The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-07
AN ANT!-SEMITlC RIOT.
The Marquis De Mores' Attacks
on the Jews Resented.
THE MEETING ENDS IN A FIGHT.

Eany of tho Participants Are Wounded.
Grave Trouble Fcared-M. Dclahaye
Throws Light on the Panama Scandal.
Paris in a Ferment.
PARIS, Jan. 7.--The great anti Semitic
meeting was held at the Tivoli Naux hall
last evening under the supervision of the
Libre Parole group. The hall was packed
and the first two speakers were received
apparently with enthusiastic approval.
The principal speaker of the evening was
the Marquis lie Mores. He began his ad-
dress with a general onslaught on the
Jews as the corruptors of the French hon
esty and the hatcrs Of French honor. \
tremendous nproar greeted these asser-
tions, and about fifty men started for,
ward to dispute with the marquis his
place on the platform. At the steps to the
platform they met some thirty partisans
OF the Libre Parole group, who showed
fight. Police Commissary Vernon an
nonnoed that unless the disorder ceased he
must dissolve the mecting and n short
lull followed. The Marquis de Mores cx-
pounded at some length his ideas on So
cialisrn and strikes and then suddenly re
turned to the subject of the Jews, with
the declaration hat were it not for them
and other capitalists like them the social
question would be solved easily.
The Speakers Attacked.
The Jews, he said, had brought about the
stateof affairs which was eliminating in the
Pnnamu scandal. They rejoieed in such
ruin Of French regulations. About 800
persons rose groaning and kissing as the
Marquis tie Mores reached this climax.
lighted cigar was thrown from the,
gallery while the Marquis de Mores WAS
speaking 1t was mistaken for Il bomb,
and produced II partial panic Then de
termined effort was made to storm the
platform packed with reporters, whose pU
sitions became exceedingly critical Iron
chairs and tables were thrown about.
Marquis de Mores and his little band of
adhcrents We're Obliged to stand their
ground, as there was no rear exit and
there was a terrible struggle. Many wounds
were inflicted. De Mores and hi,, party
fought their way to the floor, where a
pitched battle was fought by police and the
AUCTIONS of the audience. Many were re-
moved unconscious from the hall, and niI-
meruus arrests were made Serious devtl-
opmemts were averted only by the modera-
tiun of the police.
nj. Oolahayc's Letter.
VI. Delahaye published yesterday an i'm
purtant letter, narrating how he received
the commission to expose the Panama
scandal. certain person came to him, he
says, with Il facsimile of the original list OF
1f2 senators and deputies who had accepted
Panama bribes. The list was shown to
him, however, upon the condition that he
should not reveal the names, but merely
take steps to compel the chamber of depit-
ties itself to undertake the exposure. NJ
Dclahaye says the subsequent events am
ply confirmed all the statements of his in
formants. He adds that much more re-
mains to be revealed.
Several newspapers predict the arrests of
more deputies and senators on Monday.
The police are busy destroying incendiarY
placartls posted by anarchists These pla-
cards call upon the people to rise at once"
seize arms, destroy their corrupt op-
pressors and seize the reins of government
A feeling of alarm was apparent through
out the city last evening aud is likely to
increase today In consequence of the
prophecies of the press that the worst de
veiopmentS are to come General SauSsicF,
military governor of the city has taken
every possihl" precagion The city wonta
be safe were il not fur the general convic-
ti1n that the government is playing fa5t
end loose in the Panama matter The
laSity of he government $ conduct of the
prosecution is the subject OF universal
comment
Anarchists Very Active.