The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-26
FIERCE RIOTING.
Anarchists and Socialists in Paris
Clash and Blood Flows Freely.


dreat NumOer injured.
Paris, Aug. 29.-Paris was on Sunday
the scene of most serious disturbances,
recalling 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
lists gathered about three o'clock in
the afternoon in the Place de la Repub-
hque. The police had taken precau-
tions and there seemed no danger Of
disorder. Sebastian Faure and NJ. Fa-
berot, well-hnown revolutionary an
arehists, were the ringleaders. Faure.
standing on the pedestal-6f 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 dislodged Faure and Faboret, maxi
ing three arrests.
The crowd at this point dispersed,
but a column of demonstrators headed
by Faure and Henri d'Horr made for
the Place de la 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
knite' This threw the police into mo-
mentary confusion.
In the meantime the anarchist mob
retraced Its course to the Place de la
Republique, smashing the windows OF
religious edihces 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, will
knives stolen from the counters OF
shops, and a concerted rush was mad'
| upon the church OF st. Joseph. Th'
aged sacristan, seeing the mob, hastily
closed the outer gates, but these wer,
soon forced with hatchets and bars O
iron. The massive oaken doors wer
then attacked.
The wild horde burst into the church
which instantly became a scene o
pillage and sacrilege. Affairs an,
statues were hurled to the floor an
smashed, pictures were rent, candle
sticks and ornaments from high altar
were thrown down and trampled unde
foot. The crucifix above was mad
the target for missiles and the figur
Of the Saviour was fractured in severs
places Then, while rancorous voice
sang the "Carmagnole" the chairs wer
carried outside, piled up and set on fir
In the center of the square fronting tn
church. When this stage was reache
the crucifx was pulled down an
thrown into the flames. Suddenly tt
cry was raised that the statue of Il
Virgin had been forgotten and Il
crowd returned and tore this down ais
| At length the officers began to gain Il
mastery Twenty anarchists were a
rested taken to the ponce statio'
searched ana iounu 10 pe carrying
: volvers, loaded sticks and knives.
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