Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-09
PRESIDENT ASSAULTED.
Violent Outbreak at a French
Race Track Sunday.

The League of Patriots Caused the
Trouble --- Anna GOuId's Husband,
who Was One OF the Leaders, VIII
Not he Prosecuted.
President Loubet, accompanied by Pre-
mier Dupuy and the chief of the military
household, Gen. NJ. G. Bailloud, drove to
the Auteuil races near Paris Sunday after
noon, followed by Madame Loubet in Ian
dau. On arriving at Auteuil they were
met by violent demonstration, evidently
organized and directed against the Presi
dent There was a storm of boots, yells
and cries of Panama "a has Loubet"
and give L'Armee!" A few shouts of
give Loubetl" were drowned in the
clamor. A strong force of police kept order
and arrested many of the disturbers, in
Guiding man who tried to force his way
to the Presidents carriage.
During the second race the clamor in
creased to violence, and was plainly di-
rected by committee of the League of Pa
triots, collected with their supporters both
before and behind the presidential stand
around which a formidable ARRAY pro-
ceeded.
During the grand steeplechase many
blows were struck, and several policemen
were injured in their endeavors to prevent
an invasion of the presidential stand.
During the excitement, while shouts of
give l. Armeem and "Vive Derouledel"
were heard on all sides, Count Christiani
rushed toward the President brandishing a
stick, and directed blow against him,
striking his hat
The crowd rushed upon Christiani, who
only escaped severe handling by being
taken under police protection.
President Loubet remained all the while
quite unmoved, talking to the Premier,
while the officers of his military household
were defending him against violence. FL
nally after 30 arrests had been made, the
project of police ordered the Republican
Guards to surround the presidential stand.
One despatch says; Comtesse Boni de
Castellane, who was Miss Anna Gould of
New York city, placed herself at the head
of the Jeunesse Royaliste and marched up
and down the lawn, shouting give l.
Armeel" Comte Boni de Castellane and
| his brother, Jean, were arrested, bnt soon
| liberated.
Demonstrations and counter demonstra-
tions continued until M. Loubet left the
race course, at AGO p. NJ, the arrival of
his carriage being signal for an indescrib,
able tumult. The mounted guards with
difficulty opened a passage through the
| crowd, the President being pursued to the
last with boots and yells. Even eggs were
| thrown.
1t was noteworthy, however, that the
| people generally cheered him loudly, the
| cheers increasing as he drove toward the
Elysee, which he reached safely at 4:45
p. M. During the demonstrations mum.
Der of hats labeled resignation" were
picked up.
The cabinet met Monday to consider
| what measures should be taken against
Count de Castellane and the other ROYAL.
lists concerned in the attack on President
Loubet. A high official was asked Monday
if Castellane would be tried and banished
He replied in the negative, saying that the
count had done little during the fracas and
though arrested was released shortly after
wards. Castellane, he said, was harmless
in Paris, but if prosecuted and made a
martyr of could enlist powerful royal in.
terests which would prove dangerous The
speaker intimated that some of the other
more active and less influential conspira-
tors would be severely dealt with.
Lieuts. Cionnine and Kergarieu, who
were implicated in the attack, will be
court martialed. Baron Christian, who
hit the Presidents hat with his cane, will
be tried on the formal charge of attempt
ing to strike the chief of state.
Count de Castellane is out in letter de-
nying that his wife, who was formerly
Miss Anna Gould, took part in a royalist
| demonstration at the race course.