder even if it becomes necessary to
order the soldiers to fire vOlleys into
the crowds.
The startling suddenness with which
the scuffle between the students and
the police has developed into bloody
riOting causes the government anxiety
The original cause Of the trouble has
been quite lost sight Of in the rioting,
in which the scum of the Southern
Paris reinforced by the lawless yaga-
bonds from Mont Martre, Belleville, and
other thieves rookeries north of
the Seine are taking the part of
students. The agitation was solely di-
rected against the manager of the stu
dents ball being fined for allowing girls
to appear in state little removed from
nudity The students, however, have
generally withdrawn from the disorders,
and the issue is nov between the Paris
canaille and the police.
A delegation of students has waited
upon NJ. Dupuy and protested against
being further associated with the riots.
NJ. Dupuy declared himself satisfied,
and the students have agreed to assist
the police with every means in their
power. They have placarded a mani
festo on the trees Of the Boulevard
St. Michael, calling upon students to
withdraw from all manifestation. The
governments anxiety chiefly arises
from the belief that the Boulangists are
fostering eriots for political ends.