Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-07-30
WOMEN TOOK PART.
Clerical and Anri.Clerical Demon.
STATIONS in Paris.
Thought Many Fights Occurred Dur.
Ing the Day They Never Became
General. Nor Was Any Per.
son Seriously Injured.

Paris. July 2S.-Ths demonstration
made Sunday in connection with tho
decree of Premier Combes ordering
the closing OF the Congregationalist
schools proved TO be quite as much OF
q manifestation in support OF the gov
eminent as OF opposition to its anti.
clerical measures. The crowd which
gathered in the Place de In Concordo
numbered $4,000 persons. while as
many more thronged the Champs Ely.
sees. The clerical and anti.clerical
forces about equally divided the gath.
erings. The former were distinguish
able by the red. white and blue paper
flowers which they wore. while tho
latter sported red eglantines.
Though many fights occurred, they
never became general. nor was any
person seriously injured. An impos-
Ing force OF police and mounted mu-
nicipal guards had much trouble in
keeping the manifestants constantly
moving. and at times they were forced
to charge to prevent the crowd be-
coming too dense. On the whole. tho
crowds We're good natured and mainly
confined themselves to shouting Lib
erty. Liberty" Long Iva the Sis.
ters!" and We want the Slsters,"
To which the anti-clericals replied:
"Vive La Republique!" and Down
with the priests" The occasional ap.
pearance OF a priest was signal for
much hooting and several fights were
due TO their presence
striking faafura of hn
lions was tho large number of women.
many OF them we'll dressed. who &C.
lively participated. Nor were these
all clerical In their sympathies, for
the anti-clerical women were also out
In strong force and they occasionally
made things lively for their clerical
sisters whom the police had some diff
fculty In protecting. In one instance
detachment OF mounted guards had
to rescue three well-dressed ladies'
from the hands OF group Of social
list women who were bent on mobbing
them.
The clericals made several attempts
to reach the Place Beauvieu on which
the Efysee and the ministry OF tho
interior are situated. Dur were pre-.
vented from doing 50 by Htrong cor.
aons OF police and municipal guards
winch were stationed Mt all the ap-
proaches in order to prevent demon.
STATIONS In front OF these buildings.
The demonstrations eliminated
when group of 30 ladies, some in
carriages and some on foot, headed
by Mesdames Reille DeMun. Cibiel
and De Pommerol. attempted TO reach
the ministry Of the interior In order
to present 10 Premier Combes a petit
ton On behalf OF the sisters
The police however. refused to al
low them 10 pass. Subsequently the
clericals made an angry rush on the
Gordon guarding the Avenue Gabri-
ellie and the soldiers had TO use the
butts Of their guns to keep back the
crowd
Another violent incident occurred
on the Champs Elysees where the
crowd began throwing the small iron
chairs bordering the sidewalks among
the feet OF the horses Of the mounted
guards. One horse fell. injuring his
rider. a number OF prominent ma
tionalists. including Deputies Mile
voye and Auffray and several munich
pal councillors were conspicuous in
the crowd and were much ovated by
their followers and were hooted by
the anti-clericals. BY o'clock Sun
day evening the crowd began 10 thin
out and an hour later the place de Ia
Concorde and the Champs Elysees had
resumed their customary appearance.
light shower hastened the dispersal
Of the manlfestants. About 100 arrests
were made.
The fact that throughout the dav
vehicular traffic was not interrupted
shows how we'll the police handled
the great. unruly crowd with which
they had 10 deal.