The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-15
A General Feeling of Insecurity Among the
Wealthy Classes-Trade Languishing
at All the Manufacturing Centers.
Belief that Parnell Has Reached the
Limit of His Followers Patience.
Unconfrmed Report that Bishop Harrington
and Fifty Of His Men Have been Executed
by Order of Native African Chief.
THE ENGLISH RIOTS.
Their Political Effect-Incidents of the RI
cent Disturbances in London.

Their Political Efect-Incidents Of the Re-
cent Disturbances in London.
LONDON, Feb. IA hot fusillade is preparing
for the government about the riots. An at
tempt to dodge it by the favorite device of a
committee of inquiry will be made The weak
ness of the Ministry causes universal complaints
Mr.. Childers is sleepy headed; Mr.. Broadhurst,
wholly new to office, is afraid to incur response
bility. Mr.. Gladstone is confident in his bound
less popularity. Thus mob law has been en-
couraged. The feeling of insecurity grows rap
idly, representing practically strong Conserva-
tive force, tending to produce reaction every
where, except among the rural voters, who are
still expecting 'Three acres and cow" In the
towns and cities the disturbances have made
thousands of converts to the Conservative cause.
Most people believe there would have been no
riots if Lord Salisbury had been in office. They
are ascribed to Mr. Chamberlain's ransom theory
and to Mr.. Gladstones avowed confessions
that violence leads to victory. His lessons on
the Clerkenwell attack and his hints about the
chapel bell are not forgotten. We are only
at the beginning of bad and
dangerous era. Throughout the cotton districts
trade is languishing and strikes are impending.
Thousands are out of employment Lancashire
is no longer advancing in prosperity. The CO.
operative mills at Oldham are losing money.
Short time and lower wages is the order Of the
day. No attention is paid to the workmen's
wants. Mr.. Gladstone sees nothing but Ireland.
The genuine poor took no part IN the recent riots,
but it is madness to ignore the spirit of dissats-
faction among them. This is likely to be a
greater question than the Irish question, ere
long and it will rouse our one-eyej politicians
from their dreams.
Mr. Gladstone refused on Saturday to grant
an interview to Hyndman and his colleagues
The first memorial to Mr.. Gladstone not hav-
ing been answered, the Socialist leaders have
again written to the Premier, inclosing proposals
for the amelioratiou of the distress among the
workingmen, and expressing the hope
that they will be enabled to
announce, at the meeting Of the federation,
convened for next Sunday, that the govern
ment has resolved to begin work on public i'm
provements in order to give employment to
workingmen now idle.
The Socialists have decided to abandon the
proposed meeting on Tuesday next, as they
publicity
The riotous demonstrations being over. and
the scare having entirely subsided, society has
settled down to an exchange of anecdotes de-
scriptive OF the most striking incidents of the
progress of the mob from Trafalgar square to
Hyde Park, on Monday. and the personal expe-
riences of some of those WHO so unfortu-
nate as to meet the rabble in the height of its
disorders. Among the stories related are the
following:
landau, containing the wife of Mr.. George
Lewis, lawyer of prominence, her two chill
dren and Mrs. Pellegrini, daughter of Charles
Dickens, was stopped by a crowd of ruffians and
its occupants subjected to the most brutal treat
ment. The ladies, parayzed with fear, sat silent
while their prosecutors. with frightful oaths and
indu!ging in the filthiest language they could
command, relieved them of their money and
jewelry The little girls were carrying lunches
of violets to sick friend, and these, too. were
taken by the mob. The coachman was assailed,
but he remained wonderfully cool, paying no at
tention to anything but the horses, upon which
he piled his whip until they plunged through
the crowd overthrowing the ruffians in front of
them, and saving the ladies from further indig-
mites Mrs. Pellegrini describes the faces and
conduct of her assailants as being perfect real
aization of her fathers pictures of the Gordon
riots in Barnaby Rudge
Another squad of rioters in Piccadilly stopped
ana Sufr0und6u the OrOuRndu OF Lazy Cidudo
Hamilton sister in law of the Duke of Abercorn.
One of the blackguards advanced to the side of
the carriage and deliberately slapped the ladys
face, exclaiming: I'VE will hang you YETI which
reproduction of one of the familiar scenes of the
French Reign of Terror was received with shouts
of laughter and approval by the mob.
A carriage occupied by two ladies well known
and much admired in court circles was stopped
in Regent street. 1t was quickly surrounded by
a gang of rufians whose evident intention to
use violence caused the ladies to scream in ter
ror. One fellow. better dressed than his COM
panions, thrust his head into the window of the
carriage and, peering into the faces Of the ladies,
cried out: Let them co. they are covered with
paint and evidently professionals" Their
carriage was then allowed to proceed, but in re-
lating their adventures the ladies use another
version of the remarks of their hberator in ref
erence to their toilet.
THE IRISH QUESTION.
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