Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-26
aIOTOUS SUNDAY IN
The FRENCH CAPITAL
Anarchistic Outbreak in Paris Re-
calls the Wild Days Of
the Commune.
MANY PERSONS ARE WOUNDED
Mob Sacks a Church and Several
Cafes and Attacks Police With
kniyes--wn Hurt Drcy.
fus' Cause,

/ the scene of most serious disturbances,
recalling some aspects OF the COM
mune. In response To an appeal OF
the Journals, lie Pcuple and La Petite
Repubilque, groups Of anarchists and
socialists gathered about 3 o'clock In
the afternoon at the Place de la Re-
publique. The police had taken pre-
cautions and there seemed no danger
of disorder.
Sebastian Faure and Fabrot, well
known revolutionary anarchists, were
the ringleaders. faure, standing on
the pedestal of the statue which rises
i'm the center of the Place de la Repub-
Iique, 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 Fabrot, making
three arrests. The crowd at this point
dispersed, but a column OF lemon
strators, headed by Faure and Henri
d'Horr, made for the Place de la Ma
ton.
The police broke through the col
umn and a struggle for the mastery
followed. Shots were fired and NJ.
Coulter, commander of police, was
twice stabbed wiH "A knife.
This threw thd,police into momen-
tary confusion. Ehe mol reassembled
and ran toward tiss Place de la Nation.
The police, reinforced by a squad that
had been held in reserve, made another
attempt to stem the current, and fresh
fierce Sighting ensued, three constables
being wounded. Faure and D'Horr
jumped into a passing street car, but
were arrested by the police, together
with two other anarchists, Joseph
Ferrier and Jean Perrin.
All were conveyed TO the Chateau
d'Eau barracks. Only D'Horr was
found in possession of firearms.
In the meantime the anarchist mob
retraced it's course to the Place de In
Republique, smashing the windows Of
religious edifiGes on the way.
Suddenly, and at the word Of COM
mand or in obedience to impulse, the
column made "A loop and curved to-
ward the Church OF st. Ambrose,
where the rioters smashed the win
lows.
A Church Sacked.
iONNNblIk lI'hit loNdld Nv "a
bourg temple, at the corner of the Rue
Darbri and the Rue st. Mari Popin-
court, they formed into a compact
body. Hatchets were suddenly pro-
luced, with long knives stolen from
I'the counters of shops, and n concen-
trated rush was made on the Church
Of st. Joseph. The aged sacristan,
seeing the mob, hastily closed the out
cr gates, but these were soon forced
with hatchets and bars Of iron. The
massive oaken doors were then at
tackled. The wild horde rushed into
he church, which instantly became a
scene of pillage and sacrilege.
Affairs and statues were hurled to
the floor and smashed; pictures were
'ent; candlesticks, ornaments. and
posts from high affairs were thrown
lown and trampled under foot. The
,rucifiX above was made the target for
missiles and the figure of the savior
vas fractured in several places. Then
while raucous voices sang the
'Carmagnole" the chairs were carried
outside, piled up and set on fire in the
enter of the square fronting the
hurch.
i'h III bNdS' wac INdNutNs nv
crucifiX was pulled down and thrown
INTO the flames. Suddenly the cry was
.aised that the statue of the virgin had
been forgotten. and the crowd re-
,urned and tore this down also. Mean
while the sacristan, who had been
captured by the anarchists, escaped
aud called the police and republican
guards, who promptly arrived with
many constables. They were com
PEELED to fall back in order to form
nto a line of defense as the anarchists
attacked them fiercely with knives. At
'ength the officers began to get the
mastery. A score Of anarchists took
refuge in an adjacent house. Others
intrenched themselves in the belfry
and tiercely defended themselves by
showering missiles on the republican
guards, but finally these were dis
lodged. Twenty anarchists were ar
rested, taken to the. police station.
earched and found to De carrying re-
y~olvers, 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 valuable
DID pictures that can never be replaced
were ruined.
The people living in houses near by
extinguished the bonfire.
About 10 o'clock disorders occurred
on the Boulevard de Magenta and
Boulevard de Strasburg. Several re-
volver shots were fired, but nobody
was injured.
Two newspaper kiosks were burned
and several arrests were made in con
n~ection Herewith.
There is no change I'm the situation
at the building in Rue de Chabrot,
where NJ. Guerin and his anti-Semite
companions are e~ntrenched in a state
of siege against the police, who have
orders for their arrest.
An attempt was made 10 fire the
church of st. Joseph with petroleum.
The fremen were called to quench the
flames.
Several parishioners were severely
injured in their efforts 10 defend the
church from the mob. The church is
situated in the poorest quarter of the
city. No disorders of any kind oc-
Cured in the fashionable district.
At a late hour 1000 people were in
the Bouleyarde de MAGENTA, which runs
past the end of the Rue de Chabrol.
They were kept constantly moving by