Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-17
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Riotous London workmen.

Riotous London Workmen.
LONDON, February 16th.-Great excite
ment was occasioned to-day by the riotous
conduct of large number OF unemployed
workmen Three thousand paraded the
streets, with banners bearing notices about
their grievances. Several bands of music
accompanied the procession, which marched
to the building occupied by the local Gov
eminent Board. The committee broke
ranks, entered the Office and demanded
relief for the people they represented.
They wanted immediate employment on
the construction of municipal works, which
they said were needed for the public good.
Officials of the Board refused the commit
tee, and the crowd became bowling mob.
The police attempted to interfere, but were
overpowered. The paraderS then invaded
Downing street and came to halt ID front
of the official residence of Gladstone. Here
they howled and Missed invectives against
the Government. A Cabinet Council was
being held at the time, and the mob at
tempted to force into the room where the
council was sitting. The police at this
point received reinforcements and elected
the intruders. The mob then attempted to
storm the Admiralty and Home Office, but
were driven off and finally dispersed by
the police
SECOND DISPATCH.l
LONDON, February 16th.-A large meet
ing of unemployed workmen was held on
the Thames embankment tonight Reso-
buttons were adopted demanding reduc-
ton in the hours of labor of Government
workmen. and the construction of useful
public works, to give employment to the
idle.
THIRD DIsPATCH.l
LONDON, February 18th. Mr.. Hynd-
man. Chairman of the Democratic Fedora
ton, presided at the meeting of the unem-
ployed Workmen this afternoon. Cheers
for social revolution were given and violent
speeches made. The speakers insisted that
railway and other public companies should
be forbidden TO employ men over eight
hours day. One asserted that Jay Gould
had recently defeated a similar measure in
New York State, and that he had his pro-
tctypes in the Goshens, Rothschilds and
Brasseys of this country. Some of the po-
licemen drew their slaves when the crowd
became noisy and demonstrative. The
mob, when charged by the police fled pre-
cipitately. Some stones were thrown at
the police, and several of them were
knocked down during the disturbance. No
arrests were made.
The War on the Nile.
SUAKIM February 16th.-The British
troops are still extending their fort works.
GENERALS BRAcKENBURY AND COOK.
LONDON, February 17th-A M-General
Brackenbury will retain the command of
the late General Earles division, and Cen
eral Evelyn Wood will join General
WolSeley as chief of staff, General Greenfield
taking his command.
ApAR rrvoIT Ann N,Ss,Cpr or Tr-prS
LONDON, February 17th-A. News of
an Arab revolt in Yemen has Just reached
London. The Arabs maSSacred the Turk
ish outpost garrison. The Governor of
Sana massed the remaining $500 Turks
and appealed to the Ports for 1000 rein
fOrcements. The insurgents were melted
by emissarieS of Mahdi, who is preparing
TO make an attack.
The Dynamiters in Court.
LONDON, February 16th-When the Bow
street Police Court opened this morning for
denomination of Cunningham and Bur
ton, surprise was occaSioned to the public
by notices cOnspicuously posted up on the
corridor ways that no person carrying
bag would be permitted TO enter the build
ing. In addition, this notice warned every
one that the police would search any one
whose appearance or conduct was suspi-
cious. The Crown proceeded to produce
testimony inculpating the prisoners in the
underground railway explosion at the
Tower-street station on January ID. They
were remanded for one week.
The English Divorce Law.
LONDON, February 16th.-Saturdav even
ing, in the London Divorce Court, the bar
barity of the English divorce law toward
women was conspicuously shown 1t is
we'll known that the English divorce law
was made by men for men. The wife who
sins under temptation only once can be di-
vorced by her husband, bur he may sin
seventy times, but unless guilty of cruelty,
his wife cannot get divorce, but only iu-
dicial separation including alimony. The
case heard yesterday was that of the rector
Of the Parish of Distington, Cumberland.
The rector is still officiating. They are
named Wedehouse. The rector admitted
charges of adultery, but denied, however,
the charge of cruelty sworn to by his wife
although he admitted using cross and in
sulting language to her Mrs. Wedehouse
is still young and attractive, and could
probably again marry, but the State which
still permits this man to be rector of
church ties her to him during his life. No
such affair could occur in any of the
United States.
BERLIN, February 16th-The Reichstag
to-day agreed to raise the duties on rye and
wheat to three marks The votes were as
follows To raise the duty on rye-for,
1872; against, 151. To raise the duty on
wheaton, 229; against, 1l3. The in
crease was opposed by the New German
Liberals and Socialists, supported by the
Conservatives, imperialists, National Lib
erals and members of the Center During
the debate Bismarck declared that it was a
perversion of historical truth to say that
duties OH corn were condemned by
history. The wOrkmen and poor
classes ought not be excited by
such worthless assertions. The sug-
gcstion that the bill was intended to
benefit the great landowners was wholly
unfounded The small farmer. he said. re-
cognizcs more and more that his interests
and those of the large landowners are iden-
teal.
The French and Chinese.
PARIS, February 16th-Lc Temps has a
telegram from Shanghai, dated Sunday,
which says Admiral Courbet on Saturday
morning opened fire on three Chinese men
of-war, which took refuge in Ming Poo
river The result Of the attack is not
known \ dense fog prevailed at the time
The Gibraltar Explosion.
LONDON, February 16th.-Dispatches to-
night from Gibraltar show that the damage
by the explosion reported this morning was
in no respect so serious as at first stated
Nobody was killed, but three engineers
were seriously injured. The explosion oc-
cured during some blasting operations
Death of a Paual Nuncio