Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-08-24
A MAD MOB IN PARIS.
Tho French Capital Hrs n Ficrcs
Reminder OF Other Days
u7-risi~ -ss~~. ss.stsd D. . tts-.- -
w~s-hip streets ruisa wuh These
whs ttss~ r-a-s q y the ftxht
IN rsh.If 90 Dr~,fs.

~ t~hsf "f prstta@
fAni.. Ang 80 Par was teslay the
scene 20 mo.>t >srious disturbances re-
ealing SOME aSp.-cts ~ the commune.
In response 20 an appeal - the Jour
nal du Fcuplr and Petite gepubliqur.
gr, ups - suarchist. aud socialists gath
erred about ovi,--A in the afternoon 10
the P.scc dr "a .cPublipuc. The police
had taken Prreautinn>. aud there
SEEMED no danger - Disorders
Sebastian faurc snd FAb-rot. web
known revolutionary anarchists. we're
the rineieadsr~. Faure. standing on
the pedestal - the statue rbieh rises
IN the center u the Place D. IA Bepah-
liqus. addressed the crowd. Amans
other other things he said that the
anarchists should be MASTER, u tn
streets. The poiicr then intcrfsrvd aud
di,iudg,d faurc aud Fah.rp,. making
three arrests The crowd az this point
dispersed but a colrnn af dctron,tra-
tors, beaded by Faurr aud Henri
4 IIorr. made fpr TIE Fiae. DE IA Va
tiou
The Polics broke through the column
and a struggle for the mastery followed
shots were hrvd. AMI VI tiouiii-r. -om.
uis>ary ~ Poiicv. was twier stable
with a knife
This threw the p',sicr into ui.lu-ntary
eoufusirr. Th. nab rvas, .snhlcd aud
ran toward the Fiarc Dc "a Nation III.
police. reinforced by a squad that haa
5crn held ia reserve made another at
tempi - stem the current. aud fresh
terc- trhtiug ,ccnrrvi thre. con
stables being wounded. nliorr sna
Faurr jumped into passinE street car
that was going To the Place d- Ia Re
pabliqur and tie ear driver. on srriv-
iag therc. gave signal a. the p,llics..
~ ho immediately arrested them bath.
together with two other anarchists.
Jo> Fcrrirr ana Jvan rrrriu- Al were
conveyed Ia the Chateau f.ay bar
rack. only pIIotr vs> fauud in ro-
session % hrrarm>.
In the meantime the anarchist mot
retracrd IT, course t. tho ria.r i~ IA
Repu biiqa~ sH4Ash.ng th~ uin,ips, u
rel Z .uu~ e ihcr, On the way.
suddenly. either a. the word - -s.r.
niand ~ in at~dieucr % impui So the
column made hoop aud curved t,'ys ard
the church ~. Alahroi>s. - here the
riotcrS smashed the uinsipvs.
>.~r~lisiaa. Msh
Proevs,iiny thrnss ouard the Fa-
borg du Temple. at the conner u the
Rue Darboy and the Rue - Mauri-
Popinco.rt. they forrn.-d into a com
raet b IL Itatchets were su.ls.euiy
prodaes-'l. vith long knives. >toirn
from the counters Of shops. aud eoa.
csrt-l rush made upon the ehurch et
~, Joseph. The avv,i >aeri.san. seeing
the mob. hastily closed the cutter gate
but these we're sspa forced with hatch
ets aud bars ot iron The massive
oassen doors wers then tackled
According to the srst account the
/ wild horti. burst into the church
which instantly b~came a ss~ae -
piliage and sacriiegr. AltarS and
statues we're hurled - the H. oc and
smashed. pictures we're rent candle
| sticks. ornaments auA hasts from the
high altars were thrown down and
tramp'el uuter foot The crucihx
above was made the target for missiles
aud the figure Of the saviour vas frae
tured in several plae-~-
/ Then. while rancoruu> voiee~ sang
the .'earnagnole the chairs verr ear
ried outside. piled up and set ON fire in
the crnter Of the square fronting the
church.
4 When this stage was reached the cru
cifN was pulled down and thrown intc
the fiane>. Sud,icnly tn, cry was raised
that the statue Of the Virgin had been
forgotten aud the crowd returned and
tore this down also.
Meanwhile the s4cristan. who had
been CAPTURED BY the anarchists. -,
capped and called the police and republi
can guards who promptly arrived with
many eonstab,es- They were compelled
To fall back in order 10 form into line
~ defense a. the anarchists attacked
them fearfuliy with knives.
At length the officers began To gain
the mastery. \ seorr % anarchists took
refuge in an adjacent house. other-
entrenchcd themselves in the belfry
and herrely defended themselves by
Showering missiles on the republican
guards. but finally these were dislosi ged.
Twenty anarchists were arrested. taken