The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-26
Revolt in France Spreads and SOL
diers Fire on Mob.
FOUR OF THEM KILLED
Secret Police Agent LyncIlcd in Mar
bonne. Which Place Is Scene of
Wild ENccsScs.-Elcven Persons
GER Dragged Through Streets
Paris is Alarmed.

| France seems to he having coISid-
cradle trouble with her rebellious
citizens. A dispatch says the reb-
ellious eXcesses and rioting in the
Midi are causing the greatest excite
ment and apprehension in Paris. The
outbreaks in Earboane. Perignan.
Montpelier, and other places are re-
garded as of ominous character
Orders were wired to the 18th
chasseurs at Beziers to proceed forth
with to Narbonne. where the riotous
element Of the populace cast off all
restraint and the city became the
scene OF many wild eXcesses A
secret police agent was lynched and
other persons were treated with the
most extraordinary brutality.
For gentleman to appear on the
streets alone. was to court the risk
of being dubbed to death. The troops
ultimately were obliged to intervene
for the protection of the officers of
the law. which resulted in further
bloodshed.
The secret police agent who was
lynched. was patrolling the promen-
ade Des Barques when the mob sud-
denly invaded the street. They seized
him and dubbed him till he was
senseiess. Then they riddled the
body with bullets and pitched him
into the canal.
Later they fshed the body from the
water and attached rope to it drag
ged it through the streets, acting fe-
rociously ali the while. When the
troops arrived on the scene there
was sharp fighting. The mob at
tempted to rush the soldiery, but the
latter fixed bayonets, and repelled
the assaults.
Revolvers were drawn by the riot
ers, and the troops were fired upon
until they were forced in self-defense
to shoot. Numbers of the mob fell.
four persons being killed, among
whom was girl twenty years of age.
Eleven others are known to have
been wounded, while many others
were carried off by friends. Several
casualties occurred among the troops.
But Just how many were killed or
wounded is not known.
A battalion of infantry stationed
at Adage has deserted with its arms
and ammunition. and has Joined the
insurgent wine growers at Beziers.
The mutiners were mostly recruit
ed from among the Wine growers and
numbered 100. Later they offered to
return to Adage if they We're not pun
ished.
The premier replied that he refus-
ed to parlev with deserters saying
that all the governments forces
would be utilized. if necessary, to
suppress the uprising.
The mutiners, fully armed. march
ed to Beziers. General Crolsade.
commanding the brigade, met the
mutiners OF Villeneuve.
Soldiers must kill me or obey
me-" he commanded. The soldiers
replied that they had no desire TO
kill him. but were determined to re-
turne to BeZiers.
A detachment of gendarmes at
tempted to bar their way, when the
mutiners fired a volley in the air, and
were permitted to pass.
The mutineers stacked their arms
in the square at Beziers, where they
we're loudly cheered and warmly vel
coined by the people.
The news has caused the graves
concern in government circles. 1t Is
announced that the government
watchword remains Law mus
reign.