The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-05
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Paris, June 5.-President Loubet, &C.
companied by the premier, M. Dupuy,
and the chief Of the military house
hold, General M. c. Bailloud, drove to
the Auteuil races yesterday afternoon,
closely followed by Nine. Loubet in
a second landau. As they drove along
the avenue des Champs Elysees the
crowd bowed respectfully, but on ar
irving at Auteuil they were met by
violent demonstration. evidently Or
ganized, and directed against the presi-
dent.
There was storm of boots, yells
and cries Of Panama. bas Loubet"
and "Vive l'armee." 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 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
formidable ARRAY proceeded.
During the grand steeplechase many
blows were struck, and several police
men were injured in their endeavors to
prevent an invasion Of the presidential
stand. At the crisis of the excitement
Comte Christiani rushed toward the
president, brandishing stick, and d.
rected blow against him, striking his
hat. Comte Christiani was thrown,
trampled upon and severely bruised in
the melee. He was carried away by
six policemen, he kicking and plunging
and the blood spouting from his nose.
He is grandson of general who was
we'll known during the empire.
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 police ordered the Republic
can guards to surround the presiden-
tial stand
The principal leaders of the demon
stration were NJ. Joseph Lasies, deputy
for Gers, and NJ Firmin Faur, deputy
for Oran, Algeria, both Anti-Semites.
Police Inspector Grilliere had his
head seriously wounded in the melee,
and President Loubet has since decor
ated him with the Cross of the Legion
of Honor in recognition of his devotion
to duty.
1t seems certain that the demonstra-
tion was organized by the Jeunnesse
Royaliste, the Ligue des Patriotes and
the Anti-Semites, the rallying sign
being a carnation in the buttonhole.
Comtesse Boni de Castellane, who
was Miss Anna Gould, of New York,
Jeunesse Royaliste and marched up
and down the lawn, shouting "Vive
parmee." Comte Boni de Castelaine
and his brother Jean were arrested,
but soon liberated.
Comte de Dion, when arrested, resist
ed and fought with his cane, smashing
it on policeman's head and causing
the jeweled top to fly off, striking a
journalist. He was detained in GUS
tody.
Most of the persons arrested repre-
sent some of the most aristocratic
families In France. Count Christiani is
held on charge of attempting to strike
the president, .-AComte d'Aubgny d.
Assis is charged with wounding Police
Inspector Grilliere and another police
man. At late hour many influential
persons sought to obtain the release
of these aristocratic prisoners, but the
project of police refused all such re-
quests and removed all the prisoners
to cells.
Demonstrations and counter demon
strations continued until M. Loubet
left the race course at 4:30 p. M, the
arrival of his carriage being the sig
nal for an indescribable tumut. The
mounted guards with difficulty opened
a passage through the crowd, the
president being pursued to the last
with boots and yells. Even eggs were
thrown.
1t was noteworthy, however, that the
people generally cheered him loudly.
the cheers increasing as he drove to-
ward the Elysee, which he reached
safely at 4:45 p NJ. During the demon
STATIONS number of hats labeled
resignation" were picked up.
The race course committee apollo
gized to M. Loubet, who replied that
he could not think of holding them
responsible. He remarked to an i'm
portant parsonage that he did not in
tend being inundated into resigna-
ton.
A special cabinet council was sum-
mOned at 8 o'clock last evening to
consider the situation, and important
measures were concerted, to be sub
mitted to the president at another
council today for the preservation of
order. The ministers, who were in
session until II o'clock maintain strict
reserve as to the nature of these
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"
Altogether about 1870 arrests were
made, one being that of M. Dansette,
deputy mayor of Armentieres.