The Helena independent., 1892-02-28
.D|SAFFECT|0N SPREADING.
Renewed Rioting in Berlin Last
Night and the Spirit Of
Unrest Growing.
The Better Glass Of workingmen
Now Take Part in the
Disorders.

Grave Apprehension as to tho Events oi
Sunday-SoIdters Under Arms
Bread Riots Elsewhere
Copyright. 1892. New York Associated Press.
BERLIN, Feb. 27.-Despite the quiet az
poets of the streets this morning and after
noon, apprehensions were felt for the even
ing. The situation seemed to be under ab-
aolute control Of tho police until nightfalI
when towdyism renewed its tussls with the
authorities. fhe frat encounter occurred
at Hmckesche market. A noisy mob as
sembled, consisting of young workingmen,
probably excited with beer, and largely,
also. Of the worst rowdy element in Ber-
lin. The patrols got 30 blocked in the
massaR OF the crowd that they sent for re-
Inducements. Then they charged the
crowd with sabers drawn, driving them
toward Noue Friederich strasse aud Drain
enburger strasse. Several thousand riot
ers. thus split up By police tactics, reassem-
bed later on the streets in the northern
quarter. Rosenthal strasse became the
next focus for rioting. The situation at
nine O'Clock appeared critical. A great
mass Of peope assembled in groups listen
ing 70 socialist speakers, who violently de-
nounced the government, police and every
thing comprising the existing order of
things. The police made another charge
and repeated it aRain and again, but the
crowd, after giving way little at each
charge, reclosed its ranks and fought the
police with desperate energy, using as
weapons sticks, stones, heavy billets of
wood and anything they could lay their
hands uEon.
When the police found the tide of battle
turning against them they did not hesitate
to use the edge OF their sabres. A large
number of rioters were badly hurt and
taken to surReries in the vicinity, where
their injuries were attended to. By 1890 the
Rosenthal melee was over and a large mum
Der of rioters in the police statione. As on
Thursday, some of the rioters took advan-
tage Of the uproar to smash shop windows
and seize upon goods displayed il them. 81
anything else that came within their reach
The feature Of to-night's rows has been
the large number Of workingmen mixed up
with the mob. Hitherto the greater part Of
the crowds consisted of men never known
to work, professional agitators and the
.dreps Of humanity Tonight, however,
lthe crowds. This can be attributed to the
fact that to-day was pay day. The advice
given the socialists bv their organ, the
Vorwaerts. does not seem to have had much
effect. The paper appealed to them to act
IN an orderly manner and keep away from
the shops.
All the police available were concen-
trnted o-niRht in the northeast district of
the city. After the fight in Rosenthal
strasse, serious collisions occurred in
Biunnes and Frankfurter strasse As the
rloting Increased the authorities issued an
order calling upon the people to remain
indoors The order, however, did not
suffice to keep the curious off the street
and many spectators suffered with mem
hers of the mob. Alta late hour the CEN
tral authorities we're warned that disorders
were spreading to legal, an outlying su-
burb. Mounted gendarmes wera also called
out III another district. Tonight cioses
with the worst prospects for tomorrow.
The authorities believing 81 spread of the
rioting likely, have taken extended precau-
tions to meet all trouble, All troops are
ordered confined to the barracks and Sur
day is anxiously awaited. 1t is believed
that should serious disturbance occur to-
morrow, it will be necessary to call on the
military for aid.
The origin of the riots is found in an
appeal of unemployed masona to Burgo-
master Farckenbeck for employment in
municipal work. The under burgomaster
declared that the municipal authorities
could not give them work ana referred
them to the superintendent of public
works The latter promised to use his in
fluence with the contractors. 1t was
doubted that this would be of much assist
ance to the men, the families of many or
whom were on the verge of starvation. The
meeting at aEriedrichshain followed. One
of the delegates told the men there was no
immediate chance Of the municipal authori-
tics furnishing them with work. The meet
ing adopted resolution declaring that in
view of the prevailing distress the state
might begin the erection Of new
buildings and thus furnish work for tho
destitute. There is no truth in the report
that extreme socialist views were expressed
and that the crowd demanded that tho
government furnish them with work or
bread. Only respectful suggestion was
made that the condition of affairs required
extraordinary exertions on the part Of the
authorities to alleviate distress.
The truth of the whole matter is that
at first had nothing to do with
the demonstration. 1t was the lower strata
stragglers on the edges or the meeting that
began the demonstration. Az the excite
ment growing out of the conflicts with the
police expanded the fernlent among the
better GLASS of workingmen has grown.
The emperor's advice to the malcontents to
has added fuel to the flames and
the end now cannot be told, though it is
certain if the sodiery is called upon mu CHI
bloodshed will follow.
Berlin is not alone in her trouble Dis
tress is prevalent in every populous center
Of Germany, and the cry for bread is olam-
orous. During the week bread riots oc-
Cured i'll Dantzio and Brunswick. Meet
ngs of suffering poor were held in Ham
burg and Breslau. In scores of places
strikes that occurred during the past few
months, always resulting in the defeat of
tho men and ths exhaustion of ben eft
|unds have assisted employers to reduce
work, causing further trouble for tho men.
Government members of tho reichstag
accuse tho socialists of playing double
4ame, ostensibly restraining. but secretly
melting workingmen to violence. On the
other hnnd, the socialists charge uolice
agents with folnenting riots in order to en-
abie the government to execute the grand
,oup of Wholesale repression.
Herr We muth, German imperial COM
missioner of the Chicago Columbian ex-
position. worries over the lack of space for
he German department.. lie was promised
moro and accepted offers from intending
exhibitors sufficient to fill all the space
offered. On receiving the plans he finds
hat nearly one-third of the available spnoe
absorbed by promenndes and other
hlngs. lie has written protesting against
his. Herr krupp, the great gun manu-
nrer notified Herr Wermnth that ho in