The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-24
Lively Time in the French Cham
Der of Deputies.
FLOOR STREWN WITH CLOTHING
Incidents OF the Most Disxraceful
Pnris-Antf-JeWixh Riots in Al
Ecria. In Which stores Are Looted
less TO Cope With the Rioters.

PARIS. Jan. .s.-It is agreed on all sides
that Saturdays scene in the chamber os
deputies was almost without precedent.
except the recent disturbances In the Aus
trian reiehstag. Curously enough. Count
Badena, Austria's former premier. wit
messed it. He must have felt quite az
home.
After the chamber was cleared, Is torn
neckties were picked up. together with
many coats that had been torn by dspu-
ties from each others shoulders. NJ
Clovis Hughes. one OF the deputies for the
department OF Seine. had a door slammed
on his fingers. which were so mutiiated
that he is now in the hands of a surgeon.
The scene OF the fighting around the
tribune was unparalleled. Comte de Ber-
mis- is a retired cavalry officer and has the
rough manner of the bull-fighting town
Of Mines. where he will be a candidate
at the next election. NJ. Ja0res is thick
set, ford and hairy. NJ. Gerault Rich
ard is wild looking. The latter was hus-
tied and knocked about like football in
blow. Some eighty deputies were in the
hsnt. During lul. NJ. Gerauli Richard
was seen In tatsers. his crayat torn of.
his shirt front torn open. while his sym
pathizers were pat,ing him on the back
Suddenly Comte de Bernis bounded IN
the stairs of the tribune on all fours like
an animal. dealt N. Jaures heavy blow
on the back OF the head, and kicked him
on the legs. NJ. Jaures was knocked over
and stumbled down the stairs. Picking
himself up he saw Comte dc Bernis maxi
ing of with crowd OF deputies, while the
coward and traitor"
M. Jaures threw knotted handkerchief
after him. Comte de Bernis seemed par
alyzed and the house cheered NJ. Janres
while a body of Socialists made another
rush at Comte de Bernis and the uelee
was renewed as furiously as before.
NJ Brisson. president of the chamber.
nnding 1t impossible to restore order. de-
parfcd, and the military entered at the
request. II is said, OF senators who feared
1t seems that comte de Bernis provoked
the animosity OF the Socialists at a pre-
vious sitting by accusing them of being
in the pay of the Dreyfus syndicate.
In anticipation of the prohibited anti
Dreyfus demonstration today, under the
direction of the organizing committee Of
the anti-Dreyfus meeting. at the Tiyoli
Faux hall. 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 attachments of cavalry and
infantry and large forces of police Moth
ing happened until O'Clock this after
noon. the time announced for the meeting
to protest against the pro-Dreyfus aglta-
ton in the SALES Des Miles section and
in the Montparnasse quarter.
The approaches TO the hall were occu-
pied by police and mounted Republican
guards. while the precaution was taken
of removing all the chairs from the in
terror
The police refused admission TO known
anarchists, but many who were less
prominent evadsd police vigilance gained
admittance and created disturbances
NJ THE ebaud was elected to the chair
and the nolsiest disturbers of the proceed
ings were expelled from the hall NJ.
Thisbaud proposed that a wreath should
be laid on the Sirashour.- statue. and the
proposal was greeted with cries Of 'vive
rArmee" ard "vive France"
As the disturbance continued. NJ THE
baud got a motion adopted 10 close the
meeting The wreath was then placed
in a carriage. but the police refused 20
allow the crowd 10 follow IL IN a body.
and divided II into small groups In the
meantime the anarchists tried In vain to
organize "a fresh meeting The wreath
was placed upon the statue ~ half-past
o'clock this afternoon amid perfect or
der. Later IN the evening the police dis
persed the large bodies Of ansi-JcwIsh
d nonStrators in the Rue de Ia Fayette
and al the offiee OF the Augore. Bat
nothing serious occurred. and there were
few arrests during the day.
Patrols paraded the streets last even
ing. but there were no further disorders.
The troops Of the garrison were confined
- barracks in order 20 prevent them.
according 10 the Figaro. from miags!ag
with the demonstrators