Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-02-20

whole address was calculated To set the
crowd loose upon the town. Burns was fol-
lowed BY several other Socialstic speakers,
all of whom did all i'll their power to stir up
strife.
When the speaking was over the MOB
broke up into sections. The mann Dody
went back east along Oxford street again.
The affrighted residents along the thorough
fare had not yet recovered from the panic
and the mob had the street to themselves.
They smashed every sound window they
noticed. Wine shops were broken in
and their contents distributed freely to
whOmsoever wished to drink. Beer
saloons were similarly treated. Tailor
shops were broken into and clothes aud rolls
of cloth thrown out into the street, to be
taken by those strongest in the fights which
resulted. Every person met who looked
like foreigner was stoned or beaten from
the street. Scores of times policemen tried
to save assailed property and make arrests,
but were every time beaten and compelled to
surrender their prisoners. In the mean
| time
| SEVERAL THOUSAND ROWDIES
remained in Trafalgar square occupying the
time in during the pollce to come on" and
making rushes at cOnstables and other oh
noxious persons. In one of these rushes the
mob overthrew two heavy granite pillars.
These fell across Charing Cross, and blocked
| traffic TO and from Charing Cross railway
| station The police made several most des-
| perate exertiOns to clear away the obstruc-
| ton but were easily resisted every time by
the mob. The mob held their ground Sc
well at Trafalgar square that until they
voluntarily abandoned the scene the entire
power of the police proved insufficient to
clear way to one of the most important
railway station in the world large enough
To permit even single carriage line to pass
TO or from the depot.
Some time after dark the mob gradually
left Trafalgar square and went away salts
fed that without having actually cOllided
with the police, they won the day. As til,
mob dispersed. its sections made havoc il
the streets until they dwindled away.
the scenes which characterized the re
treat of that section of the Hyde park mol
which went through Oxford street also at
tended the retreat of the other section
this crowd. Every street they entered SUI
, rendered to them. At midnight police n
ports concurred in stating that never befOr,
q | in the present generation, mas such dl
turbance occurred in London with so litt
bloodshed. Some officials declare that nj
= wards of
a FIFTY THOUSAND MEN
y must have been rioting for at least six hOu
e with the absolute possession of every the
q oughfare they chose to invade. Yet
n life is reported taken. If the police hi
r been strong enough to attack the mob at al
point there might have been terrible recon
made. At midnight everything was pret
N much as it was during the day, and I
,f whole thing appears to have been sort
!, nightmare. While it lasted the city W
=, thoroughly excited, but the mob was esse
N TALLY English. 1t made frightful demo
10 strations, was not resisted, and went to
=, nj the usual time. According to later e:
:, mates 1900 persons engaged in the Traf
OF gar square OeulOliSia'ioh, 'Wo-'hiiuo VI
,d crowd were bona fide unemployed workir
AZ men, the remainder Socialists. The two
10 tions were not in accord. and there w
- freouent collisions between them. i
20 workiugmen took no part in the riOtous a
,is that followed the meeting in Trafal'
,rs square. The Socialists, aroused to fury
~, the violent TRADES of the speakers in
N squa-e. created a thr .e hours reign of teri
nc Jeyelry shops were broken into and
contents carried off by the mob. Carriai
,r containing ladies were stopped on the str
.,s and the occupants forced to alight. So
,',, of the rioters entered the vehicles and DIR
- at the head of the crowd. The mob sw
,es through the streets shouting, smash
windows and let us get inside the shol
,;o All decently attired persons who encoun
80. ed the rioters were maltreated, wearers
- silk hats meeting with particularly rou
,en usage.
lev LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL
d a appeared at the window of the Carlton
in building when the mob reached there.
e was loudly hoOted and menaced
clenched fists by the rioters. The leader
the Socialists, especially Burns, HyndH
lo Williams and Champion, the last named
ueu whom IS a captain of artillery, will prob
'uoe I've prosecuted. The most violent acts
pio- committed on North and South Au
ne! street and oxford street. Probably
'ne shops and dozen club houses were SER
p ly damaged. About fifty shops were
neu w iaged. including jewellers, bakers, butte
my 'ne, and wine shops. Hundreds OF noffei
'een 'ee. people were maltreated. The police
oo powerless at first but ultimately succe
g az in restoring order by breaking up the r
of the rioters into small squads.