The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-02-06
BATTLE IN CHURCH
OVER FIFTY PERSONS INJUR.
ED AND A NUMBER
SLIGHTLY HURT.

A Fire Engire Brought into Play,
Water Turned on and Soon
@ Flooded the Church
-; Other News. -
Paris, Feb. ,2.-As net result of
today's rioting, thorough inyento-
ry was taken in but one church.
that Of st. Pierre du Gros Gallon,
over SO PERSONS being injured apd
a further considerable number be
ing slightly hurt: The latter fil-
cluded number of police and Ere
men, who were almost blinded with
cayenne pepper. Fifty arrests were
% made. 80 ''5
The storming of the building was
greatly protracted, owing to the use
by tie defenders of red pepper.
After repeated efforts, the police
and firemen only eucceeded In en-
tering the church by employing
ehields. The first two who got
through the doors were knocked
unconscious. Those who followed,
although they were thoroughly ex-
asperated, refrained from violent,
retaliation.
Louis Lepin. project of police,
and other high officials and the
newspapers Of all shades of opinion
deprecate the violent incidents. The
militant Catholics are firmly re-
solved to resist what they term the
spoliation of the many Paris church :
es, containing many millions of
francs worth of jewelry, medals
and decorations given by devotees
as thank offerings. The authorities
are determined, however, that the
law shall take its course and the
disorders be suppressed with the ut
most vigor.
Twenty-Five hundred inventories
already have been madet throughout
France, many without incident, but
Paris contains SO Roman Catholic
churches, of which bot half have
been visited by the officials. Pro-
ceedipgs will continue tomorrow
and 10 order to prevent a renewal
Of the disturbances the authorities
have kept secret the hour at which
the com miss toner's will visit The
churches. ~
The authorities adopted rigorous
measures to repress disturba nces
fard the threatened counter demon
STATIONS by socialists at the church
of St. Pierre du Gros Caillou, and
in consequence the Rue St. Domin
ique, on which the church Is situat'
ed, had the appearance Of street
in besieged city. All the chops
in the neighborhood of the edihc'
were closed. cordons of armed mu
nicipal guards on foot were station
ed at Intervals along the street, ant
a squadron Of mounted municipa
guards with drawn swords patroll
ed the thor oughfare and kept th'
crowds moving.
When the project, M. Lepine, ar
rived, the bells were tolled and ths
people inside the church, number
ing about 5000, began singin,
psalms, while outside the rowdy el
ement shouted revolutionary songs
M. Lepins thrice summoned th
| congregation to open the insid
gates, which the people refused
30, and the 6remen were ordered
force an entrance, using their hatch
| ets. As they mounted ladders j
| order to break In the windows ,
| the chapel Of the Virgin, and anne
| of the church, revolver shots ran
/ out and the firemen retired,
i Later a fire engine arrived on tt
i scene, and, amidst shower of mi
/ siles, the fremen scrambled upo
Il the roof with hose, the water WI
II turned on and the interior of tt
II building was soon flooded. In tt
II meantime the doors had been ba
II tered down, but the municip
guards found barricadesinside, ar
met with fierce resistance. Nur
\ bers Of the guards and the congr
| cation were severely hurt, but Il
| authorities eventually obtained II
| mastery and the demonstrate
| were captured, one by one, and Il
| to the nearest station. house.
| In the meantime the unru
crowds outside had broken throug
| the cordons of the municipal guar
/ and attempted to reach the chur'
and engaged in the fight with i
defenders, but the mounted guar,
| dashed through them in time.
/ Crowds increased In numbe
Il around the edifice, where 1t is es
mated about Is. 900 persons b.
j gathered. The municipal guar