Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22
Fierce RIOTING IN PARIS.
ANARCHISTS FIGHT STUDENTS.
Extraordinary Scenes at the Anti
Semitic Meeting at the TivOli
HmII-rrOOps Charge on the Mob
Quiet Restored.

Paris. Jan. lS-A great anti Dreyfus
and anti-Semitic meeting at the nvoli
Vaux hall last evening produced extraor-
binary scenes The neighborhood was pa.
trolled by police mounted and on foot and
the rapidly growing crowd increased the
excitement.
At 9 o'clock, on the opening of the meet
ing, the hall was seething sea of hui
manity, crowding every part, gesticulat-
ing, shouting, "A bas Zola!" "Vive lie
armie!" and "Vive revolution sociale!"
The members of the anti-Semite commit
tee displayed banners bearing the inscrip-
ton Death to the Jews" and other like
inscriptions. 1t was soon seen that the
5000 present consisted largely of an
archists and others bent on opposing the
students.
On NJ. Guerin, the president, proposing
that the honorary presidency be confer
red upon NJ. Rochefort and M. Drumont
a great uproar ensued, the anarchists try
ing to wrench the banners from the anti
Smiles. Scuff1es took place in which two
of the officials were injured.
M. Thiebaud delivered an address de-
nouncing the Jews and urging the men to
support the government.
Tumults and fights for the banners con-
tinued with shoutings, whistlings and
singing of the ''Marseillaise" and the
"Carmagnole," while M. Thiebaud pro-
ceeded in a violent speech declaring that
the Dreyfus scandal was the beginning
of social revolution by band of scoun-
drels desiring to overthrow everything in
order to raise traitor.
Became Saturnalia.
The scene now became saturnala.
The anarchists removed the iron staircase
giving access to the tribune so that the
committee was BILE to descend. Free
fights began around the flags. Finally the
students chased the anarchists out of the
hall. The organizers of the meeting then
seized the flags decorating the hall and
arranged a rendezvous at the military
club, crying "Vive larmien'
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. Final
ly the students were vanquished and the
anarchists were masters of the situation.
The meeting broke up and the anarchists
replaced the ladder and invaded the tri-
bune, led by M. Curtois. fourishing a red
flag and all shouting, "Conspuez Roche
fort!' (Spit upon Rochnod) and Long
live lola -
The disturbances continued, the an
archists declaiming from the tribune
against the army and acclaiming Dreyfus
Some of the injured people We're carried
out with their faces covered with blood
The Troops Charged.
At 10 o'clock this evening large bodies
of students. tourishing the tri-colOr and
shouting give l'armie!" proceeded in the
direction of the military club in the Ave
nue. de lOpem. The troops cleared the
Place de rRepublic and charged the
bodies of students. A large force is pro
tecting the military club.
By midnight those VINO had been srrest-
ed were released and quiet Fad been re-
stored in the Place de rOpera. There
were only trifing manifestations else
where.
Later, M. Blanc, the project of police.
took personal direction of the mon who
were protecting the military club, through
fear of further trouble.
kilograms from numerous provinces re-
port student manifestations at Marseilles,
where the windows of Jewish citizens
were broken. At Nantes there have been
some attacks on shops and the syna-
gogue. The crowd rescued those who were
arrested.