Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-10
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AsciaIfstic Element Led by burns
a conflict between the Poiice
and PeOple-The Officers linstied
ont of the way-The Authors OF
IA Present Distress i'm E0SsaHd
DeDounced-Fears of "a Kenewai 81
,ba uiots-Trndcsmen Indignant
Mt the Authorities and Ii Police
Interview with 10 Socialist
eader
fsPEcrAb TO THE sESrISEL.l
LONDON. Feb, s. The starving me-
chanics OF London to-day held a mass
meeting in Trafalgar Square, around the
Nelson Monument. 1t resulted In a riot.
The proceedings were opened with an as
semblsge of ten thousand men. The po-
lice were present in large numbers. Ihey
al once saw that the Socialistic element OF
London greatly predominsted In the
| crowd, which was also managed by we'll
known Socialists, and extraordinary vigil
ence was made to preserve the peace at all
hazards. Conspicuous among the leaders
of the multitude was Burns, who ran az
the Socialist candidate in Nottingham in
| The recent election. He stared at the po-
lice, and acted generally as if he wished to
bring about o conflict between the police
| and people. Finally he assembled the
| pedestal OF the Nelson column for the pur-
| pose OF delivering q ~harangue. he was
| we'll aware 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 exercise Of popular righ.s. The OH
GERS were, however, determined, n
| they pushed their wsy through the ex-
| cited and resisting mass, and BY force re.
moved Burns from the pedestal. BY this
time the crowd had vastly augmented, and
the squares adjacent were packed with
| surging mobs. The elevated spot where
| the Eurns incident took place was visible
| ovsr almost the entire area covered By the
crowd, and the sight of helmets and uni
for ms in the struggle was accepted as proof
OF the commencement Of the fight
against the law. The intelligence
was responded to with q general and fear
full howl, and an attempted rush from all
directions to the point Of interest. Burns
had now been removed some distance from
the position he had attempted to occupy.
He became emboldened by the cries OF the
throng, and made a desperate effort to re-
cover his lost ground. He was so
effectively helped by the mob that the Off
| GERS on the spot were brushed out Of the
| way, and the orator was 500 pressed NJ
| against the monument. He quickly re-
| assembled the pedestal, accompanied by a
number of other Socialist leaders. Burns
| bore a red flag, and waved il to the assem-
| blage as a signal Of his triumph over the
authorities. He was greeted with deafen-
ing shouts, raised again and again. Burns
| liesurely finished his address. He then
| read o fieresiy worded resolution. This
denounced the authors OF the present dis
tress in England and demanded that Par
Lament start public works to give employ
| ment and bread TO tens OF thousands of
| deserving men who were out Of work.
| through no fault of their own. but because
| of bad Government, and declared it was
| the duty of the Governments to afford
| every facility for the employment OF
| British capital at home for the benefit Of
the British people, and to give British en-
terprise the advantage over foreign, and
asser ted that the time had arrived
for Parliament to earnestly legisla,e for
the relief of the depression OF
the English agricultural industry.
The resolution also demanded the
immediate appointment of q Minister
of Commerce and q Minister of Agricul-
ture, and concluded with a resolve that
copies should be forwarded to Gladstone,
Salisbury, Paruell and the Board of Pub
lie Works. The reading of the resolution
was accompanied by fierce comment, and
short explanatory speeches by the various
orators who stood with Burns. Some of
these orators went so far as to warn the
Government that although starving me-
chanics Of London were now attempting
to draw attention to their needs by quiet
and peaceful agitation, they were bound to
get 1t by attacking the bakers shops next if
the Government did not come to their re-
lief. Burns himself, in one OF these side
speeches, denounced the present House OF
Commons as a body Of landlords and cap
i~talists, for whom banging was to good.
He also declared that the people had as.
sembled to summon Parliament 10 imme-
distely relieve the distress OF the British
~workingmen, that the people wanted the
question settled at once and peacefully il
possible, otherwise a revolution was inev-
liable. All this aggravated the excitement
OF the huge mass, SO that the police re-
formed with increased force and made an
other assault.
Later accounts from the scene of the
disturbance reveal the fact that in numer-
GUS instances shop-keepers lost property to
the value of from f10 10 $500. Orchard,
a jeweler. estimates that watches and lew
elry to the value OF $500 were stolen from
his shop. A young couple, who were JUS.
starting In business, nave been absolutely
ruined. One tradesman succeeded in fore
ing the rioters to retreat from his shop
with q revolver. Two painters. named
Savory and Beecroft, and a laborer named
Paul, have been arrested. charged with
malicious damage and theft. Three police
men were injured during the disturbance.
Pickpockets worked industriously In
throngs. The residences OF Lord Manners
and Lord Gainsborough were attacked and
ell the windows were broken. At mid.
night quiet pre-, allied throughout the city.
LONDON, Feb. % p. M.-Fears are en-.
tertained that the riot of yesterday will
be renewed to-day. This ia what could
naturally be expected, when the immunity
enjoyed by the mob in its work of de.
struotion yesterday is considered. The no.
lice Shove they were entirely powerless TO
cope with such a force as that with which
they were confronted. In snticipation ~