The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-20
R|0T0US SCENES IN
THE STREETS OF PARIS
Conflicts Between Rival Factions in
Which People Are Injured and
Many Arrests Made.

/ PARIS, Feb. 1e-Police measures for
the maintenance Of order have been
taken on an extensive scale and the
city is quiet. NJ. Loubet did not quit
his residence at the Luxembourg until
6 o'clock this evening.
Toward o'clock demonstrations oc-
Cured in front of the office Of an an
archistic paper, the Journal du Peuple.
on the Boulevard Montemartre. for and
against Loubet.
There was collision between the
rival factions and several persons were
injured. The partisans Of the newly
elected President were worsted in the
conflict and moved off to the Cafe Bre-
bant, where they were again attacked
and dispersed by their opponents.
Many arrests were made.
Similar encounters occurred at about
9 o'clock at the offices of the Libre
Parole.
In the course of the demonstrations.
the Dreyfusards attempted to invade
the Offices Of the Petite Journal. Find
ing the doors barred against them,
they smashed the windows.
At the hall of the Thousand Columns
700 Bonapartists met to protest against
the election of M. Loubet. Speeches
were made by Baron LIE Goux. NJ.
Lasies and NJ. Cuneo d'Orlando. Sew
eral persons who interrupted the pro-
ceedings were elected. When the meet
ing broke up there were some slight
disorders and several arrests were
made.
More serious disorders occurred at
the Brasserie Maxeville. on the Boule-
ward Montmartre, where several
women were trampled upon and in
jured.
A fracas also took place at the Cafe
de Spanoramas, where blows were free
ly exchanged In both cases the police
intervened energetically, arresting
many.
At II o'clock an enormous crowd was
demonstrating in favor of NJ. Zola.
Toward midnight crowds broke the
windows of the Rothschilds Offices, in
the Rue Lafitte, and another group
wrecked the offices Of the anti-Juif.
Minor disturbances took place in
various parts. of the city. but the
crowds gradually dispersed and at mid
night uuietude had been almost re-
stored.
Tomorrow Premier Dupuy will ask
the Chamber of Deputies to vote 6400
francs for the obsequies of NJ. Faure.
This was the amount voted for Presi-
dent Carnot's funeral. President Lou
bet, following the precedent set by
President Casimir- Perier. will attend
the obsequies.
M. Loubet will preside at the first
Cabinet Council of the new administra-
tion on Tuesday. 1t is estimated that
10000 persons viewed NJ. Faures body
on Saturday.
On the advice of medical attendants
the remains of NJ. Faure were placed
in the coffin this morning, in the pres
ence of M. Dupuy. This afternoon
crowds filed past the bier. Nine Faure
continues to receive kilograms of con-
dolence from rulers in all parts of the
world.
M. Loubet is receiving host of con-
gratulatory kilograms. The Temps re-
ioices in his election as "the best DOS
sible choice" The Journal des Debats
which is more guarded. will wait to
see him actually at work. The Liberte
exhorts him to relieve the impression
that he was elected in the interests of
Dreyfus.
The family of the dead President
spent some time in the presence Of the
body to-day, prior to the touching cere-
nony of placing the remains in the
coffin, which took place at noon. M.
Dupuy stood at the foot of the cata-
faIaue, while the deceased's military
household marched in and took up
position behind the Premier. NM
Berge, Legal and Blondet were also
present With tears in his eyes. NJ.
Berge cut few locks of hair from NJ
Faure's head and kissed his left hand
an example which was followed by NJ
Legal and M. Blondet. The body was
then raised and placed within the cof-
fin. which was enclosed in leaden
shell, the cover of which was soldered