The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-09
ATTACK ON LOUBET.
Violent Demonstrations Against the.
President 81 France Causes
. Sensation In Paris.

Sensation In Paris.
Paris, June 5.-President Loubet, ac-
companied by the premier, M. Dupuy,
and the chief of the military house,
hold, Gen. McBailloud, drove to the
Auteuil races Sunday afternoon, close
~ followed by Nine. Loubet in second
landau. AS they drove along the Ave
nue. des Champs Eylsees the crowd
bowed respectfully, but on arriving at
l5Auteuil they were met by a violent DEM
onstratien, evidently organized and di-
rected against the president. There
was a storm Of boots, yells and cries OF
t"Panama!"- "a has Loubet!" and give
larmee? A few shouts of "Vive Lou
bet!" were drowned in the clamor. A
strong force of police kept order and
arrested many, of the disturbers, in
Guiding man who tried to force his
| way to the presidents carriage. 5
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 for
midable ARRAY proceeded. During the
grand steeple chase many blows were
struck and several policemen were in
jured in their endeavors to prevent an
invasion of the presidential stand.
At the crisis of the excitement, while
shouts of give rarmee!" and ''Vive
Deroulede!" were. heard on all sides,
Count Christiano rushed toward the
president, brandishing a stick, and di-
rected a blow against him, striking his
hat. The crowd rushed upon Chris
tlano, who only escaped severe handling
by being taken under police protection.
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 30 ar
rests had been made, the project of po-
lice ordered the republican guards to
surround the presidential stand !
Police Inspector Grilliere had his
head seriously wounded in the melee,
| and President Loubet has since deco
rated him with the cross of the Legion
OF Honor in recognition of his devotion
to duty. On returning to the Elysee
palace M. Loubet received many sym-
pathizing callers.
Further accounts show that the
whole race course, particularly the en-
closure, witnessed scenes of the widest
excitement. Comtesse Boni de Castel-
lane, who was Miss Anna Gould, of New
York city, placed herself at the head of
the Jeunesse royaliste and marched up
and down the lawn shouting ''vive
parmee." Comte Boni de Castellane
and his brother Jeane were arrested.
but soon liberated.
Demonstrations and counter demon
STATIONS continued until NJ. Loubet left
the race course at 1920 p. M, the arrival
of his carriage being the signal for an
idescribable 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. It was
noteworthy, however, that the people
generally cheered him loudly, the
cheers increasing as he drove toward
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4:45 p. m.
M. Loubet had been forewarned of a
plot to insult and assail him, and, in
stead of driving to the races with his
wife, he drove with the premier, M.
Dupuy, and Gen. Bailloud, Nine. Loubet
following with two ladies in another
carriage.
| Comte de Dion gave the signal in
front of the presidential tribune. He
was promptly arrested; but his arrest
served as an excuse to his friends to
cry 'down with Panama." "resign,"
"down with traitors, Jews and Dreyfus-
ties" The windows on the ground floor
of the presidential tribune were broken.
and several ladies in the presidents
party upstairs tainted.
After the first race M. Loubet, pale
and greatly cut up, but firm, retired. A
large body of police and members of the
| republican guard had hard work in pro-
tecting him. The race Course commit
tee apologized to NJ. Loubet, who re-
piled that he could not think of holding
them responsible. He remarked to an
important parsonage that he did not
intend being intimidated into resigna-
ton.