The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
BLOODY RIOTS
IN FRANCE.
Anarchists and Socialists
Work Their Wills.


Work Their Wills.
Pasis, Aug. 20 Paris was today
;the scene Of most serious distur-
,bances, recalling souae aspects OF the
:commnne 10 response to an appeal
Of the journals, Depueple aud La
Petite Republique. crowds of anarch~
ists aud socialists gathered about 8
o'clock il the afternoon in the Place
de L Repubiique The police had
taken precautions and there seemed
no, no danger of disorders
Sebassion Fanre aad Faberos. well
knowD Drevslutionary anarchists, we're
sthe ring leaders Faure, standing on
sthe pedessal Of the statue which rises
III the centre Of the Place de Ia Re
pubIique, addressed the crowd
Among other things be said that the
anarchisls should be masters OF the
streets
The police then interfered and dis.
lodged Fanre and Faberot, making
three arrests Ths crowd at this
dispersed. led by column of demon.
atsasors headed BY Faure and Henri
D,TIorr made for the Piacede Ia Ma.
ton. II s.
The police broke through the col
,,,1,n .nfi q strnppfe for the mastery
followed. Shots were fred and M
Eoallier. commissary Of police, was.
sfwice stabbed with q knife.
This threw the police into momen-.
fary confasion The mob reassem
bed and ran toward the Place de Ia
Nation. The police, reinforced by
s squad that had been held 10
reserve, made a-cther attempt to
stem the current, aud fresh, fierce
lighting ecculred, three conssables
being wounded Faure and DHorr
jumped into passing street car
chat was going to the Place de la.
Reppbliqne and che car driver on
arriving there, gave signal to the
police, who immediately arrested
them both together with two other
anarchists, Joseph Ferrier and Jean
Perrin. All were conveyed to the
Chateau Eau barracks Only D'Horr
Was found in possession Of firearms
IN the meantime the anarchist mob
retraced It course 70 the Place de Ia
Republique, smashing windows of
religious edifces on the way.
Suddenly, either at the word OF
command OF 10 obedience to impulse,
the column made loop and curved
seward tke church of Sc Ambroise,
where the rioters smashed the win
sdoWs.
Proceeding sheuoe toward che Eau
bonrg ID Temple. which they reached
sc tie e3rper OF the Rue Darboy aod
the Rus ST. Manr-P Popineours, they
losmsd up into compact body. Hatch
ess we're suddenly produced. With long
knives stolen from the counters Of
shops. snd concentrated rush was
made on the church Of ST. Joseph
The .ged sacrissan. seeing the mob,
hastily closed the outer gatess but these
we're soon forced opea with hatcbets
aud bars Of iron The massive cakes
doors were thea attacked
According to the arss account the
Wild horde burst into the church, which
instantly became a secene Of pillage
and sacriiege Alsars and statues were
huried to the floor and smashed pic
.ures we're reos, caudlessicks. ornaments
and posts from high affairs we're thrown
doxo aud tranplea under foot. The
srosi6x above was made the target for
missiles aud .he figure Of the Saviour
was fractured iH several places. Theo
while raucous voices sang tae '.Carmag
mole. tue chairs were carried ousside.
piled up aad set on dre iu the ceosre of
The square fronting the church
Wien this stage vas reached the
orucifx VAS pulled down aud 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.
Meanwhile. the sacristan, who had
bsea captured by the anarchists,
escaped and called the police and Re-
puoiicac guards, who promptly arrived
with many coussables. They were
compelled to fall back in order to form
up into line Of defense, as the anar-
chis.s attacked tben fesrfully With
ksives.
At length tn, af6cers began to gaio
the mastery. A score Of anarchists
seok refuge in an adjacent house.
O.hers entrenched themselves in tue
bellry aud fereely defended themselves
by showering mis,iles on the Republic