St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-11
FAILED TO MATERIALIzE.
Story of the DeptfOrd Mob Started by
Terrorized Citizen.
Socialist Leaders Prevent a Riot by
Adjournfng a Meeting.
The Pennsylvania Coke Strike a
Question of Endurance.
Lendon,s Dire Distress.

LONDON, Feb. 10.-An immense mob
bore down on the city from Deptford to-
day, but at D. m. it was dispersed. The
streets are thronged. No conflict with the
authorities has yet occurred. A socialist
meeting is TO be held this evening at Cum
berland market. At $50 p. m, two and
one-half hours before the time announced
for the assemblage, over 1000 men were
on the ground waiting to attend the meet
ing. The crowd was being constantly aug
mented by acquisitions from Trafalgar
square. The cavalry from the Albany bar
racks and large bodies OF police have been
ordered TO remain in readiness to preserve
order at the Cumberland meeting. A move
ment has been inauguTated to secure meet
ing of all the London members of the house
of commons. both Liberal and Conserva-
tive, to devise measures for the immediate
relief of the distress in London. 1t is pro-
posed to have the meeting depute strong
committee TO urge the cabinet to action in
the matter.
A CRUEL HOAX.
Yesterdays report OF an outbreak in
DeptfOrd proves to have been a hoax. 1t
turns out that there was 10 disturbance
whatever and that the story of the march
ing of a mob TO London is a fiction. The
police, on hearing the rumOrs. warned the
storekeepers to close their places of bust
ness. thus adding to the panic. The Tu-
mors spread throughout London and crowds
of people soon gathered, curious TO see the
expected emeute. The people of Green
wIch were as anXiously expecting the visit
of the mob as were the people of London.
The scare originated from the fact that q
jeweler informed the police that he
was met in the direction of Greenwich by a
body of 500 rioters, who were smashing
windows along the line of march. With
the exception of some windows broken i'm
the vicinity of Cumberland market not a
single case of damage was reported any
where yesterday. The daily News blames
the police for not keeping cool heads. 1t
says that as much harm has been done by
their timidity as by their inaction on Mon
day. The control of the police, it adds.
must be placed in different hands, as the
public can never feel confidence in the
present administration.
OF THE LOWEST CLASSES.
BY s o'clock crowd that numbered
many thousands gathered at Cumberland
market. the lowest criminal classes of Lon
don being represented by a strong con-
tingent intent upon harassing and insulting
the police. At Q o'clock Hyndman, VIII
Jams and other Socialist leaders appeared
and were greeted with uproarous shouts of
welcome. They held short consultation
and resolved not to attempt to hold meet
ing tonight, because, as they said, of the
dense fog that prevailed, preventing their
distinguishing the unemployed men from
lOafers- The announcement was then
made that the meeting was then adjourned
until Tuesday. As the crowd slowly dis
peTsed, cheering for the Socialist leaders,
the disorderly element again manifested
-alf he zllf 4
stoned, but easily drove their assailants
from the ground. Three regiments of foot
guards, two OF cavalry and a battery of
artillery were confined i'm their barracks all
day in readiness to sally out at a moments
notice.
WARRANTS ISSUED.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest
of the several Socialists believed TO be lead
ing spirits in the riot of Monday. The
warrants were placed i'm the hands of
Scotland Yard detectives who expect
TO have the arrests made by midnight.
At a meeting this evening of the Man
sion house committee for the relief of work
ingmen out of employment the Lord Mayor
announced that subscriptions had been re-
ceiyed to the amount or 1900, including
81. 900 each from Baron ROthschild and
Mr.. Barring. the banker, and e100 from
Lulu OditcDulg.
THE VIGOROUS ACTION
of the police of South London contrasts
favorably with the inaction of the police at
the Trafalgar Square meeting on Monday.
Mounted constables, armed with cutlasses
and revolvers, assisted the police on foot i'm
dispensing mob of 5, 900 men near Ele-
plant Castle tavern. A gratifying feature
was the fact that many small tradesmen
and a number of ''bona fide'' workingmen
Joined in assisting the police to repulse the
rioters who, dreading encounter, quickly
dispersed. The police had been informed
early in the day of a conspiracy of thieves
inhabiting common lodging houses to make
South London the starting point of
pillaging expedition.
Midnight-The city is quiet. The
crowds disappeared by 10 o'clock. The
streets are deserted. The panic is sub
siding. The scare was without parallel in
the history of London. Ten thousand
desperate men were gathered in the streets
and only needed some one more reckless
than themselves to lead them to commit the
widest excuses.