The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09
Hostile Demonstration by Royalists Against
President of France.
PROTECTED BY A HEAVY GUARD
day-The Rioters From the Upper Classes-J. GouIds Daughter
Urging Them O N With Cry of "Vive + Armee"-The Pres
idents Hat Struck by One-Fierce Fighting With
the PoIce-Denunciaton of the President
in the Chamber OF Deputies.

Paris, June 4.-CSunday .)-President
Ioubet, accompanied by the premier,
NJ. Dupuy, and the chief of the military
household, drove to the AuteuH races
this afternoon. AS they drove along
the avenue des Champs E!ysees, the
crowd behaved respectfully; but, on
arriving at Autuei1 they were met by
violent demonstration evidently orga-
nized and directed against the presl-
dent.
There was a storm Of boots, yells
and cries of Panama." "A bas Lou
bet and "Vivc LArmee." A few
shouts of 'Vive Loubet' were drowned
i'm the clamor. The whole race course,
particularly the enclosure, witnessed a
scene of the widest excitement.
JAY GOULD'S DAUGHTER LEADER
OF THE RIOTERS.
Comtesse Boni de C~astellane, vino
was Miss Anna Gould, of New York
city, placed herself at the head of the
Jeunesse Royaliste and marched up
and down the lawn shouting "Vive
LArmee." Cemte Boni de Castellane
and his brother Jean were arrested,
but soon liberated.
Comte di Dion, when arrested, re-
sisted and fought with his cane He
was detained in custody
Demonstrations and counter demon
strations continued until NJ. Loubet
left the race course at 4:30 o'clock p.
m. The mOunte guards with difficulty
opened a passage through the crowd,
the president being pursued to the last
with boots and yells. Even egg were
thrown.
1t was noteworthy, however, that the
people generally cheered him loudly.
During the second race the clamor
increased to violence and was plainly
directed by a committee of the League
of Patriots, collected with their sup
porters both before and behind the
presidential stand, around which a
formidable ARRAY proceeded.
During the grand steeplechase many
blows were struck, and several police
men were injured in their ~endeaVOrs
ITO prevent an invasion Of the presiden-
tial stand.
AT the crisis Of the excitement, while
Shouts of "Vive L'Armee' and 'Vive
Deroulede" were heard on all sides,
Coun Christiani rushed toward the
president, brandished a, stick and di-
rected a blow against him, striking his
hat.
The crowd rushed upon Christiani
who only escaped severe handling by
DGlnS TAKEN uWu0T ponce prOlecClOl.
LOUBET'S COOL BEARING.
President Loubet remained all the
while quite unmoved, talking to the
premier, while the officers of his mill
ltary household were defending him
against violence.
Finally, after thirty arrests had beer
made, the project of police ordered the
republican guards to surround the
presidential stand.
Thn nrinnina1 1nn1nrc ff thn damon
stration were two anti-Semite and ma.
tionaliSt deputies.
Police Inspector Grilliere had hi
head seriously wounded in the melee
and President Loubet has since decor.
ated him with the cross of the Legior
of Honor in recognition of his devotion
to duty.
A ROYALIST DEMONSTRATION.
1t seems certain that the demonstra.
ttion was organized by the Jeuness,
Royaliste, the Ligue des Patriotes ant
the anti-Semites, the rallying sign be
ing a carnation in the buttonhole.
Count Christiani is a. membe of tn,
Steeplechase Society, a very selec
body. and his conduct has caused tn,
greatest indignation.
Most of the persons arrested repre-
sent some of the best families il
France. Comte Christiani is held OF
charge OF attempting to strike the pres
ident. Comte D'Aubigny DAISY il
charged with Wounding Police Inspec
torGrilllere and another policeman.
AT a late hour this evening many in
nuentlal persons sought to obtain tn,
release of these aristocratic prisoners
but the project of police refused al
such requests and removed all tn
prisoners to cells.
VIOLENT SCENES IN THE CHAM
Der OF DEPUTIES.
Paris, June 5.-There were violen
scenes in the chamber of deputies thi
afternoon, owing to royalist denuncia
tions of President Loubet, and the sol
,diers on duty had to eject the chief an
tti-Loubet speaker, M. Rious de Largen
taye.
The chamber of deputies met at
O'Clock this afternoon. The public gal
leries were crowded with fashionabl
people, including many ladies in prett
toilettes. The galleries of senators an,
diplomats were also full. There Wa
a large and early attendance of depu
ties, who animatedly discussed the in
cidents Of yesterday. Premier Dupu
and the minister of justice, M. Lebre'
sat on the ministerial bench.
M. Laloge, who moved the interpella
tlon, said the hour of action ha
struck. CHEERS from the ~leftists an
murmurs from the rightists, and
babel of cries in which NJ. Cassagna
and NJ. Laslies, anti-Semite, partici
.pated.) Nj. Laloge asked the premie
IL ne had been warned before hand O
yesterdays demonstration. He the
euiogized President Loubet, who, h
SAID, undertook the presidency in a tim
OF stress. Cloud ~applause.)
THE PRESIDENT DENOUNCED.
M. Rios de Largentaye. conservativ
representing the Second division of d
nan, Cotes-du-Nord, shouted: "Loube
is not honest!' He is a Panamisti'
These statements called forth violen
protests ana shouts of order but N
de Largentaye persisted in spite of tn
uproar and hooting, in declaring homes