Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-10
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH
OVER THE OCEAN.
England.

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opened gloomy and dark. There was few
signs in the city to indicate that this IS the
dav for the lord mayors show. The dis
play of bunting and decoration OF build
ings usually made on this occasion, almost
generally omitted and the authorities and
population seem to be lmbued with
sense of opposition. This condition Is due
to the anxiety for the result Of threatened
gathering of socialists. The police made
all possible arrangements for resisting any
attempts at disorder. At an early hour
shoals of roughs began TO emerge from the
slums to make way towards the sections
where the socialists had arranged to assem-
bic. The streets of the city and west end
present a remarkable appearance. All
shutters Of shops are drawn and barri-
caded with iron ratings, and boarded
with stout timbers; banks and
other buildings being secured in a similar
manner and suburban police and reserves
have been posted at prominent points. 4
large military force and all household
troops are in readiness if their assistance Is
needed
At11 o'clock force Of police occupied
the north side Of Trafalgar square. Hun
drcds Of students armed with sticks are
gathered about the square. Crowds OF
lOafers who arrived were allowed TO pro
coed only to the entrance of the square.
There they were met by q double line OF
police and turned into the strand. Mounted
police cleared the road way.
The throng at Trafalgar square IS increas-
ing to vast proportions.
\ tritling encounter occurred in Tratfu
rar square about noon. 4 mob of about
500 strong. marching in u body, were
halted by the police and separated. The
police then cleared the square and
pushed the crowd toward the Thames en-
bankment. There the mob halted and
hooted and groaned at the officers. The
life guards were drawn up and formed q
Gordon across the white chapel, shutting
out the east end socialists The life guards
in passing through Victoria street were sa-
luted with groans by small knot OF
roughs, bat the majority Of the collected
crowds watched the procession in silence.
The procession proceeded over the assigned
route without anything happening beyond
the usual horse play incident TO the occa-
sion. The police dispersed the medical
students and refused to allow them to oc-
cupy Trafalgar square.
Two thousand police were posted At the
square The Scots guards were mustered
in at ST. Georges barracks, behind the Ma
tional gallery.
The crowd about Trafalgar square at
o'clock had grown colossal, the rough ele-
ment predominating. Accessions are
constantly arriving The police lined the
streets converging on the square
They also surrounded the square and re
fused to permit any one to enter. At this
hour, 80, it is expected that the socialists
will attempt to hold meeting at 3 p. N.
If they 90 the police will be ordered to
prvent the meeting at any cost.
1t is rumored that window smashing has
occurred in Chancery lane
When the procession passed Trafalgar
square it met with no demonstration OF
the part of the crowds except some unor
ganized cheering and hooting, the latter
being especially directed at the lord
mayor After the show had gone by the
mob at once surred over into the square
and soon formed dense throng about IA Q
Nelson monument. \ number OF men
mounted the pedestal at different points
and some Of these waved red flags and the
square soou became n scene of excitement.
The recognized socialist leaders managed
here and there to gather around
them groups of men ready and
willing to listen to speeches, although
most Of the harangues were inaudible al
any distance from the orators. Yet expires
s;onS were caught by the mob and used -
topics of heated debate among auditors and
themselves.
In this way the vast crowd soon divided
ND into number Of less excited groups.
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al Independently noisy and excited.
The police did not attempt TO interior,
with rush of the mob into the square, but
formed strong Gordon around It.
Among the speakers who addressed the
groups, was Williams, the socialist leader
lie declared tina; the populace would show
that they could hold az orderly meeting e
let the public know what amount Of dis
tress which al present existed among III,
wcr&ingmeR Of England. Another speaker
said All the powers Of The coJlatTy was
invoked 70 prevent Us from Assem- bling il
trafalgar sqnare. Our reply 10 all this i
that We are here We want food. work ant
/ dwelling places for ali and We viii hav,
them
Resolutions asking the government. Il
provide work for the unemployed and t,
reduce 20 eirht the number 81 hours con
shutting days work carried amid l3GC
cheering, and the group which as3optes
them and which had By this time ahsoTbvt
nearly all The multitude remaining in III
square, dispersed cheering for pro1i5eC
social revolution
\ number Of anti socialists ats IIlI,ted &
hold counter demonstration in Tra.falgA
/ square, They were attacked roughly sa5
handled by opponents and driven from til
scene. The police and life guards inter
fered and cleared the square The wor,
was not difficult and but ore arrest wa
made 4 section Of the crowd weEt fFo;l
Trafalgar square 10 the residence Of Ms
quiS Salisbury ard attempted to make
demonstration there but they were disE.-r>e.
by the police.
For long time after the close e the pro
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