The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
ATTACK ON SCHOOL
French SOldiery Met With Determined
Resistance.
THE DEFENDERS GAVE UP
Through Persuasion Of Prominent Cit
liens Doors Were Opened.
STRANGE SCENES IN BRITTANY.
Fifteen Thousand Peasants Joined in
Protesting March.
STRANGE SCENES IN BRITTANY.
ALL RESISTANCE is. NEARLY ENDED.
Overwhelming Force OF Military Has
Caused the Supporters OF the Con-
greoationist Schools to Yield.

Brest France August ls.-The attempt !
made by the authorities today TO close the |
Sisters schools at ploudaniel. FolCoet AMI !
st. Meen, the Inst villages IN Britanuy /
where unauthorized schools were open, rs
meeting with determined resistance The |
inhabitants were on guard throughout the /
night and the tocsln was sounded when
the approach Of the gcndarmes and troops
was slgnalled at o o'clock In the morning
At Ploudane in spite OF n heavy rain
crowd numbering several thousand people
replied with boots to the summons of the
police commlssarlos while the ringing OF
church and school bells drowned the voices
Of the officials. when an attempt was made
to force the strongly barrlcaded door lt
failed. defenders meanwhile CRYING Judas"
and singing Breton hymns, mingled with
cheers for liberty and shouts Of Down
with Combes."
The commissarles tried 70 attack the
school by the garden wall which they order
ed the soldiers to breach, This was done
In the midst OF showers Of nth and mud
from the defenders who manned the breach
armed with clubs aud prevented the com
missaries from penetrating into the garden.
/ The soldiers attempted to scale the wall
with the aid Of pile Of faggots, but the
defenders deluged tho faggots with petrol
cum and SGT them on FIRE, whereupon tho
commissares and troops drew on amid
cheers for liberty and for the sisters.
AZ St Neon the sisters were expelled and
the school was closed after two hours
struggle. during which police commissary
was wounded, Later. after long resist
ance, the closing Of the school Mt ploudauiel
was effected by the authorities,
The school at Fogoot also was closed.
After the repulso at the garden wall OF
the school OF pioudaniel rho commlssaries
decided to await relnforcements In the
| meantime Senator Plchon and Counsellor
General Soubigic persuaded the defenders
OF the school to open the door After this
had been done the sisters walked to the
church and were given an ovation by the
crowd
The commlssnries entered the school and
made an inventory OF the property. They
then sealed the door,
In the course of the rioung two gen
darmes were slightly wounded. The lead
ing inhabitants of Ploudauicl have taken
the expelled sisters TO their homes, SINH
laf though less violent scenes. attended the
closing of the schools aud the expulsion OF
the sisters at Fogoet aud Sain Meen.
PILGRIM or PBoTESTATIoN.
The Roman Catholic manifestations In
Brittany en- Ascension Day, whom over TO-
) coo peasants made a pilgrimage TO FoIgoet
to protest against the ciectnent of the
nuns. have still further Increased the
fanatlclsm and animosty against tho min
} istry.
Eyewltnesses relate that It was strange
aud stirring sight, recalling scenes IRON
the Middle Ages, when swarthy Brotons,
men, women md children, wearing the
black and red national costumes and bear
ing crosses, images of the Savior, banners
and amuets, chInted canticles, invoking
Divine punishment on NJ. Combes,
The cabinet meanwhile, relying on a
strong radical majority in the chamber or
nationalist and clerical deputies, which -
Will intcrpeliate next October decided TO
carry ont NJ. Combes Interpretation Of the
association laws with an undincnng hand.
The military force in Brittany Is so over
whelming that the dlsanectlon Of the pop
uatiou has definitely renounccd all ideas OF
hostile resistance.
1t is the religious question there never
theless, which dominates all else, and the
J league for free education Is enllsung many
, adherents even in stanch republican ranks
CONGRATULATIONS no CoMBBs.
Paris August 1s-rhe councils general
$ throughout France commenced their sitting,
; today. Many Of them have already voted
concentrations to President Loubet and
= Premier Combes upon the application Of th'
+ Inv of associations: others have adopted
{ protests against the closing of unauthorized
= congregationst schools, IN which they asl
for the return OF the sisters
At Qulmper, In Fnlsterre severn
thousand peasants and others from all part
: of the department assembled today ant
presented a petition IN favor Of the reten
tlon Of the sisters. The councils genera
: adopted this petition by thirtyehye votes Il
n two counter demonstration at Qulmpe
a resulted In rioing, in which several person.
4 were Injured
If Premier Combes has been elected presi