The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-08-26
TURBULENT SCENES.
An Anarchist Mob Does Much Dam
age in Paris.
Frequent Clashes with the Police
Many Persons Hurt-A Church De-
spOiIed-BonHre Made of CRU
ciflx, Altar and Pulpit.

Paris, Aug. 21.-Paris was on Sun
| day the scene of most serious dis
turbances, recalling some aspects of
the commune. In response to an APP
peal of the Journal lie Peuplc, and La
Petite Republique, groups of anarch-
lists and socialists gathered about three
o'clock in the afternoon in the Place
de la Republique. The police had taken
precautions, and there seemed no dan
ger of disorders. Sebastion Faure and
Faberot, well-known revolutionary an
archists, were the ringleaders. Faure,
standing on the pedestal of the statue
which rises in the center of the Place
de la Republique, addressed the crowd.
Among other things, he said that the an
archists should be masters Of the
streets.
Police Take n Hand.
The police then interfered and dis
lodged Faure and Faberot, making
three arrests. The crowd at this
point dispersed, but column of dem
constructors, headed by Faure and Henri
D'liorr, made for the Place de la Ma
ton. The police broke through the
column and a struggle for the mastery
followed. Shots were fred and NJ.
Coulter, commissary of police, was
twice stabbed with knife.
This threw the police into moment
airy confusion. The mob reassembled
| and ran toward the Place de Ia Nation.
| The police, reinforced by squad that
had been held in reserve. made an
other attempt to stem the current. and
fresh fierce fighting occurred, three
| constablcs being wounded. Faure and
D'Horr jumped into a passing street car
that was going to the Place de Ia Re-
publique and the car driver on arriving
there gave signal to the police. who
Immediately arrested them both, to-
gether with two other anarchists. Jo-
| seph Terrier and Jean Perrin. All were
conveyed to the Chateau d'Eau bar
racks. Only DIIorr was found in pos
session of firearms.
Mob Attacks Churches.
In the meantime the anarchist mob
retraced its course to the Place de Ia
Republique, smashing the windows Of
FcIISlOuS tulHctS On inc way. SuU-
denly, either at the word of command
or in obedience to impulse, the col
umn made loop and curved toward the
church of st. Ambrose, where the riot
ers smashed the windows. Proceed
ing thence toward the Faubourg du
Temple, which reached at the corner
of the Rue Darboy and the Rue ST.
neutrality-suspicious., they formed up into
n compact body. Iatchets were sud-
denly produced, with long knives stolen
from the counters of shops, and a con-
certed rush was made upon the church
of St. Joseph. The aged Sacristan, see
ing the mob, hastily closed the outer
gates, but these were soon forced with
hntchets and bars of iron. The massive
oaken doors were then attacked
Church RnnsncLed.
According to the first account the
wild horde burst into the church, which
instantly became scene of pillagc and
sacrilege. Affairs and statues were
hurled to the floor and smashed. pic
lures were rent, candlestickS, orna-
ments and hosts from high affairs were
thrown down and trampled under foot
The crucifiX above was made the target
for missiles and the figure of the
Saviour was fractured in several places.
Then, while raucous voices sang the
"Carmagnole," the chairs were carried
outside, piled up and set on fire in The
center of the square fronting the
church.
Police and Mob Fight.
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 constablcs. They were com
PEELED to fall back in order to form
up into line of defense. as the anarch-
lists attacked them fearfully with
knives. At length the officers began to
gain the mastery. A score of anarch-
lists took refuge in an adjacent house.
Others intrenched themselves in the
belfry and ficrcely defended themselves
by showering missiles on the republic
an guards, but finally these were dis
lodged. Twenty anarchists were arrest
ed, taken to the police station, searched
and found to be carrying revolvers,
loaded sticks and knives.
Pulpit Fired.
When the police entered the church
the anarchists had just set fire to the
pulpit. The interior of the edifice was
a complete wreck. Several valuable old
pictures that can never be replaced
were ruined. After the mob had been
driven away Able LaCour, the incum-
bent, collected the fragments of the sac
rament and replaced them in the cibo-
rum. AS he did so he was heard bit
terly lamcnting. The people living in
the houses near by extinguished the
bonfire.
Over 500 Hurt.
Paris, Aug. 81, $3.50 n. m.-The pre-
lecture of police gives the following
statistics of yesterdays riots:
Injured, $50; taken to hospitals, $50:
police agents wounded, CT; arrests, $50;
detained in custody, 80.