The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-10
LORD MAYORS DAY.
A Threatened Disturbance
Given a Timely Check.
soCIALISTIC SENTIMENTS
Fotheringham, the Adams Express
Messenger, Indicted with Two
Others-Other Items.
The socialists and Lord Mayors Day.

LoNDoS, November 9.-Lord Mayors
Day opened gloomy and dark. There
are few signs in the city TO indicate that
this is the day for the Lord Mayors
show. The display Of bunting and dec
orations usually made on this occasion
are almost generally omitted, and the
authorities aud populace seem imbued
with a sense of oppression. This con-
dition is due to the anxiety for the re-
suit of the threatened gathering OF
Socialists. The police have made all
possible arrangements Tor resisting any
attempts at disorder. At an early hour,
shoals of roughs began to emerge from
the slums and made their way towards
the sections were the Socialists had ar
ranged tC assemble. Battalions OF
police are proceeding to different points,
and are received with hearty cheers
from the people. The streets in the
west end of the city present a remark
able appearances; all the shutters of the
shops are drawn and barricaded and
the iron ratings are boarded with stout
timber. The banks and other buildings
are secured in a similar manner. These
precautions are not confined 20 the
buildings on the route of the Lord
Mayors procession, but extend TO the
streets far removed. The suburban
police and reserves have been posted at
prominent points and a large military
force and all the household troops are
in readiness if their assistance is needed.
At III O'Clock force proceeded to The
north side of Trafalgar Square. The
shops in the vicinity are closed and the
doors and windows of the jewelry estab-
lishments are heavily barred. Hun
dreds OF students, armed with sticks,
have gathered about the square. A
crowd of loafers arrived and were al
lowed to proceed 10 the entrance OF the
square. There they were met by q
double line of police and turned into the |
Strand. The mounted police cleared .
roadway. The throng at Trafalgar |
Square, is increasing to vast proper |
tons. The police keep admirable
order.
A trihing encounter occurred in
Trafalgar Square at about noon. A |
mob Of about 500 strong, and marching |
In a body, was halted by the police and |
The police then cleared the |
square and pushed the crowd toward |
the Thames embankment. There the /
mob halted and hooted and groaned At |
the officers. Three hundred medical |
students marching i've abreast and
armed with bludgeons, proceeded along /
the Strands and the Police Life Guards,
in passing through Victoria Street, were
saluted with groans by q small knot Of
roughs.
Two Socialists called upon Sir Charles
Warren, to-day, and requested an
answer to their letter Of yesterday, ia
curing why the proposed Socialist
had been prohibited.
Gu Hbaria1 rafarraI than ~ his prnrla l
nation.
The procession started at the usual
hour and proceeded over the designated
route without anything happening
beyond the usual horse play incident
TO the occasion. The police dispersed
the medical students and refused 10 al
low them to occupy Trafalgar Square.
One thousand policemen were posted
at the square. The Scotch Guards were
mustered in st. Georges barracks, be-
hind the National Gallery. The crowd
about Trafalgar Square at l O'Clock had
grown colossal, the rough element pre-
dominating, iand accessions were con-
arriving. The police lined the
streets converging on the square. They
also surrounded the square and refused
to permit any one TO enter. Efforts
we're made TO keep the crowd moving
IS far as il was possible.
1.30 p.m.-At this hour il is expected
that the Socialists will attempt 10 hold
their meeting at 3 O'Clock. II they do,
it is now certain that the police will be
to prevent the meeting al any
cost.
When the procession passed Trafalgar
Square, it met with no demonstration
on the part of the crowds, except unor-
ganized cheering and hooting, the latter
Ill. II I
Mayor. After the show had gone by,
the mob at once surged into the square,
and soon formed a dense throng about
the Nelson monument. A number of
men mounted the pedestal at different
places. Some Of these waved red flags.
The square soon became 4 scene OF ex-
element. The recognized Socialist
leaders managed, here and there, to
gather around them groups of men.
ready and willing to listen TO their
speeches. In this way the vast crowd
was soon divided up into numberless
excited groups, each stirred up by its
own spokesman, ald al independently
noisy and excited. The police did not
to interfere with the rush of
the mob into the square, but
formed q strong Gordon around il.
Among the speakers who addressed
leader. He declared that the populace
would show that they hold order by
to let the public know the
amount Of distress which at present e1-
lsted among the Eorkingmen Of Eng
land. Another speaker said that all
the power Of the country was invoked
TO prevent them from assembling.
Their reply 10 all this was that they
we're there, I'VE want food, work and
dwelling places for all. :" he said, "snd
We viii have them. Resolutions of
proper kind will be adopted, and they
will be sent 70 the Marquis of Salisbury
and to Lord Randolph Churchill. and
they viii be compelled to listen to them.
The Socialists will continue their work
until every vestige Of tyranny shall
be swept away. Our Crganization.
is the only one which dares
TO take q proper position on be-
half Of the poor and oppressed.
All are here TO agitate, in 8 peaceful
manner, for work for all and oyerwork
for none"
Resolutions asking government to