Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-05
FRENCH RIOTERS.
Students, Roughs, Laboring Men, Police Cavalry
and Infantry Fighting in the Streets Of Paris.
Many Seriously Irjursd-Srest Vehicles Of AL
Sorts Stopped.

PARIS. July 4.-Riotous demonstrations
were made by students to-day at st. Ger
main des Press and In the Rue jacob near
the Hospital de la Charlie. The police
were unable to dsperse the mob. Event
ually large detachment OF calvary
charged and scattered the students. The
disorder in the streets increased hourly.
The whole district bounded by the Bou'
levard st. German. the river and the Rue
De Seine is in an uproar Students, with
crowds Of roughs, I'LL the open spaces, ON
nihuses and tram cars are stopped oy tue
mobs. the passengers are turned out and
the vehicles are upset.
The Rue ST. Press has been barrlcaded.
Pedestrians are stopped and maltreateu;
The Charity Hospital has been surrounded
with cuirassiers TO keep OF students who
threatened TO attack the building. The
ministry of public works, the marine de-
partment and the Ecole Des Beaux Arts
are guarded by military.
Skirmishing is reported internationally
from the Rue Jacob, the Voltaire Qui and
the place ST. German. The students are
irving also 10 repeat the scenes OF last
night In the neighborhood OF the Palais
De Justice and Prefecture De Police. A
mob assent bled at the Place St. Michel and
tried 10 rush over the bridge 10 the Boule-
ward DuPalais, which runs between tue
two buildings. They were met aud driven
back bv a body Of cavalry. They retreat
ed fighting down the Boulevard ST. Michel
MANY students were trampled or cut
and several cavalrymen were wounded by
h.ing stones. At 1880 the students nave
possession OF dozen streets between the
Boulevard St. German and Seine. ln-
fantry and cavalry are at hand, however,
TO restrain them from breaking into public
1 f.nn ka hpl
tween the Rue ST. Peres and the College
DeFrance. two blocks east OF the Boule-
ward ST. Michel. is in full riot.
Troops OF cavalry and squads OF police
are stationed in every street. The students
hold their ground. They are stopping and
upsetting all vehicles. Scores OF cars and
carriages have been set on fire. Many stu
denrs are using revolvers The mob In
front of the charity hospital have been
charged repeatedly by the police, but night
back, and will not disperse.
Their allies, In windows OF buildings
near the hospital, have been pelting the po-
lice with crockery AID many policemen
have been injured Although holding the
mob at the hospital in check the police
nave been unsuccessful in taking the Of
fensive. The cuirassers have not as yet
interfered
The critical situation Is complicated by
the demonstration Of the workDen. Three
thousand Of them met this evening In the
labor exchange and decided TO remain In
the building all night 10 prevent the au-
thorities from executing their threat TO
close. More than 1900 workingmen are
marching eight abreast through the dis.
turbed district.
1t is reported that Nuger's body Will be
cent 10 I,yons tonight In order that no OPP
ucfrafiOu at tne
funeral NAV be gwen. Students are watch
inc the railway station 10 thwari the plan.
The keenest anxiety is everywhere appar-
ent General Saussier, militay governor
of Paris, has prepared the garrison for the
worst.
Later tho nobs piled up the carriages
and carts. which they had seized TO barrj-
cade the streets. All the shops between
the Rue Desperes and the College De
France were closed early in tho evening.
The names Of twenty men. severely injured
;n the riots Of the night, have oeen report
cd. Twelve Of the injured are Ia nos
pitals.
-esionation 20 the government yesterday,
mt the government declined 70 accept IL
until after the restoration Of order. The
morning newspapers give many instances
~ the perfect vandalism manifested oy the
students' mobs. On the Boulevard 81.
Michael the rioters caused block OF tram
cars.
They compelled the passengers IN the
frat car 10 alighL smashed the windows
ana window frames with iron bars, IN.
hitched the horses and then turned TIE car
upside down. The rioters nearby were
| Quick 10 follow this example and within
nve minutes five other cars nak been
wrecked and upset.
la the Rue Eugene De la Croix, twenty
lads built a barricade OF vehicles and paw.
| ING stones. This barricade like most Of
the Others, impeded greatly the operations
OF the cavalry and was impregnaole
against the police
The Paris newspapers say that one po-
Iiceman was killed and thirty or forty
policemen and 80 rioters were injured