The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-14
THE ENGLISH LABOR RIOTS.

Continuation of the Disturbances at Leicester
Socialist Leaders To BE Arrested.
LONDON, Feb. 13-The striking hosiery oper.
atives at Leicester resumed their rioting at mid
Eight The mob was very desperate, and stub
bornly refused to obey the police. However.
after considerable of fight, the police were sue
cessful and dispersed the mob.
Police summonsess have been issued return
able Wednesday next, against the Socialist lead.
ers who are blamed for inciting the riots on
Monday. The men mentioned in the summonses
are Hyndman, Burns, Champion and Williams.
Hyndman, Burns and Champion, the Socialist
leaders, were served with summonses to onight,
charging them with incitipg q riot, contempt of
law, etc. They all expressed themselves as be-
ing delighted at this action of the authorities.
Burns said he would utilize in his defense some
Of Mr. Chamberlain's sociaistic speeches.
The better classes of London have been thor
oughly aroused to the real needs of the unem-
ployed. Of the 100000 already subscribed
during the past three days for their relief nearly
all was contributed by metropolitan merchants
and bankers. The general public has scarcely
given anything to the Mansion House fund as
yet
Quiet prevails throughout Leicester to-day
There are no signs of fresh riotng.
The great firm of engineers, John Penn &
Sons, of Greenwich and Deptford, to-day sent
their check for $40, 600 to the Mansion House re-
lief fund for unemployed workmen.
The Queen has written a letter expressing her
sympathy with the sufferers by the riots of last
Monday and Tuesday.
The Mansion House fund for the relief of un-
employed working men now amounts to $l00,
O0O
Lord Randolph Churchill in a speech, to-
night, remarked that perhaps the government
would find time to perform the sober duty Of
preserving order in London. Everybody was
aware, he said. that disorder prevailed in Ire
land, but until lately no one had thought that a
riot was possible in London. He ridiculed Mr.
Childers as Home ESecretary, and denounced
that gentleman for having assumed the presi
the causes of the recent outbreak. alleging that
the object of the Home Secretary in putting
himself at the head of the committee was to take
care that the blame of the riots was not laid at
the door of the Home Office Lord Randolph said
that he believed that Mr.. Gladstone's Parlia-
mentary trickery would. disgust the country
Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Parnell had combined
istry. Herbert Gladstone, he declared was a
willing tool of Mr. Parnell The speaker said
that if the Conservatives returned to power their
government would be the only one in Ireland
Lord Randolph prophesed that MIR. Morely
would have short career as Secretary for Ire
land
The committee of inquiry appointed by Mr.
Childers consists of Lord Wolseley, Lord Ed
ward Cavendish, Sir Henry Holland and Mr..
Charles Rtchie, with Mr.. Childers as chairman.
Besides the chairman Lord Edward Cavendish ID
the only other Liberal on the committee The
first meeting OF the committee will be held on
Monday next
The strike of the hosiery operatives at Lieces-
ter continues. The masters and workmen have
failed to adjust their differences