The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-05

with His Cane. and, According to Ono
Report. slightly Injured Bim-Poiice I'm
jured in Guarding Loubet-Members of
the League of Patriots and Royalists Join
In Hoots and Kisses and Cries of ~" A Bias
Loubet."-Aneer at the Sending of Major
Marchand from Paris One Cause of the
Dsmonstration-Cnbinet Meets and De-
cides to Prosecute the Leaders of tho
Riot Tho President Says His Enemies
Cannot Thus Force Him to Resign.
Special Cable Deipsch to TIE Sun.
PARIS. June 4.-President Loubet was the
victim OF hostile demonstration and per-
sonai assault at the Auteuil racecourse this
afternoon. He arrived at thecourse at 3
o'clock to see the Grand Steeplechase de Paris,
and was greeted with cries OF Panama" "A
has Loubet" and hooting and kissing from a
section OF the crowd which was led by num-
her OF aristocrats. .
One OF the ringleaders in tho dsgraceful
scene Baron Christani. made his way to the
Presidential tribune and attempted to strike
President Loubet with his cane. The assailant
was Immediately arrested.
The hostile group. which was numerous and
greatly excited. continued the insolent cries
throughout the Presidents stay. The police
rushed among the manfestants and arrested
them by the Wholesale. A free fight ensued.
Inspector Grllieres seriously hurt. and
the director OF the municipal police was also
roughly handled.
Three hundred arrests were made. the pris-
oners including several members OF the prande
noblesse majority of those arrested were
subsequently liberated. but about 100 were
detained.
President T.oubet's friends and part OF the
crowd met the demonstration OF the enemies
OF the head OF the State with counter cries OF
"Vive Loubet" The President subsequently
left amid mingled cheers and Kisses
1t is too early to say whether the disgraceful
affair at Auteul will have important conse-
auences. but 1t is certain that in its inception it
was far from important. The noisy gang which
proclaims itself everywhere under the too ia
miliar title Of League of Patriots. associated
for the occasion with the JeVnesse Ropahstp.
had evidently arranged the demon stration be-
forehsnd. The facts that it emanated exclu-
sively from the select Enclosure. the admission
to which is 90 francs. and that the general
public was puzzled to know what was happen
ing show sufficiently the limited significance
of the outbreak
There Is reason to believe that the manites-
tatIon was originally intended to embrace a
tremendous reclamation OF Major Marchand.
probably sezing and chairing him. and that
his removal from Paris was prompted by the
Governments suspicion OF what was going to
happen. All OF the officers who accompanied
Major Marchand TO Africa were present.
When the demonstrators found their hero
absent they became furious and tho storm
broke. Gentlemen" OF the Jeunesse Roydliste
tribune. and Baron Christiani undertook TO
chastise its chief occupant. Accounts differ
as to how he succeeded. Some say that he
smashed President Loubets hat and nose. but
IL 10 certain that the assailant did not escane
with a whole skin. He received a sound
utuUpluk, was IOu0u vi eho kiouhu ahu
thrown down the steps. He was finally seized
by the police. who carried him of. kicking and
struggling. by the arms and legs while noble
blood from his aristocratic nose stained his
fine yellow silk waistcoat.
A faction fight in the Dom ybrook style fol-
lowed. and when things threatened TO become
serious two squadrons OF mounted Republican
Guards were summoned
Meanwhile President Loubet remained in
front OF tho tribune conversing with Prime
Minister Dupuy. Both were outwardly calm.
NJ. Loubet, however. only stayed long enough
to see the first great race. He seemed moro
greved than Indignant over the insult offered
him.
The Republican Guards with difficulty
cleared the way TO his carriage. An insult
ing crowd followed him until fifty policemen
barred the way. Even then NJ. Loubet did not
escape the malice OF his enemies. for they
posted gangs along the roadside who Justify
yelled insults. while some OF them threw eggs
at the President.
Before President Loubet left the course the
committee apologized to him and expressed
regret for the unfortunate affair. NJ. Loubet
replied that 1t was not the committees fault
and added that he would attend the races next
year II he was invited. II Is stated that he said
to another condoer that II his opponents
hoped to force him to resign by such conduct
they would be disappointed for 1t would only
make IL a greater duty for him to remain at his
post.
Among the persons arrested were Count
Boni dc Castellane. the husband OF Anna Gould :
his brother. Count Jean: Count de Dion OF
motor car notoriety. Count Bertrand de Nun.
Count dc Beaumont and NM. Dorlodot. Roche
chouart houstier Merinville. all bluebloods.
and NJ Dausette. Deputy Mayor OF Armen-
there's Among the leaders OF the riot were the
Nationalist Deputies LasieS and Firmn Faure.
who do not appear to have been arrested.
President Loubet has conferred the Cross OF
the Legion OF Honor on Inspector Grilliares.
whose head was terribly wounded by blows
from a loaded cane.
The Ministers met this evening to con-
slider the incident II was decided to
hold forty-fye OF the prisoners among
whom are some prominent Royalists. The
Cabinet will moet again In the morn
ing to discuss its attitude In view Of inter-
nallationa which will be submitted In the