The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-08
ALL QUIET IN PARIS.

But 1t IL an Omlnous Calm That Augurl
III for the Near Future.
PARIS, July a-Last evening opened
with the police apprehensive Of riots
in many parts of the Latin quarters.
There traffic was stopped In the princip pal
streets. Every open space had been
occupied by mounted police and all the
side streets were patrolled
The street speakers were compelled to
move on whenever they tried to call a
crowd Most Of the agitators. therefore,
retired to the cafes, where they denounced
the police and exhorted their hearers to
clear the streets Of military.
Round the Place de la Republique the
signs Of trouble were especially numerous
All the cafes Ia the boulevard du Temple
and the Boulevard Voltaire were filled at
eo'clock with workingmen and rowdies
who were expected shortly to follow the
chief sRitators into the streets aud begin
the attack on police and military.
Shortly before o o'clock the cafes were
empty and the mobs were again In the
streets In the boulevard Voltaire and
the Boulevard du Temple the rioters were
armed with clubs aud Q few revolvers.
They marched, cheering and singing, to
ward the Place de la Republique. At the
corner Of the Rue d'Angouleme the riot
ers In the Boulevard VoltaAre were met by
. body OF dragoops and lanoers. They
were ordered back, bat pressed ahead. The
military charged, but, although many
rioters were knocked down and trampled,
Tho Mob DID Not Yield.
The soldiers were received with stones
and scattering shots. Several were struck
by clubs The charge was repeated, and the
mob began retreating slowly. There was
no scattering or sign OF panic. The men
backed step by step, those in front
welding their clubs After six charges
the military had forced the mob back TO
the Boulevard Richard Lenoir, where the
fighting was suspended.
Thirty or 40 rioters are known to have
been seriously wounded. Many others
received slight injuries. Two lancers are
said to have been wounded by revolver
shots. Throughout the evening the police
treated most brutally the Paris re porters
who were sent out to describe the riots.
Several newspaper mon were assaulted
and beaten by tho police. All of them
have been subjected to IA many indignities
as the police found opportunity to infict
on them.
The fighting between Rioters and mill
tary at the Place de Ia Republique and in
the nearby streets continued until !
o'clock this morning. The feeling of the
workmen against the students who refuse
to participate In the riots is very bitter.
M. Carreare. chairman of the students
committee, which sent out the proclama-
tion against the rioters, was attacked on
his way home last night by two rowdies
and three laborers. They stabbed him,
beat him and
Left Him For Dead.
Although severely wounded he probably
will recover.
The municipal council held stormy
meeting last evening M. Hupbert, pres
ident, made bitter speech against the
governments action In closing the labor
exchange. The cabinet, he said, was try
ing to strengthen itself by pandering to
the reactionaries. It had not scrupled to
trample on the liberties of the people for
the sake Of gaining a slight advantage
The law OF 1884, compelling trades unions
to register, was an arbitrary and unjust
measure, and the workingmcn were right
when they resisted It's execution.
Much uneasiness has been caused by
che announcements that on Tuesday the
anarchists will celebrate the anniversary
Of Ravachops execution.