The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10
RESENTS INSULTS,
La Dame Blanche
Hurls Menu Card
at a Rowdy.
RIOTS PREVAIL At RENNES.
Military Rule Alone Suf-
fees to Maintain Or
der at Rennes.

Rennes, Sept. 9.-Scenes of great ex-
The anti-Dreyfusards broke loose and
started a demonstration which, but for
prompt and rigorous measures by the
police, would undoubtedly have devel-
oped into serious disorders.
The first sign of trouble was manifest
ed in the afternoonwhen the verdict be-
came known. The streets leading to
the Lycee were at the time flied with
crowds of people going to and from the
court. The announcement of the pris-
oner's condemnation was agreeable to a
majority Of these, and cheers and cries
Of "Vive rarmee" were raised, the gen
darmes and troops looking on without
making any attempt at interference.
The terrace in front of the cafe de la
Paix, the leading cafe of Rennes, was
filled with people taking their after
noon drinks. When the verdict was
announced the customers rose to their
feet and demanded that the string
band which plays on the terrace should
give the "Marseillaise.' The band
struck up the air and the crowds, both
inside and out joined in the national
later on foot and in full uniform on
his way from the Lycee to his home.
The crowds, with barred heads, cheered
him, crying "Vive larmee.''
Col. Jouaust, in reply to their cheers,
saluted with his hand to- mis- KEPT. As
dinner time approached the streets be-
came empty, but about s o'clock the
crowds again gathered at the cafe de la
Paix and in the square beside it. 1t
az a
Hotel Moderne, which is known as the
Dreyfusard center.
Two men entered the winter garden,
inside the hotel, and sat down at one of
the little marble tables under the palm
trees, and ordered coffee. At an adj
joining table sat La Dame Blanche
with a companion, while at other tables
were seated NM. Bernard Lazard and
Forzinetti with other Dreyfusards. The
two newcomers at once began to make
offensive remarks about Dreyfus and
Jews generally. One OF them, turning
to La Dame Blanche, said: ooh, these
dirty Jews, these dirty Dreyfusards!
La Dame Blanche replied, telling him
not to address her. The men, however,
persisted, and addressed her with in
suits, Whereupon La Dame Blanche be-
came greatly excited and called them
cads to insult woman. The man re-
torted extensively, and in a. moment La
Dame Blanche snatched menu card
in a heavy metal frame and threw it
at the head of her insulter, narrowly
missing him.
The other diners, seeing the trouble
rose en- nasse and threatened to throw
the men out of the garden. In an in
slant the place became a perfect babel,
every one shouting at the top of his
voice, calling the men towards and
''canaille." The ladies present hastily
withdrew, many being carried away in
a fainting condition.
Just as a free fight was on the point
of breaking out a detachment of gem
darrnes appeared on the scene and
quieted matters. This, however, was
but the beginning. The men proceeded
to the terrace of the Cafe de la Paix,
which was now crammed with anti
DreyfusardS and there gave their own
version Of the row, and in few min
utes an -Dreyfusard demonstration
was in full swing. The people sitting
at the tables rose with shouts of
Down with the Jews!" and give
Farmee! and demanded that the band
play THE Marseillaise." The band was
obliged to comply with the demand and
the crowd sang at the top of their
voices, allowing the words to March
on; march on against the Jews to
be heard above the din.
Finally one man waved his hat and
shouted Let us march on the Hotel
Moderne!"
The crowd showed a strong DISPOSE
ton to follow this advice, and as the
hotel is within 100 yards of the cafe,
the situation began to look ugly. The
Englishmen who were sitting In the
cafe were recognized as foreigners and
the crowd there hustled them out
At this moment the cry police" was
20 iCnt on in T1Cf0 hn6 Of
gendarmes and police, headed by de-
tectives, rushed into tine cafe and
cleared every one out, demonstrators
or not At the same time several squad
rons of mounted gendarmes and dra-
goons, galioped up and placed them
selves across the road leading to the
hotel Other attachments of cavalry
cordoned all the approaches to the cafe
and then gradually closed in on the
crowd which was now rather large and
extremely threatening, and drove them
like cattle across the bridge over the
river anG into the upper part of the
town. which was filed with shouts of
''Vive Parmee' and Down with the
Jews
A number of the most noisy demon
stratcrs were arrested, and the cavalry
at quick trot, broke UP every group
and forced the participants in the dem
onstration out of the center of the
town, around which was formed cor
don, through which no one was al
lowed to pass, except those provided
with pass from the police authorities.
The demonstration dwindled from this
time until 11.30 o'clock this evening,
when only few noisy bands Were left
paradipg the smaller streets, but run
ming at the first sight of man in blue.
Strong repressive measures however,
alone can prevent serious disturbance
The cafes in the neighborhood have
been closed. some by the police and the
others through panic. and the city is
now practically quiet, though tonight's
disturbances are only prelude to big
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