The herald., 1893-07-04
BLOODY R|OT|NG IN PARIS
Students Make War on the
Police.
Several Collisions Between the
Opposing Bodies.
The Military Called Out to Clear
the Streets.
The Palais do Justice 5tormed by the
MOB and the Doors Broken Down.
Windows aud Street Lamps
Smashed.
BY the asyocistetl Press.

BY the Annotated Press.
PARIS. July 3.--Saturday an affrRy oc-
Cured between the police and a number
of students in the Latin quarter. The
students determined to lay the facts
before the government, and when the
deputies met today, to the number of
1000 they sought admission to the cham
ber. After considerable parleying 10 OF
their number were admitted and &C.
corded hearing. They stated the facts
in the case and urged the deputies to
support a,motic.- censuring the govern
ment which was to be offered by Miller
and. In speaking Of the motion Miller
and maintained that the police brutally
assaulted innocent people.
Premier Dupuy deprecated the dis
cussion as premature, adding that q
stringent inquiry was proceeding into
all the facts of the case. The order Of the
day, expressing trust that the govern
ment would do its best to punish the
guilty officers, was finally adopted by
the chamber.
Lovice, project of police, resigned his
Office because no believed the govern
ment was disposed to make q scapegoat
of him In the matter, but efforts are
being made to induce him TO reconsider
his resignation.
At 8 80 O'Clock this evening 1000 stu
dents surrounded the prefecture OF po-
lice, jeered the officials and threw stones
through the windows. While the police
were preparing to charge, the mob up
set all the booths In the neighborhood
and emashed the street lsmps. The
charge of the police was resisted stub
bornly. The students fought back with
clubs and stones. In the first onset aev-
eral students were wounded and two
policemen stretched Unconscious on the
pavement. The second charge resulted
in more injuries on both sides, but the
students were driven back 80 or 60
yards. After the third charge the re-
pulsed etudents marched singing and
shouting 70 the Place st. Michael. The
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the students are rioting in the Bouie.
ward St. Michael.
The cavalry called out to drive the
students from the neighborhood OF the
Palais de Justice and the prefecture of
police returned to the barracks after the
mob retreated to the Boulevard st. Ger
main. The mob then hurried back
along to the Boulevard St. Michael and
across the bridge to the Boulevard du
Palais. The students Smashed the mas
sive doors OF the Palais de Justice and
knocked the glass out OF all the windows
within reach. The police hastened TO
the spot and charged with drawn swords.
The rioters overeame them, tore the
swords from their hands and drove them
back. Several policemen were cut
severely with eworda and taken to the
hospital. A dozen other policemen
were cut severely and men were also in
jured with clubs.
The republican guards were called out
at midnight. The students retreated
down the boulevard St. Michael az ths
guards approached and disappeared
shortly after o'clock. Guards remain
ed stationed ct the bridge to prevent the
return of the rioters to the Palais de
Justice or prefecture of police.
..ovice denied this evening that hs
resigned. The immediate csuse of tie
riots was the death of Nueger, a clerk.
who wss injured mortallv by the police
iii an encounter with students Saturday.
Intense Excitement prevailed in the
Latin quarters till after l o'clock this
morning. The students and police
fought repeatedly. Fifteen policemen
and many students were injured serious
ly. The students upset street booths
and set fire to them.