The Red Cloud chief., 1899-06-09
A MOB attacks LODBEI.
Anna Gould in the Demonstrations
at a Paris Race Track.
FRENCH PRESIDENT lNSULTED
tess Csstciiano Lodi the Royaii.ts-t3o
Dhoered Ioubet

PARIS, June 6-Loubct, the prcsi.
dent of France, was the object of at
tack by members of nti.Drcyfus aud
ti-Republican societies yesterday
afternoon, while he was attending the
races In the suburb OF Autcuil. There
was n storm OF boots aud yclls ut the
track and N man struck ut tho pres.
idcnt's head with n cane. When the
president left the grounds n few eggs
were thrown at him. IL was note
worthy that the people generally
chccrcd him loudly, especially ON the
drive home, and that the police were
obliged to protect Count Christiano,
who struck at the president, the crowd
attempting to seize tho assailant.
There vas u storm OF boots, yells
and cries of Panama" "Abas Lou
bet" and "Vivc rarmec.' A few
shouts of give Loubct" we're drowned
In the clamor.
A strong force of police kept order
n arrested many of tho d~isturbcrs.
including u man who tried to force
his way to the presidents carriage.
During the second race tho clamor
increased to violence and was plainly
directed by u committee Of the League
Of Patriots, collected with their sup
porters both bcforc and behind tho
presidential stand. around which n
formidable ARRAY proceeded.
During the grand steeplcchasc many
blows were struck and several police
men were injured in their cndcavors
to prevent an invasion OF the presi-
Dental stand.
while shouts of "Vive l'armce' and
"Vive dc Roulcde" were heard on all
sides, Count Christiano rushed toward
the president, brandishing n stick and
directed u blow against him, striking
his hat.
Tho crowd rushed upon Christiano,
who only escaped severe handling by
being taken under police protection.
President Loubet remainoI all tho
while quite unmovcd. talking to the
premier, while the officers Of his mill
tary household was defending him
against violence.
Finally, after thirty arrests, had
been made, the project Of police or
dered the 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 NJ. Firmin Faure, anti Sem
ito and Nationalist, deputy for Oran,
Algeria.
1t seems certain that the demonstra-
ton wa organized by tho Juenesse
Royaliste, the Ligue des Patriotes
and the anti Semites, the rallying
sign being u %carnation in the button.
hole.
Count Christiano is a member of the
Steeplechaso society, n very select
body, and his conduct has produced
the greatest Indignation,
A special meeting of the council
was summoned to consider the situa.
ton, and important measures were
concerted, to be submitted to the
president Mt another council for the
preservation Of order
Comtesse Boni dc Castellane, who
was Miss Anna Gould of New York
city, placed herself at tho head OF the
%Jennesse Royaliste and marched up
and down the lawn shouting .'Vivc
l'armec." Comtc Boni de Castcllane
and his brother, Jean, were arrested,
but soo1 liberated.
Altogether about 1870 arrests were
made, n being that Of NJ. Dansettc.
deputy mayor OF Armcnticres
Demonstrations and counter.demon-
STATIONS continued until NJ. Loubet
left tho racccourse at AGO D. IN, the
arrival of his carriage being the sig
nal for an indcscribable tumult. The
mounted guards with difficulty opened
a passage through the crowd, the
president being pursued to the last
with boots and yclls Even eggs were