The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-11
LONDON.
LORD MAYORS PROCESSION
Excl TED MOB IN IRA
FALGAR SQUARE.
CROWDS ADDRESSED BY LEADERS
PREPARATIONS AGAINST
MOB VIOLENCE.

LONDON, November 9.-The Lord Mayors day
opened gloomy and dark, with few signs In the city
To indicate that this is the day for the Lord Mayors
show, The display of bunting and decoration of
buildings usually made on this occasion, was al.
most generally omitted, and the authorities and
Dopulace seem 70 be imbued with a sense of on.
preston. This condition is due to anxiety for the
result of the threatened gathering of socialists
The police made all possible arrangements for re-
sisting any attempts at disorder.
AT an early hour schools of roughs began 10
emerge from the slums and make way towards the
sections where the socialists had arranged to as
somble,
remarkable appearance. Al. the shutters of the
shops were drawn and barricaded Iron railings
were boarded with stout timbers banks and other
buildings being secured in similar manner Sub
urban police and reserves have been posted at
prominent points, and large military force and
all the household troops were in readiness if their
assistance should be needed.
AT II O'Clock a force of police occupied the
north side of Trafalgar square, Hundreds of
students, armed with bricke had gathered about
the square, trilng encounter occurred in
Trafalgar square at about noon. A mob of about
sO0 strong, marching in body, was halted by the
police and separated. The police cleared the
square and pushed the crowd toward the Thames
em6ankme1t. There the mob halted and hooted
and groaned at the officers The Life Guards
were drawn up and formed a Gordon across
White Chapei, shutting out the East End social
lists The Life Guards, in passing through
Victoria street, were saluted with groans by a
small knot of roughs, but the majority of the
collected crowds watched their progress in silence
The procession started at the usual hour, and
proceeded over the assigned route without any
thing happening beyond the usual horse play inc
dent to the occasion. The police dispersed tn
medical students and refused to allow them to o
cupy Trafalgar square. A thousand policem
were posted at the square Guards were mus
tered in St. Georges barracks behind the National
gallery
The crowd about Trafalgar sq1are at / O'Clock,
had grown colossal, the rough element predomna-
ting. ACCeSSlOnS were constantly arriving Iha
police lined the streets cOnverging on the square
| also surrounding the square and refusing to per-
NIT any one to enter. Efforts were made to keep
the crowd moving as far as possible.
AT l'30 1t was rumored window smashing had
commenced The mob showed signs of growing
turbulent.
When the procession passed Trafal.
gar square, 1t met with no demonstra-
tion on the part of the crowds except
some unOrganlzed cheering and hooting, the latter
| being especially directed at the lord mayor.
After the show had gone by the mob at ono
surged over into the square, and soon formed
dense throng ABOUT the Nelson monument.
number mounted the pedestal at dlfferen
points. Some of these waved the red flag The square
soon became the scene of excitement Recognizer
socialist leaders managed here and there to gather
round them group of men ready and willing to
| listen to their speeches, and although most of IN
harangues were inaudible at any distance from III
| orators, yet the expressions were caught by the
mob and used as topics of heated debate among
| the auditors themselves In this way the vast
groups, each stirred up by its own spokesman and
all independently noisy and excited. The police
did not attempt to interfere with the rush OF the
mob into the square, but formed strong Gordon
around it.
| 'GLADsToNE's REPLY.
| LONDON, November 0-Gladstone, in reply TO
the kilograms of tine Bulgarian deputies, says:
"My opinion and desires concerning the enamel
pated or autonimous provinces of the Ottoman
empire, have always been the same. The liberties
obtained for them from the sultan consider to be
intended for their own use and benefit and IL is
not proper they should be handed over IN whole or
in part to anybody else. It was noble act OF the
late to obtain the freedom of Bulgaria. but II
she is to fall into servitude in that quarter the no
bleness of the act disappears. ] cling TO the hope
that the present will be faithful to the tradi-
ti0ns which earned honor and gratitude for his
| lamented predecessor. have never thought II
my duty TO raise my voice on the present occasion,
because believe there s difference OF opinion in
England on the subject, and no reason TO doubt
that the sentiment of the nation is faithfully repre-
sented in the councils of Europe by Lord Iddles.
ligh."
| BARRlCADING BUILDINGS.
| LONDON, November Q. - The Windsor Life
| Guards have been ordered to London to assist al
| the lord mayors show The board of works has
ordered that all public works In course OF con.
structiOn be barricaded, in order TO prevent the
using of bricks to-day. Sir Charles Warren has
requested the local authorities to keep the streets
free from everything that can be used as missiles
West End shops are being barricaded
FEyE RTHE CAUSE.
LONDON, November 9.-At the inquest in the
case of Fred Archer to-day, 1t was proved Archer
| had sustained no losses in betting and that the
cause OF his arrangement was typhoid fever.