The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12

to Witness the Grand Prfx
Through a Double Hedge of Brist-
ling steeI-AII Attempts at Dis
order Promptly Suppressed by
the Police.
PARIS, June n.-President Loubet has
had his revanche for last Sundays out
rage at Auteuil. When he drove to Long
champs today to attend the Grand Prix
| he was the hero of a great popular dem
| onstratfon, expressing itself In one form
or another along the whole route from
the Btysee palace to the race course.
The president remained only a quarter
Of an hour, just long enough to witness
the race, and, having congratulated the
owner of the winner, returned to the Ely
see, where he arrived at o'clock with
out special incident.
The revisionist and socialist organs
summoned their readers to assemble
| along the thoroughfares to be traversed
by the president and his party and from
the hour of noon thousands of demon
strators set out from Montmartre, Belle
vile and other working class quarters in
big organized bands, all wearing small
artificial red flower in the buttonhole,
and marched across Paris, taking up posi-
tions along the Champs Elysees and the
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. They gave
M. Loubet tremandous ovation, confin-
Ing their cries almost entirely to "Vive
Loubet!" and viva la republique!' The
president did not hear discordant cry,
although there were one or two scuf-
fes before and after he passed between
the police and an occasional hot-headed
anti-Dreyfusard, who tried to shout "a
bas Loubet," and was Immediately pounc-
ed upon by swarm of policemen.
Although the day passed off quietly,
the government was prepared for every
eventuality, the whole district between
the Elysee and Longchamps literally
teeming with troops and police. A po-
liceman was stationed every dozen yards
along the whole route, and there were
squadrons of dragoons, armed with
lances, and mounted republican guards at
all important points, while through the
green foliage of the brisse on each side
Of the avenue could be seen heavy masses
of red and blue, denoting the. presence
Of detachments OF soldiers, awaiting or
ders. .A sz.'s;z. =
DOUBLE HEDGE OF STEEL.
Longchamps resembled a military
camp. Battalions of infantry, squadrons
of dragons and republican guards were
distributed all around the course. 1t is
estimated that there were 5000 soldiers
and police under arms. M. Loubet prac-
tically drove through a double hedge OF
steel. A line of infantry even stood
| around the race course between the pub
lie and the course, on which no one was
| allowed to walk between the races, while
| republican guards patrolled the course 1T
self.
The president left the Elysee at o'clock
| iE an open landau, with M. Dupuy, the
premier. beside him, and Gen. Bailloud,
chief of the presidential household, and
| Maj. Bon, lieutenant colonel of horse ar
tillery, attached to the person Of the pres
! ident. Nine. Loubet followed In a sec
| ond landau, after which rode the presi-
Dental suite in other carriages. The
famous outrider, Montjarred, preceded M.
Loubet, whose landau was drawn by four
horses, with a couple of postillions, and
escorted by picked body of cuirassiers.
! The two leading cuirassiers rode, re-
volvers in hand, with finger on trigger,
and carefully watched each side of the
road, while beside the carriage ran a
number Of policemen, rendering 1t abso-
| lutely impossible for anybody to ap-
proach.
BLARE OF TRUMPETS.
On arriving at the race course the pres
/ ident drove through the paddock to the
presidential box. Municipal guards and
police lined the path across the paddock.
Drums beat and trumpets blared when
M. .Loubet appeared In the president S
I 11~, -
followed, lasting several minutes, with an
uproar of shouts of "Vive Loubet," and
"Vive la republique,'' which settled final
| ly into monotonous chant.
! The president sat, bowling and smiling,
with Nine. Loubet- at his side. A portion
Of the crowd in the paddock shook fists,
umbrellas and sticks at the smartIy at
tired people in the Jockey clubs stand
adjoining the box, but the clubmen, be-
yond returning disdainful glances, made
no retort.
M Loubet and his party were SO COM
pletely surrounded by giiards and police
that 1t would have been impossible for
any one to get within ten yards of the
steps of the box.
After the races the police dispersed
several thousand persons demonstrating
along the Champs Elysees. who were sup
posed to be making for the Elysee, cheer
Ing for the president and the army. Sew
eral arrests were made.
DISORDERLY SCENES.
| Later in the evening disorderly scenes
occurred outside the office of M Roche
forts paper. Several journalists wera
roughly handled and eventually arrested.
At late hour this evening there is con-
siderable effervescence along the bouIe-
wards, where the traffic is much impede,l.
| few police charges were necessary in
the vicinity of the Office of Libre Parole
/ The only grave incident of the day oc-
Cured after the president had returne i
to the Elysee, at the Pavilion d'Armenoa-
ollie, in the Alice de Longchamp About
DID, when the establishment was full of
customers, somebody made an objection
able remark concerning the president.
The people took sides ard a regular fight
ensued. Bottles, glasses, decanters, ta-
bles and chairs were hurled about.
AT the same time crowd of socialist
demonstrators arrived in the vicinity and
nearing that row was in progress. laid
siege to the restaurant The throne
/ quickly swelled to several thousands The
windows of the cafe were smashed and
the struggle was continued within. FL
nally the mounted police arrived, cleared
the neighborhood and closed the cafe
several persons were injured, Including
number of policemen.
Several members of the chamber of dem
uttes who attended the races arc mar
imous in praising the wise and calm az
tftud0 of the pODulace4 fharo r,l.