The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-06
THE R|OI|NG IN PARIS.
Il Is Suspected Thai the Disorder Was
Pomented by BoulansiStS
THE SOLDIERS GUARD THE CITY
Ready TO Pour Bullets Into tho Mob
tho Outbreaks Are Renewed-A Stormy
Scene Takes Place In the Chamber
of Deputies.

ness with which the scuffie between the
students and the police has developed into
bloody rioting causes the government
anxiety. The original cause of the quar-
rel has been quite lost sight of In the gen.
eral rioting, In which all the scum Of
southern Paris. .Ire-enforced by the lawless
vagabonds from Montmarte, Belleville and
other thieves rookeries north of the Seine,
are taking the part of the students.
The agitation was solely directed against
the manager OF the students ball being
fined for allowing girls to appear in stats
little removed from nudity. The students,
however, have generally withdrawn from
the disorders, and the Issue is now between
the Paris canaille and the police.i
I A delegation of students yesterday wait
ed upon M. Dupuy and protested against
being further associated with the riots.
M. Dupuy declared himself satisfied, and
the students agreed to assist the police
with every means in their power. They
thereupon placartled manifesto on the
trees Of the Boulevard st. Michel calling
upon students to withdraw from all mani
festations and declaring that the trouble
Is mainly due to "agents provocateurs."
Fomcntsd by Boulangists.
The governments anxiety chiefly arises
from the belief that the Boulangists are
fostering the riots for political ends. The
shops on the Boulevard st. Michel were all
closed yesterday, and majority Of them
were closed this morning. Several organ
lied processions proceeded to the Charity
hospital last evening and deposited wreaths
to be placed ON the coffin Of Nuger, who
was killed.
All the exits of the hospital were closely
watched by groups of rowdies to prevent
the coffin from being removed clandestine-
ly, but the coffin was removed to the
Lyons railway station at o'clock this
morning. The police were greeted with
cries of "Assassinsr' The Municipal guards
were received with cries of "vive lea
gardesr and "Vive Parmee' TheR,,ards,
however, repeatedly charged and cleared q
space in front OF the hospital.
The rioting last night in the Place St.
Sermain des Pres was most serious. es-
pecially as almost at the same time the
conflict broke out in the Rue Bucci, at the
corner of the Rue Seine In both places
when the cavalry charged the rioters bar
ricaded the streets with overturned buses,
trans, carriages, broken lampposts 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, however, were
trampled and seriously wounded by sa
bers, requiring hospital care. One rioter
was shot dead.
The police throughout the disorder have
ln... l. he ank hat tkox-
are only armed with swords, which they
are not allowed to use except as a last re-
sort. with the result that they are practi-
cally without means of defense until mat
ters become critical. This was shown yes
terday, when policemen several times were
seized, disarmed and seriously injured by
the mob before they dared to use their
swords.
Troops Under Arms.
The Boulevard st. Michel from the Rue
Monge toward the Luxemburg has all
night long been in the undisputed posses
sion Of the rioters In the other direction
to the Chatelet theater the guards and po-
lice held the boulevard. but all traffic, even
foot passage, was stopped, while the Place
Parvis by Notre Dame was filled with dra-
goons ready to act in case of emergency.
Several journalists were arrested while
taking notes, and some gendarmes are re-
ported to have been thrown into the Seine.
West of Notre Dame the scene today in
the Latin quarter Is an extraordinary one.
The streets are strewn with debris. lamp
posts, burned newspaper kiosks, broken
bottles, glasses, ETC., and overturned trans
and buses are seen all along the Boule-
ward st. Michel. II is reported that not a
single bus in the Luxemburg quarter es-
capped similar destruction. Similar scenes
prevail in the Rue Rivoli, the Rue St.
Denis and around the Labor Exchange
and the Halles Centrales where the kiosks
were overturned and burned early in the
morning. Seats and ratings were torn up
and used as missiles.
Municipal guards are stationed at all the
bridges leading to the Latin quarter today,
and in addition squadrons OF cuirassers
are stationed at various points. Troops
are under arms in all the barracks ready
to occupy strategic positions, and even the
artillery at Versailles are prepared for an
emergency.
A crowd of rowdies showed a disposition
to riot at daybreak on the Pont Neuf, but
were vigorously handled by the police and
dispersed.
A Scene In the Chamber.
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 have had the effect of cow
ing the mob, and the authorities declare
that they will put down further disorder
even IL it becomes necessary to order the
soldiers TO fire volleys into the crowds.
Another disgraceful scene was witnessed
In the chamber of deputies today, the oc-
casion being the riots that have occurred
In the city since Saturday last. Proposals
were made that the chamber should at
once proceed to discuss the subject of the
riots, but NJ. Dupuy, the prime minister,
opposed such actions yIis opposition was
seized upon by the extremists to make a
demonstration. They howled and yelled.
and general uproar followed. Fora time
nothing could be heard but cries and coun-
ter cries, and the utmost disorder prevailed.
When order was finally restored, the cham
Der by a vote of 81 TO 1873 postponed con
sideration of the question until Monday