The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-06-06
.LOuBET IS Assault TED
President of France the Object
Of Hostile Demonstration.
RIOT AT THE AUTE1L RACES.

RIOT AT THE AUTEIL RACES.
Mob Invades Presidential Stand and
Comte Christiani Aims Blow With =
Stick and Strikes Executives Hat
Several Policemen are Hurt in Attempt
to Enforce Order-Many Arrests Mads.
PARIS, June 5.-President Loubet, ac-
companied by the premier, M. Dupuy
and the chief of the military HOUSEHOLD,
General McBailloud, drove to the Au-
tell races yesterday, closely followed BY
Madame Loubet in second landau. At
Auteil they were met by violent
demonstration, evidently organized and
directed against the president. There
was storm of boots and yells and cries
of "Plnama," "Abas Loubet" and
"Vive l'armee." A few shouts Of "Vive
Loubet" We're drowned i'll the clamor.
A strong force of police kept order
and arrested many of the disturbera,
including a man who tried to force his
way to the presidents carriage. Dur
ing the second race the clamor increased
to violence, and was plainly directed by
committee of the League of Patriots.
collected with their supporters both be-
fore and behind the presidential stand.
around which formidable affray pro.
ceeded. During the grand steeple chase
many blows were struck and several po-
icemen were injured in their endeavors
to prevent an invasion Of the presiden-
tial stand.
At the crisis of the excitement. while
shouts of give l'Armee" and ''vive
Deroulede'' were heard on all sides
Count Christiani rushed toward the
president, brandishing stick and di-
rected blow against him, striking his
hat. The crowd rushed upon Christiani.
who only escaped severe handling by \
being taken under police protection.
President Loubet remained all the while
quite unmoved, talking to the premier.
while the officers of his military house,
hold were defending him against vio-
lence.
$50 Rioters Arrested.
Finally after 100 arrests had been
made the project of police ordered the
Republican Guards to surround the
presidential stand. The main demon
strators were Jose Lasies, deputy for
Gers, and NJ Firmin Faure, deputy
for Oran. Algeria.
Police Inspector Grilierie had his
head seriously wounded in the melee,
and President Loubet has since decor
ated him with the cross Of the Legion
of Honor.
Further accounts show that the whole
race course, particularly the enclosure,
witnessed scenes of widest excitement.
Comtesse Boni Castellane, who was
Miss Anna Gould of New York, placed
herself at the head Of the Jeunnesse roy
alists and marched up and down the
lawn shouting give l'armee.
Comte Boni Castellane and his brother
Jeanne were arrested but soon iber-s
ated. Comte de Dion, when arrested,
resisted and fought with his cane,
smashing it on policeman g head.
On returning to the Elysse palace,
M. Loubet received many sympathizing
callers. 1t seems certain that the dem.
onstration was organized by the Juen-
nesse Royaliste. the Ligues des Patriotes
and the antisemites. the rallying sign
being carnation in the buttonhole.
A special cabinet council was sum-
moned to consider the situation.
Demonstrations and counter demon
strations continued until M. Loubet left
the race course at 4:20 p. M, the arrival
of his carriage being the signal for an
indescribable tumult. The mounted
guards with difficulty opened passage
through the crowd, the president being
pursued to the last with boots and yells.
Even eggs were thrown. It was note.
worthy, however, that the people gem
orally cheered him loudly.