The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-27
A ROYAL RECEPTION.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FURY DIS
PLAYED BY

Police and Citizens Continues.
BERLIN, Feb. 27-The authorities have
taken great alarm and have all been Oh
the qui vive, expecting far more serious
disturbances to follow the discovery of
their own strength by the workingmen.
There is no denying the fact that the
revolution is serious and that it is SO
felt to be by the government. The pc.
lice are as yet entrusted with the work
of preserving order as far as possible,
and though the troops were confined in
the barracks, they have not yet been
called upon to face the rioters.
In Weisseuberg strasse small bodies OF
workingmen took possession of that
thoroughfare. Finally body of 200
men took possession of Landsburg
strasse, and forming an irregular pro
cession, marched to Gruenenweg, shout.
ing and yelling and smashing the win
dows of stores and dwellings along the
route. AT the same time a mob num-
bering 1000 men marched from the
Frankfurter quarter to and along Schil-
ling strasse, They, too, acted in most
disorderly manner.
Similar scenes were enacted in the
Krenigsthor district.
The police were utterly unable to cope
with so many disturbances in so many
different localities and for some time
the rioters had things all their own way.
When the police did meet the mob they
had little difficulty dispensing it.
shop was demolished by rioters. In
famed by the excess. a riotous crowd
began to renew the disturbances. There
was a strong force Of police present,
however, and they kept the crowd of
idle men continually moving. At noon
the crowds augmented to such an ex.
tent the police charged, but met de
termined resistance and repeated charges
were necessary before the crowds dis.
persed.
A mob gathered on Kaiser Wilhelm
strasse, specially determined TO hold
their ground. Finally they began tC
slowly give away to the onslaught, con,
testing every inch of ground, and after
a sharp scutfie the mob broke and ran
in every direction. Dissatisfied and dis.
orderly workingnen assembled at sew.
eral other points in the city, notably in
the vicinity of the Brandenburg gate.
hut when ordered to dispense by the
police they did so, muttering threats
but offering no resistance
At noon another large crowd gathered
in the opera house square. The police
charged with drawn swords and dis
persed them with little resistance. Seven
rlngleaders were seized and hustled to
jail. 1t is very evident the soldiery will
be used against the riotous element only
as a last resort to establish order. A re-
lief detachment of soldiers. headed
by band, marched toward
the castle to take the place
of the guards on duty there, was ac.
companied by large mob of roughs. A
body of police had been drawn across
the street near the imperial residence to
prevent any one but the guards from en-
tering the castle square. The roughs
tried to break through the line and a
violent encounter ensued. The police.
with drawn sabres struck right and left,
infiicting severe wounds Finally de.
tachment of mounted police rode down
on tine mob, which broke and scattered
in every direction. There was great ex
element in the vicinity of the castle
when his majesty attended by one aide
and preceded by two mounted police
men, emerged on horseback from the
castle courtyard and rode slowlf
through the streets, Notwithstanding
they were packed with excited masses
of people. He was loudly and enthusi.
astically cheered by the masses, through
which he proceeded. Some of his leg
islative measures may be bitterly Cd
posed, but the action of the people as
whole shows that personally he is a
great tavorite. His appearance in the
streets during time like the present is
apt to have good effect in the direction
of cooling the anger of the excited work
men.
Conflicts between the police and mob
of 1000 roughs continued in Rosenthale1
strasse. The police aitracked the rioters
with their sabres. The mob was at
length routed and dispersed into side
streets.
Tomorrow is the regular pay day for
workmen here and there is grave danger
that the men, being supplied with money
many of them will indulge in drink, and
that being intiamed by liquor they will
grow uncomfortable and thus greatly in
tensify the disorders.
A strong force of police are guarding
the palace and ratrolline the streets and
every precautlCi. is taken to Dreycnt any