The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-29
FRENCH EXCITEMENT
Serious Rioting at Lyons and More
Expected.
THREATS AGAINST ANARCHISTS.
italian Wine Shops and Cafes Attacked and
the Proprietors Forced to Flee for
Their Lives-violley's
Prophecy.

Prophecy.
LYONS. June 26-The streets of this
city throughout the day have been
thronged with crowds of excited peo-
pie. A large number of the stores are
closed. Serious rioting has already oc-
CURED and more trouble is anticipated.
Were it not for the presence of the
overwhelming force of troops stationed
in and about the city there is little
doubt that the mob would attack the
palace of justice and wreak vengeance
upon the murderer. Mourning en-
blems are worn by nearly every man,
woman and child in the city, and no
dwelling seems too poor to display the
emblems of grief from its windows and
about its doors.
During the day mob, including a
number of members of the various
gymnastic societies, who had arrived in
this city to take part in the fetes, be-
gan to gather about the cafes Casati,
Mattosi and Maderni, and about the
Italian quarters. Another large crowd
gathered about the hall where the
well-known Italian Harmonic club
meets, and most serious disorder
was apprehended. Threats were
heard on all sides against Italians and
anarchists. Several of the Italian wine
shops were attacked and partly
wrecked, and the Italian cafes were
stoned and otherwise damaged in spite
of the efforts of the police and mill
tary. The sidewalks in front of the
Italian cafes were strewn with wreck
age of various descriptions, stones and
broken bottles being most prominent.
At the suggestion of the civil authori-
ties the military commander of Lyons
has withdrawn the troops from the
streets, but they are still held in re-
serve, under arms at their barracks.
Last evening the remains of the dead
president were removed from the
apartments in the prefecture and the
procession through the streets was
reverently witnessed. No sooner had
the cortege gone by, however, before
great change appeared in the crowd.
The people who had heretofore stood
reverent and mute before the nations
martyr, now gave vent to their pent-up
excitement and rage. Everywhere
could be heard cries of Long live Car
not and death to his murderer
The sudden transition in the feelings
of the crowd BODIED i'll for the resident
Italians, and when some of the more
hotheaded men in the crowd proposed
that an attack be made upon the
Italian quarter, the proposition was re-
ceived with wild cries of approval. In
almost less time than it takes to tell it
an enormous mob, at the head of which
was carried a French flag, was en-
route to that part of the city given
over to the Italians, and before the pO-
lice could intervene to prevent the
trouble the mob had attacked all the
shops belonging to the foreigners and
sacked them. The proprietors and
their families were forced to flee for
their lives.
AS the night advanced the rioting in
the city became more widespread, and
at one time it appeared as though the
mobs would take full possession of the
town. In the Guilloterie quarters the
disturbances were particularly violent.
Thousands of men and boys paraded
the streets, and attacked and sacked
every Italian store they came across.
Much of the loot obtained by the ri
oters consisted of liquors, part of which
was drank by the rioters, while what
was not SO disposed of was either
poured into the streets and set on fire
or burned in the casks and barrels
which were rolled into the middle of
the thoroughfares. Many acts of vio-
lence were committed and threats of
death to Italians were freely banded
about.
A policeman was seriously wounded
in the Brotteaux quarter while defend
ing an Italian wine shop against an at
tack by frenzied mob. The streets
are strewn with debris of every de-
scription. The left side of the river
Rhone was the scene of the worst acts
of violence. Here the troops were sum-
moned to aid the police and had the
utmost difficulty in restoring order. In
the center of the town the mobs were
more amenable to orders and the troops
were repeatedly cheered. During the
night a total of 300 arrests were made.
The police are particularly anxious
to find a hair dresser's assistant named
Marius Violley, who is said to have re-
peatedly predicted that President Car
not would be murdered on arrival here.
An Italian woman, who proves to have
been Violley's mistress. and one of
Violley's associates named Roux have
been arrested. Violley himself, how
ever, has disappeared, but the police
are hopeful that they will soon be able
to trace him. Recently while drunk
friend of Violley in his Numbering ex-
claimed: Il hear the tolling of bells.
Violley has written an article, and we
are betrayed" This at the time was
thought nothing of, but now the refer
ence to the tolling of bells seems preg-
nant with meaning.
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