The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-26
4 WAS ALMOST A RIOT
y Police Had All They Could Do to
Keep the Crowd Back.
/. soclAlIsT DEMONSTRATION ARRANGED.
y. pnuI Dcroulede Took II ma {,
challenge and NOTIFIED His Fol-
lowers Also to Meet.

..,,hje In preventing a riot in the Place
!. i. concorde where a socialist demon-
.,r.,,on had been arranged which Paul
n,,ouledt took as a challenge aud notified
n. followers to congregate at the same
xsce and the same hour. Seeing a fight
80 inevitable If the two parties met. the
,retsct Of police made his plans to dispense
Nth groups At every point were strong
| s..,chments OF police ami municipal
mards and before the Automobile club the
ministry Of marine and the big gate of the
ru,lleries we're stationed companies OF foot
republican guards. Large reserve forces
wore posted in several parts in addition TO
hoiies OF cuirassiers and mounted munich
nal guards patrolied the square in every
direction, until about noon the place Vas
almost deserted.
As O'Clock drew near groups OF people
began 10 gather. They were not interfered
With at first. There were no fights or dis
| mrbances for time. The people seem to
have gathered more TO see Il spectacle than
anything else. The first manifestation
vas provoked by the arrival OF Paul De-
| roulede In q carriage. When the vehicle
reached the middle OF the Place de la Con-
corde Il was surrounded by d shriekng.
sesticulatng crowd with cries OF ''Iiye
| fannie M. Derpulede made sort OF
lriuniphal procession, standing up In the
carriage and waving his long arms and
screaming Historically "Vive l'armee"
The police we're powerless 10 keep back the
crowd When the entrance to the Pont dc
Ia Concorde was reached however, the
cavalry succeeded in turning the crowd
and driving it back.
At this moment NJ. Lucien Milleyoye ed
tor OF the Patrie, and one OF the loudest
patriots in France, came up on foot with
ladies' and another deputy. pronounced
anti-Semlte. NJ. Mllevoye was wearing
his depnty's scarf, not as a mark of osten-
taton or to attract attention. hut simply
in order to pass nnnoticed. He was dlsap-
pointed. No sooner was his tall figure
seen draped with the red, white and blue
sash than a howl went up. "Vive
larmee," Vice la France" give ia re-
publlque' volleyed out along his path.
Again the police were overpowered and
cl,maneuvered.
Th project had issued a proclamation
last night threatening with instant arrest
any enc who cried Down with any insti-
tEion. No provision had been made for
Eose who might shout Long live par
tcular thing, they fancied, so the agents
we're raaaer nonplussei.
Then a diversion was ekected by the
approach of .Edouard Drumont, editor of La
Patrie Parole, and probably the worst SUI
ferer from Semitopholia in the whole
world.
Nserer and nearer swept the roar OF
'Abaz les Juifs," swelling las Ut rolled
along.
1t was pnori moment for NJ. Drumont.
lie could not contain his emotion while
seated In mis- passion for law and order
ne forgot that the cry "A bas" anything
was forbidden Stand in his carriage
ne yelled himself hdarse with 'Abaz les
JWfs' "Viye farmee." Finally all the
nepnties We're inside the Palais Bourbon
while the crowd on the outer side Of the
Place de la Concorde was getting b.gger
AMI bigger as dae time Went on all along
the Rue Royale, the sidewalks and the
nhdde of the streets were crowded with
surging mass of people. goof tempered
enough as yet; still, with so much vital
nervous energy nrassed together an out
break was possible il not even probable.
AGAIN and again the Place de 10 Concorde
vas swept clear by mounted troops. They
naras ed and broke up the scattered crowd
and naturally enough, more and more peo-
PIE We're driven into ahe Rue Royale.
The steps in front OF the Madeline were
oiack with people and sghtseers coyerei
every inch OF the terrace. surrounding the
church. Every window along both sides of
Ce streets was filled with heads every
cnair and table in dhe cafes was occupied .
Wiser and more compact grew tine crowd
anu certain symptoms of irritation began
10 show themselves. Its good humor was
evidently evaporating.
"A cabmnn who drove slowly by hai the
IDEA to cry "Vive Brisson." Immediately
ms vehicle was stormed and himself Rough
handled. Jules Guerin of the Libre "a
zoe and NJ Marat, anoiaer apti-Semite,,
gu UP sort of side manifestation around
one OF the fountains in The Place Ae la Con-
corde.
Cries OF give larmee," "Abax Juifs'
rang out, NJ. Leproust, police commisary'
s.node forward to arrest one of the crowd.
VINO yelled Mort aux Juifs." The anti
Semites at once fell upon the poor COM
hh,issary and rained shower OF blows on
uin with sticks. lie Temps says; They
eSen threw him down and kicked him IN
.us lace gentleman in an open carr
..lsge threading its way across the square
jumped down and got the bleeding man
.lto mis- conveyance. The crowd then tried
70 upset 1t, when NJ. Blanc, project oil po-
.ce' and NJ. Laurent. general secretary 10
ne director general of the municipal toree'
rived on the scene. Several OF the ag-
sressors seemed to think they had quite
explained and Justified the matter, when
uey had told NJ. Blanc that NJ Leproust
vas the same Juif who had cried 'Abaz Ia
france" The wounded man was assisted
an improvised hospital IL the Tuillerles
s"uens, where the blood was washed on
MS lace. II was found that his injuries
we're not serious He insisted upon re-
surniag to his post. Shortly afterward ne
recognized some OF his asssilautss In a
lun Of Shouting enth.-.asts and had them
'es'ed at once Jules Gueriu and abol'
we've others were also arrested. as theV
sstsd upon doing their utmost 10 excite
n ,rowt with their inflanmntory cries
N,aers Rave been given 10 keep the rae
coneorde permanently clear and al,
,r,nss and streets leading into II hared
ihes ~ police. company OF cu'ras-
was sent clone the Rne Rova'e 10
re h'ck the penn,e nrt OF the foat natn
50 mo the hrulevsrir. Tho ~ork was
i'r''- TIE horses shied Of The borfires
ShHet around end could ONLY be got 70
ne nv DIM o. srotNsng ard eoayir.g
WV the human flood was driven SUI
INTO the wider channel OF the bonie-