Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-22

placed were ruined. After the mob
had been driven away Able LaCour,
the ipE Sbent, collected the frag-
mer OF ehe sacrament and replaced
them "A eiborium. As he did so he
was 10 "a ytterly lamenting. The
people G s Sn the houses near by
eStinguASa.T @e bonfire. Since s
o'clock hS.S sing the demonstra
tors. as IA p are de l'Este, have
been repeatS zen back by police
charges, the ,rying "Nive Far
meet" and "vl q oublique!"
About 10 o'cl artlers occurred
on the Boulevay lie Magenta and
Boulevard de Strasbourg. Several re-
volver shots were fred, but nobody
was injured.
Two newspaper kiosks We're burned
and several arrests were made in con-
nection Herewith.
There is no change in the situation
at the building in the Rue de Chabrol
where NJ. Jules Guerin and his anti
Semitic companions are entrenched in a
state of siege against police who have
orders for their arrest.
Over Fifty Injured.
Paris, Aug. 81. a. NIP to the
present hour fifty-siX persons have
been reported injured, including sever
al policemen. No one, as far as is
known, was injured by firearms. Near
.ly ali were hurt by being crushed or
trodden under foot. A body of rioters
who had taken refuge in the courtyard
of the Care de fEse was expelled by
the nolice, who made twenty-five ar
rests Shortly after midnight noisy
crowds began demonstrating in the
Rue de Chabrol, but they were soon
dispersed by the police. Besides ST.
Joseph church, two cafes were wreck
ed.
AT a late hour 10000 people We're in
the Boulevard de Magenta, which runs
past the end of the Rue de Chabrol.
lhey We're kept constantly moving by
the republican guards, who made a
remarkable display of force. Large
bodies of police We're constantly oper-
atino in and around the Rue de Cha
brol, and a large force was held in
readiness at the nearest barracks.
In the collision between the anarchists
and Guerinites the scuffling was SER
sious. and three companies of the repuo-
lican guards charged the contestants,
several persons being injured. Fifty or
sixty policemen were seen striking
wildly at every person within reach on
the Boulevard de Magenta. lad was
knocked down and while trying to
arise policeman literally jumped up
on him. According to some accounts,
paving stones were torn up and used
as missiles.
Police Use swords.
In the avenue de Taillebourg there
was firece conflict. The police had to
draw their swords against the anarch-
lists, who assailed them with stones.
-Four; policemen 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 demonstration and
react greatly to the detriment of the
chances of his acquittal. 1t is much
to be feared that yesterdays scenes
were due to the weakness the govern
ment has displayed over the Guerin af-
fair. The governments desire to avoid
bloodshed has been misinterpreted
with the worst results. 1t appears that
the anarchist demonstration was de-
cided upon at meeting held Saturday
night. The Journal du Peuple, edited
by Sebastian Faure. published mani
festo denouncing the military party.
the anti-semites, the monarchists and
the priests, and urged its supporters to
meet force with force.
Manifesto by Anarchists.
SHOULD Dreyfus be convicted" said
the manifesto, sit will be triumph OF
bandits. Should he be acquitted, the
military section will be open to re-
bellion.' The paper called on all an
archists to demonstrate against the
priests and the Jesuits. Copies OF the
manif sto were scattered broadcast,
and the result was that the anarchists
focked into the streets. singing the
'Carmagnole" and crying "a bas
Rochefort,' "a bas Drumont" and "A
bas Guerin."
The Guerin affair is becoming a com
plete farce