The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-22
Two Hundred Thousand Workingmen of All
Glasses Unite in an Expression Favorable
to Mr.. Gladstones Measure.
The Liberals Heartily Cheered and the
Conservatives ROundly Kissed.
The Cholera Increasing in Paris, While 1t
Puts in an Appearance at Madrid-Tou-
Ion Threatened with Famine.
a MONSTER PROCESSION.
The Great Demonstration in Favor of th
Franchise Bill,


Franchise Bill.
LONDON, July 81, 230 P. M-The procession
of the trades unions and others who will take
chise bill at Hyde Park this afternoon is now
forming on the Thames Embankment, and there
is an immense attendance.
$3.50 p M.-AH approaches from the Strand TO
the Embankment are thronged by thousands
from all parts of the country. On the lower
Embankment, between Charing Cross and West
minister, scarlet banners indicate to the various
trades unions the places where they should
assemble The great crowd manfests the ut
most good humor, and the best of order prevails.
No attempt will be made to interfere with the
procession
The organized trades-unions assembled at
Sloan square, Paddngton Green, Euston square,
Islington Green, Clerkenwell Green, Finsbury
circus, the Obelisk Black Friars and Grosvenor
gardens and proceeded to the Embankment
The political delegates wore eolors The streets
and bridges across the Thames are packed, and
traffic is greatly impeded Much chaf was in
dulged in by spectators along the line of march,
especially when those in the procession were
more than usually adorned. Several thousand
agric ultural laborers from Kent and Sus
sex were marshaled at Black Friars
bridge. The procession moved in the following
order; Mounted farriers, agricultural laborers,
provincial dcputations. London trades council,
representatives from prin ting, book binding,
paper, iron, metal, clothing, leather, shipping.
building, cabinetmaking, fancy goods and gen
eral trades; political clubs liberal associations.
temperance bodies and friendly societies Each
section, on arriving at the park marched to the
platform assigned and the bands played until
the chairmen arrived.
AS the procession was starting from the En-
bankment several loud explosions were heard
near the government offices and the crowd was
toward Whitehall, believing the explosions were
due TO dynamite. The scare ended when it was
found that the explosions were only salute
which the Horse Guards were firing in honor Of
the Duchess of Albanys son.
The route lay along Parliament street, White
hail. CharinE Gross, Pail Mall ST. James stI eet
and Picadilly Before the procession started
the embankment became surging mass
OF humanity. Viewed from Hungertord
bridge, it presented an unbroken array
of human heads. The trade societies carried the
emblems Of their crafts, and noticeable among
these was the banner borne by the tailors. rep
resenting Adam and Eve after the fall The
agricultural laborers were loudly cheered.
The resolutions prepared for submission to the
meeting protest against rejection of the franchise
bill by the irresponsible and unrepresentative
action, and declare that the continued existence
of the unchecked power of impeding the popular
will, which the Lords exercise, is not conducive
to the welfare of the people and the peace and
prosperity Of the country,
"A tombstone was carried in the procession,
inscribed: ITO the Memory of the House Of
Lords, 1884 The dense masses of spectators
along the route interfered with the progress of
the procession. 1t took a full hour and half to
clear the Embankment, and the end of the pro-
cession had not left Parliament street when the
head had entered the park
The President of the Board Of Trade and
other ministers viewed the procession and were
loudly cheered. Some of the bands in the pro-
cesson played the Dead March III Saul When
the procession had arrived at the park, speeches
We're made and the resolutions previously
prepared were submitted and adopted
There was aheavy rain toward the close of the
meeting.
The Duke Of Cambridge, the Marquis Of Hart
ington Secretary Of War, and Vernon Harcourt,
the Home Secretary viewed the procession as it
passed the war office, and were cheered. People
of prominence and note, at various places
throughout the route, watched the procession.
Lord Rsndolph Churchill and other well known
Tories We're at the windows of the Carlton Club
rooms and were vigorously hissed by the pass
ing throng. The Marquis Of Salisburys resi-
dence, in Arlington street was guarded by
police. slight commotion was c reated at this
point before the arrival of the procession. by
man crying Down with the peers" Order was
quiekly restored, however. and no disturbance
occurred while the procession was passing.