El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-23

The Dallas News contains the follow
ing account of the terrible Paris riots
of last Sunday:
Paris today was the scene of most
serious disturbances, recalling some
aspects of the commune.
In response to an appeal of the Jour-
nal du Peuple and La Petit Republique,
groups of anarchists and socialists gath
cred about o'clock in the afternoon
in the Place de la Republique. The
police had taken precautions, and there
seemed no danger of disorders.
Sebastian Faure and Fabros,
chists, were the leaders;
Faure, standing on the pedestal
of the statue which rises in the center
of the Place de Ia Republique, address
sed the crowd. Among other things,
he said that the anarchists should be
masters of the streets. The police
then interfered and dislodged Faure
and Fabrot, making three arrests.
The crowd at this point dispersed,
but column OF demonstrators, headed
by Faure and Henri de Horr, made for
the Place de la Nation.
The police broke through and
struggle for the mastery followed.
Shots were fired and M. CUTLER, COM
missary of police, was twice stabbed
with knife. This threw the police
into momentary confusion. The mob
reassem bl ed and ran toward the place
de la Nation.
The police, reinforced by q squad
that had been held in reserve made
another attempt to stem the current,
and fresh, fierce fighting occurred,
three coustso les being wounded. De
Horr and Fsure jumped into a passing
street car that was going to the Place
de la Republique, and the car
gave a signal to .the police, who
fmmmedistely arrested them both, to-
gether with two other anarchists, JOS
eph Terrier and Jean Perrin. All we're
con veyed to the Chateau d'Eay bar
racks. Only De Horr was found in
possession OF firearms.
In the me antime the anarchist mob
retraced it's course to the Place de Ia
Republique, smashing the windows OF
religious edifces on the way.
Sudde nly, either at the word OF COM
mand or in obedience to impulse, the
column made loop and went toward
the Church of St. Ambrose, where the
rioters smashed the windows.
Proceeding thence toward the Eau
berg du Temple, at the corner Of the
Rue Darboy and the Rue st. Maur1-
Popincourt, they formed up into COM
pact body. Hatchets were suddenly
the counters of shops. and concerted
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 hatch
cts and bars of iron. The massive OAK
en- doors were then attacked.
According to the first account, the
wild horde burst into the church, which
instantly became q scene of plllage and
htrn lad n
floors and smashed; pictures we're rent,
candlesticks ornaments and hosts from
high affairs were thrown down and
trampled underfoot. The cruci6x above
was made the target for missiles and
the figure of the Savior was fractured
In several places.
Then. while rancorous voices sang
the "Carmsgnole," 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
cruci6x 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 ard tore this
down also.
been captured by the anarchists, es-
capped and called the police and repub-
lican guards, who promptly arrived,
with many coustsbles. They we're
compelled to fall back in order to form
into q line of defense, as the snar-
chists attacked them fearfully with
knives.
AT length the officers began the
Others intrenched them
selves in the belfry and 6ercely de-
tended thems=l lives by showering mis-
,iles on the republican guards, but
iually these were dislodged. Twenty
we're arrested, taken to the
police station. searched and found to
De carrying revolvers, LOADED sticks and
Knives.
When the police entered the church
he anarchists had just set fire to the
pulpit. The interior of the edifice was
! complete wreck. Several valuable old