The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-09
A SOCIALISTIG MOB
SURROUNDS TuR NILSSON coIUMN
10 Trafalgar Square, and Is Addressed BY
AOrauk-TnS Police Finally DIspsrsS
the Crowd ChmsS Against Child.
Fsn- General FOrSIE0 NSyI,

LONDON, Feb. S.-rhe Starving me
chanlcs" Of London to-day held o mass
meeting in Trafalgar Square around the
Nelson monument, and 1t resulted in a
riot, The proceedings were opened with
an assemblase OF ten thousand men.
Police were present in large numbers,
They at once saw that the sOCisllstic els-
ment Of London greatly predominated in
the crowd which was also managed by
well known Socialists, and extraordinary
vigilance was ordered to preserve the
peace at all hazards.
CONSPICUOUS among the leaders Of the
multitude was Mr.. Burns who ran as the
Socialist CSndidRtsin Nottingham In the
recent election, He acted generally as II
he wished TO bring about y conflict be-.
tween the police and the people. Fin
ally he aScsnied the pedestal Of the Nelson
Column for the purpose OF delivering q
haTangue, He was well aware that
this act would not be tolerated
and the police politely ordered
him TO Htt down. This he refused do, ap.
E.isI. tfS. ~ ..Sssst'sS 80 I TI
TIa tne shs.c,se s o. PopalaL ngnn, !ns
OSe US ho;meSer Wele uysefaeu tts alnisea Snd
puslea Illelr way ut9ugn t1e e4eitea anu
ieslslng 'ssp,I nATs u people anu " lotSe ts'
Ih9Veu th9N ~, vi nulns itoui sne psaest ~
and the streets adl accent were packed with
surging mobJ, The stir in the elevated
spot where the Burns incident took place
Mas eaany Petcsprose oVer aImost- Wy
.ils ~ Me1 eIVsIeI py w oghCouIssi .tio ~
tns =. ne'lnes Suu uihtpIhs II ~ Ile 70
stnuss'e MS1 aCCep.ou ~ NDapie PLVot VI
sne Uo'u1nehceulehE VI 'ue nsn1 against
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hV"NS ANo"VHAuAp'
Inc intelligence was responded TO with
general and fearful hoW and an attempt.
al rnsh f,om al ,li,sc,,on. 10 Tho roiDt =,
,S..t ~ 80 "G,' n ~ t''g'''OA0 .s " u' pO'Hs "
lnHeresE puFh. nan now peeh removed
Sone ustance nom ths posluon ne haa
HMempteu 70 oGeupy' ne became emhold'
eHeu ~ Wy ciiss ol tne lnrong anu maze
.,ons uesGeFfMe Mo cue enofE 70 recover his lGsI
sEounet r. ne he Was NJ SO enscuveiy helped by
SIn.heI oSt oI tSs Ssv VI IN ny 5pos mer
Was soon prsSss up sgsInst the monu.
ment. lie quickly asCended the Pedestal,
accompanied by a number OF other Social
lst leadeA
ouIhs pore Ieu nag ana ne waved u 70
me cloWa Y signal OF Ills triumph oyer
tne auMotlties, ne was greeted win
ucsS snlhg snouls, repeated again ana
agGln' burns now lelGureIy h9lshed hie
A~uuLtss. ~ ns ~ tae1 leau hercely Woroed
lesVtuuon, " tplS denounced the auihors
.. LIe 5essnt psssi uistIehs 10 England, Ge-
nAnaeu rAlIIameht 70 sntt pGpic WORKS
70 gve smPloyment anu bread TO tens Of
t4ouEGuas w EsL " o. usservihg men VINO were OUT
81 NoiA lptougn no ianlt OF their own, 6ut
oeoSule o. paa government declared that
y wa Ine auIy OF the government 70
nlt., HuGtu every lScltlty lor lne employment o.
PIT Hrlsisn M GGpiIAl ~ nome lor the eeneht ol
Tue PLisish people anu 70 SiVe British en-
teIplise sne preference over foreign 9nd as
setteu tlAE the IItps lS4 arflveq iof EaFila,
!leni 70 earnestly IeHlsiate ior the relief Of
ths uepleRSion ID hngash agriculture anu
inousiy,
pkAAND FOE ERW MINISTER'S
The resolutions also demanded the i'm
mediate sppointment of Minister of Com.
morco .rd Minis,ar ~ I..,o,,itn.a oaa
80 80 '4 49, =, " 'Uu''us' "lu
conc!uueu with the resolve that copies