Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-22
RECALLS THE COMMUNE

Scenes on tho Streets of Paris Decidedly
Wsrlike.
PARIS, Aug. 21.-Prais has been the
scene of most serious disturbances dur
ing the day, recalling some aspects of
the commune. In response to an ap-
peal of the Journal LIE Peuple and La
Petite Republique, groups Of anarch-
lists and socialists gathered about 8 p.
m. in Place de la Republique. The po-
lice had taken precautions and there
seemed no danger of disorders.
Sebastian Faure and Faberot, well
known revolutionary anarchists, were
the ringleaders. Faure, standing on
the pedestal of the statue, which rises
in the center of the Place de la Repub-
ique, addressed 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 ar
rests. The crowd at this point dis
persed, but column of demonstrators
headed by Faure and Henri d'Horr,
made for the Place de Ia Nation.
Poltoe Have Hard Fight.
The police broke through the column
and struggle for the mastery followed.
Shots were fred and M. Coulter, COM
missary Of police, was twice stabbed
with knife. This threw the police
into momentary confusion. The mob
reassem bled and ran toward the Place
de la Nation. The police, reinforced by
q squad that had been held in reserve,
made another attempt to stop the cur.
rent and fresh fierce fighting occurred,
three constables being wounded. Faure
and d'Horr were arrested.
In the meantime the anarchist mob
retraced its steps to the Place de Ia Re-
publique, smashing the windows Of re-
igious edifces on the way.
Proceeding thence towards the Eau
borg du Temple, they formed into a
compact body. Hatchets were suddenly
produced, with long knives stolen from
the counters of shops, and a concerted
rush was made upon the church Of St.
Joseph.
Church Interior Wrecked.
The aged sacristan, seeing the mob,
hastily closed the outer gates, but these
were soon forced with hatchets and bars
of iron. The wild horde burst into the
church and the interior soon became q
scene of desolation and pillage. Images
were smashed, pictures were rent,
candlestick ornaments and hosts from
the high altar were thrown down and
trampled under foot. Meanwhile the
sacristan, who had been captured by
the anarchists, escaped and called the
police and Republican guards. who
! lv.nptly arrived with many cousyahlea.
with knives, Lut ut length tue officers
gained the mastery. A score of an
archists entrenched themselves in the
belfry and fercely defended themselves
by showering missiles on tho Repub'
lican guards, but finally these were dis
! lodged.
Detriment to tho Dreyfus Case.
In the collisions between the anarch
fists and the Guerinites the scuff1ing was
serious and three companies Of Repub
lican guards charged the contestants
several persons being injured.
In the Avenue de Taillteborg there
was fierce conflict. The police hae
to draw their swords against the an
archists who assailed them with stones
-Four policemen were wounded, two 81
seriously that they had to be taken tt
the hospital. A lamentable feature o
the affair is that it will be regarded a
pro-Dreyfus demonstration and reac
greatly to the detriment of the chance
of acquittal. 1t Is much to be feare'
that the demonstrations were due t.
the weakness the government has dis
played toward the Dreyfus affair. TIL