The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-26
BERLINESE RIOTERS.

BERLIN, Feb 25.-The emperor's speech
Yesterday TO the members of the Branden-
burg diet, who banqueted him, caused a
sensation. The heated passions of the
masses were exemplified this afternoon.
A body of three or four thousand unem-
ployed men met by previous arrangement
IN public square and passed a series ofin-
fammatory resolutions. denouncing the
employers and the system OF government
which enabled the latter to crush the
workingman beneath the iron heel of cap
ital, and calling upon the government to
yake steps TO protect the interests of the
working classes. The. news of this bold
gathering, in defiance of the recent order
of the authorities prohibiting such meet
ings, spread with rapidity throughout the
city. The result was that the social agi-
tators determined TO take advantage of
The excited unemployed men and make
demonstration before the castle of the en-
peror Led by Socialist agitators, the work
men marched in the direction of the Inter
den Linden, the most celebrated avenue in
Berlin. The police were utterly unable to
cope with the roaring, swelling, enthus-
Iastic crowd, encouraged by thousands of
others. who watched their progress
through the streets On arriving beneath
The statue of Frederick the Great a halt
was made and a Socialist leader made
passionate address to the throDg, urging
them to carry their demonstration up to
the gates of the castle. Loud cheers
greeted the suggestion, and then, at sig
nal, the workingmen began singing the
''Marseillaise" and marched forward
Cheered by thousands who had gathered
in the broad avenue to witness the demon
Stration.
The workmen, passing through line of
police which barred their passage, had
nearly reached the castle gates, when a
strong detachment of police threw them
L..
thoroughfare intervening between the
rioters and the castle and made a deter
mined charge upon the head of the col
umn. The latter for a moment or so
nerved by the roaring cheers of thousands.
stubbornly withstood the attack of the
police and, pressed onward by those in
the rear. actually managed to gain head
way and beat back the powerful police de-
tachment. The latter, however, rallied.
and, hitting furiously right and left,
wounded scores upon scores of the work
ingmen, who fell bleeding beneath the feet
of the officers of the law. Somebody
among the workmen called upon them to
retreat and come again some other time
100000 strong and prepared to meet the
''emperor's butchers" ," as they called them.
The retreat then commenced, and soon
developed into a flight and panic The
police took 100 prisoners. Sixty or seventy
of the wounded rioters who remained upon
the field of battle were taken to the
hospital.
A.4o1ner row occurred about $50 D m.
near Brandenburg gate. About 300 men
out of employment assembled with the in
1entlon of holding demonstration but
they quarreled among themselves and a
free fight ensued. They were finally dis
persed by the police.
The meeting of which the disturbance
was the outcome was held in the suburb
FREDERICKSBURG, under SocialiStic I aus
plces, and WIS attended by several thou |
sand persons. Several violent speeches
We're made. One of the speakers called on !
the crowd TO go to Berlin.
Shouts Of I'VE will so, and the kaiser |
must see us,' was the response
The procession then formed Tt marched |
through the hoenis- -straSse, past tine town |
hall, TO the SchloSs- platZ. on which stands |
The imperial castle. Here the crowd |
shouted demands Tor bread aud the atti- |
Jude of the mob was SO threatening that |
the police present sent for reinforcenents |
After being strengthened the police drew |
their ssbers and tried to disperse the /
crowd. But the clamorouS people resisted. |
making Use of clubs Several persons |
were injured on both sides before the |
square was cleared. The persons arrested |
Include a number OF women.
During the evening hundreds of uneua- /
ployed persons carried by storm the baker /
ana butcher shops il the koepenikand /
quarter OF the city, smashing The windows 4
and iootinS the shops OF their contents. !
The police made repeated charges upon /
the mob and were engaged in various con-
hicts with the crowd until the mob was
finally dispersed.
BERLIN, Feb. 26.-l a. m.-Over 100 ar |
rests were made. Many persons were
wounded, including several policemen. |
The mob thronged the streets shouting.
Give us something TO ear;'' 1t is reported
1hSt the emperor wltneSsed the Inter den
Linden affair from the castle windows
The majority the persons arrested will
probably be liberated, but the leaders will
be punished severely. No unusual dis
tress prevails in Berlin, except such rs re-
suits from lack of work in the building
trades, which i inevitable in winter
though the distress has been increased bv
the recent strikes.