Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-09
sULLENLY DARKENs BRITAlN's SKY.
10000 Unemployed WOrkmen After Bread
Create Serious RiOting, Urged On
by Socialists,

known Socialists, and extraordinary vigil
snce was ordered to preserve the peace at
all hazards.
Conspicuous among the leaders Of the
multitude was Mr.. Burns, who ran as the
Socialist candidate in Nottingham in the
recent election. He sneered at the police,
and acted generally as if he wished to bring
about conflict between them and the peo-
pie. Finally he ascended the pedestal Of
the Nelson column for the purpose Of de-
lvering harangue. He was well aware
that this act would not be tolerated, and
the police politely ordered him to get down.
This he refused to do, appealing to the
crowd to resist interference with the exer-
else OF popular rights. The officers, how.
ever, were determined, and they pushed
their way through the excited and resisting
mass OF humanity and BY force removed
Mr. Blrns from the pedestal. By this time
the crowd had vastly augmented and the
streets adjacent were packed with surging
mobs.
The stir IN the elevated street where the
Burns incident took place was easily per
ceptible over almost the entire area covered
by the concourse, and the sight OF helmets
and uniforms in the struggle was accepted
as the visible proof Of the commencement
of the fight against the law" The intelli-
gence was responded to with general and
fearful howl, and On attempted rush from
all directions to the point oil interest.
Burns had now been removed some dis
tance from the position he had attempted
to occupy. He became emboldened by
the cries of the throng, and made des-
perate effort to recover his lost ground.
BE was go effectively helped by the mob
that the officers on the spot were brushed
out of the way, and the orator was soon
pressed up against the monument, He
quickly reascended the pedestal, accom-.
panied by number Of other Socialist
leaders. Burns bore 6 red flag, and he
waved it to the assemblsge as a signal Of
his triumph over the authorities. He was
greeted with deafening shouts, repeated
again and again.
Burns now leisurely finished his address.
He then read fercely worded resolution.
This denounced the authors of the present
distress in England" demanded that Par
Lament start public works TO give employ
ment and bread to the tens OF thousands
of deserving men who are out OF work
through no fault of their own, bat because
of bad government; declared that it was
the duty of the Government to afford
every facility for the employment
CT British capital at home for
the benefit of the British people, and TO
give British enterprise preference over for,
eign, and asserted that the time had ar
rived for Parliament to earnestly legislate
for the relief OF the depression in the Eng.
lish agricultural industry. The resolutions
also demanded the immediate appointment
Of Minister Of Commerce and a Minister
Of Agriculture. and concluded With the re.
solve tsst copies should be forwarded to Mr.
Gladstone, Lord Salisbury, Mr.. Psrnell and
the Board Of Public Works.
The reading of the resolutions was &C.
conpsnied by fierce comment and short
explanatory speeches By the various ora
tors who stood with Burns. Some Of these
orators went so far as to warn the govern.
ment that, although the starving pechsn.
/ ics OF London are now attempting 10 draw
attention to their needs by quiet and
peaceful agitation, they we're bound to get
bread, and would get it By attacking the
bakerc' shops nest if the government did
not come to their relief. Burns himself,
in one Of these side speeches, denounced
the present House OF Commons as q body
of landlords and capitalists, for whom
hanging was too good. he also declared
that the people had assembled 70 summon
Parliament 10 immediately relieve the dis
tress Of the British workingmepi that the
people wanted ths question settled st
once, and peace fully, il possible, otherwise
revolution was inevitable.
All this so aggravated the excitement Of
the huge mob that the police reformed
with increased force and made another IS
sault.
By vigorous uss Of eiubs the mob was
driYan slowly back, and finally dispersed,
bat not until they had smashed the win
dows OF the Carlton and other clubs, and
also those Of the Pail Mall Gazette Office.
1t is believed the smashing Of windows was
the work Of foreigners.
1t was evident that Barns expected that
the application OF force 10 him would pre-
cipitate riot, and It was also apparent
that the officers Immediately engaged iu
removing the orators feared attack. But
the men composing the mob were not yet
in fighting humor, and the mob coDtentet
itself for this BY bootipg tie police auc
smotbeEiDg then with Gour, dirt and gar
bsge. The officers behaved admirably
under this abuse, and showed no resent
, ment.
RIOTERS RoB rus STORES.
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