The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-08-22
RIOTS IN PARIS.
Serious Disturbances Occurred Recall
ing Some Aspects of the Commune.
Church of st. Joseph Almost Completely
Quilted and Valuable Paintings De-
strOyed-Many Were Hurt
Fighting the Police.

PARIS, Aug. 21.-Paris was Sunday
the scence 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 8 o'clock in the
afternoon in the Place de la Repub-
lique. The police had taken precau-
tions and there seemed no danger of
disorders.
Sebastian Faure and Faberot, we'll
know revolutionary anarchists, were
the ringleaders, Faure, standing on
the pedestal of the statue which rises
in the center of the Place de la Repub-
ique, addressed the crowd. Among
other things he said that the anarch-
lists 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'Horr, made for the Place de la Ma
ton.
The police broke through the column
and a struggle for the mastery fol-
lowed. Shots were fired and M. Goul-
lier, commissary of police, was twice
stabbed with knife.
This threw the police into moment
airy confusion. The mob reassembled
and ran toward the Place de la Nation.
In the meantime the anarchist mob
retraced its course to the Place de Ia
Republique, smashing the windows of
religious edifices on the way.
Suddenly, either at the word of COM
mand or in obeyance 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 DarbOy and the Rue st. Mauri-
Popincourt, they formed up into a
compact body. Hatchets were sudden
ly produced, with long knives stolen
from the counters of shops, and con-
certed rush was made upon the church
of st. Joseph. The aged sacristan,
seeing the mob hastily closed the
outer gates, but these were soon fore
ed with hatchets and bars of iron.
The massive oaken doors were then
attacked.
According to the first account the
wild horde burst into the church,
which instantly became a scene of pill
lage and sacrilege. Affairs and statues
were hurled TO the floor, and smashed;
pictures were rent, candlesticks, orna-
ments and hosts from high affairs were
thrown down and trampled under foot.
The cruciiX above was made the target
for missiles, and the figure of the
Saviour was fractured in several places.
Then, while rancorous voices sang
the ''Carmagnole" the chairs were car
ried 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 re-
turned and tore this down also.
Meanwhile the sacristan, who had
been captured by the anarchists, es-
capped and called the police and repub-
lican guards, who promptly arrived
with many constables. They were
compelled to fall back in order to form
up into line of defense, as the anarch-
lists attacked them fearfully with
knives. At length the officers began
to gain the mastery. A score of
took refuge in an ad-
jacent house. Others entrenched
themselves in the belfry and
fercely defended themselves by show
ering missiles on the republican
guards, but finally these were dislodg-
ed. Twenty anarchists were arrested,
taken to the police station, searched
and found TO be carrying revolvers,
loaded sticks and knives.
When the police entered the church
the anarchists had just set fire to the
pulpit. The interior of the edifce
was a complete wreck. Several valu-
able old pictures that can never be re-
placed were ruined.
About 10 o'clock disorders occurred
on the Boulevard de Magnetic, Boule-
ward de Strasbourg. Several revolver
shots were fired, but nobody was in
jured.
Up to o'clock Monday morning $50
persons have been reported injured,
including several policemen. No one
as far as known was injured by fire.
arms. Nearly all were hurt by being
crushed or trodden under foot A BODY
of rioters who had taken refuge in the
conrt yard of Care de rEst was expelled
by the police, who made 25 arrests.
Quiet has now been restored.
Reeds Resignation.