The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-06-09
DiSgraceful Scenes Enacted at
French Capital.
ONCE ANNA GOULD TOOK PART.
LOubet Was In Attendance On
Races--0ver a Hundred
Arrests rlade.

A Paris special says; President
Loubet, accompanied by the premier,
M. Dupuy, and the chief of the mill
tary household, General McBaillereud,
drove to the Auteuil races Sunday af-
ternoon, closely followed by Madame
Loubet in a second landau. AS they
drove along the avenue des Champs
Elysee the crowd bowed respectfully.
but on arriving at Auteuil they were
met by q violent demonstration, evil
IDENTIFY organized, and directed against
the president
There was a storm of boots, calls
and cries of Panama." "abas Lou
bet" and "vive rarmee." A few of
"viye Loubet' were drowned in the
camor.
A strong force of police kept order
and arrested many of the disturbers,
including a man who tried to force his
way to the presidents carriage.
During the second race the clamor
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 ARRAY proceeded.
During the grand steeplechase many
blows were struck, and several police
men we're injured in their endeavors
to prevent an invasion of the presi-
dental stand
at the crisis of the excitement, while
shouts of "viye l'armes" and ''vive de
Roulede" were heard on all sides,
Count Christiano rushed toward the
president, brandishing a stick and
directed blow against him, striking
his hat.
The crowd rushed upon Christiano,
who only escaped severe handling by
being taken under police protection.
President Loubet remained all the
while quite unmoved, talking to the
premier, while officers of his military
household were defending him against
violence. Finally, after thirty arrests
had been made, the project of police
ordered the republican guards to sur
round the presidential stand.
The principal leaders of the demon
stration were Mr.. Joseph Lasies, anti
Semitic and nationalist deputy for
Geers, and NJ Firmin Faure, anti
Semitic and nationalist, deputy for
Oran, Algeria.
A special cabinet council was sum-
moned at o'clock Sunday evening to
consider the situation, and important
measures were concerted to be sub
mitted to the president at another
council Monday for the preservation
of order The ministers who were in
session until II o'clock, maintains
strict reserve as to the nature of these
measures, but semi-oficial note has
been issued, which says:
'Ihe government will act with the
greatest energy and will impose re-
spect for the president and for the
state"
Further accounts show that the
whole race course, particularly the
Enclosure, Witnessed scenes of the
widest excitement.
Comtesse Boni de Castellane, who
was Miss Anna Gould, of New York
city, placed herself at the head of the
Jeunesse Royalists and marched up
and down the lawn shouting "vive
Parmee Comte Boni de Castellane
and his brother Jeane were arrested,
but soon liberated
Comte de Lion, when arrested, re-
sisted and foughtwith his cane, smash
ing it on policeman's head and caus-
ing the jeweled top to fly off, striking
a journalist. He was detained in
custody.
Altogether about 100 arrests were
made, one being that of M. Dansette,
deputy mayor of Armentieres.