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Show II OLD CZECHS. In Spite of the Government'? Orders They Meet to Celebrate the Eirth of John Comenius, The Police Attempt to Ertak up the Meetings and Two Pitched Battles Bat-tles are the Result, REIGN OFTERROR IN PARIS. Rampant Anarchism Sets at Naught the Bess Liiid Plans of the Police. NEWS FROM OTHER LANDS The KUler is Again Afloat -A Fatal Fire in Loudon Other News Items Flashed From the Cables. Peagdk, March 29. In spite of the interdiction inter-diction by the government, the national Czechs gathered in great numbers last, night Veelebrate the anniversary of the birth of J, n Conicnius,the distinguised seventeenth eentiiiy educational reformer. The police charged the crowd with drawn swords. The latter resisted with sticks and were only dispersed dis-persed after a pitched battle and many arrests ar-rests of the latter. . The crowd assembled again at another point and denounced Minister of Education Gaulnh, and cheered for Cotnenius. Tho pojice charged and another battle ensued like the former. The crowa then started for the Jewish quarter to wreak vengeance ou the Hebrews. On the road they were met by a detachment of mounted police. Refusing to turn hack, tho police spurred their horses into the crowd, slashing right and left with their swords. They met with a stubborn resistance, and it whs only after drawing off, reforming and making a second charge that the rioters were put to rout, very many of them with severe word wounds or wounds caused by being tramped upon by the horses. They were removed re-moved to the hospitals, their wounds dressed and then locked up. All is quiet today and no further trouble is feared. In Terror of Anarchists. Paris, March 2ft The po lice are extraordinarily extra-ordinarily active after the anarcbiBts. The money loss to the city ou account of the recent re-cent explosion is great, and many visitors are leaving the city. It is not known where the next blow will strike. There is no denying de-nying the fact that it is the expressed intention inten-tion of the anarchists to inaugurate a reign of terror, ane that it has caused great consternation. , Ji important meeting of the authorities ,l shield hI the ministry of the interior to-Bay. to-Bay. The situation wan discussed In all its bearings, and it was arranged to execute the most stringent measures for the prevention further outrages. The residences of prominent promi-nent officials are guarded by day and night. Thenevet, ex-minister of justice, has received re-ceived a threatening letter. Judge Benoit, against w hom the recent explosion in the Boulevard St. Germain was directed, has been notified to quit hy his landlord, who says if the judge remains the other tenants will leave. Figaro publishes interviews with two of the leading anarchists. They declare the members of the party are acting singly on their own responsibility. There was no preconcerted pre-concerted plan to cause the extensions. Both expressed themselves delighted with the moral effect of the explosions, which, they said, would direct greater attention to their doctrines. |