The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-25
PARIS BEGINS TO SEETHt
Sympathy With the Nuns Causes Out
breaks Elsewhere.
BUT E0hN WITH The PRIESTS, is HEARD
though Many Mount Gund Over the Nuns
Schools, ii is Believed the Premier
Has the Supp,rt Of The

(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Paris. July 23.-The agitation provoked
by the order of Prime Minister Combes
to close the congregationalist schools re-
calls to some extent the scenes enacted
when M. Ferry, then Premier, expelled
the Jesuits in 1880 Demonstrations in
favor of the nuns and the teaching friars
are taking place in Paris and many
places in the provinces, where the pre-
fects presented themselves at the schools
and ordered that the institutions be
closed. Up to the present, however, no
serious incident has been recorded.
Considerable sympathy has been
worked up on behalf of the nuns and
their schools have been made the parti-
cuIar objects of demonstrations The
clericals called upon their sympathizers
to meet outside of the school conducted
by the Sisters of st. Vincent de Paul in
the northeast quarter of Paris, which
was closed this afternoon, and a consid-
cradle crowd gathered there, compelling
a large body of police and mounted mu-
nicipal guards to form Gordon in the
streets leading to the school. A few
trifling collisions occurred between the
who replied to the cries of Long live
the good Sisters" 'Vive la liberte,''
and with Down with priests" and
Long live the republic" A Nationalist
member of the Chamber of Deputies was
arrested while trying to force his way
through the police Gordon but was sub
sequently released.
Anti-clerical meetings in the Latin
for hi Ia1 10
vescence but no noteworthy disturbances.
A few students, followed by a crowd
composed of the rougher element,
marched up and down the Boulevard st.
Michael till late hour, chanting anti
clerical refrains and shouting Down
with the priests and the Pope"
But these fled at the sight of the
mounted guards and patrols
The greatest excitement in the prov
inces is displayed in the clerical strong
hold of Brittany, where the peasants
have gathered in front of the nuns
schools in several places and declare
they will not allow the nuns to be ex-
PEELED. For instance at Landerneau a
crowd of farmers and women have
mounted guard before the school of the
White Sisters awaiting the arrival of
the police.
The inhabitants of the village of Plou-
daniel, who also are guarding the Sis
ters' school, seized a lay school master
and thrashed him with nettles.
AT LaBresse, in the Department of
Vosges, the commissary of police, ac-
companied by gendarmes, thrice tried
to approach the congregationalst school
in order to effect it's closure, but was
Obliged to abandon the attempt because
of the threatening attitude of the popu-
lation.
At st. Ambroux, near Mines, the de-
monstrators detached the horses from
the carriages which were conveying the
Sisters to the railway station and dragged
the vehicles, with their occupants, back
to the convent shouting Down with
the tyrants!" The gendarmes were
powerless to prevent the demonstrators
from carrying out their plans, and rein
forcements had to be summoned.
Against these and similar incidents,
however must be set off the addresses in
support of the government voted by
municipal councils.
While considerable sympathy is felt
with the sisters personally Prime Min
lister Combes undoubtedly feels that he
and is not likely to recede from the
position he has taken up. The trouble
is caused mainly by the ambiguity of the
wording of the law of associations, which
mas led branches of the, congregations,
such as the schools now closed, to sup
pose that their position was legalized by
the request for authorization made by
headquarters. This was even the inter-
probation OF the matter accepted by NJ
Waldeck- Rousseau, former premier. but
Prime Minister Combes takes a contrary
view.
There is every prospect of fresh
disturbances today, as sequel
" yesterdays clerical outbreaks
as protests against the governments en-
iorcement of the law against unauthorized
congregations. 1t now appears that
three hundred persons were arrested and
numerous prosecutions are pending,
though the majority of the prisoners
were released. Fresh meetings to pro-
test in favor of the religious orders are
expected to be held today, while the
Radical and Socialist papers are urging
the Republicans to meet at the Pantheon
as counter demonstration.
Several hundred persons, chiefly wo-
men ana cnlldren, created demonStra-
ton today in front of a church in the
Ternes quarter. while some expelled sis
ters were departing. The police inter-
fered and several of the crowd struck
them with sticks. Among those arrested
were Deputies Pagliessi, Cont and Arch
deacon. They were subsequently re-
leased.
A serious disturbance occurred at half
past ten o'clock this evening on the ter
race at the Cafe de Musee de CIuny
The police cleared the cafe. Several
persons were injured and twenty-five
arrests were made.
Some disorderly meetings of Catholics
were held during the course of the even
ing resulting in scuffles and the making
of arrests.