Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28
STILL THE RIOT RACES.
Nightfall Brings Out the Dissatisfied
Socialists.
MANY WORKING MEN JOIN THEM
And Fierce Encounters Between the MObS and The
Police are the Result-The Emperor Com
msndei for His Bravery in Appearing
Among the RiOting POpulace.
ANY WORKING MEN JOIN THEM
Copriqht. 1902.

BERLIN, teUTudIy %i'-DesplIo tLC
generally quiet aspect of the streets
during the morning and afternoon, just
apprehensions were felt and the public
was anxious TO know what would hap
pen during the evening.
Groups of rOwdies were reported TO be
assembling in the Neuen Market and
the Haecksche Market, in Gruelewege,
and other centres, chiefly in the north
ern and eastern parts of the city. Along
the Unter Den Linden and in the Schloss
Platz quiet prevailed. Mounted police
were patrolling all the leading thorough
fares around the Schloss and kept the
people on the move. Patrols also occu-
pied the market places and the streets
covering upon the quarters occupied by
workingmen.
The situation seemed to be under the
absolute control of the police until
nightfall, when rowdyism renewed It's
tuSsle with he&authorities. The hrst
encounter occurred at the Haeksche
market. A noisy mob gradually as
sembled there after o'clock. II con-
sisted of young workingmen, who had
probably become excited with beer alter
leaving their work. The patrols got so
blocked in the masses OF the crowd that
they sent for reinforcements. Then
they charged the mob with their sa6reS
drawn, driving them towards Neue
Frederick Strasse and Oraininburger
Strasse. The several thousand rioters,
thus split up by the police tactics, re-
assembled later on the parading streets,
in the northern quarters.
Rosenthal StrasSe became the next TO-
Gus of the rioting. The position here at
o'clock appeared TO be critical. A
great mass of people, many OF whom
were obviously genuine workingmen,
but among whom were a host OF ioalers'
assembled in groups listening to Social
ist speakers who violently denounced
the government, the police and IN TACT
everything comprising the existing or
der of things. The police made another
charge on the mob, and repeated II
again and again, but the crowd, after
giving way little at each charge, re-
closed their ranks and fought the police
with desperate energy, using as weap-
ons sticks, stones, heavy billets of wood
and anything they could lay hands upon.
the contest, as they had only used the
flat side of their swords In striking,
but when they saw the tide OF battle
turning against them they did not hesi-
tate to use the edge Of their sabreS, and
they struck right and left, caring
naught for the wounds they inflicted,
but determined TO overcome the rioters.
A large number of the rioters were
badly hurt, and some of the wounds in
fiicted by the keen-edged sabres In the
hands of the police are apt TO result Sc
riously. A large number OF the
wounded were taken to surgeres in the
vicinity, where their injuries were at
tended TO.
By 1920 the Rosenthal melee was
over, and a large number OF the rioters
were safe under lock and key in the
police stations.
As on Thursday, some Of the rioters
took advantage OF the uproar to smash
windows and seize upon the goods dis
played in them, or anything else that
came within their reach.
A feature of to-night's rows has been
the large increase IN the numbers OF
workingmen who were mixed up with
the mob. Hitherto, the greater part Of
the crowds have consisted Of men who
are never known to work, professional
agitatorS, and the dregs OF humanity
which infest the city. Tonight, how
ever, there were many genuine work
ingmen in the crowds. This may be
attributed to the fact that to-day is pay
day for mechanics, laborers, ETC., and
carried away by the prevailing excite
ment and money where-with to purchase
intoXicants, they were drawn into the
malstrom OF disorder, and when charg-
ed by the police, they fought as desper-
ately as did the others Of the mob.
The difficulties under which the
police labored were greatly added to by
the streams of people who paraded the
streets, not TO create any disturbance,
but 10 watch the "fun" when ii did oc-
cur. They, of course, hampered the
police, for the latter, though displaying
no heSitancy in charging the moos, did
not desire to injure peaceable citizens,
and consequently they were not as free
in their actions as they otherwise would
have been.
A rumor gained currency that all the
unemployed Of this city were TO form a
monster procession and march down
Friedrich StrasSe and along the Inter
Den Linden. The report proved un-
true.
The advice given TO the Socialists by
their organ, the FO1CGrtS, does not
seem to have had the excellent effect
that was expected upon the Socialist
workingmen. That paper appealed to
the Socialists to act in an orderly man
ner and to keep away from the beer
shops, but the appeal was disregarded.
All the police available were concen-
trated tonight in the northeast districts
of the city.
After the fight in Rosenthal Strasse,
serious collisions occurred in Brunnen
and Frankfurt Strassen. As the riot
ing increased, the authorities issued an
order calling upon the people TO close
their houses and 70 remain indoors.
This order, however. did not suffice 10
keep the curious off the streets, and
many unoffending persons must have
suffered for their imprudence at the
hands OF the police.
At late hour the central authorities
were warned that the disorders were
spreading to Tegot, 40 outlying suburb,
where a crowd which was certainly not
composed OF loafers, had been fighting
the police.
The mounted gen d'armie was also
called out in the Nieder Barnim district.
Tonight closes with worse prospects
for tomorrow. The authorities be-
,s,ac ,ba, snraad of the riotinQ is