The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-21
MOB RULE IN PARIS.

ANARCHISTS BREAK UP A MEETING
OF STUDENTS.
lowers of tho Rod Flag Cheer For Emile
zola-studsnts Give Plaudits to the
Army-Anti-SameticB Banners.
PARIS, Jan. ia great anti .Drey.
fus and auti-Semite meeting last night
at the Tivoli Vauxhall produced extra
ordinary scenes. The neighborhood
was paraded by police mounted and on
foot and the rapidly growing crowd in
creased the excitement.
| At 8 o'clock, on the opening of the
meeting, the hall was a seething sea Of
humanity, crowding every part gestic-
ulatlng, shouting "a bas Zola" and
"Vive la revolution sociale."
Tie members of the antisemite COM
mittee displayed banners bearing the
inscription, death to the Jews" and
other inscriptions. It was soon seen
that the 5000 present consisted largely
OF anarchists and others bent on oppos-
ing the students.
On M. Guerin, the president. propos-
ing that the honorary presidency be
conferred upon M. Rochefort and M.
Drumont, great uproar ensued, the
anarchists trying to wrench the ban
ners from the antisemites.
Scuft1es took place, in which two of
the officials were injured. M. THE
baud delivered an address denouncing
the Jews and urging the meeting to
support the government.
Tumults and fights for the banners
continued, with shouting, whistling
and singing Of the 'Marseillaise' and
the "Carmagognole," while M. The
bold proceeded in a violent speech, de-
clarlng that the Dreyfus scandal was
the commencement Of a social revolu-
ton "by band of scoundrels desiring
to overthrow everything in order to
raise a scoundrel' -
Fhe scene now became saturnalia.
The anarchists removed the iron stair
case giving access to the tribune, so
that the committee were unable to es-
cape. Free fights began. Finally the
students chased the anarchists out of
the hall The organizers of the meet
Ing then seized the flags decorating the
hall and arranged rendezvous at the
Military club, crying give l. armee.',
The hall partially emptied, but soon
the anarchists returned and breaking
open the great doors, began further
tlghtlng. 1t is alleged that several
were injured. Finally the students
We're vanquished and the anarchists
We're masters of the situation.
The meeting broke up and the anar-
chists replaced the ladder and invaded
the tribune, led by M. Curtois, flourish
ing red flag and all shouting, "Con.
spuez Rochefort" (Spit upon Roche
fort) and "Long live Zola.' y
Its Path Marked by Death and Desolation.
FORT SMITH, Ark, Jan. 1.-two
score Of human lives and upward Of
81 100000 worth Of property were de-
stroyed by q terrible tornado which
burst upon this city few minutes past
II clock last night. The storm struck
near the National cemetery and tore its
way through the entire city, leaving it's
path marked by death c,nd desolation.
Men, women "nd children, PEACEFUL
asleep i'll their homes, were, without a
moments warning, awakened to meet
a horrible death in the fearful storm,
while others momentarily more fortu-
nate and who escaped the fury of the
wind, met a far worse fate few min
utes later in the flames which soon en-
quilted many OF the wrecked buildings.
The storm struck the city near the
National cemetery and swept it's way
through the heart of two. Leaving
Fort Smith it bounded by Van Buren,
and continued down the river, demol-
ishing everything in its path.
The citizens relief committee has
$4,000 in hand for assisting sufferers,
President Robinson of the Frisco rail
road, unsolicited, sent his check for
81 900. The Missouri Pacific railroad
also contributed 81 900.
Business is practically abandoned all
over the city and men of all classes ara
in clearing the debris.
The Dangerous Glass.
Another thing I have learned is to
rust the people Can you wonder that
When | found supposedly respectable
aen in the business of buying public
fficials lost faith in the classes andi
lung to the masses? In certain circles.