Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-08-26
COMMUNE RECALLED.
Paris the Scene Of Bloody Riots Be-
tween Socialists and Anarchists.
Combatants Used Knives aud Hatchets
and Many Hundred We're Wounded
Church Pillagcd and the Fur
niture Used for Bonfire.


niture Used for BONFIRE.
Paris, Aug. 21.-Paris was yesterday
the scene OF most serious disturbances,
recalling some aspects Of the commune.
In response to an appeal OF the jour
mails lie Peuple and Ia elite Repub-
lique, groups Of ansi chis;s and social
lists gathered about three o'clock in
the afternoon in the Place de Ia Repub-
lique. The police had taken precau-
tions and there seemed no danger Of
disorder. Sebastian Faure and NJ. Fa-
berot, well-known revolutionary an
archists, were the ringleadcrs. Faure,
standing on the pedestal Of the statue
when rises in the center Of the Place
de Ia Republique, addressed the crowd.
Among other things he said that the
anarchists should be masters of the
streets. The police then interfered
and dislodged Faure and Faboret, maxi
ing three arrests.
The crowd at this point dispersed,
but n column of demonstrators headed
by Faure and Henri d'IIorr made for
the Place de In Nation. The police
broke through the column, and strug.
gle for the mastery followed. Shots
were fired, and NJ. Collier, commissary
Of police, was twice stabbed with a
knife. This threw the police into mo-
mentary confusion. The mob reas-
sembled and ran toward the Place de
Ia Nation. The police, REINFORCED by
n squad that had been held in reserve.
made another attempt to stem the cur
rent and fresh, fierce fghting oc-
Cured, three constablcs being wound.
cd.
In the meantime the anarchist mob
retraced its course to the Place dc In
Republique, smashing the windows of
religious editices on the way. Sud-
denly, either at the word of command
or in obedience to impulse, the column
made loup and curved toward the
Church Of st. Ambrose, where the
rioters smashed the windows. Pro-
ceeding thence toward the Faubourg
du Temple, at the corner of the Rue
Darboy and the Rue Mauri-Popincourt
they formed up into compact body.
Hatchets were suddenly produced, with
knives stolen from the counters OF
shops, and concerted rush was made
upon the church of st. Joseph. The
aged sacristan, seeing the mob, hastily
closed the outer gates, but these were
soon forced with hatchets and bars Of
iron. The massive oaken doors were
then attacked.
The wild horde burst into the church,
which instantly became a scene of
piilage and sacrilege. Affairs and
statues were hurled to the floor and
smashed, pictures were rent, candle
sticks and ornaments from high affairs
were thrown down and trampled under
foot. The crucifix above was made
the target for missiles and the figure
of the Savior was fractured in several
places. Then, while rancorous voices
sang the "Carmaynole" the chairs were
carried outside, piled up and set on fire
in the center of the square fronting the
church. When this stage was reached
the crucifix 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 sacris,an, who had
been captured by the anarchists, es-
capped and called the police and repub-
lican guards, who promptly arrived
with many coustablcs. They were
compelled to fall back in order to form
into line OF defense, as the anarchists
attacked them fearfully with knives.
At length the officers began to gain the
mastery. Twenty anarchists were ar
rested, taken to the police station,
searched and found to be carrying re-
volvers. loaded sticks and knives.
According to some accounts, paving
stones were torn up and used as mis-
siles. In the Avenue dc Taillebourg
there was fierce conflict. The police
had to draw their swords against the
anarchists. who aSsailed them with
stones. Four policemen were wound
cO, IWO 81 bhub hoh W
be taken to the hospital.
A lamentable feature Of the affair 10
that 1t will be regarded rs n pro- Drcy-
fus demonstration and react greatly to
the detriment of the chances of ncqult-
tai. 1t is much to be feared that yes
terday's scenes were due TO the weak
ness the government has displayed
over the Guerin affair. The govern.
ment's desire to avoid bloodshed has
been msinterpreted with the worst re-
suits.
1t appears that the anarchist demon
stration was decided upon Mt u meet
ing held Saturday night. The Journal
du Peuple, edited by Sebastian Faure,
published a manifesto denouncing the
military party. the anti-Semites, the
monarchists and the priests, and urged
its supporters to meet force with force.
"Should Drcyfus be convicted" said
the manifesto, sit will triumph OF
bandits. Should he be acquitted, the
military section will be open to rebel
lion."
The prefecture Of police gives the
following statistics Of the riots In Paris
on the goth; Three hundred and eighty
persons injured; $50 taken to the hos
pitfalls; 80 police agents woundedi $50
persons arrested, Of whom so were do
tanned In custody.
Severe Storm In Iowa.
DEBORAH, Ia, Aug. 9i.-Early yester-
A.. ,,.o,v,i,,r, q, eavara wind and rain.