The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-08
ANGRY LONDON POLICEMEN.
THEY FRToHTEN THE BTo CITY BIZ
THhEA TIMING TO STRIKE.

Merchants Guarding Their stores and the
Military Ordered Out TO Keep tho Peace
Tho Police nt Last Persuaded to Go
Duty-Statsment of Their Grievances.
LONDON, July 7.-The agitation among the
police force is increasing. Tho constable at
tached TO the Bow street station who was
transferred to another division attempted to
make q farewell address to his comrades in
the station house to-day, but was ordered to
desist by an inspector. disordery scene fol-
lowed the giving OF the order. The assembled
constables elected the Inspector from the
room In which they were gathered. He was
then seized By some OF the men and thrown
over balustrade and narrowly escaped being
killed. While Inspector Hanson was parading
q number oil men In thv yard heavy spitoon
was thrown at him from window. The mis-
sie narrowly missed hitting him.
This afternoon Chief OF Police Bradford had
q conference with tho Bow street officials. He
afterward summoned before him singly the
mon who had refused to do duty ON Saturday,
and instantly dismissed each OF them from the
force. The men OF the Bow street station house
were indignant They alleged that only II por
ton OF the number Of men who refused to do
duty were dismissed. They all went to tho
street, and the news Of the dismissa!s snrend
rapidly. Policemen in uniform and civilian
clothing assembled and special messages wore
Delegates from the other divisions reached
Bow street later in the day. and 1t was declared
by those present that strI E OF the ontlre Met
he constables telegraphed 10 Home Secre-
tary Matthews as follows:
AT q meeting on Saturday II was resolved
that you be respectfully asked to reply to-day
to the moderate demands OF our petition. III
PS % nHo teS Se aTa
your reply. and trust that all the men who have
been suspended will be reinstatedi"
IL aE N.,h Urn al nAh lnl
WARD Bradford, the new C Cs Of Police has
6 orGnsry an Pepors o osSes
rline are submitted to the Scotland Yard
and ts IN bs %rstes
it Is alleged. such cases are handled hastily.
and the men do not lave a fair opportunity to
The Scotland Yard people are making viGor-
GUS efforts to meet the emergency. but II looks
e. nSt6inG but IA Al reply IRON Inc
Tho men, it is ,sald pronose to follow the
course pursued By The dock strikes. The
stations at OILS p. NJ. When three quarters
OF the night, force have arrived the men vii!
the men Inside the station houses. When the
latter come out they will be Gale upon to Join
The nj w This ss Il pc
their fortunes with the strik ers. and the night
men will then await the arrival Of the morning
join the strikers ranks .Afterward oil tho
various contingents will hold q mass meeting
There is much uneasiness among merchants
on the Strand and other West End streets.
Tradesmen are guarding their shops. and In
In anticipation OF 2 strike y riot9us mob Of
p2ev S the consapes from reaching the
station. The crowd becoming turbulent.
mo9n nna Ssss w, TO e
the constablos had 10 rescue fellow officer
tSs Pee OF Wales escorted by
thS Life aved .hs
returned to duty as usual, The Strand and
usual owing to the drafting OF mon from sub
urban fs diyisious 70 Pcet an emergency .,o,.
daughter. lelt The theatre a. V ocioek and
9qa dgG shesTed the STGSd shn rG ~
which was closed in consequence OF the eX-
element. was wrecked by the mob. and the
midnight the crowd was undimnishrd and
the hooting was undated. steady rain was
falling Reports from all the suburbs say that
all tho night POLICE are on duty.
A. M.-The Homo Secretary. the Chief OF
Police. and other high officials met at the Bow
II is reported that the tables evinced much
repuRnance TO goi ng on duty. but Yielded to
At this hour the streets are quiet, and the
LoNDoX, July s;-The Bow, street moi, tore
iuFed by being hit with stones, and three were
Tho people who attended the opera were
greatly alarpSd On nae account OF The dsGEer In
without meeting with any interference worse
than the obstruction caused by the great
crowd outside OF the opera house.