The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-18
In Anti-DreyfuS Demon
StratiOn at Paris.
STUDENTS WERE BEATEN.
The Anti-Semite Agitation Still
Continues Unabated.
SCENES OF EXTREME DISORDER.

Paris. Jan. 1S.-A great anti-Dreyfus
and anti-Semite meeting last night at
the Tivoli Vaux hall produced extraord-
paraded by the police mounted and on
foot and the rapidly growing crowd IN
creased the excitement. At the opening
OF the meeting the hall was a seething
sea of humanity. crowding every part,
gesticulating and shouting. The mem
bers of the anti-Semite committee dis
played banr ,rs bearing the inscription,
death TO the Jews" and other inscrip-
tions
1t was soon seen that the 5000 present
consisted largely of anarchists and OF
others bent on opposing the students.
NJ. Guerin. the president, proposing that
the honorary presidency be conferred
upon NJ Rochefort and NJ. Drumont,
great uproar ensued, the anarchists try
ing 10 wrench the banners from the anti
Semites. Scuffies took place in which
two Of the officers were injured. Nj.
Thibaud delivered an address denounc-
ing the Jews and urging the meeting TO
support the government
Tumults and fights for the banners
continued. with shoutings whistling and
singing OF the Marseillaise, and the
Carmagnole, while NJ. Thiebaud pro-
ceeded with a violent speech declaring
that the Dreyfus scandal was the COM
mencement OF a social revolution by a
band of scoundrels desiring to over
throw everything in order TO raise a
traitor
The scene now became one of extreme
1iSor1er Tho anarchists ranoNpI the
iron staircase giving access To the tri-
bune. so that the committee was unable
to descend. Free sights began around
the flags. Finally the students chased
the anarchists out of the hall. The or
ganizers OF the meeting then seized the
flags decorating the hall and arranged
q rendezvous at the Military club.
The hall was partially emptied. but
soon the anarchists returned and. break
ing open the doors. began further fight
ing. 1t is alleged that several were in
jured. Finally the students were van
quished and the anarchists were masters
of the situation. The meeting broke up
and the anarchists replaced the stair
case and invaded the tribune. led by NJ.
Courtois. fiourishng a red flag and all
shouting: Spit upon Rochefort" and
Long i've LOla. Inc disturbances con-
tinued. the anarchists declaiming from
the tribune against the army and ac-
claiming Dreyfus. Some OF the people
were carried out with their faces covered
with blood.
The interest was now transferred to
the street. where the police had been re-
enforced by the Republican guards At
1c O'Clock last evening large bodies of
students, fiourishing the tricolor. pro-
ceeded in the direction OF the Military
club in the Avenue de rOpera. The
troops cleared the Place de Ia Republique
and charged the bodies OF students. ~
NJ. Blanc. the prefect of police has
personally taken the direction of the men
who are protecting the Military club
through fear of further trouble
kilograms from numerous provincial
towns report student manifestations.
At Marseilles the windows OF Jewish
shops have been broken, and at Nantes
there have been six attacks on shops and
on the synagogue. The crowd rescued
those who were arrested.