The herald., 1898-01-24
THE SCENES IN THE CHAMBER
BY RIoTING IN
THE REICHSRATH
Saturdays Legislative Disorder Fol-
lowed on Sunday by Anti-Jewish
Rioting All Over France
Press Special wire

cedent except the recent disturbance in
the Austrian richsrath. Curiously
enough. Count. Badeni Cformer Austrian
premier) witnessed it. He must have
felt quite at home.
After the chamber was, cleared, 12b
torn-off neckties were picked up, to-
gether with many coats that had been
torn by deputies from each other's 5
shoulders. NJ. Clovis Hughes, one Of the
deputies of the department of the Seine,
had a door slammed on his fingers, which
are so mutilated that he Is now In the
hands of q surgeon.
The scene of fighting around the trib-
unes was unparalleled. Comte de Ber-
mis- is retired cavalry officer and has
the rough manners of the bull fighter
town OF Mines, where he will be can
didate at the next election. NJ. Jaures
is thickset, florid and hairy. NJ. Gerault
Richard is wild-looking. The latter was
hustled and knocked about like foot
ball in his attempt to deal Comte de Ber-
mis- a blow. Some eighty deputies were
in the fight During a lull in the fight,
NJ. Gerault Richard was seen in tatters,
his cravat off. his shirt front torn open,
while his sympathizers were patting him
on the back. Suddenly Comte de Bernis
bounded up the stairs Of the tribune on
all fours like an animal, dealt M. Jaures
a heavy blow on the back of the head and
kicked him on the legs. M. Jaures was
knocked over and tumbled down the
stairs. Picking himself UP. he saw
Comte de Bernis making off with a
| NIB a indpr
of the house hooted him, crying Cow
ard" and Traitor"
M. Jaures threw a knotted handker-
chief after him. Comte de Bernis seemed
paralyzed and the house cheered M.
Jaures, while body Of Socialists made
another rush at Comte de Bernis, and the
melee was renewed as furiously as be-
fore.
M. Brisson, president of the chamber,
finding 1t hopeless to restore order, de-
parted and the military entered, at the
request, it is said, of Questor who
feared loss Of life If the scenes were con-
tinued. 1t seems that Comte de Bernis
had provoked the animosity OF the So
cialists at previous sitting by accusing
them of being in the pay Of the Dreyfus
syndicate.
Several of the Rightists have asked
the Socialists to let the matter drop,
on the ground that Comte de Bernis was
not in his usual state.
The humorous element of this dis
graceful scene was supplied by the
Mussulman deputy. NJ. Grenier, who
during the attitude of prayer he as
sumed at the height of the fighting,
helplessly waved his white burnous, CIV
ing the effect Of a huge duck Tapping
the water with its wings.
Opinions differ greatly as to the out
come of the affair. Some say the cabi-
net has gained a great victory. Others
believe a dissolution of parliament is
imminent.
Today Paris has the appearance of
being in state of siege and 1000 police
and soldiers hold the Place de la Con-
corde.
SUNDAY SCENES
In anticipation of the prohibited anti
Dreyfus demonstration today, under the
direction of the organizing committee Of
the anti-Dreyfu5 meeting of the Tivoli
Vauxhall last Monday night, stringent
measures were taken by the authorities
to preserve order. The Place de la Con-
corde and the garden of the Tuilleries
were 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
section and in the Montparna quarter
The approaches to the hall were occu-
pied by police and mounted republican
OIL UhiIa the lxa n
of removing all the chairs from the in
terror. The police refused admission to
known Anarchists but many who were
less prominent evaded police vigilance,
gained admission and created disturb
ances.
M. Thiebaud was elected to the chair
and the noisiest disturbers of the pro-
ceedings were expelled from the hall.
NJ. Thiebaud proposed that wreath
should be laid on the Strasborough
statue, and the proposal was greeted
with cries of "Vive FArmee" and "Vive
la France"
AS the disturbances continued, M
Thiebaud got a motion adopted to close
the meeting. The wreath was then
placed in carriage, but the police re-
fused to allow the crowd to follow it in
a body, and divided 1t into small groups
| In the meantime the anarchists tried
| in vain to organize fresh meeting The
wreath was placed upon the statue at
4:3O o'clock this afternoon amid perfect
order. Later in the evening the police
dispersed the large bodies of anti Jewish
demonstrators in the Rue Lafayette and
at the office of the Aurore. But nothing
serious occurred and there were few ar
rests during the day.
| Patrols paraded the principal streets
in the evening, but there were no fur
ther disorders. The troops of the gar
rison were confined to barracks in order
to prevent them, according to Ggaro,
from mingling with the demonstrators.
1t is reported from Algiers that serious
rioting and pillaging took place at Mus
tapha, suburb of that city, last night
Ten Jewish shops were looted and a
number of policemen injured. Troops
were summoned, but order was not re-
stored until o'clock this morning. Forty
arrests were made.
ALGIERS RIOTERS
| ALGIERS, Jan. 23.-Anti-Jewish riots
were renewed here today. The mob in
vaded the Jewish quarter and pillaged