Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-28
Caused by 0rdertO Close COngre-
cation Schools,
MANY FIGHTS OCCURRED.
Crowds Generally Good Natured,
shouting "Libertyi" "Long Live
The Sisters!"

Paris July 27-The demonstration
made today In connection with the de-
cree Of Premier Combes ordering the
closing Of the congregationalist schools
proved to be quite as much Of a man
Hesitation In support OF the govern
ment as in opposition TO it's measures.
The crowd which foCked in the Place
de la ConcOrde numbered 1900 per
sons While as many more thronged the
Champs Elysees, The clerical and
anti-clerlca forces about equally d.
yided the gatherings The former were
dlstingulshabe by the red, white and
blue paper flowers which they wore,
while the latter sported red eglatines.
Though many fights occurred they
never became general nor was any per-
son seriously Injured, An imposing
force of police and mounted musici-
pal guards had much trouble In keep
ing the maniiestants constantly NOV
Ing and at times they were forced to
charge to prevent the crowds becoming
TO dense. On the whole the crowds
We're good natured and mainly confined
themselves TO shouting Liberty, lib
erty," Long live the sistersl' and
1--WE want the sisters!" to which the
anti lerlcals replied give la Repub-
lique!" and Down with the Prests'
The occasional appearance OF a priest
was sign for much hootng and
several fights We're due to their pres
enCe.
A striking feature OF the manifesto
lions was the large number OF wo-
men, many of them well dressed who
actually participated Nor were these
all clerical in their sympathies, for
the anti-cleriCal women were also out
In strong force aud they occasionally
made things lively for their clerical
sisters, whom the police had some diff
fiCulty i'm protecting. In one instance
a detachment Of mounted guards had
to ,escue three we'll dressed women
from the hands Of a group Of Social
list women who were bent on mobbing
them.
The clericals made several attempts
to reach the Place Beauyard, on which
the Elysee palace and the ministry "
the interior are situated, but were pre-
vented from doing so by strong cor
uulN VI poli't anu lHuulNlldl budl VS.
who were stationed at all the approach
es IN order TO prevent demonstrations
In front Of these buildings.
The demonstrations eliminated when
group Of 30 women come In car
riages and some on foot, headed by
Mesdames Pellle, De Nun, Gibel and
Depommerol attempted to reach the
ministry Of the interior In order TO
present to Premier COmbes a petition
on behalf Of the sisters. The police
however refused to allow them to pass,
Subsequently the cericals made an
angry rush on the Gordon guarding the
Avenue Gabrielle and the soldiers had
to use the butts Of their guns to keep
back the crowd,
Another violent incident occurred on
the Champs Elysees when the crowd
began throwing the small iron chairs
on the sidewalk among the feet of the
horses OF the mounted guards. one
horse fell injuring its rider A num-
Der Of prominent Nationalist, includ-
ing Deputies Milleyoye and Auitray and
several municipal councillors were
conspicuous in the crowd and were
much ovated by their followers and
hooted by the anti-clericals.
BY I o'clock tonight the crowd be-
gan to thin out and an hour later the
Place de la Corcorde and the Champe
Elysees had resumed their customary
appearance. A slight shower fastened
the dispersal Of the manifestants. About
100 arrests were made.
The fact that throughout the day We
hicular traffic was not Interrupted
shows how well the police handled the
great unruly crowd with which they
had 10 deal.