The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-27
SCHOOLS ARE
BARRICADED
Residents Around BreSt Prepar.
ing to Resist Gendarmes.
SITUATION is MORE CRAVE
DIs0RDERLY CROWDS ASSEMBLE
IN STREETS OF PARIS.

nARIS, July ga serious situation
is prevailing in the Catholic coun-
try around Brest on account of
the closing OF the unauthorized schools.
The country side has taken up ms
and is determined to resist any at
tempt at the forcibIe execution of the
orders Of the premier
An incident at Sainte- Meen, eighteen
miles from Brest. shows the spirit of
the peasantry- Two newspaper men Of
Brcst drove there in an automobile to
investigate the situation at the sisters
school
Immediately after they had entered
the community a boy sounded a bugle
and crowds Of peasants swarmed from
the fields. armed with pitchforks and
iron-bcund sticks, shouting Long live
the sisters, long live liberty" One of
the reporters was dragged from the
automobile and the fanatics beat him
with their pitchforks and sticks.
The newspaper man explained in the
bfeton dialect that he had only come
IN search of information, but the
crowd refused TO listen TO him. and the
reporter had to keep them at bay with
a revolver. He succeeded in regaining
tne automobile. and started off at full
speed. followed by a shower of stones.
\ school at. Ploudaniel, in the same
heighoorhOOd, has been converted into
fortress, barbados having been
erected. and the inhabitants have
formed a Gordon about the surrounding
area.
The sister superior said: You see
GUY barbados. They must shoot US
before We yield. There viii be blood
sAed " any one attempts to enter.
Towns Prepared For Trouble.
Piacdris have been posted in the
s'"nSBlpS urging resistance TO the po-
nee The population of Landereau,
Twelve miles from Brest, has formed
lei'Es 10 guard the school and peasant
Women sit on benches opposite the gate
.ML.l'uhg while awaiting the coming of
me gend8rmes.
-, Ihey are greatly excited. and declare
uiey prefer To be shot rather than
ABANDON the sisters. The sister superior
VI 'he -andereau convent said: Like
rue hretons. we will yield only TO
-Llye- The women and other people
1'' are guarding the school night and
-gl nave given us a courageous exam
81. Inc population of Roscoff is guarding
..e schools day and night Sentinels
sr ching the roads. and men are
LlI"S ON the ground in the neigh
e.,D'o1 I'm order TO be ready at the
-FSt alarm
.1y9ant Albert de Mum. the clerical
-"''I IN the chamber of deputies. is
.,.'!,AplaE the country. denouncing the
-. ..gn OF the government and urging
s.[ strange scene. reminiscent of
"i. Sadder days in France oc-
AL az the Elysee palace a large
-tSajion of women. including the
- several members OF the cham
~ ". trpuueS, assembled at the palace
~, "N'aFor personally TO implora
b5'.'ie L"uhet to appeal TO her hus-
M '' stop the school prosecutions.
me Loubet sent word TO them by
mil. .' dubois. head Of the presidents
hi. ,.ls household. that il was impOssi-
a s,,t. '+r 70 receive a deputatiOn upon
So eSJ which was solely within the
0N'ie 90 the executive
Women Are Defiant
yioilr. Nif" OF Deputy Relic made a
81, iF"teSt- Tell Nine. Loubet-
Min S''1. that the blood of women
sto-. INV DO measures are not taken 20
viii 'lg treatment of the sisters. we
In 'tSS letter 10 the president
op,.--vh We will declare war on the
IONS. The women of France
M Ne'lded not to suffer in silence
fr,-,, .t>lStance 10 the official decree
farcs me capital is developing into a
ter f. /. ne government allows the sis
causa ne hue Salneuve to remain be-
sra5 an orphauage and a home for the
tbs - attached 10 their school. on
ST. o'her bond. the sisters in another
notb.- VINO We're ordered by their
vents,' superior to leave. we're pre-
aftv ~ rom complying by q band Of
enthusiasts, who surrounded them