The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-21

strators, as far as the Care de rEste,
have been repeatedly driven back by
the police charges, the crowd crying
'Vive rarmee," and "Vive lie repub-
lique"
The police also dispersed a crowd of
gamins who were burning bundles of
newspapers. About 10 o'clock disorders
occurred on the Boulevard de Magenta
and Boulevard de Strasbourg. Several
revolver shots We're fired, but nobody
was injured. The newspaper kiosks
were burned and several arrests were
made in connection Herewith. There
is no change in the situation at the
building in the Rue de Chambrot, where
NJ. Jules Guerin and his anti-Semite
companions were intrenched in a state
of siege against the police, who have
orders for their arrests.
An attempt was made to fire the
choir of st. Joseph's with petroleum and
the firemen were called in to quench
the flames. Several parishioners were
severely mauled in their efforts to de-
fend the church from sacrilege. The
church is situated in the poorest quar-
ter Of the city. No disorders of any
kind occurred in the fashionable dis
trict.
2 a. m.-Besides 81. Josephs church,
two cafes We're wrecked. At a late
hour 10000 people were in the Boule-
ward de Magenta, which runs past the
end of the Rue de Chambrol. They
are kept constantly moving by the re-
publican guards, who made a remark
able display of force.
Large bodies of police were constant
ly operating in and around the Rue de
Chambrol, and large force is in read
mess a the nearest barracks.
In the collisions between the anarch-
lists and Guerinites, the scuffiing was
serious and three companies of the re-
publican guards charged the contest
ants, several persons being injured.
Fifty or 60 policemen were seen strik-
ing wildly at every person within
reach on the Boulevard de Magenta.
lad was knocked down and while
trying to rise a policeman literally
jumped upon him.
According to some. paving stones
were torn up and used as missiles. In
the Avenue de Taillebourg there was
a fierce conflict. The police had to
draw their swords against the anarch-
lists. who assaulted them with stones.
-Four policemen We're wounded. two so
seriously that they had to be taken to
the hospital. A lamentable feature of
the affair is that it was regarded as a
pro-Dreyfus demonstration, and will
react greatly to the detriment of the
chance of acquittal.
1t is much to be feared that yester-
days scenes were due to the weakness
the government has displayed in the
Guerin affair. The governments de-
sire to avoid bloodshed has been mis-
Interpreted with the worst results.
1t appears that the anarchists dem
onstratiOn was decided upon at meet
ing held Saturday night. The Journal
du Peuple, edited by Sebastian Faure,
published a manifesto denouncing the
military party, the anti-Semites, the
monarchsts and the priests and urged
re ~ =, ,aat 60
Should Dreyfus be convicted said
the manifesto, ut will be triumph
of bandits. Should he be acquitted the
military section will be open to re-
bellon."
The paper called on all anarchists
to demonstrate against the priests and
Jesuits. Copies of the manifesto were
scattered broadcast and the result was
that the anarchists f1ocked into the
streets singing the "Carmagnole" and
crying "A bas Rochefort," "A bas Dru-
mont" and "A bas Guerin.''
The Guerin affair is becoming a COM
plete farce.
1 a. m.-Up to the present hour Sc per-
sons have been reported injured, incud- |
ing several policemen. Nearly all were |
hurt by being crushed or trodden under |
foot. A body of rioters. who had taken |
refuge in the court yard of the Care
de IEste, was expelled by the police. |
who made 25 arrests. Quiet has now
been restored.
4 a. m.-The prefecture Of police |
gives the following statistics of yester-
days riots: Three hundred and eighty
persons were injured. Three hundred |
and sixty were taken to the hospitals
Fiftynine police agents were wounded
besides Commissaries Coulter and Dolls
mine. One hundred and fifty persons
We're arrested, of whom so are detained
in custody.