The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
FRENCH ANARCHISTS
SUNDAY OF sAcRrLEoE IN PARIS
Commissioner of Police stabbed. Hun
dr~d. of Persons Injured. Churches
Are Denicd. Robbed and Set on Fire

Commi-sioner of Police stabbed. Hun
dr~d. of Persons Injured. Churches
Are Denlcd. Robbed and Set Fire
Paris. Aug. aD.-Pnris Was to-day
| the scene Of most serious disturbances.
recalling some aspects OF the com
mune In response 10 an appeal OF the
Journal du PepuIc and La Petite lie
publique- groups OF anarchists ana So
| cialists gathered about 3 o'clock IN the
afternoon In the Place de In HepuD-
IIque. The police had taken precau-
| tions and there seemed to be no danger
OF disorder
Sebastian Fnure and Faberot. wen
known revolutionary anarchists, were
| the leaders. Fnurc. standing ON the
| pedestal OF the statue which rises in
the center OF the Place de la Repub-
IIque. addressed the crowd. Among
other things. he said that the ailnr-
chists should he masters Of the streets
The police then interfered and dis
lodged Fnure and Faberof. making
three arrests. The crowd at this point
dispersed. but column OF demon
strators. headed by Faure and Henri
d'Horr made for the Place de la Ma
tion.
The police broke through the col
nmn and struggle occurred. shots
were fired. and NJ. Gouillier. commits
snry OF police, was twice stabbed WIN
Il knife.
| This threw the police into momen-
tnry confusion. Tile mob reassempleu
and ran toward the Place de In Ma.
tion. The police. reinforced by squad
that bnd been held in reserve. made
llass
and fresh. fierce lighting occurred,
three constables being wounded.
Faurc and dIIorr jumped into n pass
ing street ear that was going TO the
Place de In Rcpubliquc and the ear
driver on arriving there gave n sig
nal to the police. who Immediately ar
rested them both. together with two
other anarchists. Joseph Ferrier and
Jenn Perrin. Only d'Horr was found
in possession of firearms.
In the meantime the anarchist mob
rctraced its course to the Place de In
Republique, smashing the windows OF
religious edifices ON the way.
Suddenly. either at the word of
command. or In obedience to impulse.
the column made II loop ana curved
towards the church Of 81. Amboise,
here the rioters smashed tile win
uuMN. lutl'' AoNhAN hi'
Faugourg du Temple mt the corner of
Rue Darboy and Rue 81. Rauri-Popin-
court, they formed up into n compact
body. lntchets were suddenly pro
duccd and knives stolen from the coun-
tiers of shops. aud concerted rush
was made on the church of st. Jo-
seph.
The aged saciistan. seeing the mob.
hastily closed the outer gates. but
these were soon forced with hatchcts
and bars of iron. The massive oakcn
doors We're then attacked. According
to the first account, the wild horde
burst into the church which Instant
ly became scene OF pillnge and sac
rilegc. Affairs and statues were hurl-
ed to the floor and smashed. Pictures
were rent, candlestlcks and ornaments
were thrown down and trampled I'M
der foot. The cruciiix above was
made the target for missiles and the
figure of the Savior was fractured In
several places.
Then. while rancorous voices sang
'.Cnrmagnole' the chairs were carried
outside, piled mp and set on fire i'll the
center OF the square fronting the
church.
When this stage was reached the cru
the famcs. suddenly the cry was
raised that the statue Of the virgin had
been forgotten and the crowd returned
and tore this down also.
Meanwhile the sacristnn, who had
been captured by the anarchists, cs-
capped and called the police and repub-
lican guards. who promptly arrived
with many constnbles They were com
PEELED TO fall back In order to form up
into line of defense, ms the anarchists
attacked them with knives.
At length the officers began to gain
the mastery. \ score of anarchists took
refuge in an adjacent house. Others
intrcnched themselves in the belfry
and ficrcely defended themselves hy
showering missiles on the republican
guards. hut finally these We're dis
lodged. Twenty anarchists We're ar
rested, taken TO the police station,
searched and found to he carrying re-
volvers. loaded sticks and knives.
When the police entered the church
the anarchists had just set fire 10 the
pulpit. The interior of the edificc was
complete wreck. Several valuable old
pictures that can never he replaced
We're ruined.
After the mob had been driven away
Abbc l.acour. the incumbent. collected
the fragments OF the sacrament and re-
placed them In the ciboriuni. As he did
so lie was heard bitterly lamenting.
The people living In the houses near
by distinguished the bonfire.
BESIDES ST. Josrph's church two
cafes Were wrecked.
At II late hour 10000 people We're in
the Boulevard De Magenta, which runs
past the end of the Rue DE Chabrol.
ban La L.
The republican guards, who made re-
murkable display of force.
An attempt was made to fire the
choir of st. .Ioseph's with petroleum,
and the hremen We're called in to
quench the flames.
II Il much TO he feared that ycstcr-
days scenes Were due TO the weakness
the government has displayed over the
Guerin affair. The governments de
sire TO avoid bloodshcd has been mis-
interpreted with the worst results
Up to the present hour fifty-six per-
SONS have been reported injured. in
Guiding several policemen. Nearly all
were hurt by being crushed or troddeii
under foot.
At I n. M. the prefecture of police
gave the following statistics of yester-
days riots:
hrt' nuHuitu anu elgHlN persons
were injured. Three hundred and six
ty Were taken to the hospitals Fifty
nine police agents were wounded. be.
sides COMMISSIONERS Coulter and
Dolsmine. One hundred and fifty per.
sons We're arrested. of whom eighty
Were detained in custody
First Hanging in the Kiondiise