The record-union., 1899-06-05
A VIOLENT
DEMONSTRATION.
President loubet Assaulted and
Kissed.
He Was Present at the Autsuil
Races.

The Jeunesse Royaliste Anti
Semitic and League Of Patriots
Conducted the Riot and Many
Arrests Were Made-Countess
Of Castellane, Formerly Miss
Anna Gould, Was One Of the
Demonstrators-Th President
Does Not Intend to Be Intimi-
dated Into Resignation.
PARIS, June 4.-President Loubet,
accompanied by the Premier, NJ. Du-
puy, and the chief of the military
household, General McBailloud, drove
to the Auteuil races this afternoon,
closely followed by Mime. Loubet in a
second landau. AS they drove along
the Avenue DIES Champs Elysee the
crowd bowed respectfully, but on ar
irving at Auteuil they were met by a
violent demonstration, evidently organ
lied and directed against the President.
There was a storm of boots, yells
and cries of Panama. "Abas Loubet, :"
and "Vive rArmee.' A few shouts of
''Vive Loubet' were drowned in the
clamor.
A strong force of police kept order
and arrested many of the disturbers,
including a man who tried to force his
way to President Loubet's 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 affray proceeded.
During the Grand Steeplechase many
blows were struck, and several police
We're injured in their endeavors to pre-
vent an invasion of the Presidential
stand
At the crisis of the excitement, while
shouts of ''Vive PArmee" and 'Vive
de Roulede" were heard on all sides,
Count Christiani rushed toward the
President, brandishing a stick and d.
rected a blow against him, striking his
hat.
The crowd rushed upon Christiani,
being taken under police protection.
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.
Finally, after thirty arrests had been
made the Project of Police ordered
the Republican Guards to surround the
Presidential stand. The principal lead
ers Of the demonstration were M. Jo-
seph Lasies, Anti Semitic and National
ist, Deputy for Gers, and M. Fermin
Faure, Anti-Semite and Nationalist,
Deputy for Oran, Algeria.
Police Inspector Grilliere had his
head seriously wounded in the melee,
and President Loubet has since dec
Grated him with the cross of the Le-
gion of Honor in recognition of his de-
votion to duty.
On returning to the Elysee Palace,
M. Loubet received many sympathizing
callers. #
1t seems certain that the demonstra-
ton was organized by the Jeunesse
Royaliste, the Ligue des Patriotes and
the Anti-Semites, the rallying signal
being a carnation in the buttonhole
Count Christiani is a member of the
Steeplechase Society, very select
body, and his conduct has produced
the greatest indignation.
A special meeting of the Council was
summoned at 8 o'clock this evening to
consider the situation and important
measures were concerted. to be SUBJ
mitted to the President at another
council tomorrow, for the preserva-
ton of order. The Ministers, who were
in session until II o'clock maintain
measures, but semi-official note has
been issued, which says:
''The Government will act with the
greatest energy, and will impose re-
spect for the President and for the
State
1t is reported that number Of fresh
arrests will be made tomorrow morn
ing.
The events of the day will tend to
an important discussion in the Cham
Der of Deputies, where the Govern
ment will demand vote of confidence.
There is some fear of a renewal of
the disturbance, although the police
precautions are of the most thorough
character. AT late hour this even
ing more or less excitement is still
observable on the boulevards
Further accounts show that the
whole race course. particularly the in
closure, 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 Royaliste and marched up
and down the lawn shouting "Vive
PArmee.''
Comte Boni de Castellane and his
brother Jean were arrested. but soon
liberated.
Comte de Dion, when arrested re-
sisted and fought with his cane, smash
ing it on a policeman's head and caus-
ing the jeweled head to fly off, strik-
ing a Journalist. He was detained in
custody.
Altogether about 1870 arrests were
made, one being that of M Dalsette,
Deputy Mayor of Armentieres.
Demonstrations and counter demon
STATIONS continued until NJ Loubet left
the race course, at 400 p. M, the ar
rival of his carriage being the. signal
for an indescribable tumult. The
mounted guards with difficulty opened a
passage through the crowd, the Presi-
dent being pursued to the last with
boots and yells, even eggs being