Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-20
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MOB RULE. IN PARIS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ANARCHISTS BREAK UP A MEETING
OF. STUDENTS.

ANARCHISTS BREAK UP A MEETING
OF STUDENTS.
Police Unable to Control the NIob-Fol-
lowers of the Red Flag Cheer For Emile
| Zola-Students Give Plaudits to tho
Army-Antf-SemeticB Banners.
PARIS, Jan. ia great anti -Drey-
| fus and anti-Semite meeting last night
at the Tiyoli 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 seething sea of
humanity, crowding every part, gestic-
ulating, shouting ga bas Zola'' and
"Vive la revolution sociale.''
The members Of the antisemite COM
mittee displayed banners beari ,g the
inscription, 'sDeath 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.
Scufhes 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 sMarseillaise'' and
the "Carmagognole, while NJ THE
bold proceeded in a violent speech, de-
claring that the Dreyfus scandal was
the commencement of a social revolu-
ton "by a band of scoundrels desiring
to overthrow everything in order to
raise scoundrel. y
The scene now became a saturnalia
The anarchists removed the iron stair
case giving access to the tribune, so
that the committee We're 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 ssVive L armee' .
The hall partially emptied, but soon
the anarchists returned and breaking
open the great doors, began further
fighting. 1t is alleged that several
were injured. Finally the students
were vanquished and the anarchists
were 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 a red flag and all shouting, ssCon-
spuez Rochefort' (Spit upon Roche
fort) and Long live zola.'
Its Path Marked by Death and Desolation.
FoRT SMITH, Ark, Jan. l3.-Two
score Of human lives and upward Of
81 900, 900 worth of property were de-
stroyed by a terrible tornado which
burst upon this city few minutes past
II o'clock last night. The storm struck
near the National cemetery aud tore its
way through the entire city, leaving its
path marked by death and desolation.
Men, women and children, peacefully
asleep in their homes, We're, without
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 a 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 its 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 ,00O The Missouri Pacific railroad
also contributed 81 900
Business is practically abandoned all
over the city and men of all classes are
assisting in clearing the debris.