Evening journal., 1892-02-26
BATHED IN BLOOD.
Berlin's Streets Reddened with
a Furious MOb's Gore.
THE YOUNG KAISER HOOTED
Ten Thousand Men Fight the Police
Up to the Palace Gates.

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They We're Demanding That the EN-
peror Give Them Food OF Redress Their
Wrongs. and the startled Monarch, Pale
Paced. Gazed on Them, hut spoke Not
the Word 20 Quiet Them--Bakeshops
Looted aud the Bread Devourcd by the
Hungry wretches-The Police Finally
Disperse the Mob AFTER woundine
About -Four Hundred aud Arresting a
Hundred OF the Leaders OF the Riot.
BERLIN, Feb 90. - Berlins streets are
dienched in blood. Ten thousand Of EN-
peror Williams unemployed and starving
subjects became a wild and desperate mob,
and fought the police and soldiers up 10 the
very gates OF the imperial palace, and the
young kaiser must tremble for what may
come next. The quiet Germans seemed 10
loose their apathy and TO be fired with the
spirit Of 4s, when their fathers, on that
memorable March day, paraded before the
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King Frederick william ~ stood bare
headed witness Of the ghastly review. Not
since that brief reign Of the people has Ber-
lin witnessed such a scene.
The disturbance originated at a meeting
Of about 5000 or 1000 workmen at Lips
brewery. The men had gathered there "a
receive the report OF a deputation which
they had sent 10 the burgomaster, Herr
Forclenbeck, asking him 20 see the emperor
in behalf Of the unemployed worlSmen Of
Berlin and 10 intercede with his majesty
upon their behalf The men wanted Herr
Forckenbeck TO ask the emperor 10 appoint
a fair and unprejudiced commission to in.
quire into the wrongs which the workmer
complain OF and promote Immediately the
legislation necessary to redress their griev
ances The deputation called upon the
burgomaster az his official residence bu
they were halted at the doors OF that OH
cinl's officers
Their message was communicated to Her
Forckenbeck who, by the way, is an ex
treme Liberal, almost a socialist. But tn
burgomaster recognizing the fact that TN
situation was n very dangerous one refuses
to receive the delegation, sending them
message TO the effect that, in his own opin
ion, the workmen lad better return peace
ably to their homes, as there was nothing q
be gained by the demonstrations similar q
the one he understood they were contem
plating.
on to the CastIei
With this information as the result of thet
visit to the burgomaster the delegates re
turned to Lips brewery, where they an
nounced TO their comrades, who by tina
time numbered fully 5000 men, the disap
pointing result Of their mission. The mess
age Of the burgomaster was received by tn
workmen with howls Of rage and storms O
bitter execration, mingled with yells Of
Let's go to the ministry Of commerce.
Let's march In a body TO the reichsta
and demand redressin and finally with th
shout Of
"Let's appeal in person to the emperori
This last suggestion caused such how
from the assemblage that il must have bee
heard for miles around
''To the reichstagw was the cry. "Let'
tear down the gates if necessary, and Sc
the emperor"
q Herr Kessler, the noted agitator, was con
spicuous in his efforts TO calm the passion
Of the multitude. Standing upon a tabl
which had been handed over the heads O
the people in order that it might serve a
platform from which the orator nigh
speak, Herr Kessler shouted, bareheaded
holding his hands above his head 80 as &
attract more attention.
Il beseech you TO be prudent. Do nothin
which viii give the government an excus
to use arms upon you. The hour has no
come; this is not the time TO make demon
stration in behalf OF your wrongs. As yol
value your future happiness, for the sake o
your wives and children, do not be led TO b
slaughtered by the soldiers. Even nov
police agents may be in your midst exciting
you to walk into a trap" But the remark
Of Herr Kessler as wen as those of othe
prudent leaders Of the people, were drowne'
under deafening cries Of
''Let's 60 to the reichstagl 10 the reich
stagl The emperor must receive usr'
Insults for the Kaiser.
The mention Of the emperor's name wa
received with howls Of derision on all sides
accompanied by a perfect hurricane O
/ grossly insulting remarks addressed TO hi
majesty, who must have trembled for tn
security Of his throne had he been present
, The real sentiments Of the German mRsse
seemed, for the first time TO have been ez
pressed in the bitter curses and fearful in
suits hurled by 5000 tongues at the youn
grandson Of the great Emperor William.
The utterances st Brandenburg, abou
causing everybody in Germany who did no
support him TO shake the dust Of German
from their feet, was particularly referred
with deep curses, as was the other and sim
lar remark credited to his majesty, to th
effect that he would grind to powder thos
who opposed him."
Hell seemed TO have broken loose anon
these men. The counsels of their most al
mired leaders seems not to have had th
slightest effect upon them. Their bloc
was stirred up to a boiling over pitch an
they were resolved, coute qui coute
march upon the emperor's palace. And the
did so.
Shouting and yelling 'To the castlelr an
loudly singing the ''Marsellaise," they mad
their way through the streets to the Untei
den-Linden, cheered on by encouraging erie
from the thousands upon thousands wh
had heard Of the disturbance, and who wei
evidently, almost to a man, in sympath
with the rioters.
1t is estimated that fully 5000 persoi
marched through the Unter-den-Lnden an
almost TO the castle gates, the Marsellais'
roaring its echoes into the sacred apar
ments Of the emperor. At that stage Of q
riot, many people believed that a revol
tion had broken out in Berlin, and u
J widest rumors concerning the movemei
{ spread on all sides.
( The officers in command Of the differel
corps Of the garrison were communicate
with by mounted orderlies and by wine, an
such was the excitement and preparatiS
for some time that one would have fancil
the people Of Berlin were rising en- mas