The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-11
LoNDoN's RIOTERS.

The Crowds Dispersed by the Police-Military
Ready for Action.
LONDON, Feb. 10-Noon.-Thus far to-day
there has been no renewal of rioting in this city.
dense fog prevails, and favors the congrega-
tion Of roughs Small crowds of loafers are as
sembled on the street corners
2P. M.-Colonel Henderson, the head of the
Metropolitan police force, has been in conference
to-day with Mr.. Childers Home Secretary, in
relation to the riots of Monday and Tuesday.
An uneasy feeling prevails throughout the me-
tropolis in consequence of the events of the past
two days. Hundreds Of genuine working men,
who are out of employment, are wandering
about Trafalgar square this afternoon. They
have very detected appearance.
3P. M-News has just been received in the
city that mob of roughs, which bad assembled
at Deptford. are marching towards the city, and
that they are smashing windows and wrecking
the fronts Of houses along the route panic
prevails among the residents Of that portion Of
the city which the mob is likely to traverse, and
shop-keepers are closing their establishments.
The police and troops are in readiness to prevent
the mob from assuming the proportions Of that
OF Monday, and from committing similar ex-
cesses.
$3.50 P. M-The Deptford mob has reached the
Hop Exchange, In Southwark, nearly Ave miles
from the starting point of the march. The mob
was enormously increased by constant acces-
sions during its progress north. All the shops
along the route were closed. The destination of
the Deptford rioters seems to be Trafalgar
square. The mob is resting in Southwark, be-
tween London Bridge and Blackfriar's Bridge.
The police have been ordered to secure posses
sion Of all the bridges spanning the Thames and
to resist all attempts on the part Of the mob to
cross The police at this hour hold all the
bridge approaches and are preparing to resist at
tack. The authorities have warned all trades
street, Pail Mall and Regent street to expect
disorder tonight, and to close their shops and
take steps to protect their property. The West
End already hasa funereal appearance.
The Deptford mob on its way toward the
Thames, swung through New Kent road and
Newington causeway, and sacked several small
shops along the way. They stopped at the NAM
moth establishment Of VIM. Tarn & Go. This
establishment covers the ground from and in
cluding Nos. to Il on New Kent road. and 165
to 173 Newington causeway, and is devoted to
trade in linen, silk, mems and womens clothes,
boots and shoes, carpets, ironware, bedding,
furniture, etc. The building was under police
protection, but the mob overran the officers,
sacked the store, and when they retired, left the
building badly wrecked.
The estimates heretofore made Of the losses
inflicted by the mob on Monday appear to have
places the amount of the damage at ESQ, 600.
The various socialistic and labor reform societies
threaten to have monster demonstration at
Hyde Park next Saturday. to be attended by
cOntingents OF laborers from the country.
Shops are being closed and barricaded every
where throughout the city.
.M-The police have been informed that
the Deptford mob is composed of large number
of roughe who have organized to attack city
open in the city at this hour have their windows
closed and barred, and are ready to close their
doors at moments notice Groups of anxious
people stand about in the Streets discussing the
situation. The newspapers are printing extra
editions, and these are eagerly bought At this
hour the fog is increasing
6P M.-The Deptford mob has dispersed.
The streets are thronged. No conflict with the
authorities has yet occurred
A Socialist meeting is to be held this evening
at Cumberland Market At 5:30 o'clock, two
and half hours before the time announced for
the assemblage, over a thousand men were on
the ground waiting to attend the meeting. This
crowd was constantly being augmented by &C.
cessions from Trafalgar square The cavalry
from the Albany barracks and large bodies of
police have been ordered to remain in readiness
to preserve order at the Cumberland meeting
A movement has been inaugurated to secure
meeting of all the London members of the House
of Commons both Liberal and Conservative. to
devise measures for the immediate relief of the
distress in London. 1t is proposed to have the
meeting depute a strong committee to urge the
Cabinet to action in the matter.
By o'clock crowd that numbered many
thousands had gathered at cumberland Market.
The lowest criminal classes Of London were
represented by q strong contingent intent upon
harassing and insulting the police. AT o'clock.
Hyndman. Williams and other Socialist leaders
appeared, and were greeted with uproariou
shouts of welcome. They held a short consulta-
tion and resolved to abandon the attempt to hold
meeting to night, because, as they said, of the
dense fog that prevailed prevented their dis
tinguishing true unemployed workingmen from
loafers. An announcement was then made that
the meeting was adjourned until Tuesday AS
the crowd slowly dispersed. cheering for the
Socialist leaders. the disorderly element again
manifested itself. The police were jeered at
and stoned. but easily drove their assailants
| from the ground.
Three regiments of foot guards, two of caval-
| ry, and battery of artillery were confined in
barracks all day, in readiness to sally out at
moments notice. The vigorous action of the
police OF South London compares favorably with
the inaction of the police at the Trafalgar square
meeting on Monday. Mounted constables,
armed with cutlasses and revolvers, assisted the
police on foot in dispensing mob of 8, 600 near
Elephant Castle Tavern A gratifying feature
was the fact that many small tradesmen and num-
bers of bonahde working men joined in assisting
the police in repulsing the rioters. who, dreading
the encounter, quickly dispersed. The police
had been informed early in the day, of con-
spiracy of thieves inhabiting common lodging
| houses, to make South London the starting
| point of pillaging expedition, and precautions
| were accordingly taken to prevent disorder.
| MIDNIGHT city is quiet. The crowds
had dispersed by 10 o'clock. The streets are
deserted, and the panic is subsiding. The scare