The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
ANARCHIST DEMONSTRATION
Violent Mob in Paris Wrecks
a Church.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE INJURED
Crucifix and 0rnameuts Thrown Into
Heap and Fir-d-rumultuouaC Crowd
Gives the Police IA Hard Fight.

Paris, Aug. 22.-Paris was today
the scene OF most serious disturbances,
recalling some aspect OF the commune.
In response to an appeal OF tine journal
du Peuple, groups Of anarchists and So
cialists gathered about o'clock in the
afternoon in the Place de la Repub-
lique. The police had taken precau.
tlons. and there seemed to he no dan.
ger of disorders. Sebastian Faure and
Faberot, well-known revolutionary an
archists, were the ring-leaders. Fauie,
standing on the pedestal of the statue
which Uses in the center of the Palace
de la Republique, adressed the crowd.
Among other things he said that the
anarchists should be masters of the
streets. The police then inter fered
and dislodged Faure and Faberot, max
ing three arrests. The crowd at this
point dispeI sed, but a column of dem
onstiators. headed by Faure and
Henri d'Hori, made for the Place de
la Nation. The police broke through
the column and struggle for the mas
terry followed. Shots were fired, and
NJ. Coulter, commissary Of police. was
twice stabbed with Il knife.
The rioters proceeded toward the
Fauborg du Temple. at the corner Of
Rue Darberi and the Rue st. Mauri-
Popincourt, they formed up into COM
pact body. Hatchets were suddenly
produced. with long knives stolen from
the counters of shops. and concen.
trated rush was made upon the Church
of ST. Joseph.
he aged saCristan, seeing the mob,
hastily closed the outer gates, but these
were soon forced with hatchets and
bars Of iron. The massive oaken doois
were then attacked. According to the
first account. the wild horde burst into
the church, which instantly became a
scene of wild pillage and sacrifice. AL
taIs and statues were hurled to the
hool and smashed; pictures were rent,
candlesticks, ornaments and hosts from
high affairs were thrown down and
trampled under foot. The crucitix
above WAS made the target tor missiles
and the figure of the Savior WAS frac-
tured in several places. Then, while
rancOrous voices sang the "Carmag-
nole,' the chairs were carried outside,
piled up and Set on fire in the center of
the square fronting the church. When
this stage was reached, the crucitix
was pulled down and thrown into the
flames. Suddenly the cry was raised
that the statue of the Virgin had been
forgotten. and the crowd returned and
tore this down also.
An attempt was made to fire the
choir of st. Joseph's with petroleum,
and the tiremen were called in to
guench the flames. Several parishion-
ers were severely mauled in their eff
forts to defend the church from sacri-
lege. The church is situated in the
poorest quarter of the city. No disord-
ers of any kind occurred in the fashion,
able district.
Meanwhile the sacristan, who had
been captured by the anarchists. es-
capped, and called the police and repub-
lican guards, who promptly arrived.
with many constabes. They were
compelled to fall back in order to for I'm
up into line of defense. as the anarch-
lists attacked them fearfully with
knives.