The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-04
PARIS STUDENTS RIOT.
THEY MAKE THREE DESPERATE
CHARGES on THE POLICE.
Several of the BeIIigerents on Either Side
Seriously WouDded-The Matter Before
the Chamber of Deputies.

PARIS, July 3-On Saturday last an
ARRAY occurred between the police and
a number Of students in the Latin quar-
ter. The affair caused the greatest kind
Of excitement among the students, VINO
lodge I'm the quarter, and they deter
mined to lay the facts in the case before
the Government ard obtain satisfaction
for what they deemed the arbitrary and
overbearing conduct of the police. When
the Chamber of Deputies met to-day
students 70 the number Of one thousand
proceeded 20 the executive building and
sought 10 gain admission. The officials
Of the Chamber, fearing a riotous DEM
onstratiOn, gave orders 20 close the gates
to prevent their ingrcss. After consider
able parleyiug, ten students we're admit
ted to the Chamber as spokesmen. They
stated their side of the case and urged
the Deputies to support the motion Of
fered by Deputy Millerand censuring the
Government Minerand charged the po-
lice with brutality
NJ Dupuy, the Prime Minister. depre-
Gated the discussion as premature, add
ing that a stringent inquiry was proceed
ing into all the facts Of the case.
The order Of the day expressing the
trust that the Government would do its
best to punish the guilty officers was
finally adopted by the Chamber.
NJ. Loze. project Of police, has re-
signed on account Of this affair. lie be-
lieyed the Government was disposed TO
make a scapegoat Of him. Efforts axe
being made 10 induce Loze TO withdraw
his resignation.
At 9:3O this evening two thousand stu
dents surrounded the Prefecture Of Po-
lice, teered the officials, and threw
stones through the windows. While the
police were preparing 10 charge. the
mob upset all the booths I'm the neigh
borhood and smashed the street lamps.
The charge OF the police was resisted
stubborniy. The students fought back
with clubs and stones In the first onset
several students were wounded and two
policemen were stretched unconscious
on the pavement The second charge
resulted in more injuries ON both sides,
but the students were driven back but
fifty or sixty yards. After the third
charge had been repulsed the students
marched. singing and shouting, TO Place
ST. Michel. The police retired and a
call for cavalry was sent out from the
prefecture. At 1913 the students were
rioting In the Boulevard 81. Michel.
The immediate cause Of the riots was
the death of a clerk named Nuger. who
was injured by the police IN their en-
counter with the students on Saturday. A
disorderIy demonstration will be made
probably by the students at Nuger's fu-
neral.
After the cavalry had returned to their
barracks. the mob hurried back along
the Boulevard st. Michel. smashed with
clubs and heavy stick timber the mas
sive doors Of the Pals De Justice and
Knocked the glass ont of all the windows
| In their reach. The police returned and
charged on the mob with drawn swords.
The rioters overcame them tore their
| swords from them, and drove them back
10 the Hotel Dieu Several policemen
were cut severely with the swords which
the rioters had wrenched from them
Three OF the policemen have been taken
to hospitals. a dozen other policemen
were badly bruised with stones and clubs.
one policeman was caught by the stu
dents. stripped OF his clothes and carried
80 the river. lie begged the students on
his knees not 10 throw him In. and
eventually was released by them.
The Republican Guards were called
out at midnight. The students retreated
down the boulevard St. Michel as the
guard approached, and dispersed shortly
before I o'clock. The guards remain
stationed at the bridge 20 prevent the re-
turn OF any rioters TO the Pals De JUS
tIce and Prefecture De Police.
NJ I,oze denied late last evening that
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