Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-24
REDS RIOT IN PARIS.
SUNDAY AFFRAY RECALLS DAYS
OF THE COMMUNE.
Anarchists Attack Anti-Semites and
Then Fight with the Po1ice-Many
Are wounded-Red Flag Is FIannted
and Churches Are lacked.

Serious riots occurred in Paris Sun
day afternoon. The trouble originated
in an attack made by anarchists on anti
Semites. A thousand anarchists under
Sebastian Faure assembled in the Place
de la Republique and resisted the police
who attempted to dispense them. The
latter fought bravely, but were finally
overpowered. A police commissary and
an inspector attempted to arrest some
rioters who were carrying a red flag, but
they were trampled upon and beaten
with bludgeons. A number Of shots were
fired by the mob. The inspector was NOR
tally injured by the clubs, and the COM
missary was hit by a bullet, receiving
serious wound. Four other policemen
were stabbed Notwithstanding their de-
feat, the police made number of arrests,
among their prisoners being Faure.
Subsequent to the rioting in the Place
de la Republique the mob marched to the
Hue st. Maur, where they stormed the
churches Of st. Maur and st. Joseph.
They entered the buildings and while
some Of them tore down the affairs and
pulpits, others seized the sacred pictures,
holy vessels, and the monstrances con
tanning consecrated waters, all of which
were thrown into the stree+ The affairs
and pulpits furnished 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 dastardly attempt they failed. While
the rioters were stornling st. Nicholas
Church they were charged by police and
cavalry, but they succeeded in carrying
out their plan despite the efforts to dis
perse them.
On Saturday night number Of revolu-
tionary socialists, angered by Guerin's
continued defiance of the Government,
held a meeting and resolved to make
demonstration against the anti-Semites
Sunday. Copies of the resolution were
circulated by the revolutionary organ, the
journal du Peuple, the populace being
called upon to move against the priests
and Jesuits. 1t was a fine afternoon,
and the demonstration attracted thou
SANDS 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, Dru-
mont and Guerin.' 1t was at this point
that the police interfered, whereupon the
crowd turned upon them. During the
fighting that has occurred fifty police
were wounded. There were fifty arrests.
What promised at first to be only an or
binary street demonstration developed
into a disturbance that verged on revo-
luton. The sacking of st. Joseph's
Church was scene recalling the days Of
the commune. Not porta BILE, inhamma-
BILE or breakable article was left in the
sacred building by the mob, and the de-
struction of the structure itself at one
time seemed imminent. Oil was poured
over the choir loft and the woodwork
was ablaze when help came and the
flames were extinguished.
The police, aided by the military, had
all they could do to prevent even more
serious trouble. Pitched battles in the
streets were waged during the afternoon
and late into the night. Several times
it seemed that the officers were on the
point of utter rout. Hundreds Of per-
sons were wounded and suspects by the
score were 4laced under arrest.
The prefecture of police at a. M.
Monday gave out the following statistics
Of Sundays riots: "Three hundred and
eighty persons were injured. Three hun
dred and sixty were taken to the hos
pitfalls. Fifty-nine police agents were
wounded besides Commissaries Coulter
and Dolsmine. One hundred and fifty
persons were arrested. of whom eighty
were detained in custory.
The Dreyfus court martial reconvened
in Rennes Monday morning at the usual
hour. Attorney Labor was not present
His doctors considered that it would be
inadvisable for him to take part in the
days proceedings, in view Of the danger
of a relapse. The first witness was Col
Fabre, who deposed that he had discover
ed a similarity between the handwritings
of the accused and that of the bordereau.
He reiterated his conviction Of the guilt
of Dreyfus, saying: 81 am sure that b
wrote the bordereau."