The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-26
MORE FIERCE FIGHTING.
Another Riot Near the Brandenburg
Gate Last Evening.
THE CRISIS IN BERLIN.
Butchers shops stormed and Provisions
Carried on by Hungry Mobs-Poiice
Cells and Hospitals Full of Prisoners
and wounded Men.

BrRIrN. Feb. 26.--Few people imagine
the extent of the bitter feeling growing
against the Emperor.
An instance OF the heated though .slum-
bering passions OF the masses was shown
yesterday afternoon.
BODY OF 5000 or 1000 unemployed men
met by preconcerted arrangement in a
public square and passed series OF in
fiammatory resolutions denouncing their
employers and the system OF government
which enabled the latter to crush the
workingmer beneath the iron heel OF
capital, and calling upon the government
to take steps to protect the interests Of
the working class.
The meeting OF which the disturbance
was the outcome, was held in the suburb
OF Friedrichshaid, under socialist auspic-
es, and was attended by several thousand
unemployed persons.
Violent speeches were made. The last
speaker called on the crowd to go TO Ber-
lin melting shouted responses to "who
will no. and '"rhe Kaiser must see u.s."
The procession was then formed. 1t
marched up the K oenigsstrasse, past the
town hall TO the hloss Platz, bhe square
or which stands the Imperial castle.
bread, and their attitude was SO threaten
ing that the police present sent for rein
forcenents.
Being strengthened by he arrival of
aid, the police drew their sabres and tried
90 disperse the crowd. But the clamor-
ous people resisted, making use OF clubs
which they carried.
Several persons were injured on both
sides but the square was cleared
A retreat thensbegan, and soon devcl-
oped into fight and panic.
The police, after taking from so to 100
prisoners, seemed content to allow the re-
mainder TO escape, for there was no regu-
bands OF them were chased down the side
streets and dispersed.
The 60 TO 30 wounded rioters who re-
mained upon the field OF battle were then
attended at neighboring hospital, and
the regular prisoners were placed under
lock and key.
Another row occurred about $50 p. m.
near the Brandenburg gate. About 800
men out of employment assembled with
the intention OF holding demonstration,
but they quarreled among themselves and
q free fight ensued.
They were finally dispersed by the po-
lice.
During the evening hundreds Of unem-
ployed persons carried by storm butchers
and bakers shops in the Koepenick and
Frankfurter quarters of the city, smash
ing windows and looting the shops OF
their contents.
The police made repeated charges upon
these disturbers and were engaged in
conflicts with them until 10 O'clock,
when the mob dispersed.
The military remained under arms, but
took no part In the struggle. This course
is said TO have been followed by the direct
orders of the Kaiser. The authorities, both
civil and military, could not believe that
rien would be so desperate as to attack
the palace of the Kaiser, and afterward
run riot in the streets of Berlin. unless
there was some conspiracy which included
a portion, at least, of the garrison, from
which the rioters expected help, and this
fear, more than anything else, prompted
the holding of the military in their quar-
rers.
While the battle of the afternoon was
being fought almost beneath the castle
windows, Emperor William pale, aud
looking like a man just recovering from
"a severe attack of sickness, watched his
struggling subjects. BY lifting his hand
hc could have put IA stop TO all the riot ing,
and by addressinR Il few calming words 10
II mob, promising TO investigate their
complaints, he could have sent them home
S.sisied. but he did not do il.