The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-27

Jcct ortho Workingmen.--Thc Em.
pcror Boldly Rides Through tho
Mob on Horseback and is Chccrcd
by tho populacc.--Hc Demonstrated
that He is No Coward.
BERLIN, Feb. 26.-Thc authorities
have taken alarm from the occurrence
yesterday and last night, andall have
been OH tho qu: rire, expecting that more
serious disturbances would follow tho
discovery Of their power by tho labor
crs. Some little timo ago tho govern
ment was brought to recognize that the
socialist movement is much more dam.
gerous than was at first. imagined.
When Prince Bsmarck's anti-socialist
law expired, full freedom was left TO
the socialists in order that they might
bring their theories before tho public
ior general discussion. But il has now
become manifest that the tactics OF the
socialist party are revolutionary and
not constitutional.
There is no denying the fact that the
situation is serious, and that it is SO felt
to'bC by the government. Tho police
are rs yet ntrusted with the work OF
preserving order, and if the troops
are called upon to fire upon the mob it
will be interesting. to say the least, 10
note whether the recent words OF the
emperor, which were in effect that they
were nothing but machines to shoot
down their fathers and mothers and
brothers and any one else at his COM
mand. will be obeyed.
POLICEMEN NOT IN SYMPATHY WITH THEM.
The policemen are bitterly opposed to
the socialists ii for no other reason than
that their outbreak has caused them to
lose their prospective holidays and COM
PEELED them to do extra duty. Last
night every policeman was OH duty. The
chief OF police, in company with several
OF his aids on horseback, visited the diff
ferent parts OF tho city that have been
the scenes OF the disturbances. Dis
orders on the outskirts OF Berlin were
lar more serious than those that had
taken place in the city. In Weissen-
berg strasse during the night small
bodies OF workmen took possession OF
that thoroushfare Many OF them car
rlcd red flags, emblems OF social dem
ocracy, and they rushed hither and
tiIither with 10 idea OF anything save to
DEFY the authorities. They broke into
4 beer saloon and looted it OF its con-
tents. Then they amused themselves
by breaking windows.
At an carly hour mcnacing crowds OF
workingmcn began to assemble in the
Inter den Linden. There was strong
force OF police present, however, and
they kept the crowd OF idlcrs continu-
ally moving. They would allow not the
slightest attempt at speech-makins, and
-- even muttored reicrance to lawless
acts, il it fell upon the ears OF police
man, was 4 signal for the arrest OF the
man who made it.
by noon the crowds had been aug
mentod to such an extent that tho po-
lice !eIt that it would bo dangerous to
allow them in the streets, especially as
Ihrcats Of looting the shops were made.
Ihey thcrei2rS charged the crowds, but
were met VIVA determined resistance,
ana repeated charges were necessary
: before the crowds were dispersed.
a FIGHT WITH TIE MOE.
The mob that had gathered in Kaiscr
"llhe!m's strasse was especially deter
mined to hold thoir ground. The first
charge OF the police upon them had no
eject whatever and the police were
compelled to withdraw, some OF them
being quite severely hurt by sticks and
stones OF the mob. The police then
Grew their swords and again charged
'nG crowds right and left. The mob
S9Il heId their ground and returned
s gio% ior blow, but finally they began to
slo%ly give way to the onslaught, con-
testing every inch OF the ground. The
ponce, cnraged at the resistance offered
Wem, rallied and made another deter
;,I'Hed light, and the mob broke and ran
~ IL every direction, IN abject lear taking
.a tIe Place OF the courage that had sus-
Ged GIaed them such short timo before.
a GE!ie Ghumber wore severely hurt and
n0,; nj, ;aie leaders lell into tho hgnds Of tho
During the course OF the morninr
NlssatlSiied and disorderly workingmen
assembled at several other points in the
ny, NY, notably in tho vicinity OF the
htshuenburg, the museum and tho
squarc IN front OF the Opcra House, but
,has I"ss' q; ordered TO dispersc by the police,
;os;yy i"Sy d!d SO, muttering threats but Of
isS iisunS no resistance. At noon another
sa, s%,se crowd congsegated in Opera House
snI SrIIare This was exceedingly unruly
""u refused TO obey the police orders to
,o ,nove on. Without bantering words TO
.SCute compliance with their orders,
s mu ponce charged the mob with drawn
s@9Eus so. and dispersed them with little
lyys:is'ance. Seven OF the ring leaders Of
Sms,ib S,'s mob were seized by the police and
austIcd off to Jail.
LATER RESPONSIBILITIES TAKE 4 HAND.
p mt is very evident that tho.
.VluieFy will be used against the riotous
element only as a last resort to establish
I'ass ttas It is believed by many people
"or ",Tt owing to the inaueouacy oi tho
iSnn, nSYoaee orce to handle tho disturbances,
,1s ,HoGsh thus far to-day their. conduct
men. e,t's me highest praise, the govern
M,I y"S should adopt sterner measures to
rigsuVTn ino.a the trouble once for all. Tho
NnI Uie d tIM!d residents OF tho city claim,
rn.oSit ;s win good reason, that once the
tS.S tSsIs IS! gam victory over tho police,
ons. s VIII become so cmbolJened that
bin99s .hS most copious shedding OF
TbS~t WI! suffice to end tho trouble.
-uey be!ieYa TINT now Ia hn tir,n 10