The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-11

the air was filled with a most horrible din.
The Anarchists, when they reached the
barracks. made stop and became some
what less boisterous In their behavior.
They continued to shout for anarchy. and
called to the soldiers to come out and join
them in sacking the town. They promised
to give the soldiers plenty of booty and
pretty girls If they would join them in
manned unmoyed by these seductive offers,
nor could they be aroused TO anger when
the Anarchists. suddenly changing their
tone, began to address them with insulting
remarks. calling them towards and daring
the troops to fire upon them.
When the Anarchists tired of this diver
sion they marched in bands shouting and
singing into the Leading streets with the
purpose of looting the richest stores as they
passed. The wine shops, IL was noticed.
seemed to attract the Anarchists more than
any other place, and on reaching these
places they would trundle out barrels,
knock in the heads and hand out the wine.
which was drank with avidity from the
copper measures usually used in retailing
it to the public. Some of the Anarchists
put ten or a dozen bottles Of brandy in
their sashes or belts and freely distributed
the liquor on all sides to willing or unwill-
ing drinkers. Any person who refused to
join in toasting anarchy was seized and
beaten numerically by the mob and In
some cases rolled in the gutter and satu.
rated with vino.
Up to this time the Anarchists may be
said to have full swing and to have been
in full possession of the town. The NUM-
cipal and military authorities seemed to be
stupefed with terror and too helpless to
take any action whatever. BY the time
the Anarchists had done about ms much
damage as they wanted to do and when
the cutters were in some places running
with wine in which drunken men were
welter1ng, the town authorities came to
their senses and collected together body
of gendarmes. police and night-watchmen.
These men moved upon the Anarchists and
a series of desperate battles were fought in
the. streets. The authorities. however.
were fearful of the consequences of she'd
ding blood land so Only three of the Anarch-
lists were killed. Twenty or thirty were
more or less seriously wounded.
The Anarchists no sooner saw that the
authorities were in earnest than they sud
denly turned tail. and fled In disorder
through the streets and out into the conn
try. There they were pursued by the
mounted gendarmes. who captured thirty
of them and brought them back prisoners
to Xeres. When the trouble was about
over the troops were called out and were
stationed at strategic points about the
streets but there was no longer any use for
their services The law-abiding portion of
the community Is indignant at the weak
ness shown by the authorities who. it is ex
pected, Will receive strong censure from the
proper quarters
A later dispatch from Xeres states that
the attack on the town was precipitated by
the knowledge having leaked out that the
authorities had Oh the day previous made
all preparations for descent on the
resting some sixty of the most noted of
them. This step by the authorities
had been decided upon because OF
the boldness displayed OF late by some of
the leaders, and because of the holding OF
numerous meetings recently at which vio-
lent and incendiary language had been
used. One conflict between the military
and the mob lasted two hours. After plum
derlDg the town the Anarchists attempted
to destroy 1t by means Of dynamite and
petroleum, but they were batfied by the
military.
The Cabinet council to day discussed the
Xeres affair and ordered the authorities to
deal with the rioters with the utmost rigor.
in attacking a city where battalion of
infantry and a regiment of cavalry are
quartered is regarded as alarming and in
applicable.
Xeres, or Xerez. or Jerez de 1a Fronetra.
where this bold anarchistic demonstration
took place, 10 town of AndalusIa, not
more than sixteen miles from Cadlz. 1t is
noted for its wines, known under the name
of Sherry. 1t has g population of about
forty Thousand people.
REFRESHING Drunkenness in Germany.
Copyright 1892 by the New York Associated Presr
BERLIN. Jan. 9-The Reichstag, next
week, will debate the bill for the repres-
sion of drunkenness. The Bundezrath has
approved the measure as it was originated
by Emperor William, only modifying the
severity of the penalties to be imposed mp
on offending public house. keepers. The
Ministers. it is known, consider the pro-
posals with disfavor. and the members of
the BundeZrath express doubt as to their
practical value. However. the Emperor
having set his heart upon trying the effect
upon drinking of legislative restrictions.
has obtained from them hesitating assent.
The fate of the measure in the Reichstag
is doubtful. The Conservatives and Ma
tional Liberals will support the bill. while
the Freislnnige and Socialist parties will
oppose it, mainly because its provisions
will invest the police authorities with ex-
cepti0nal powers of interference In the pri-
vate life of citizens. The clause of the
measure which has caused the most wide
spread objection empowers the officials to
prosecute all persons denounced to them as
habltual drunkards and to cause them to
be imprisoned until they shall have OBJ
tanned q medical certificate stating that
they have been cured of the liquor habit
Their property also may be seized and ap-
piled to the support of their families and of
themselves during the imprisonment.
The bill fails SO entirely to define what
proof will be sufficient to warrant the ar
rest and seqnestration of person de-
nOunced as being o hsbitual drunkard as
to enable malicious or prejudiced prosecu-
tors free scope. The measure, If 1T becomes
law. Will inevitably give rise to host of
malicious Informers and black -mailers. who
will continually busy themselves in laying
traps for the keepers of places of public
resort and who stand in readiness to blast
the regulations of private individuals.
No public enthusiasm is shown In support
OF the proposals. On the contrary, the pre-
vailing opinion seems to be that the bill
will never operate successfully in any large
section of the empire. When the bill was
before the Bundesrath. Chancellor Lande-
mann, of Bavaria, induced that body to
discriminate between the various forms of
drunkenness. 1t was found practically i'm
possible, however, to classify drinkers of
comparatively harmless beer and wine
apart from the drunkards who are poison
ing themselves with potato spirits. Prose-
cutions under the bill will follow when tw O
witnesses of the offense shall denounce the
culprit, and should the measure ever come
into active operation in this city there will
Center party Is divided upon tue question
of the wisdom of the measure. the majority
leaning towards the bill as moral legisla-
tion approved by the Vatican. The result
depends upon tbs Centrists, and therefore
the bill is likely to pass
The discovery By DR.. Pfeiffer. the son-in-
law of Professor Koch, of the influenza
bacillus, has caused considerable excite
ment In medical and scientific circles. The
public ask of what practical use these reve-
latlons can be until principle for the de-
struction OF the bacilli shall have been OBJ
tanned. The discovery of bacilli brings no
comfort to the suffering. according to the
Japanese physicians. DR.. KitisatO, who is
assisting DR.. Pfeltfer In his investigations.
has, 1t was recently announced, discovered
q cure for tetaDus, but the remedy has not
yet been tested. and the tetanus bacilli