New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19
NOBS DISPERSED BY POLICE.
DEROULEDE MAKES A FIERY sPEbCh
NATTONALIsTS INSULT THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT.
Paris. Feb 1S-Some agitation In Paris TINS
evening was caused by NM. Deroulede ana
Drumont and their party. The Nationalist
gathered about the statue Of Joan OF Arc ana
NJ Derouede made a fiery address to them
The crowd then marched to the Bouevards, and
stopped in front Of the "Libre Parole" office
There the Nationalist yelled themselves hoarse
with cries Of "Vive rArmee" and "Conspuez
Loubet,"
The appearance OF President Loubet in n car
rage was the signal for hostile demonstrations
and cries Of Panama! Panama"
In opposition 10 the cries OF Panama" the
supporters Of the President raised shouts Of
give Loubet," A detachment Of mounted
cuirassiers then appeared and cleared passage
for the Presidents carriage
The noise was then redoubled and the police
had great difficulty in restraining the mob.
Suddenly NM. Deroulede. Mevoyc and Habert
appeared. The mob surrounded NJ. Minevoye,
who donned his Deputys belt, which is his
usual method Of signalling to his friends, and
from four hundred TO five hundred OF his sup
porters ranged themselves behind the three
Deputies. shouting Down with Loubet," Gre
sign" and Panama"
When this body OF men reached the Place de
rOper9 there was not a sufficiently strong force
of police there to bar the way. and the demon
strators finally returned to the Statue Of Joan
Of Arc, where the eDputies climbed upon a sand
heap
DEROULEDEs HARANGUE.
NJ. Mevoye then waved a tricoor flag above
NJ. Deroulede, while the latter harangued the
crowd He said
Listen now 70 what I was prevented from
saying AZ the Versailles election. The President
belongs to the people I rejoice at this mani
festaton, but to-day We cannot go to the
| Elysee and spit upon him whom we have no
wish 10 recognize as Chief Of State. We must
| allow to rest In peace, such as it is the man
who is still lying there. and return home. But
! on Thursday we shall rot fail to attend the
! funeral ceremony You will find among the
followers Of the coffin the Judges Of the Crimi-
nal Section of the Court Of Cessation and the
| base Deputies who elected this President whom
we do not recognize. You know your duty.
Down with this Republic ana long live a Re
public Of the People"
The demonstrators then marched to the Rue
des Pyramides, shouting and Haunting tricolors.
The police ATTEMPTED 20 stop them and tried to
seize the flags. The mob resisted. and finally
turned TO the Avenue de rOpera, where large
| force Of police was stationed in front Of the
| Military Club This detachment succeeded in
dispensing the demonstrators. downfall of rain
assisting in the work.
Later in the evening bands composed OF the
members of the League Of Patriots National
lists and others paraded the boulevards blocking
traffic. Rival shouts Of Resign" and Re
vision" were raised, and some fighting took
| place between the members Of the opposing fac
tons. but order was gradually restored a NUM-
Der of arrests were made.
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST LOUBET
As the Presidential carriage left the ST. Lazart
station a band OF thirty forty persons ranged
themselves on either side Of the landau, under
the leadership Of two men, who kept giving sig
nails for shouts Of Down with LOubet," ant
Resign Resign" The general public was ap
parently Indifferent, and active hostility wa.
displayed Many I'm the crowd saluted the Pres
ident and cried "Nive Loubet!" and WV,
TArmee" but the shouts Of the demonstration
running beside the carriage drowned the friend
~ salutauons.
The noise and excitement were redoubled whei
the carriage stopped at the Elysee. Here tw
compact hostile groups were massed. hootinl
and blowing whistles
NM. Loubet and Dupuy spent ten minute
with Nine. Faure, and then went to the Qua
d'Orsay. on his Journey thither NJ. Loubet wa
, more favorahy received by the public.