The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24
Mobs Dispersed at the Bayonet's
Point After Looting Shops and
Applying the Torch.
MANY CASUALTIES REPORTED
WOULD-BE RIOTERS AT PARIS HELD
IN CHECK BY POLICE.
Incidents of the Fight in the Cham
ber of Deputies Saturday-PhO-
tOgraphs of the Eclipse.

PARIS. Jan. g. - 1t was feared serious
anti-Dreyfus and anu-Hebrew demonstra-
tions would take place to-day, but the po-
lice and military authorities succeeded in
overawing the would-be rioters and no
dangerous rioting occurred. In Algiers,
however, there was a serious outbreak
mobs looting and burning the Jewish quar-
tiers. A dispatch from Algiers says: ANTI
Jewish riots were renewed here to-day The
mob invaded the Jewish quater and pillaged
the shops in the Rue Babazoum, driving
the Jewish merchants into the streets. A
squadron of chasseurs was ordered to the
scene and charged the mob with drawn
swords, but the mob reformed further on,
cheering for the army. Revolvers and dag
gers were freely used. One man, who was
stabbed in the back and shot in the head
died on the spot, many were seriously
stabbed, one named Cayol dying from his
wounds at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The
crowd, hearing Of this, became dangerously
excited, shouted "They are numbering us,
death to the Jews!" and resumed pillaging.
The fronts Of six shops We're destroyed and
the loot was burned. The police repeatedly
charged the rioters. but were stubbornly
resisted and were powerless to restore order
until the troops arrived Several policemen
were severely maltreated. Many arrests for
theft have been made The Jewish author
tiles recommend their coreligionists to re-
main indoors. Both the men killed in the
riot were Christians, and their companions
have sworn to avenge them. 1t is feared
there will be further riots"
A later dispatch from Algiers says: '"The
belief that there would be further rioting
was well founded. Disturbances and the
looting of Jewish shops continued through
out the evening, despite the efforts of the
troops to quell disorders. At 10 o'clock to-
night some Jewish flour stores were pillaged
and their contents thrown into the streets.
The zouaves then charged the crowd with
fixed bayonets and dispersed it, many per-
sons being injured. At the moment this dis
patch Is sent, IL o'clock, rioters are re-
assembling on the quays and setting fire to
the Jewish spirit stores. Troops are being
hurried to the spot. Already there have
been $50 arrests to-day. The maintenance of
order has been intrusted to the military"
1t is reported from Algiers that serious
roting and pillaging took place at Mus
tapha, a suburb of the city. last night. Ten
Jewish shops were looted and a number of
policemen injured Troops were summoned,
but order was not restored until o'clock
this morning. Forty arrests were made
At midnight Algiers reported that that town
had become more quiet and the fires on the
quays had been extinguished. The streets
are patrolled by troops.
Peace Maintained at Paris.
PARIS. Jan. 23-In anticipation of the
prohibited anti-Dreyfus demonstration to-
day, under the direction of the organizing
committee of the anti-Dreyfus meeting at
the Tavola Vauxhall last Monday night,
stringent measures were taken by the au-
thorities to preserve order. The Place de
la Concorde and the garden of the TuiIler-
les was held by detachments of cavalry and
infantry and large forces of police. Nothing
happened until o'clock this afternoon the
time announced for the meeting to protest
against the pro-Dreyfus agitation in the
Sale des Miles Collenes in the Montpar-
nasse quarter. The approaches to the hall
were occupied by police and mounted Re-
publican guards, while the precaution was
taken of removing all chairs from the in
terror. The police refused admission. to
known Anarchists, but many who were less
prominent evaded the police vigilance
gained admission and created disturbances
M. Thiebaud was elected to the chair, and
were expelled from the hall. M. Thiebaud
proposed that a wreath should be laid on
the Strasbourg statue, and the proposal
and Vive la France AS the disturbance
continued NJ. Thiebaud got motion
adopted TO close the meeting. The wreath
was then placed in carriage, but the po-
lice refused to allow the crowd to follow
1t In body. and divided it into small
groups. In the meantime the Anarchists
tried in vain to organize a fresh meeting.
The wreath was placed upon the statue
at 4:So O'Clock this afternoon amid per-
feet order. Later in the evening the police
dispersed large bodies of anti-Jewish dem
onstrators in the Rue de Lafayette and at
the offices of the Aurore. But nothing Sc
rious occurred and there were few arrests
during the day.
During the free fight in the Chamber of
dealt NJ DE Mernis a violent blow in the
eye. A terrific melee followed Vicomte
dHughes tried to withstand the Socialists
onslaught on the Rightists NJ. Deville
threw an ink pot at NJ. De BARNES, whom
he missed, but the missile struck an usher
and the contents deluged a Conservative
deputy, whose race was drenched with
blood and ink. Deputy Jajot was seized
with an epileptic tit during the disorder
and was carried out into the lobby. NJ
Debernis, was extricated by his friends
from underneath a mass of Socialists who
We're hammering him. One member of the
Chamber tainted from loss of blood and
excitement. The Mussulman Deputy Gren-
ier, whose turban was torn off during the
scrimmage, was seen to be praying aloud
with upraiSed arms.
1t is agreed on all sides that Saturdays
scene in the Chamber of Deputies was al
most WITHOUT pTeceQ6nL, except the recent
disturbances in the Austrian Reichsrath
Curiously enough, Count Badeni, former
Austrian premier. witnessed it, He must
have felt quite at home. After the Chamber
was cleared 12o torn-on necktes were picked
up, together with many coats that had been
torn by deputies from each others shoul-
derS. NJ. Clovis Hugues, one of the depu-
ties FOR the department of the Seine, had a
door slammed on his fingers, which were so
mutlated that he is now in the hands of a
surgeon. The scene of fighting around the
tribune was unparalleled. CoTnte De Bernis
is a retired cavalry officer and has the
rough manners of the bul-fighting town of
Mines where he will be candidate at the
next election. M Jaures is thick-set fiorid
and hairy. M. Gerault-Richard is wild look
ing. The latter was hustled and knocked
about like football in his attempt TO deal
Comte De Bernis blow. Some eighty dep
uties were in the fight. Coats were torn to
tatters and cravatS were seized In the at
tempts to choke an opponent. During lull
in the fight NJ. Gerault-R Richard was seen in
tatters, his cravat torn off and his shirt
front torn open, while his sympathizers
were patting him the back. Suddenly
Comte De Bernis bounded up the stairs of
the tribune on all fours like an animal
dealt NJ. Jaures a heavy blow on the back
of the head and kicked him on the legs. NJ
Jaures was knocked over and stumbled
down the steps. Picking himself up he saw
Comte De Berns making off with a crowd
of deputies, while the remainder of the
house hooted him, crying coward" and
traitor" NJ Jaures threw knotted hand
kerchief after him. Comte De Bernis
seemed paralyZed and the house cheered
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