Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-06-09
.RIO70US ARIST0CRATS.
Brutal Insults to President Loubet
at a Race Course.
CoMTB STRUCK AT PRESIDENT,

Paris. June 5.--Presidcnt Loubct. ac-
companied by the premier. NJ. Dnpuy.
and the chief of the military house
hold, General NJ C. Bailloud. drove to
the Auteuil races Yesterday afternoon,
closely followed Ey Nine. Loubet in
n second landau AS they drove along
the avenue des Champs-Elysces the
crowd bowed respectfully. but on ar
irving nj Autauil they were met by
violent demonstration. evidently or
ganiZed. and directed against the presi-
dent.
There was storm of boots, yells
and cries Of Panama. "A bas Loubet"
and 'Vive larmec" A few shouts of
"Nive Loubet" were drowned in the
clamor.
a strong force of police kept order
and arrested many OF the disturbcrs.
including man who tried to force
his way to the presidents carriage.
During the second race The clnmor
increased to violence and was plainly
directed by committee of the League
of Patriots. collected with their sup
porters both before and behind the
presidential stand. around which a
formidable alruy proceeded.
During the grand steeplechnse many
blows were struck. and several police
men were injured in their endeavors to
prevent an invasion of the presidential
stand AT the crisis of the excitement
Comte Christiani rushed toward the
president. brnndishing a stick. and d.
rected blow against him. striking his
hat. COmtc ChriStiani WAS thrown.
trampled upon and severely bruised In
the melee. He was carried away by
six policemen. he kicking and plunging
and the blood spouting from his nose.
He is grandson OF Il general who was
we'll known during the empire.
President Loubet remained all the
while quite unmoved. talking to the
premier. while the officers of his mill
tary household were defending him
against violence.
The principal leaders of the demon
stration were NJ. Joseph l.asies. deputy
for Gers. and NJ Firmin faur. deputy
for Oran. Algeria. both Anti-Semites.
Police Inspector Grillierc had his
head seriously wounded in the melee,
and President Loubet has since decor
ated him with the Cross of the Legion
of Honor in recognition OF his devotion
10 duty.
1t seems certain that the demonstra-
ton was organized by the Jeunnesse
Royaliste. the Ligue DIES Patriotcs and
the Anti-Semites. the rallying sign
being carnation In the buttonholc.
Demonstrations and counter demon
STATIONS continued until NJ. Loubet
left the race course at 1870 p. m, the
arrival of his carriage being the sig
nal for an indescribable tumult. The
mounted guards with difficulty opened
passage through the crowd. the
president being pursued to the last
with boots and yclls. Even eggs were
thrown.
1t was noteworthy. however. that the
people generally cheered him loudly.
the cheers increasing as he drove to-
ward the Elysee, which he reached
safely ut LAS p. NJ. During the demon
STATIONS number of hats labeled
resignation" were picked up.
An order of the day was today
accepted by the government, stig-
matizing the occurrences at Au-
teuil and approving the declarations
of the government 1t was carried
without a division after the first part
had been adopted by vote OF 5l3 to
SO and the second part had been voted
by 326 to 173.
The chamber. by 800 to 23S votes,
decided to adjourn the appointment OF
commission of inquiry into the con-
duct of General Alercier, the former
minister of war, until after the court
martial at Rennes, which is to try
Dreyfus, rs result of the decision OF
the court Of cessation.
There were violent scenes in the
chamber of deuties. owing TO Royalist
denunciations of President Loubet, and
the soldiers on duty had to eXpel the
chief anti-Loubet speaker, NJ. Rious
de Lagentaye.
The project of police, NJ. Blanc. has
ordered the closure of the Automobile
Club de France. of which the Comte
de Dcn. who was one of the ring
leaders at Auteul Sunday, is presi-
dent. a police commissary thereupon
proceeded to the clubs premises, on
the Place de La Concorde, and cleared
the members out, after which he at
fixed seals to the doors.
Of the 100 persons arrested in con-
nection with the demonstration 43 are
still held in custody.
NJ. lie MERCER, the examining mag
istrate, tonight began the interro-
CATION of those under arrest for par
ticipating in Sundays rioting. Ten.
including NJ. De PanniZz Passy, have
been Professionally released. About IS
will be prosecuted on charge of rebel
lion. for which the maximum punish
ment is five years Imprisonment.
The charge against Comte Christiani
is of assaulting magistrate while in
the exercise of his functions. an Of
Tense punishable by Imprisonment for
from two to five years.
The scenes at Autcuil on Sunday and
in the chamber of deputies Monday
have only had the effect of increasing
the popularity of President Loubet and
Of strengthening the hands of the gov
eminent. The promptitude of the pre-
mier, NJ. Dupuy in carrying out his
promise to take measures to insure
justice as soon as the court of cassa-
ton had pronounced judgment is re-
garded as proving that he himself can
show clean bill and that, though he
was premier at the time, General Mer-
cier kept him ignorant of the measures
adopted against Dreyfus.
On his return TO the Elysee NJ. Lou
bet said to those who accompanied
him:
"All of my family opposed my be-
coming president. and | had no desire
to remain - the Elysce, but now that
it is dangerous to be the chief of state
my duty is clear, and | will let my
enemies, if have any, be convinced
that | shall accomplish my mission
to the end"
Deniml From the Count and Countess
Paris, June 6.-COmte and ComtcSSe
Boni de Castcllane assure the CORE
spondcnts Of the American papers that
there is no truth fiji the statement that
the comtcssc was mixed up in the
rioting on the Auicuil race course on
Sunday The comtcsse was Disagree
ably surprised to see her name con-