Evening journal., 1898-01-18
HOT TINE IN PARIS.
Anti-Semite Meeting Turned
Into a Saturnalia.
ANARCHISTS HOLD HIGH REyEL.
They Remove an Iron Staircase, Smash
Doors and vanquish students-Riots
In Other Cities-8Iany Arrested
In Street Demonstrations.

PARIS. Jan. 1s.-A great anti-Drey-
fufs and anti-Semite meeting last night
at the Tivoli Vauxhall produced ex-
traordnary scenes. The neighborhood
was paraded by the police. mounted and
on foot, and the rapidly growing crowd
increased the excitement. At 8 o'clock,
on the opening Of the meeting, the hall
was a seething sea of humanity, crowd
ing every part, gestlculating and shout
ing "A bas Zolal" "Vive rarmee!"
and "Vive la revolution socialei" The
members OF the anti-Semte committee
displayed banners bearing the inscrip-
ton Death to the Jews!" and other in
scriptions.
1t was soon seen that the 5000 pres
ent consisted largely of anarchists and
Of others bent on opposing the stu
dents. on NJ. Guerin, the president,
proposing that the honorary presidency
be conferred upon NJ. Rochefort and M.
Drumont. a great uproar ensued, the
anarchists trying TO wrench the ban
ners from the anti-Semites. Scufiies
took place, in which two of the officials
We're injured.
NJ Thiebaud delivered an address de-
nouncing the Jews and urging the meet
Tumults and fights for the banners
continued with shoutngs, whistlings
and singing OF the "AIarseillaise" and
the "Carmagnole," while NJ. Thiebaud
proceeded in a violent speech, declaring
that the Dreyfus scandal was the COM
mencement Of a social revolution by
"band of scoundrels desiring to over
throw everything in order to raise a
traitorl
The scene now became a saturnalia.
The anarchists removed the iron stair
case giving access to the tribune so that
the committee was unable to descend.
Free fights began around the flags. FL
nally the students chased the anarch-
lists out of the hall. The organizers Of
the meeting then seized the flags deco
rating the hall and arranged a rendez-
vous at the Military club. crying ''Vive
rarmee."
The hall partially emptied. but soon
the anarchists returned and. breaking
open the great doors. began further
fighting. 1t is alleged that several were
Injured. Finally the students were van
Quished and the anarchists masters Of
the situation. The meeting broke up,
and the anarchists replaced the ladder
and invaded the tribune. led by NJ.
Courtois flourishing a red flag and all
shouting "Conspuez Rocheforti" (Spit
upon Rochefort) and Long live Zola!"
The disturbances continued. the an
archists declaiming from the tribune
against the army and acciaiming Drey-
fus. Some of the injured people were
carried out with their faces covered
with blood.
The interest was now transferred to
the streets. where the police had been
re-enforced by the Republican guards
Large bodies Of students fiourishing the
tricolor and shouting "Vive rarmee!"
proceeded in the direction of the Mill
tary club in the Avenue de rOpera. The
troops cleared the Place de Ia Repub-
lique and charged the bodies Of stu
dents. A large force is protecting the
Military club.
Several were arrested. The demon
strators then proceeded, shouting "Con-
spuez Zoia!" to the offices Of The
Temps. The Aurore and The Libre Pa
role. but the police again dispersed
them. Near midnight 500 students, led
by M. Millevoye, reassembled at the
Military club, but they met with the
same fate. In the melee some were
wounded and others arrested. Ultimate
/ ~ M. Millevoye obtained permission of
the police to march before the club
crying "Vive rarmeei"
Soon after midnight those who had
been arrested were released, and quiet
had been restored in the Place de rOp-
era. There We're only trihing manifes-
tations elsewhere. NJ. Blanc. the pre-
feet of police. has now personally TAX
en- the direction of the men who are
protecting the Military club, through
fear of further trouble.