The age-herald., 1899-08-15
ANTI -SBMITES
 STILL BESIEGED Guefin and Regis BarriCaded Behind
 Their Doors. THE POLICE ARE ON GUARD
House Where They Are Fortified Re-
 Semb!eS an Arsenal.
THEY DON'T FEAR STARVATION
Heavy Iron Shutters Cover Windows and Massive Iron Door is Kept Locked-Another Warrant
 is Out for Guerin

Paris, August H.-The office of the anti Semitic League, in which M. Guerin, presi- dent of the league, and M. Max Regis, the noted Jew Bailer and ex-mayor of Algiers, sought refuge from arrest on Saturday, were still beseged today. They were guarded throughout the night by force of police. armed with revolvers. M. Guerin, his friends declare, would fire on the troops if attacked. After attempting to gain the besiegers on the outside the besieged man threatened to throw boiling oil upon those outside
 Cur ous sight
 Any one visiting 51 Rue de Chabrot Sum- day afternoon would have seen a curious sight. Within fifty ards of the house on either side two lines of blue-coated, white troHsered policemen prevented the passer- by from approaching the two-storied build ing bearing flaming signboard:
 This Is the heaosuarters of the anti Semitic League. Heavy iron shutters cover the windows, and the massive door is kept closed. Within are Jules Guerdin, presi- dent of the league, for whose arrest war rant is out; the notorious anti-Jewish
 
 forty of Guerin's most faithful followers The '"Terasses" of the cafes across the street are filled with types of men Who are always in evidence when street troubles are in the wind, shouting "Vive Guerin," "Vfve LArmee'' and Down With the Jews"
 Inside tine house resembles an arsenal. Rifles, carbines, revolvers and cartridge belts hang around the walls and arc stacked in gun racks. On the gallery around the roof ten men with carbines on their shoulders mount guard. At the large gate below vigilant watchman is on duty. If any one rings, the side of a grated judas" Is pushed aside and the visitor s name and business is asked in curt terms. Inside Jules Guerin, six feet tall, broad ehested and black-bearded, commands the garrison.
 The house is impregnable," he de- clared to an interviewer. "The walls are sixty centimetres thick and the windows and doors sheeted with iron. We have rifles and carbines and cartridges. Who ever tries to lay a hand on us will be a dead man. We will never surrender. We would rather blow up the house. They can cut off our water and gas-we don't care We have 10000 cubic metres of water in the reservoir, 1000 bottles of mineral water in the cellar and large quantity of pe- troleum.
 No Fear of Starvation
 "We do not fear starvation We are pro- yisioned for two months. As to taking the house by storm, let them come and try it."
 M. Guerin and his garrison are becom- ing distrustful and are probably afraid that the police may rush their citadel. The authorities, however, 1t would ap- pear, have no intention of making M. Guerin bring his garrison into action, and will not attempt to take the anti Jewish fortress by storm.
 They are convinced that in spite of M. Guedin's confidence in the powers of re- sistance of his stronghold they could cap- ture it in ten minutes if 1t were really de- cided to take it by assault.
 An attack might, however, lead to blood shed. and they prefer to wait, until M. Guerin and his followers become tired of their voluntary prison.
 This evening a fresh warrant was issued for the arrest of M Guerin. According to a French statute his efforts to evade ar rest for political crime are punishable with penal servitude
 A strong police force now guards the of- flee of the anti-Semite league, where crowd numbering thousands completely blocks the traffic. Windows in the vicinity are filled with people anticipating the storming of the building. Shop keepers near by have closed their shutters.
 While a general officer in uniform was riding along the street the crowd pressed up around his carriage crying "Vive Far mee" and Mort Aux Juifs
 Gu,rin Will Fieht
 The assistant chief of detectives at APO o'clock this morning went to the house of M Guerin, president of the anti-Semite League, with warrant for his arrest. He rang the bell several times and finally M. Guerin appeared at the window but re- fused to open the door saying: 'Tf you want me come and take me-"
 Thereupon the detective withdrew M uerin calling after him: "You want to fight, well we will fight, permit me to tell yon you are doing very dirty business Then turning to his friends he exclaimed loudly: Come, comrades, let us die. They will only take me dead.'
 Some of the spectators of the scene shouted: "Vive Guerin."