The herald., 1898-10-27
ATTENDING OVERTHROW OF TIE
MINISTRY
A PANDEMONlUM OF YELLING
Particularly Prominent Demagogues
Enjoy Themselves and No Special
Harm Is Done
Press Special Wire.

First of all, the Socialists arranged to hold
a demonstration on the Place de la Con-
cord. Paul Derouede, who has a monopoly
OF patriotism in France, took this as u
challenge. He accordingly gave his particu-
lar believers d rendezvous ut the same place
and at the same hour. Seeing fight was
inevitable if the two parties met, the pre-
feet of police made his plans to dispersc
both groups. At every point were strong
detachments OF police and municipal guards,
and before the Automobile Club, the Minis
try of Marine and the big gate of the
Tuilleries were stationed companies of foot
Republican guards. Large reserve forces
were posted i'll several parts in addition 20
bodies OF cuirassers and mounted municipal
guards patrolling the square in every direc-
tion.
AS 2 o'clock drew near, people began to
gather. They were not interfered with at
first. There were no fights or disturbances
for time. The people seemed to have
gathered more to see a spectacle than any
thing else. The first manifestation was pro-
voked by the arrival of Paul Derouledc in
carriage. When the vehicle reached the
middle of the Place de la Concord it was
surrounded by a shiieking, gesticulating
crowd, CRYING "Vive Farmee.' M. De
roulede made sort Of triumphal process
sion, standing up in the carriage and wav-
ing his long arms and screaming Historically:
"Nive Parmee."
The police were poweress to keep back
the crowd When the entrance to the Place
de la Concord was reached, however, the
cavalry succeeded in turning the crowd and
driving it back.
At this moment NJ. Lucien Millevoye,
editor of the Patrie and one of the loudest
patriots in France, <came up on foot, with
ladies and another deputy, pronounced
ant-Semite. NJ. Millevoye was wearing his
deputy's scarf, not as mark of ostentation
or to attract attention, but simply in order
to pass unnoticed.
He was disappointed. No sooner was his
tall figure seen draped with the red, white
rarmee," "Nive la France" "Vive la Re
publique," volleyed out along his path.
Again the police were overpowered and
out maneuvered.
The project had issued a proclamation
last night threatening the instant arrest of
any one who cried down any institution.
No provision had been made for those who
might shout "long live a particular thing
they fancy, so the agents were nonplussed.
Then diversion was effected by the APP
proach of Edouard Drumont, editor of La
er from semitophobia in the whole world.
Nearer and nearer swept the roar of ga
bas les Juifs," swelling in volume as it
rolled along.
1t was proud moment for NJ. Drumont.
He could not contain his emotion while seat
ed. In his passion for law and order, he
forgot the cry "a bas," or as if anything
was forbidden.
Standing up in his carriage, he yelled
himself hoarse with "a bas les Juifs," ''Vive
Parmee."
Finally all the deputies were inside the
Paais Bourbon, while the crowd on the
other side of Place de la Concord was getting
bigger and bigger as time went on. All
along the Rue Royale the sidewalks and the
middle of the streets were crowded with
a surging mass of people, good-tempered
enough as yet; still, with so much vital
nervous energy massed together, an out
break was possible, if not even probable.
Again and again the Place de la Concord
was swept clear by mounted troops. They
harassed and broke up the scattered crowd,
and naturally enough more and more peo-
pie were driven into the Rue Royale. The
steps in front of the Madelaine were black
with people and sightseers covered every
inch of the terrace surrounding the church.
Every window along both sides of the street
was filled with heads; every chair and table
in the cafes was occupied.
Thicker and more compact grew the
crowd, and certain symptoms of irritation
began to show themselves. Its good humor
was evidently exaporating.
A cabman who drove slowly by had the
idea to cry "Vive Brisson." Immediately
his vehicle was stormed and himself roughly
handled Jules Guerin, of the Libre Parole,
and NJ. Marat, another anti-Semite, got up
a sort OF side manifestation around one of
the fountains in the Place de la Concord
Cries of 'Nive l'armee," "a bas les Juifs''
rang out. NJ. lie Proust, police commissary.
strode forward to arrest one of the crowd.
who yelled Mort aux Juif" The anti.
Semites at once fell upon the poor commits
sary and rained a shower of blows upon him
with their sticks.
lie Temps says:
They even threw him down and kicked
him in the face; A gentleman in an open
carriage, threading its way across the
square, jumped down and got the bleeding
man into his conveyance. The crowd then
tried to upset it, when luckily, NJ. Blanc.
project of police, arrived on the scene.
Several OF the aggressors seemed to think
they had quite explained and justified the
matter when they had told M. Blanc that
lie Proust was the same Jew who had
cried "A bas Ia France"
The wounded man was assisted to an i'm
provised hospital in the Tuilleries Gardens.
where the blood was washed off his face
1t was found that his injuries were not
serious. He insisted on returning To his
post. Shortly afterward he recognized some
OF his assailants in group of shouting mani
festors and had them arrested at once
Jules Guerin and twelve or so Others wera
also arrested, as they insisted upon doing
their utmost to excite the crowd with their
cries.
Orders had been given to keep the Place
de la Concord permanently clear, and ali
avenues and streets leading into # were
barred by lines of police.
Then some humorist in the Rue Rovale
began to make funeral pyre of bundle
OF obnoxious papers, that is to saw. of les
Droits de PHomme. The idea took i'm.
At dozen points papers were
bundled from the windows of the kiosEs
and set ablaze, while youths and excited
patriots danced around them, whoopino "A
bas les traitres," "Vive rarmee." Others
thrust single copies of the papers into The
flames. When it was a-light they ran along
with it until the impromptu torch had
burnt itself out.
A company of cuirassiers was sent elonp
the Rue Royale to drive back the people
out of the foot path and so into the boule
Yards. The horses SHE'D at the bonfires.
pranced around and could only be got to
advance by dint of soothing and coaxing.
Slowly the human flood was driven sullen,
ly into the wider channel of the boulevards.
Ready for Rioting
PARIS, Oct. 2G.-The Petit Journal TO-
day publishes an interview with the former
Minister Of War, General Chanoinc, who ex-
planned that he resigned on account of the
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