Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-08
PRESIDENT LOUBET STRUCK.
Greeted With Storm Of Hoots and
Assaulted With a Cane.
EXCITED MOE SURROUND HIM.

PARIS, juno 8, President Loubet,
accompanied by the premier NJ, Du'
puy, and the chief Of the military
household, General Mcliailloud, drove
to tho Autcuil races yesterday after
noon, closely followed by Nine, Lou
bot in n second landau, As they drove
along the avenue Des Champs Elysees,
tho crowd bowed respectfully, but on
arriving at Autcull they were met by
violent demonstration, evidently Or
gAnized and directed against the pres
ident
There was n storm Of boots, yells
and cries Of PANAMA." "Abas Lou
bot" and "Yive l'armee," A few
shouts OF "Vive Loubct" were drowned
In the clamor
A strong force of police kept order
and arrested many OF the disturbers
including man who tried TO force
his way TO the presidents carriage
During the second race the clamor
increased to violence and was plainly
directed by committee Of the League
of Patriots, collected with their sup
portcrs both before and behind the
presidential stand, around which a
formidable ARRAY proceeded.
During the grand steeplechaso many
blows were struck and several police
men wero injured IN their endeavors
TO prevent an invasion of the presi-
Dental stand.
At the crisis Of the excitement,
while shouts OF "Vive l'armee" and
"Vive dc Roulede' were heard on all
sides, Count Christiauo rushed toward
the president, brandishlng II stick and
directed blow against him, striking
his hat
The crowd rushed upon Christiano,
who only escaped severe handling by
being taken under police protection.
President Loubet remained oil the
while quito unmoved talking to the
premier, while tho officers OF his mill
tary household was defending him
against violence,
Finally, after thirty arrests had
been made, the project of police or
dered tho Republican guards to sur.
round the presidential stand,
The principal leaders Of the demon.
stration were NJ Joseph Lasies, anti
Semitic and Nationalist, deputy for
Gers, and M. Flrmin Faure, anti-Sem-
tie and Nationalist, deputy for oran,
Algeria,
II seems certain that the demonstra-
ton was organized by the Juenesse
Royalisto, the Ligue des Patriotes
and the anti. Semites, the rallying
sign being carnatlou in tho button.
hole.
Count ChristOno is member Of the
Stceplechase society, very select
body, and his conduct mas produced
the greatest Indignation.
A special meeting of the council
was summoned to consider the situa-
ton, and important measures were
concerted, to DO sublnitted to the
president at another council for the
preservation OF order
Comtesse Bon do Castellane, who
was Miss Anna Gould OF New York
city, placed herself at tho hoad Of the
tennessee Royaliste and marched up
and down the lawn shouting "Vive
larmee." Comtc Boni do Castellane
and his brother, JEAN were arrested,
but soon liberated.
Altogether about 1879 arrests were
made, one being that OF NJ Dansette,
deputy mayor of Armentieres
Demonstrations aud counter.demon-
strations continued until M. Loubet
left the racccourse at 4:2O p M, the
arrival of his carriage boing the sig
nal for an indcscrlbable tumult The
mounted guards with difficulty opened
n passage through the crowd, the
president being pursued to the last
with boots aud yells. Even eggs we're
thrown.
1t was noteworthy, however, that
the people generally cheered him
loudly Comtc Christiano was thrown,
trampled upon and severely bruised in
the melee, He is a grandson of a gem
eral who was we'll known during the
empire. Most Of the persons arrested
represent some of the best families in
France