Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-12
ALL QUIET AT LONDON.
THE LEADERS OF THE MODS
TO BE PROSECUTED.

Subscriptions tor the Relief Of the I'm
J employed Being RSised-&6,OOo Al
reHdy In the Hands OF the Lord Mayor
! -FOrebodinRs of Trouble az BIrming-
/ ham.
! LONDON, Feb. 1l.-Six hundred police
recruits nave been engaged by the gov
ernment for service in London. The new
men will 20 on duty at once, and while
waiting for their uniforms will wear plain
clothes, with a Distinguishing badge on
the left arm. The Socialist Murray, who
carried red flag in Mondays procession,
has been arrested. He will be tried on
charge of inciting the riot at Hyde park.
CONVICTIONS EXPECTED.
The Crown lawyers have advised the
government that convection can probably
be obtained OF the Socialist leaders who
TOOK part IN the mob proceedings OF Mon
DAY. Conviction would entail sentence
OF two years penal seryitude. A mass
meeting of the unemployed Of the south
eastern part OF London. called TO assem-
bic IN Deptford tonight, was postponed
until Saturday.
A CALL ON THE LORD MAYOR.
Three hundred unemployed workingmen
called upon the Lord Mayor to-day TO
urge upon him the necessity OF doing
something to relieve the distress among
the unemployed Of London. The Lord
Mayor cOurteOusly received the deputa-
ton, and promised to personally assist
the distressed people so far as his means
would permit him. He added that the
LORD Mayors fund for the relief OF the
distressed poor OF the city, which had
been started on Tuesday, already
amounted to $4,000.
ALL QUIET.
No disturbances we're reported in any
part OF L0ndon tonight. Public conf
dence is treasured The government has
caused circulars to be sent to the officials
thrOughou the country inquiring into the
extent Of the distress existing among the
working people out Of employment, and
inviting suggestions as to the best meas
ures for the relief Of the sufferers.
The movement for the relief Of unem-
ployed w0rkingmen stimulated by sue
cess in London g spreading TO the prov
inces. Two thousand ratiOns and large
quantities of clothing are distributed in
Glasgow daily. That the existence Ofthe
distress Is owing to the severity OF the
winter Is undlsputed.
UNEAsINEss AT BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 1.-The police pro-
TESS to entertain fears that the socialfstic
udNUbAnE NnACu IL W TIE nEtu uEIE 1UHuh4
next will be attended with rioting. They
are taking all needtul precautions. 1t is
stated that Burns and Hyndman, the
London Socialists, who managed the Ira
talgar square meeting on Monday last,
will speak here Monday next. A number
OF unemployed workmen paraded here to-
day.
RIOTING AT LEICEs TER,
The hosiery operatives at Leicester are
out on a strike. They are parading the
streets and smashing factory windows.
The police are endeavoring to dispense
them. and are meeting with some per-
sOnal violence. Later dispatches say the
police charged upon the strikers, but were
unable to dispense them. Four arrests
were made.
Placards have been posted in Birming-
ham calling a meeting of unemployed
workmen for Monday next. The placards
are headed: "COme. you thousands, why
starve amidst plentyf Justice to the
starving poor"
A MEETING AT NORWICH.
A large meeti ng OF unemployed work
men was held at Norwich last night for
the purpose of urging the authorities to
give the unemployed laborers and me-
ebanics work on the new barracks,
schools, and jails, instead OF employing
eoAvicts. The meeting was orderly.
similar meetings were held at Jarrow
and elsewhere.