Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-25
ANARCHIST DEMONSIRI1|II
Violent Mob in Paris Wrao1.
a Church.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN,I,,0,.
Crucifix and Ornaments Thrown,
Heap and Fir~d-rumultuous Crowd
Gives the Police a Hard Fight

Paris, Aug. %. Paris was ,o,.
the scene of most serious disturbaro":
recalling some aspect of the communs
In response to an appeal of the Jou,rI
du Peuple, groups of anarchists and :.
cialists gathered about 8 O'Clock in ,I' I
afternoon in the Place de la RenuS
lique. The police had taken praraU
tiOns. and there seemed to be no don
ger of disorders. Sebastian Fauro onl
Faberot, well-known Revolutionary "a
arohists, were the ring-leaders. Fame
standing on the pedestal of the sto,us
which rises in the center of the PaIals
de la Republique, addressed the Crowd
Among other things he said that tbs
anarchists should be masters of tbs
streets. The police then inte,leral
and dislodged Faure and Faberot mai.
ing three arrests. The crowd at thi,
point dispersed, but column of dem,
onstIators, headed by Faure, and
Henri d'Hori, made for the Place da
la Nation. The police broke through
the column and struggle for the mas.
terry followed. Shots were fred, and
M. Coulter, commissary of police was
twice stabbed with knife.
The rioters proceeded toward the
Fauborg du Temple. at the corner Of
Rue Dsrberi and the Rue st. Mawj.
Popincourt, they formed up into com.
pact body. Hatchets were suddenly
produced. with long knives stolen from
the counters of shops. and conCen.
trated rush was made upon the Church
Of st. Joseph.
The aged sacristan, seeing the mob,
hastily closed the outer gates, but these
were soon forced with hatchets and
bars of iron. The massive oaken doors
were then attacked. According to the
first account. the wild horde burst into
the church, which instantly became
scene of wild pillsge and sacrifice. Al.
tars and statues were hurled to the
floor and smashed; pictures were rent,
candlesticks, ornaments and hosts from
high altars were thrown down and
trampled under foot. The cruciAr
above wasl made the target Tor missileT>
and the fgule of the Savior was frac
tured in several places. Then, while
rancorous voices sang the "Carmac.
nole," the chairs were carried outside,
piled up and set on fire in the center Of
the square fronting the church. When
this stage WAS reached, the cruci6I
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.
An attempt was made to fire the
choir of st. Joseph's with petroleum,
and the firemen were called in to
quench the flames. Several parishiOn-
ers were severely mauled in their ef-
forts to defend the church from saCri.
lege. The church is situated in the
poorest quarter of the city. No disord-
ers of any kind occurred in the fashion
able district.
Meanwhile the sacristan, who had
been captured by the anarchists, es-
capped, and called the police and repub'
lican guards, who promptly arrived,
with many constables. They were
compelled to fall back in order to form
up into line of defense. as the analch.
lists attacked them fearfully with
knives.