The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-11
DANGER AHEAD.
ORANGE TURBULENCE LIKELY TO
SET A BAD EXAMPLE,

And Start the Spirit of Revenge in the
South-Tarribie Fights in the Streets OF
Belfast-The Mob Defies the Police and
Eesfsts StubbornIy-Tsoops on Guard.
LONDON, June 1.-The terrible series OF
riots in progress at Belfast is diyerting the
attention OF tie Nationalsts in London even
from the exciting problem of politics Mr..
Parneil is extremely anxious to have the
riots prom lily quelied for fear that the
Irishmen OF the south will be goaded into
similar acts of violence The Nationalist
have far greater cause for disappointment
and for desiring revenge than the Orange
men of the north. The former have just
been disappointed in the hope that was
nearest their hearts 10y the temporary defeat
of the home rule bill, but they have acted
like true patriots and good citizens There
were many occasions while the bill was in
the balance OF uncertainty which would
afford ample grounds for public deinonstra-
tlons OF delight by the Nationalist, but
they generally abstained because they did
not want to taunt tine unionists in their
hour of supposed defeat. and because they
did not want TO create scene of violence
which might pre-. udice the passage of the
bill The Orangemen, on the other hand
as soon as they heard Of their small victory,
took to the war path and initiated bloody
street fights,
The rioting was renewed at Belfast,
Wednesday evening, and the riot act again
read, but without the least effect. The mob
increased in size, and began throwing stones
at the police. The latter i.reI killing four
persons, one Of whom was BARNARD, who
was looking out of a tavern window at the
fighting. The mob returned the fire, and a
brisk fusillade was kept up for twenty min
utes Soldiers are now parading the streets
to assist the police in case of necessity
Several Protestant clsrgymen tried to dis
perse the mob, but their efforts We're una
yailing One of the persons killed was a
widow with two children.
Further details of the terrible outbreak
shows that a public house owned by one
o'Hare, was sacked and fired by the Orange
mob at midnight The police vainly en-
deavored to protect the place They
charged the mob over dozen times with
fixed bayonets, but were invariably forced
to retreat under volleys of stones and pistol
shots fired by the Infatuated
and drunken Orangemen The
police were finally compelled to seeh
refuge in their barracks. The MOB pursued
them thither and repeatedly assaulted the
building with all sorts of missiles. The
police assembled to the second story of the
building and poured yollsy after volley
from their carbines, but the mob steadily
maintained their ground for fully twenty
| minutes, and steadily returned the
fire of the police Scores OF
the rioters were wounded and
six men and two women are known to have
been killed. hunters OF the wounded were
carried home by their friends, and 1t is be.
heved the casualties OF "wednesday nights
| ricting will never be known. In enc in.
| Urinary alone there are twenty persons
| suffering from gun-shot wounds.
A large number of the rioters were taken
into custody Thursday
Four of the rioters wounded in Wednes-
| day nights conflicts with the police are
| dying. The 0rangemen are actively buy
| ing arms and declare that they will! have
revenge on the police for the "wanton muir.
der of their comrades
AT a meeting of the Protestant residents
| of Shankhiil road, held Thursday, resolu-
tons were adopted denouncing the au.
| thorities for their action in sending detach-
| ments of police from the outlying districts
to attack the peaceful citizens of Belfast
and demanding their immediate with
drawal