The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-05-04

mand saw that the situation was de-
cidedly serious and ordered the bugler
by his side to sound the charge.
MOB DISPERSED.
AS the shrill notes of the bugle
pealed out in the air the troops scat
tered out and then, with horses on
the widest of gallops, drove helter-
skelter into the massed ranks of the
crowd.
| Flesh and blood could hardly with
stand such a charge and in an instant
the crowd was broken up and the in
tegral parts were running toward any
point which promised safety from the
steel clad hoofs of the onrushing
| horses.
The troopers used the fat side of
| their sabres freely and many persons
were knocked down and trampled by
fully fifty persons were here some
what seriously hurt. The police,
greatly heartened by the support OF
the cavalry, charged the survivors of
the mob and succeeded in arresting
several of the ringleaders.
The mob, after leaving the main
thoroughfare, formed again into some
semblance of order and marched
through the narrow streets loudly
cursing the troopers who had come to
the rescue of the police.
In sheer wantonness they stopped
several omnibuses that were passing
and overturning them, wrecked them
and set the ruins on fire. The rough
treatment of the soldiers had the ef-
feet of infaming the crowd and it
would have gone hard had any one
who had dareu to express the slight
est sympathy with the government
crossed their path.
Almost at the time that this fight
was taking place another serious con-
fiict was in progress on the Quay
Valmy, which had been the scene of
practically continuous rioting through
out the day. AS night fell the attacks
of the populace on the soldiers be-
came more and more bitter and finally
captain of artillery was knocked
down by a stone which struck him in
the center of the forehead. This was
the last straw to tax the patience of
the authorities and an order was
given to charge the mob with fixed
bayonets.
MANY HURT IN CONFLICT.
The temper Of the soldiers was de-
cidedly bitter and they charged as
though going against deadly enemies
rather than fellow citizens. The front
ranks of the mob broke and the mem
bers turned to run, but before they
could go far the soldiers were upon |
them, using their weapons to good ad-
vantage. Before the recall was sound
ed 20 men had been seriously hurt |
and more than 100 others will bear
the marks of the conflict for many |
days to come. Here also many ar
rests were made.
A sensational episode also ensued |
at Brest, where, during the progress |
OF labor meeting. M. Rouiller, Sec
iShoiy VI IhS ioDOl III
an impassioned speech advised his
hearers to put vitrol in drinks served |
in restaurants and to destroy all of |
the bread supplies by placing petro-
leum in 1t. He was dragged from
the platform by the police and lock-
ed up. The authorities then tried to
disperse the meeting and a riot fol-
lowed, which was dispersed by the
troops.
1t is reported that Prefect of Police
Lepine was in grave danger during
the fighting in the suburbs. Accord
ing to the report he, desiring to know
how the trouble was progressing,
went among the rioters and was rec
ognized. He was being terribly
beaten when rescued by detachment
of soldiers.