The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-21
Scenes of the Commune We're Re-enacted
at the French Capital.
ANARCHISTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. POLICE
Four Hundred Persons Are Known to Have Been
More or Less Injured, All of Them by Being
Trodden Under Foot.

lures that can never be replaced were
ruined.
After tho mob had been driven away.
Abbo X. Court collected the fragments
OF the sacrament and replaced them in tho
oibirouim. When he did so he was heard
bitterly lsmenting.
The people in the houses near by ex-
tingushed the fire.
Midnight.--Sipce o'clock the demon
strators, as far as Care de L'Este, have
been repeatedly driven back by jolice
charges, the crowd crying; "Vive rarmee"
and "vive la Republlque"
The police also dispersed a crowd Of
gamins who were burning bundles OF
newspapers.
About 10 o'clock disorders occurred on
the boulevards De Magenta and De Stras-
bourg. Several shots wore AIRED, but no
one was injured, The newspaper kiosks
were burned and several arrests were
made In connection herewith.
There is no change in the situation at
the building de la Chabrol where NJ
James Guerin and his anti-Semite COM
panions are entrenched in a state of siege
against the police
| a. m.-Shortly after midnight noisy
crowds began demonstrating in the rue
de Chabrol, but they were soon dispersed
by the police.
| Up to the present hour tifty-six persons
have been reported injured, including sew
eral policemen. No one as far as known
was injured by firearms. Nearly all were
hurt by being crushed or trodden under
foot. A body of rioters who had taken
refuge In the court yard of the Care de la
lEste were expelled by the police, who
made twenty -five arrests Quiet has not
| been restored
2:1s q. m.--Besidee St. Joseph's church
two cafes were wrecked.
At late hour 10000 people were in
the boulevard dc Magenta, which runs past
the end of the Rue de Chabrol. They were
ken. constantly moving by the republican
guards who made a remarkable display
of force. Large bodies of police were con-
stantly operating In and around the Rue
dc Chabrol and a large force in readiness
at the barracks. In the collisions between
the anarchists and Guerinites the scuf-
fling was serious and three companies OF
the republican guards charged the con-
testants. several persons being injured.
Witty or sixty policemen literally jumped
over them. according TO accounts. Paving
stones were torn up and used as missiles
In the Avenue de Talllbonrg there was
fierce conflict. The police had TO draw
their swords against the anarchists, who
assailed them with stones. Four police
men were wounded, two so seriously that
they had to be taken to the hospital.
A lamentable feature OF the affair Is that
It will be regarded as pro-Dreyfus de-
monstration and react greatly to the
detriment of the chances of acqulttal. 1t
is much feared that yesterdays scenes
we're due to the weakness the government
has displayed over the Guerln affair, Tho
governments desire to avoid bloodshed
has been misinterpreted with the worst
people.
The anarchist demonstration was decided
upon at meeting held Saturday inc
journal dc feuple, epitcu w SS""'N''N->
Faure published a manifesto, denouncins
tho military party, the anti-semites, tho
monarchists and the priests, and nrged its
! supporters TO meet force with force
"should Dreyfus be convicted" said the
manifesto, at will be triumph oil the
bandits. Should he be acquitted the mill
t, tary section will be in open rebellion.
The paper called on all anarchists 70
demonstrate against the priests ana Jesu-
Is It's. Copies of the manifesto were scatter-
cd broadcast and the result was tnat the
anarchists fiocked into the streets sihslns
,ha oCarmagnole" and crying Apas
pncbefort" "Abas Drumont" and "Abas
: Guerin. co,,
e The Guerin AFFAIR is becoming COM
d piete farce.
Paris. August 2l. 4 a. m.--The prelec-
> ture Of police gives the following statistics
Of Yesterdays riots: Three hundred ana
eighty people injured; $50 were taken 70
: the hospitals; ffty-nine police agents were
wounded besides commissaries Foster ana
polsemine. One hundred and fifty persons
. we're arrested Of whom eighty are detain-
ed in custody