Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
WILD MOBS IN PARIS
SUNDAY RIOTS WHICH ARE A REMlN-
DER OF THE COMMUNE.

Affairs and Statues Smashed and Crucifix
Is Thrown Into the Fire-Excitable
French Capital Torn by Anarchists.
Hundreds Injured.
PARIS, Aug. 21.-Paris was yesterday
the scene of most serious disturbances,
recalling some aspects of the commune.
Is response to an appeal of the journals
LIE Peuple and La Petite Republique,
groups of anarchists and socialists gath
cred about 3 o'clock in the afternoon in
the Place de la Republique. The po-
lice had taken precautions and there
seemed no danger of disorders.
Sebastian Faure and Faberot, well
known revolutionary anarchists, were
the ringleaders. Faure, standing on
the pedestal of the statue which rises
in the center Of the Place de la Repub-
lique, addressed the crowd. Among
other things he said that the anarchists
should be masters Of the streets. The
police then interfered and dislodged
Faure and Faberot, making three ar
rests. The crowd at this point dis
headed by Faure and Henri d'Horr
made for the Place de la Nation.
Fierce Fighting Occurs.
The police broke through the column
and struggle for the mastery followed.
Shots were fred and M. Coulter, COM
missary of police, was twice stabbed
with knife. This threw the police
into momentary confusion. The mob
reassembled and ran toward the Place
de la Nation. The police, reinforced by
a squad that had been held in reserve,
made another attempt to stem the cur
rent and fresh, fierce fighting occurred,
three constables being wounded. Faure
and d 'Horr jumped into a passing street
car that was going to the Place de la
Republique and the car driver on arriv-
ing there gave signal to the police,
who Immediately arrested them both,
together with two other anarchists,
Joseph Ferrier and Jean Perrin. All
were conveyed to the Chateau d'Eau
barracks. Only 'Horr was found in
possession of firearms.
In the meantime the anarchist nob
retraced its course to the Place de la
Republique, smashing the windows of
religious edifices on the way. Suddenly,
either at the word of command or in
, obedience to impulse, the celurss, L;ssle
loop and curved toward the church of
St. Ambrose, where the rioters smashed
the windows
Sacrilegious Work of the Mob.
Proceeding thence toward the Fau-
bourg du Temple, they formed up into
a compact body. Hatchets were SUD
denly produced with long knives stolen
from the counters of shops, and con-
certed rush was made upon the church
Of St. Joseph. The aged sacristan,
seeing the mob, hastily closed the outer
gates, but these We're soon forced with
hatchets and bars of iron. The massive
oaken doors We're then attacked
According to the first account, the
wild horde burst into the church, which
instantly became scene of pillage and
sacrilege. Affairs and statues were
hurled to the floor and smashed; pic
lures were rent, candlesticks, ornaments
and hosts from high altars We're thrown
down and trampled under foot. The
crucifix above was made the target for
missiles and the figure of the Savior
was fractured in several places.
''Then, while rancorous voices sang
the "Carmagnole," the chairs were car
ried outside, piled up and set on fire in
the center Of the square fronting the
church.
When this stage was reached the
crucifix was pulled down and thrown
into the flames. Suddenly the cry was
raised that the statue Of the Virgin had
been forgotten and the crowd returned
and tore this down also.
Police Dislodge Anarchists.
Meanwhile the sacristan, who had
been captured by the anarchists, escaped
and called the police and Republican
Guards, who promptly arrived with
many constables. They were compelled
to fall back in order to form up into line
OF defense, as the anarchists attacked
them fearfully with knives. At length
the officers began to attain the mastery.
A score Of anarchists took refuge in an
adjacent house. Others intrenched
themselves in the belfry and fiercely de-
Tended themselves by showering mis-
siles Oh the Republican Guards, but
finally these were dislodged. Twenty
anarchists were arrested, taken to the
police station, searched and found to be
carrying revolvers, loaded sticks and
knives.
When the police entered the church
the anarchists had just set fire to the
pulpit. The interior of the editice was
a complete wreck. Several valuable.
old pictures that can never be replaced
were ruined.
A body of rioters who had taken re.
fuge in the courtyard of the Care de
l'Est was expelled by the police, who
made 25 arrests. Quiet has now been
restored.
The prefecture Of police gives the fol.
lowing statistics of yesterdays riots
Three hundred and eighty persons were
injured, 800 were taken to the hospitals,
SO police agents We're wounded, besides
Commissaries Coulter and Dolmine
One hundred and fifty persons were
arrested, of whom 80 are detained in
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