Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-16

Rioting was renewed at Belfast on
the evening OF the 9Th. A mob of
houses of Catholics and threw stones
at the police, severely injuring some of
them. The riot act was read and the
police fired upon the mob, which re-
piled with revolvers. Many were in.
jured on both sides. Thepolice finally
triumphed. At Londonderry, Lurgan,
Armagh and other towns riots have
resulted from the parades of Loyal
lists in honor of the Conservative VIC
tory in the House of Commons over
the Home Rule bill. At Lurgan sew
eral militiamen have been wounded,
some houses wrecked and several per-
sons shot, some being dangerously
wounded. One Thomas Gallagher
was shot dead. Troops have been
ordered from Armagh to clear the
streets. Almost all the constables
were injured by stones and bricks.
The riot continued thefollowing day.
A dispatch says: They have wrecked
100 houses in the city, two of which
they burned. The rioters have broken
into several whisky stores and possess
ed themselves of the contents Num-
bers of the men are lying about in the
cutters, drunk. Others, made desper-
ate or maudlin by drink, are prowling
about the streets crying out "To hell
with the Pope" In the various as
saults made by the police upon the
rioters, twenty-five of the latter have
been severely wounded by the buckshot
fired at them. The police have been
ordered to fire ball tonight, in the
event of any general renewal of the
rioting.
In the evening the riot act was again
read. The mob increased in size and
began throwing stones at the police.
The latter fired, killing four persons,
one of whom was bsr-maid who was
looking out of a tavern window at the
fighting. The mob returned the fire,
and q brisk fusilade was kept up for
twenty minutes. The mob drove g.
force of $50 policemen into the bar
racks and then attacked the buildings,
firing revolvers and throwing stones
at the doors and windows. The po-
lice fired, killing five persons. Several
Protestant clergymen tried to dispense
the mob, but their efforts were un-
awaiting. One Of the persons killed
was widow with two children. One
hundred and fifty policemen have left
Dublin city for Belfast to reinforce the
police there. An Internal machine,
consisting of q jar filled with q black
substance and some clock-work, was
thrown against the door of O. Prot
estant's house in Lurgan County,
Armagh. When the machine was
hurled it had lighted fuse attached
and it exploded in the doorway.
The rioting on the night of the 10th
was less disastrous than on previous
nights. After their days labor had
ended thousands of workingmen
gathered in the vicinity of the Bowers
Hill police barracks. They execrated
the police and cried out: eve will have
ten lives for every one of the wee MUIR
dered girls" The county police were
then withdrawn, and some well-known
local constables were sent to reason
with the mob. The latter demanded
the withdrawal OF all the police.
Archdeacon Lever and several Presby-
terrain clergymen, after this, implored
the mob to dispense. Their addresses
proved altogether useless and even
while the clergymen were speaking the
rioters kept up q desultory stone
throwing at the police. One
stone struck O. divine squarely
in the face and hurt him
severely. Capt. Lestrange, the
resident magistrate, who was present
TO counsel order, was struck by B.
brick-bat in the head. When the
preachers ceased the mob surged up
to the gate of the barracks and defed
the police to come and take square
fight. Things went on in this way un-
til about 10 O'Clock when two troops
of dragons galloped up and took
possession of the streets around the
barracks and cordoned them effective
ly. The mob, realizing the impregna-
bility of the police position, now de-
parted IN sections, cursing the pope,
denouncing Home Rule, and singing
"The Orange Lily" and "Rule Brit
tannia."
While all this was going on at the
Bowers Hill Barracks. a mob had
taken possession of York Street. They
first concentrated in front of q wine
store kept by g. Catholic named Nc
Kenna. The building was soon seized
and wrecked, and all of McKenna's
stock of wines were emptied in the
street. This mob then proceeded to
McCloskey's tavern. The police had
taken warning and got there first. A
set fight took place. 1t was waged
with desperation on both sides. The
police fired twenty-six rounds OF buck
shot at the rioters, but the mob final
ly drove them away and smashed Nc
Closkey's tavern to pieces, distribut-
ing the inns liquor to all who would
drink or carry liquor away. Several
of the rioters were wounded in this
fight, and were left helpless in the
street by their comrades, who, mad
dened with liquor and excitement,
rushed to the work of wrecking and
pillaging. A number of taverns were
destroyed, and all their stocks of wine,
whisky and beer thrown out to the
crowd in the streets, who drank it
raVenOuslV or carried it away