The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-26
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htpb and the Police, '"'el
In a State Of So,

In State Of So, VI
} Paris, Aug a. Part, w,.
the scene of most serious IN. 'N
recalling some aspects Of w .'a
mune. In response TO ap,," e
journals lie Peuplc and In '' r i.
publique, groups of auorcbi., 'OI
cialists gathered about tbro. ., o. !,
the afternoon in the Place do w /,
lique, The police had toI,, "e ia
tons and there seemed no pI
disorder. 0'O5
The Ring Leader,
Sebastian Faurc and Fo,.,..
known revolutionary morcbi',
the ring leaders. Faure. s,a,g.
the pedestal of the statue ,,l''
in the center of the Place ,
publique, addressed the cro,5
other things he said that 4, al
archists should be mastors VI"
streets. The police then n,
and dislodged Faure and Pohon.,
ing three arrests. The crowd
point dispersed, but column .. "
constructors headed by Fauro srI
D'lIorr, made for the Place ~ y,
ton.
Police Commissnry St,h,.,
The police broke through ,L'
umn, and struggle for tho ,, ,
followed. Shots were fired o.J
Coulter, commissary of poIiro
twice stabbed with knife.
This threw the police into nv,
tary confusion The mob rs,'
bled and ran toward the Pine.
Nation. The police. reinforc.5
squad that had been held I'm r
made another attempt TO stem N.
rent, and fresh, fierce fgbH,,
Cured, three constables beipg h..
ed.
Faure and D'IIorr jumped mi,
passing street car that was oot,
the Place de la Republiquc. and M
driver, on arriving there, gave h
to the police who immediatoI, nh,
both, together with two Other
archists, Joseph Terrier and Jean
rim.
All were conveyed to the Cha
d'Eau barracks. Only D'Hor
found in possession of firearms
The Mob Returns.
In the meantime the anarcbie
retraced its course to the Place 4
Republique, smashing the window
religious edifces on the way
Churches Derecruted.
Suddenly. either at the word Of
mand or in obedience 10 impulse
column made a loop ana curvedm
the church of ST. Ambrose. wbers
rioters smashed the windows.
Proceeding thence toward the
bourg du Temple, at the corner Of
Rue Darboy and the Rue st. M
Popincourt, they formed ND nd
compact body. Ilatchets were yj |
~ produced, with knives stolen
the counters of shops, and conceI
rush was made upon The church a
Joseph. The aged sacristan. ss
The mob, hastily closed the gates
.hese were soon forced with hac
md bars of iron. The massive "a
ioors were then attacked.
A Scene of PiIlaEe and Sacrie.
According TO the first account
Wild horde burst into the Chu
which instantly became scent
1illage and secrilege, Affairs
.tatues We're hurled to the floor
smashed; pictures were rent, can
ticks, ornaments and hosts from
liars were thrown down and tramt
rnder foot. The crucifX above
made the target for missiles and
gure of the Saviour was FRACTURED
everal places.
The Torch Applied.
Then, while rancorous voices
he "Carmaghole." TIE chairs were
led outside, piled up and set on
the center of the square front
be church.
When this stage was reached
rucifiN was pulled down and thH
Ito the flames. Suddenly the cry
lised that the statue of the Vi
ld been forgotten and the crowd
lrned and tore this down also.
Meanwhile the sacrIstan, who
cen captured by the anarchists
iped and called the police and raF
can guards, who promptly am
it'll many constables. They
to fall back in order
rm up into line of defense, as
larchists attacked them telr
it'll knives.
iicers Begin to Regain the MAST
At last the officers began to gaIl
astery. A score of anarchists
fuge in an adjacent house Oh
trenched themselves in the BE-
id tiercely defended themseIye'
owering missiles on the repuoi
ards, but finally these were
dyed. Twenty anarchists were
sted, taken to the police sla'
irched and found to be carrying
Ivers, loaded sticks and knives
A Complete Wreck
When the police entered the Gnu
anarchists had just set fire 10
lpit. The interior of the edihce
complete wreck. Several 'aU'
pictures that can never be repa
re ruined.
after the mob had been driven aN
be LaCour, the incumbent, COZ
the fragments of the sacrament
'laced them in the ciborium, y
so he was heard bitterly lam'
;.
The RIOting Continues
'aris, Aug. 20. Midnight
ut o'clock the demonstrators 50
are de L'Este, have been repea'
ven back by police charges
wd crying "Vive rArme' and
tepublique."
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