The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-18
Ripe For Revolt.

ParlS, August 81 ne warrant 1Or
the arrest of M. Guerin, president of
the Anti-Semite League, who with
sympathizers, has been barricaded
since Saturday last in the Offices OF
the league, has been placed in the
hands Magistrate Fabre. Guerin is
now regarded as an outlaw in state
rebellion since his notification of the
issue of the warrant. He cannot claim
the right of citizen ofexemption from
arrest from sunset to sunrise, and the
persons garrisoning the headquarters
of the league, numbering about forty,
are in the same box. Strict orders
have been given to arrest every one
attempting to enter or leave the build
ing.
Three of Guerin's friends who at
tempted to have the place this morn
ing, were arrested. They all carried
six-chambered revolvers and matches
and what Frenchmen designate as
"American knuckle- busters, other
. wise brass knuckles' The perfect of
police is still awaiting orders from the
government in regard to what action
is to be taken against Guerin.
M Guerin this evening displayed an
Anti-Semite tri-color flag on the roof
of the Anti-Semite headquarters. On
the flag was motto reading "France
for Frenchmen."
M. Waldeck- conferred
several times during the day with M.
Lepine, the prefect of police, and, in
consideration Of the fact that re-
course to force in the arrest of NJ.
Guerin might lead to useless sacri-
fee Of life, entailing still graver de-
monstrations at the obsequies of the
victims, the premier decides not to
expose the life of any man-soldier,
policemen or tiremen-but to leave
M. Guerin choice between self-jm
prisonment and arrest.
Meanwhile it looks as though this
affair would have"a rather tame end.
ing. The friends Of M. Guerin are
busying themselves to rescue him from
an impossible and foolish position.
Mr. Stevens, son of the well.known
artist, otained from the government
a permit to enter NJ. Guerin's house
and advise him 10 surrender at dis
cretion, assuring him that no one
doubted his courage, but that he ought
not to compromise his friends and be
the cause of placing hunan life at
stake.
Joseph Lasies. anti Semitic, deputy
for Gers, who was furnished with
similar permit, visited M. Guerin at
eoclock this evening and conferred
with him for three quarters of an
hour, making every effort to persuade
Guerin and his associates that further
resistance was vain and dangerous.
At about 1890 O'Clock M. Lasies went
to see M. Waldeck-R Rousseau. In the
premier's absence he was received by
his chief of cabinet. In the course of
an interview afterward, M. Lasies de-
MED that he was in charge of any
negotiations or represented either side.
He said he was simply acting on his
own responsibility because he was anx-
ious to avoid strife.
There was considerable excitement,
accompanied by demonstrations and
scuffles in the Rue Chabrol in the
course of the evening and the police
made several arrest.
AS an anti-Semitic group was stand
ing at the corner of the Foubourg
Saint Denis and the Rue de Valen-
ciennes, this evening, some passers by
were greeted with cries Of Down
with the Jesuits )" whereupon they
were surrounded and threatened by
the demonstrators. A supposed anar-
chist then fired several revolver shots,
wounding three men. One of them, a
man named Camille, was taken to
hospital seriously wounded. The alleg-
ed anarchist was arrested.
AT the annual banquet Of Bonapart-
lists today, Nj Mignol presiding, a tel
egram from Prince Victor Napoleon
was read, saying he relied on the va.
rious committees to act energeticallv
under the present grave circumstances.
Toe reading lof the telegram was greet
ed with shouts Of 'Vive L'Empereur,"
"Vive Guerh."
The yount royalists also assembled
at banquet at Saint Maur today, in
honor Of thdname day of the Duchess
of Orleans Violent attacks were made
on the recdltmeas Of the govern