Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-08-23
PARIS IN AN UPR0AR.
Excuses Committed by Com.
munists in 1871 Repeated.
Many POLICEMEN ARE WOUNDED.

mo Trouble Started by Anarchists Max
ine Attack on Anti .Semites Three
Churches Are Sacked and Affairs, Pull
pits and Sacred Pictures Demolished
Police Inspector and Commissary seri-
ously Injured by the Mob.
4 Paris, Aug. 21.-Serious riots oc-
surred here Sunday afternoon. The
trouble originated in an attack made
BY anarchists on anti-Semites. A thou
sand anarchists under Sebastian Faure
assembled in the Place de la Repub-
iique and resisted the police who at
tempted to dispense them. The latter
fought bravely, but were finally over
powered. A police commissary and
an inspector attempted to arrest some
rioters who were carrying red flag,
but they were trampled upon and
beaten with bludgeons. A number of
shots were fired by the mob. The in
spector was MORALLY injured by the
clubs, and the commissary was hit by
bullet, receiving a serious wound.
Four other policemen were stabbed.
Notwithstanding their defeat, the po-
lfce made a number of arrests, among
their prisoners being Faure.
Anarchists Sack Three Churches.
Subsequent to the rioting in the Place
de la Republique the mob marched to
the Rue st. Maur, where they stormed
the churches of st. Maur and ST. Jo-
seph. They entered the buildings and
while some of them tore down the al
tars and pulpits, others seized the sac
red pictures, holy vessels and the
monstrances containing consecrated
waters, all of which were thrown into
the street. The affairs and pulpits fur
nished wood for bonfire, and all the
seized church property was burned. A
similar disgraceful scene was enacted
at st. Nicholas church. The mob tried
to burn the churches, but in this das-
tarly attempt they failed. While the
rioters were storming st. Nicholas
church they were charged by police
and cavalry, but they succeeded in car
rying out their plan despite the efforts
to dispense them.
Angered by Guerin's Rebellion.
On Saturday night a number of rev.
dictionary socialists, angered by Guer-
in's continued defiance of the govern
ment, held meeting and resolved to
make demonstration against the anti
Semites Sunday. Copies of the reso-
luton were circulated by the revolu-
tionary organ, The Journal du Peuple,
the populace being called upon to move
against the priests and Jesuits. 1t was
a fine afternoon, and the demonstra-
ton attracted thousands of Sunday
idlers. Soon the crowds were. carried
away by the harangues of the leaders,
and many and frequent were the cries
of Down with Rochefort, Drumont
and Guerin." 1t was at this point that
the police interfered, whereupon the
crowd turned upon them.
Fifty Policemen Wounded.
During the fighting that has occurred
fifty policemen were wounded. There
were fifty arrests up to midnight. The
sacking of the churches recalls to mind
the excuses committed by the COM
munists in 1871. A vast crowd, esti-
mated to number 10000 persons, as
sembled in the Boulevard de Magenta,
which intersects the Rue de Chabrol,
in which street is located the head
quarters of the anti-Semite league.
There was also large crowd in Rue
Reaumur, around the offices of The
Petite Republique. 1t is notable that
the west end of Paris is even quieter
than usual on Sunday in August.
Mob Leadars Ran Away.
Faure, with four confederates named
Dhorr, Ferriere, Perrin and We'll,
funked when 1t was seen that blood
had been shed. The five men tried to
make their escape by climbing to the
top of a tram car which was going
toward the Louvre. Inspector Noriot
saw them, however, and stopped the
car and arrested them. They were all
locked up in the Chateau d'Eau bar
racks The anti-Semite leader Guerin
and his friends, who are barricaded in
the headquarters of the anti-Semite
league, defying the authorities to ar
rest them, are running short of bread.
Some of their friends on the outside
attempted to smuggle supplies to them,
but were prevented by the police
More Arrests Are Expected.
There are rumors that further ar
rests of plotters against the govern
ment will be made, but they cannot be
confirmed. 1t was stated that the ar
rests of M. Millevoye, an anti-Dreyfus
leader, was imminent, and he went to
1
report was true. The latter said that
the government had no intention of ar
resting him. La Patrie declares that
English newspapers paid Esterhazy
$4,000 francs to declare himself the au-
thor of the bordereau. This refers to
Esterhazy's latest story, that he wrote
the bordereau by order of Sandherr,
that it was then sent to the German
embassy in Schwartzkoppen's absence
and brought back by French spy to
furnish some material proof" against
Dreyfus.
The Situation Is'Serious.
The papers of this city, in comment
ing on the riots, are unanimous in pro-
nouncing the situation to be of the
most serious character. The Conserva-
tive and Nationalist organs accuse the
government of provoking Sundays
bloodshed by unjustifiable arrests. The
Gaulois reproaches the cabinet for not
having taken measures to prevent the
excuses. The Radical, revisionist and
republican papers insist on the neces-
sity of more firmness on the part of the
ministry and declare the ministers
must defend the republic against Sc
cret Vaccinations and attempts at an
uprising. The radical press protests
against the disorders and hopes the po-
lice will prevent recurrence of them.
Thinks Troubles Are Over.
The Figaro expresses the belief that
the troubles are over and says the
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