The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
DISORDERS IN PARIS
Churches Looted and Dam
aged by Riotous Anarchists.
SEVERAL RlNGLEADERS ARRESTED.
The Mob First Listened to Speeches
In the streets, Then Worked the
Destruction-st. JOscpb's
Church Wrecked.

DestructiOn-st. JOseph's
Church Wrecked.
PARIS, Aug. 21.--Paris was yesterday
the scene of most serious disturbances,
recalling some aspects of the Commune.
In response to an appeal of the journals
Le Peuple and La Petite Republique
groups of anarchists and socialists gath
cred about 3 o'clock in ,the afternoon in
the Place dc la Republique. The police
had taken precautions, and there seem
ed no danger Of disorders.
Sebastien Faure and Faberot, well
known revolutionary anarchists, were the
ringleadcrs. Faure, standing on the
pedestal Of the statue which rises in the
center of the Place de la Repubique, ad-
dressed the crowd. Among other things
he said that the anarchists should be
masters of the streets. The police then
interfered and dislodged Faure and
Faberot, making three arrests.
The crowd as this point dispersed, but
column of demonstrators, headed by
Faure and Henri d'Iorr, made for the
Place de 10 Nation. The police broke
through the column and struggle for
she mastery followed. Shots were fired,
aud NJ. Coulter commissary OF police,
This threw the police into momentary
confusion. The mob reassembed and
ran toward the Place de Ia Nation. The
police, REINFORCED by squad that had
been held in reserve, made another at
tempt to stem the current, and more
fierce fighting occurred three constables
being wounded.
Faure and dHorr jumped into pass
ing street car that was going to the
Place de la RepubIiquc. and the car
driver on arriving here, gave II signal to
thc police, who Immediately arrested
ihcm both. together with two other an
archists, Joseph Ferrier and Jean Per-
rim. All were conveyed to the Chateau
d'Eau barracks. Only dHorr was found
in possession of firearms.
In the meantime the anarchist mob re-
traced its course to the Place de In Re
publiquc. smashing the windows of re-
iigious cdifces on the way. Suddenly, eli
ther at the word of command or in obc-
dience to impulse, the column made n
hoop and curved toward the church of st.
Ambrose. where the rioters smashed
more windows. Proceeding thence to-
ward the Faubourg du Temple, which
they reached Mt the corner of the Rue
Darboy and the Rue st. Maur-Popin-
court they formed up INTO compact
bouy. hatcnets were suddenly prouuceu'
WIN long knives stoieii rom ,he counters
"t SHOPS ana concerted rush was maze
upon the church Y o. Joseph
Ane aged sacrlstah' seeing the MOP
has'iiy cioseu the ou,er gates pu' THESE
were SOON iorceu WIN h"tchets anu OURS
OF fron. Inc massive oaken uoors were
"eh attnckeu'
ACCORDING 10 the hrst account tne "nu
hofue purst INTO the church' "hich III
sahtiy became scene Oh phiase ana sac
ruese; Altars, iohts ana s'atues were
= hufied 10 the moor ana shasheu' pictures
were rent cnnuiesticks' ornaments ana
aosts from high ai,ars were tnro"h uowI '.
ana trampled nhuer ioot. me cruc,hN
move was h'"ue 'nc 'aree' ior ihisshes'
ahu tne hsure Oh 'he ea'ioar was irac'
tured III seVerai places =,
lheh' wniie raucous voices sang tht
Oarmaghoie, the chairs were carried
ou'siae' pied up anu SET Oh hre III tne
eem,er Vi 'ne squire lron'ihS 'ne Shurch