The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-05
INSULTING NJ. LOUBET.
Riotous Demonstrations at the An
teuil Race Course.
ooMTB STRUCK AT PRESIDENT,

ooMTB STRUCK AT PRESIDENT,
But Only succeeded In Hitting tho
French Rulers Hnt-The A-snilant
Badly Beaten-over "A Hundred Ar
restcd-Lnubct calm and Dignlned.
Paris. June 5.-Presidcnt Loubet. ac-
companied by the premier. NJ. Dupuy,
and the chief OF the military house
hold, General NJ. c. Bailloud drove 70
the Auteuil races yesterday afternoon.
closely followed by Nine. Loubet in
. second landau. AS they drove along
the avenue des Champs Elysees the
crowd bowed respectfully. but on ar
irving at Auteuil they we're met by
violent demonstration, evidently or
ganized, and directed against the presi-
dent.
There was a storm OF boots. yells
and cries OF Panama. "A 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 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 a
formidable affray 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 a stick, and di-
rected a 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
well known during the empire.
President Loubet remained all the
/ while quite unmoved, talking to the
| premier, while the officers OF his mill
tary household we're defending him
against violence.
Finally, after thirty arrests had been
made, the police ordered the Republi-
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
placed herself at the head of ths
Jeunesse Royaliste and marched VI
and down the lawn, shouting "Vive
Parmee." Comte Bont de CastellainC
and his brother Jean were arrested
but soon liberated.
Comte de Dion, when arrested, resist
ed and fought with his cane, SMASHING
it on a policeman's head and causing
the jeweled top to fly off, striking
journalist. He was detained in Gus.
tody.
Most of the persons arrested repre-
sent some of the most aristocrati,
families in France. Count Christiani is
held on charge of attempting to strike
the president. Comte d'Aubigny d
Assis is charged with wounding Police
Inspector Grilliere and another police
man. At late hour many infuentia
persons sought TO obtain the release
OF these aristocratic prisoners, but thu
prefect of police refused all such re
quests, and removed all the prisoners
to cells.
Demonstrations and counter demon
strations continued until NJ. Loube'
left the race course at 4:30 p. m, the
arrival of his carriage being the sig,
nal 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.
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. IN. During the demon
strations a number of hats labeled
resignation" were picked up.
The race course committee apollo
giEed TO M. Loubet, who replied tha
he could not think of holding then
responsible. He remarked to an i'm
portant parsonage that he did not in
tend being intimidated into resigna
ton.
A special cabinet council was sum
moned at 8 o'clock last evening t
consider the situation, and importan
measures were concerted, to be sub
mitted to the president at another
council today for the preservation o.
order. The ministers, who were IL
session until IL o'clock, maintain stric
reserve as to the nature of thest
measures, but semi-official note hal
been issued, which says:
"The government will act with thl
greatest energy and will impose re
speot for the president and for tn,
: state"
Altogether about 13O arrests wer,
made, one being that of M. Dansette
deputy mayor of Armentieres.
, --
Millions Given Away.
1t is certainly gratifying to the public