The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-08
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Brutal Insults to President Loubet
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CONTE STRUCK AT PRESIDENT,

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rested-Loubet Calm and DiGnified.
Paris. June 5.-President Loubet. ac-
companied by the premier. NJ. Dupuy.
and the chief Of the military house
hold, General NJ. 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
riving at Auteuil they were met by n
violent demonstration. evidently or
ganized. and directed against the presi-
dent.
There was storm of boots, yells
and cries OF Panama" "A bas Loubet"
and "Vive larmec." 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 the presidents carriage.
During the second race the clamor
increased to violence and was plainly
directed by a 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 plungins
and the blood spouting from his nose.
He Is grandson OF a general who was
we'll known during the empire.
President Loubst remained all the
while quite unmoved. talking to the
premier, while the officers OF his milf
tary household were defending him
against violence.
The principal leaders Of the demon
stration were M. 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.
Il seems certain that the demonstra-
tion was organized by the Jeunnesse
Royaiiste. the Ligue des Patriotes and
tbs Anti.semites. the rallying sign
being q earnation In the buttonhOle.
Demonstrations and counter demon
otrations continued until NJ Loubet
left tho race course at &:30 p. M. the
arrival Of his carriage being the sig
nal for an indescribable tumuit. The
mounted guards with difaculty opened
] q 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 A:45 p. IN. During the demon
strations number of hats labeled
resignation" we're picked up.
An order OF the day was today
accepted by the government. stig
matixing the occurrences at Au'
teuil and approving the declarations
OF the government. II was carried
without a division after the first par
had been adopted by vote OF 5l3 tt
32 and the second part had been voted
by 526 to lTS.
The chamber, by 200 to 23S votes
decided to adjourn the appointment o
a commission of inquiry into the con
duct OF General Mercier, the forme
minister Of war, until after the cour
martial at Rennes, which Is to tr,
Dreyfus, as a result OF the decision o
the court Of cessation.
There were violent scenes In tn
chamber OF deuties. owing to Royals
denunciations of President LOubet, ant
the soldiers on duty had to expel thu
chief anti-Loubet speaker. NJ. Riou'
de Lagentaye.
The pYefect of police, M. Blanc. ha
ordered the closure OF the Automobil'
Club de France. OF which the Comt'
de Dion. who was one OF the ring
leaders at Auteuil Sunday. is presi
dent. A police commissary thereupoI
proceeded to the clubs premises. o'
the Place de La Concorde. and cleare'
the members out. after which he az
, fixed seals to the doors.
! OF the $50 persons arrested In con
nection with the demonstration 43 ar
still held In custody.
M, lie Mercier, the examining mag
istrate, tonight began the interro
CATION of those under arrest for par
ticipatins in Sundays rioting. Ten
including M. De Pannizz Passy. hav
been Professionally released. About 1
will be prosecuted on charge Of rebel
, lion, for which the maximum punish
ment is hve years imprisonment.
The charge against Comte Christian
is Of assaulting a magistrate while II
. the exercise of his functions. an OF
tense punishable by imprisonment TO
from two to five years.
The scenes at Auteuil on Sunday an
in the chamber Of deputies Monda
have only had the effect Of increasing
} the popularity Of President Loubet an
of STRENGTHENING the hands Of the gov
ernment. The promptitude OF the pre-
unier N Dupuy in carving out hi