The morning call., 1893-07-08
The Canaille Raise Their
Heads Again.
UNDER COVER OF NIGHT.
The Vagabonds Wait Till Darkness
Falls and Then Sally Out to
Murder and Destroy.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

PARIS, July THE city is quiet to-day.
but it Is brooding quietness that augurs
i'll for order when darkness sets in. The
situation promises to become critical and
only the administration of the law with a
strong hand will prevent general trouble ;
but2it can be said the Government is fully
alive to the condition which confronts it
and is prepared for almost any contin-
gency.
The workingmen have now become in
censed against the police and propose to
show their indignation against them and
their disapprovar of the Government by
inaugurating general strike.
An appeal signed by delegates Of 167
trades and syndcates was issued to-day in
Paris and the provinces requesting work
ingmen to quit work.
The tension between the Paris Munich
avowedly socialists. and the Government
shows no signs of lessening. The Council
held meeting to-day at which several
members made speeches In which they
violently denounced the Government for
supporting the police in what was termed
a high-handed and reckless disregard OF
law.
This action adds strength to the report
that the Government intends to dissolve
that body.
QThough theE district IN the vicinity of
the Place de la Republique remained quiet
throughout the day, several troops OF in
fantry and cavalry took possession of the
place to guard against recurren ce of the
dsor1erly scenes that have taken place
there.
This evening opened with the police APP
prehensive of riots in the Latin quarter.
Street speakers were compelled to move
on whenever they tried to call crowd.
Most Of the agitators, therefore, retired TO
the Seine, where they denounced the police
and extorted their hearers 10 clear the
streets Of the military.
Round the Place de la Republque signs
of trouble were especially numerous. On
the Boulevard Voltaire and the Boulevard
du Temple the rioters assembled, armed
with clubs and revolvers. They marched.
cheering and singing, toward the Place de
la Republique. They were met by body
of dragons and lancers and were ordered
back. They pressed ahead and the mill
tary charged, but although many rioters
were knocked down and trampled on. the
mob did not yield. The soldiers were re-
ceived with showers Of stones and scatter
ing shots. Several were struck with clubs.
The charge was repeated. and the mob
began retreating slowly. The men backed
off step by step. those in front welding
their clubs right and left, and those behind
splitting up the booths and kiosks into
weapons with which to fight
Later, after the charges of the military
had forced the mob back to the Boulevard
Richard Lenoir, where the fighting was
SUSPENDED, the rioters set fire to the booths
which they did not split into clubs. and
for five blocks the Boul evnrd Voltaire is
strewn with broken timber. charred
boards and torn and bloody clothing.
Most of the windows along the street
were smashed during the conflict. Thirty
or forty rioters we've seriously wounded.
Two lancers are said to have been W ounded
by revolver shots.
In Boulevard du Temple similar encoun.
tiers took place. Throughout the evening
the police treated brutally the Partisan
reporters who were sent out to describe
the riots. Several were assaulted and
beaten by the police.
Fifty-five of the rioters have been held
for prosecution. All the other persons ar
reStad have hpan raleased