The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-11
STARVING MECHANICS
EOf London Incltsd to a Riot by
Socialists.
The Police OvsrpOwsred and Many
Of them Injured.
A Wealthy Procuress Arrested
and Placed In Jail
For Obtaining Two Young Girls
For Immoral Purposes.
FORE1eN NEWS.

II
For Immoral Purposes.
II FOREIGN NEWS.
TIE LONDON RIOT,
III LORDoN, Feb. &-The stsrVinI
@echanics Of London today held [
mass meeting in Trafalgar square
eround the Nelson monument, and {
sssulted in . riot. The proceeding
qpened with an Assemblsge Of 1900
@eD. The police were present IN laER,
numbers. They at once saw that thI
4 socialistic element Of London VA
greedy predominant in the crowd
which was also manHgad by we'll
known socialists, and extraordinary
vigilance IVES observed in order
90 preserve peace at all hazard
Conspicuous among the leaders of the
multitude Was Mr.. Burns, Who ran as so.
cIalist candidate In Nottingham in the
recent election. He sneered az the
pOlIcs and acted generally as II he wish
ed 70 bring about . conflict between
them and the people. He finally as-
cended the pedestal OF the Nelson col.
umn for the purpose OF delivering q
haFTangue. He Wss we'll aware that TINS
oct would not be tolerated and the police
politely ordered him TO get down.
This he refused to do, appealing
TO the crowd TO resist interference with
the exercises Of popular rights. The OH.
Gers. however, were determined, and they
pushed their way through the excited
i - SNR -.
force removed Burns from the pedestal
By this time the Gro I'D vas vastly aug.
mented and the streets adjacent were
| packed with swayIng mobs. The stir in
the elevated spot where the Burns Incl.
dent took place was easily perceptible
over almost the entire area covered by
the conCourse and the sight Of the he'll
NETS and uniforms IN the struggle
was accepted as . visible proof Of the
commencement of IA ght against law ;"
The intelligence was responded 20 with
general fearful howl and an attempted
rush from all directions to the point OF
interest. Burns had now been removed
come distance from the position he A.
tempted tooccupy He became embold.
oned by the cries of the Ihrong and
made des[ crate effort to recover the
lost ground and was 90 effectively
helped by the mob that the officers on
the spot were brushed out of the way
and the orator was soon pressed up
against the monument. He quickly re-
mounted the pedestal, accompanied by Q
number of other socialist leaders.
Burns bore flag and waved 1t to the
assemblSge az signal of triumph over
the authorities. He was greeted with
deafening shouts, repeated again and
again. Burne now leisurelV finished his
address and then read tiercely worded
resolution. This denounced the authors
OF the present distress IN England, de-
manded parliament TO start the public
works to give employment and bread to
tens OF thousands deserving men out of
work. The resolution demanded the
immediate appointment of minister Of
commerce and minister OF agriculture,
and concluded with Q resolution that
copies be forwarded TO Gladstone, Sails
bury, Parnell and the board of public
works.
The reading of the resolutions was &C.
companied by fierce comment and short
explanatory speeches by various orators,
who stood with Burns. Some Of the
orators went 80 far as to warn the gov.
eminent that although the starving
mechanics in London were now attempt
ing to draw attention to their needs by
quiet, peaceful agitation, they were
bound TO get bread, and would get it by |
attacking the baker shops next If the
government did not come to |
their relief. Burns himself in
one of these side speeches, de-
nounced the present house OF commons,
IS a body of landlords and capitaIists,
for whom hanging Was too good. He
also declared thst the people assembled |
70 Summon parliament TO Immediately |
relieve the distress of British working |
men. That the people wanted the Ques- |
ton settled at once and peacefully, IL
possible, otherwIse.a revolution was in |
evitable This so aggravated the excite l
:nent of the huge mob that the police re-
formed with increased force |
and made another assault. They |
succeeded in forcing their way up to the !
pedestal. The officers at once ordered
proceedings discontinued on the pedes- |
tai and commanded Burns and his COL
leagues TO come down. This they re-
fused 70 do and the officers thereupon
dragged them down BY force and drove
them from the pedestal Il was evident /
that Burns expected that application of
force to him would precipltate fight,
and it was also apparent that the officers
Immediately engaged In removing the
orators feared an attack, but the men
composing the mob were not In fighting
humor and the mobscontetned itself for
the time by hootiDg the police and
smothering them with -four. dirt and
garbage.
leaders at Once lett the scene and pro-
ceeded to the Reform club building. Tney
mounted ina steps, pointed " the doorS
hannnnnHs0
the inmates. THIS looked like "A ct
tempt to set the mob on the building
The mob was excited but not up 10 the
oOint OF violence. Burns and mia COL
leagues seeing this vacated the Reform
ciuD steps and proceeded 20 the Carleton
Clue where they repeated the tactlcs. BY
this time the mob was Tremendous In
numDsrs and verging on desperation.
Stories Of what the police had done ct
Nelson column had been circulsted
from mouth 20 mouth and exaRger.
ated with every reLO .ition until the
starving mechanics" convinced that the
authorities had actually dared TO . con-
flict and Unnamed by the speeches deliv-
cred on the Carleton club steps the mob
was split up Into divisions by being
forced down the different streets by the
pressure TO get nearer the occurrences At
| Ine club house. The various divisions
| started off hooling, bowling and chal-
streets were at once abandoned to the
| notsrs, who, finding themselves no
longer opposed, vented their i'll Will
GgaInst the well housed people, and
EARainst the clubs, storming tie dwell
iIgs and club houses along the way. AT
tthe time OF closing these dispatches Ali
that part of the city in the nelGhborhood
OF the National Gallery, Carleton club
and the reform club, Is in possession OF
mobs Several faction fights have al
ready taken place among the rioters
and furious mob IL now, Ct z p. m,
tmarchIng through St. James street and
PIccadilly on their way 70 Hyde park q
hold Q meeting. The mob - curstnR
the authorities, attacking Shops, sackine
saloons and smashing windows on the
way to Hyde park. The front Of thG
mob made al effort to enter the wal
ONCE, bus turned away when the senn
mel at the entrance confronted the In
t<uders with q bayonet. Conspicuoui
among the buildings attacked by ths
mob was that occupied - residence
by Mr.. Arnold Morley. the newly ap-
pointed patronage secretary. The polio
along the route % Hyde park Wer'
brushed out of the way BY the rioters .
+ 30 many men Of straw, and many once1
were terribly whipped for InteEference
I According TO late reports 1900 Per
sons were engaged in the TrafalgA
square deDcnssratlo1, sWothicds OF III
crowd being bona-fide unemployel
Workingmeo, the remainder eoci0' ista
The two sections were NOT In accord aDi
there were frequent collisions beG9eei
them The WoTkiegmen took no part Il
the Fiotous acts that followed the mel
ing In Trafalgar square. The soc1GllSsI
aroused % fury by the violent tSredes o
the speakers IN the square crested tire
hours reign Of terror. JeWelry shop
were broken into and the contents cal