The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-21
RIOTING INPARIS
Churches Attacked and Pillaged
RgS by a SacriIegious Mob ,es
AFFAIRS AND STATUES SMASHED.

Throw, Into . po,ers R,,,, Erom
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Paris, Aug. 21.-Paris was yesterday
the scene of most serious disturbances,
recalling some ssnects Of the commune.
In r.snoneo 70 q, anneal NJ tho Journal
-. ps,...,~ ..a ~ pat,to pon,h-
W. o"p'' -" e'
iique' groups OF aharchists anu SOCIAL
lists gathered about 3 O'Clock In the
afternoon in the Place de la Repub-
lique. The police had taken precautions
and there seemed no danger of dis
orders Sebastion Faure and Faberot.
well known revolutionary anarchists,
we're the ringleaders. Faure, standing
on the pedestal of the statue which
rises in the center of the Place de la
Republiaue, addressed the crowd.
Among other things he said that the
anarchists should be masters of the
streets.
The police then interfered and dis
lodged Faure and Faberto, making
three arrests, The crowd at this point
dispersed. but a column of demon
strators headed by Faure and Henri d.
Horr made for the Place de la Nation.
The police broke through the column
and struggle for the mastery fol-
lowed. Shots were fred and M. Goul-
lier. commissary of police was twice
stabbed with a knife,
This threw the police into momen-
tary confusion. The mob reassembled
and ran toward the Place de la Nation.
hot
had been held in reserve, made another
attempt to stem the current and fresh
fierce fighting occurred, three con-
stables being wounded. Faure and d.
Horr iumped into passing street car
that was going to the Place de la Re-
publioue and the car driver on ar
irving there. gave a signal to the po-
lice who Immediately arrested them
both together with two other anar-
cbists.
In the meantime the anarchist mob
retraced its course TO the Place de la
Renub,ioue smashing the windows of
religions edifices ON the way. Suddenly
either at the word of command or in
obedience to impulse, the column made
n Ioop and curved toward the Church
Of st AmbrOiSe where the rioters
smashed the windows.
Proceeding thence toward the Fau-
borg du Temnle which they reached,
thew formed IN into a contract body,
Hatcbets we're suddenly produced.
with long knives stolen from the count
ers NJ shons and a concerted rush was
made unon the Church of St. Joseph.
Tho aped sarr;stan seeing the mob,
hastily closed the outer gates. hut
these ware soon forced with hatchets
and hars of iron The massive oaken
doors wore then attacked
The wild borda hurst into the
cburcb which instantly became a scene
of nii,are and sacrileee Affairs and
statuas warn burled 10 the floor and
smasbed nicturos were rent candle
stjcks ornaments and hosts from high
aIt,rs ware thrown down and trampled
under foot The cruejfix above was
-, .da tho toroot for missiles and the
t,a,,ro ~ tho Saviour was fractured in
savaroI rl,css Then while raucous
vo,cas sans Tho "Carmap pno,e" the
cbairs were CARRIED. outside niled I'm
ond sat on Arc in the center of the
souora frontinp tho church
When This stage was reached the
crnci6x was nnlIed down and thrown
;nto tho Aames suddenly tbe cry was
raised that the statue Of the Virgin
had heen forgotten and the crowd re-
tnrnoJ and tore ibis down also
Maarwbi,a tho sacr,stan who had
been captured bv the anarchists es-
=. md o,d calIed Tho noIice and renub-
I;nar eu.rds who promntIv arrived
with ranv conrtab,ss Thav we're com
na,,ad to saII hacl In order IN form IN
into limo of dafanse as the anarchists
a,tacLed tham fearfuIIv w,,b knives
A. i.natb Tho ofRcors hogan to gain
.,o ,,,.starv sooro of anorchists
tno,, ra,,oo In on oaiacent house
O,bar, ontr,robod tborsaIves in tho
ho,fr,, ond soros,v dafended tbemse,ves
bu showar,no m;ssiIos m tho ranmbli-
osn -, 'nU" nUards hut Gna,lv these ware dis
,ndaed Twantv anarcbists were ar
rostad t,ken N tho noljce station
soarchad and found IN ha carrying re,
,,oIvors ,oadod s,,cLs and Lnives
Wb.n ths no,ics entered the church
,ho onarohIs,s boa ,,,s, cot Arc to Tho
,'Tni. ,n Thn I,tanior os ,bo .disoa NOS
p"apr = oan,r r,ata w~eci, Sovarai volu.bI. oId
a,.,''res thot oar n.var ha ran,.cad
,uoro r,,,rsd After tbo moh had hsen
Sriuor aw,v Ahha 7 acomr the incum-
han, oai,ao,od 10 sraan.nts -, Tho
D,m., s,a., r,ant and ran,.ood tbau, IN Tho
nihar;,,n, Tha n.nrIa uv,na in tho
: = .no. ,'m, a. :, oa ~ ,nnero
Thn samor s,ratl,rS have boan re.
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