Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-21
PARIS IN A TURMOIL
Sunday Riots Recall Days Of the
Commune In the Capital Of
France.
Anarchist Mob Wreck a Church and
Commit Shocking Acts Of
Sacrilege.
Serious Conflict With the Police
Fifty-six People Injured-hany
Arrests Made.


Paris, Aug. 21.-Paris was Sunday the
scene of most serious disturbances, re-
calling some aspects of the commune.
In response to an appeal of the jour-
nails LIE Peuple and La Petite Repub-
lique, groups of anarchists and social
ternoon in the Place de la Repubique.
The police had taken precautions and
there seemed no danger of disorders.
Sebastian Faure and Faberot, we'll
known revolutionary anarchists, We're
the ringleaders.
Faure, standing on the pedestal of the
statue which rises in the center OF the
Place de la Republique addressed the
crowd. Among other things he said
that the anarchists should be masters
of the streets.
The police then interfered and dis
lodged Faure and Faberot, making
three arrests. The crowd at this point
dispersed, but a column of demon
strators headed by Faure and Henri
d Hoor, made for the Place de la Ma
ton.
The police broke through the column
and struggle for the mastery followed.
Shots We're fired and NJ. Coulter, COM
missary of police, was twice stabbed
with a knife. This threw the police into
momentary confusion
The mob reassembled and ran toward
the Place de la Nation. The police, re-
inforced by a squad that had been held
ii in reserve, made another attempt to
stem the current and fresh fierce fight
ing occurred. three constables being
wounded.
Faure and dHorr jumped into pass
ling street car that was going TO the
Place de la Republique, and the car
driver on arriving there gave a signal
to the police, who Immediately arrested
them both, together with two other an
archists, Joseph Terrier and Jean Per-
rim. All We're conveyed to the Chateau
Eau Barracks. Only 'dHorr was found
in possession of firearms.
In the meantime the anarchist crowd
retraced its course to the Place de la
Republique, smashing the WINDOWS of
religious editices on the way.
Suddenly. either at the word of COM
mand or in obedience to impulse, the
column made loop and curved toward
! the Church of ST. Ambrose, where the
rioters smashed the windows.
Proceeding thence toward the Fau-
bourg du Temple, at the corner of the
Rue d'Arboy and the Rue St. Mauri-
4 Popncourt, they formed into a compact
body. Hatchets were suddenly pro-
4 duced, with long knives stolen from the
counters of shops, and a concerted rush
4 was made upon the Church of ST. Jo-
u seph.
The aged sacristan. seeing the mob,
I hastily closed the outer gates but these
q We're soon forced With hatchets and
bars of iron. The massive oaken doors
4 We're then attacked.
i According TO the first account the
4 Wild horde burst into the church, which
Instantly became a scene of pillage and
4 sacrilege. Affairs and statues We're
hurled to the floor and smashed, pic
#Etures We're rent. candlesticks. orna-
4 ments ana hosts from high affairs We're
/ thrown down and trampled under foot.
4 The erucifix above was made the tar
get for missiles and the figure of the
Savior was fractured in several places.
Then, while raucuous voices sang the
4 "Carnagnole' the chairs We're carried
4 outside, piled up and set on fire in the
center of the square fronting the
church.
When this stage was reached the cru
ciflx was pulled down and thrown into
the flames.
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 sacristan, who hat
NV r, ter
eaped and called the police and repub.
lican guards who promptly arrived
with many constables. They We're com
PEELED to fall back in order to form w
into line of defense. as the anarchist.
attacked them fearfully with knifes.
, AT length the officers began TO gair
the mastery. A score of anarchists tool
refuge in an adjacent house. Others in
trenched themselves in the belfry ant
: fiercely defended themselves by shower
ing missiles on the republican guards
but finally these We're dislodged.
, Twenty anarchists We're arrested ia
ken to the police station. searched ant
found to be carrying revolvers, loadet
sticks and knives.
/ over Fifty Injured
Paris, Aug. 81, a. MP to tn,
present IlouT IlitS-Slx persons nave beel
reported injured, including several pc
llicemen. No one, so far as known, wa
injured by firearms. Nearly all wer
hurt by being crushed or trodden unde
foot.
n A body of rioters who had taken ref
g uge in the court yard of the Care d
ee FIRST was expelled by the police, VIII
II made twenty-five arrests.
II Shortly after midnight noisy crowd