Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-21
GALNE:TTE'BURIAL
RESULT IN RIOTS
Police Compelled to Use
Sabres on Turbulent
Crowds.
MANY ARE INJURED.
MANY ARE INJURED.
Boulevard Converted Into Battlefield.
Slayer of Editor CaImette Living
Luxuriously in Prison.

Paris, France, March q. - The
pent-up feelings Of the Paris masses,
which have been growing in intensity
sincc the Figaro tragedy, exploited
yesterday afternoon immediately alter
the interment Of the body Of CASTOR
Calmette, when a fierce r!ct broke
out near the cemetery. During this
riot large number OF persons were
injured.
Out of respect for the Calmettc
family, and obeying the bchest Of
political leaders, 100000 people either
lined the route of the funeral process
SION or followed the hearsc, and all!
of these conducted themselves in an
,or erly manner A sympathetic silence
was maintained while the uaIy was
being borne to the grave. As soon as
the intermeNt was complete, how
ever, hundreds Of young royalists led
by Maurice Pujo, editor of Action
Frar!,aise amt thei& chief organ
izer, passed through the dense.y
thronged streets yell :' A bass Csil-
laux."
The mob was proceeding along the
Boulevard Clichy when a stentorian
voice broke out from the hostile crowd
shouting WE Caillaux'.
In the twinkling of All eye the boule-
va%;l was Thea eacvertes ;uto.& battle
field. The royalists threw themselves
upon the section Of the crowl from
whence the cheer ha3 come, and pro-
ceeded 20 fight their way through the
crowd by means Of loaded sticks. The
riot wa sassuming an ugly aspect
when a strong force Of police rush
ell up and tried to disperse the NIB.
That, however, was impossible, ow-
ing to the fact that the vast mass of
people hemmed in the principal riot
ers. During the turmoil whic hensued,
scores Of revolver shots rang
These were the signal for the police to
draw their sabres, which were use1
flat. The mere onlooKers imme ed:stely
lvshe.l for cover, which allowed the
police to charge the demonstrators.
A fierce riot then ersued. during
which many shop fronts were wreck
ed, cafe tables were smashed and
thrown about and number of per-
sons injured.
Tic funeral of CASTOR Calmette, vic
tim of MINNIE. Ca:l!aux, took place
Yesterday in the Church of st. Fr7n-
co.'s de Sales, in the northwestern dis
trict Of Paris, and within block Of
the residence of his assassin.
Hours before the procession moved
vast crowds filled the streets.
Some Of the irany wreaths bore
this inscription, "a victim of his tie
votion to his country" anG "kilIed
on the field of honor
In France, as in America, prisons
can be converted into palaces for
wealshy wrorg-doers. Nine. Gail
lsux is leading prison life deprived
of no comforts, while with her, in the
same great prison, are many hundreds
of women undergoing the harsh
treatment for which st. Lazare prison
is notorious-some Of them for OF
fenses which, compared with the
crime of the ex.,1inister's wife, are
insignificant.
The only thing lacking in the luXu-
rious existence Nine. Caillaux IS lead
ing is floral decorations, the prison
governor having refused to allow the
delivery Of hundreds of bouquets sent
to the distinguished prisoner. He1
apartment, cell No. E,iGwhich WIZ:
formerly occupied by Mime. Humber
and Nine. Steinheil, is low tasteful
! ly decorated boudoir. Smyrna car
pets cover the floor, the walls arr
draped with Persian hangingS, re
!;eved with Venetian mirrors. Sh'
sleeps on soft leather bed. Lunct
and dinners are sent in by the mos
expensive restaurants in Paris, the
only contribution to her table supphe'
by. the prison, being bottle OF min
.eral water.
Nine. Caillaux is still elegantl!
.gowne1, and, although ordinary prls