The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-21

Paris, August 2o.--Paris was today the
scene OF most serious disturbances, ro-
calling some aspects OF the Commune.
In response to an appeal of the Journals
de Peuple and La Petit Republiaue, groups
of anarchists and socialists gathered about
8 o'clock in the afternoon in the Place de
la Republique. The police had taken pre-
cautions and there seemed no danger of
disorders. Sebastian Faure and Fabrot.
well known revolutionary anarchists, were
the leaders Faurc, standing on the
pedestal of the statue which rises In tho
center OF the Place de la Republique, ad
dressed the crowd,
| Among other things he said that the
anarchists should be masters OF tho
streets. The police then intcrfered and
dislodged Faure and Fabrot, making three
arrests The crowd at this point dispersed,
but n column Of demonstrators. headed By
Faure and Herr d'Horr made for the Pace
de la Nation. The police broke through
/
Shots were fired and NJ. CUTLER commits
sary Of police, was twice stabbed with n
knife This threw the police into momou-
tary confusion. The mob reassembled and
ran toward the Place de Ia Nation. The
police, reinforced by squad that had heen
held in reserve, made another attempt to
stem the current, and fresh, fierce fighting
occurred. three constables being wounded.
D'Horr and another jumped into passing
street car that was going to the Place do
la RepubliQue and the street ear driver on
arriving there gave signal to the police
who Immediately arrested them, together
with two anarchists, Jose Ferrier aud
Jean Perrin. All were taken to the
Chateau d'Eay barracks. Only d'Horr
was found In possession of firearms.
In the meanwhile the anarchist mob re-
traced its course to the Place do la Re-
publique, smashing the windows Of re
ligious edihces on the way.
Suddenly. either at the word OF com
, mand or In obedience to impulse, the
column made a loop and went toward the
/, I.
smashed the windows.
Proceeding thence toward the Fauberg du
Temple, at the corner of Rue Darboy and
the Rue St Manri- poplncourt, they formed
~ into a compact body. IIatchets were
suddenly produced with long knives, stolen
from the counters of shops, and con-
certed rush was made upon the Church oil
st. Joseph The aged sacrlstan, seeing the
mob hastily closed the outer gates, but
these were soon forced with hatchets and
bars Of iron. The massive osken doort
were then attacked
According TO the nrst account the wilc
horde burst into the church, which In
stantIy became a scene of pillage ana sac
r.lege. Pictures were rent. candlesticks
ornaments and posts from high affairs
were thrown down and trampled under
foot. The cruci1x above was made the tar
get for missiles and the figure OF th'
Saviour was fractured IN several places
Then while rancorous voices sang the
"Carmagolo' the chairs were carried out
side, piled up and set on fire in the cente
OF the square iTOnIlHB Ihe ShuiSh' """'
the stage was reached the crucifx wa
pullel down and thrown into the flames
Then suddenly the cry was raised that IN
statue of the Virgin had been forgotte
and the crowd returned and tore this dowi
also.
Meanwhile the sacristan who had bee
captured by the anarchists escaped an'
called the police and republican guards
! who promptly arrived with many con
stables. They were compelled to fall bac
in order to form line Of defense. as tn
: anarchists attacked them fearfully WIN
knives.
! At length the officers began to gain tn
mastery. score of anarchists took refug
: in an adjacent house. Others entrencbe
themselves in the belfry and fiercely de
Tended themselves by showering missile
on the republican guards, but finally thes
; were dislodged. Twenty anarchists wer
arrested, aaken to the police station
searched and found to be carrying reyolV
r ers, loaded sticks and knives.
! When the police entered the church
J. the anarchists had just set fre to the pull
I pit. The interior of the edihce was
J, complete wreck. Several valuable old pic