Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-29
THE BERLIN RIOTS
Ominous Silence in the Ger.
man Capital.
PEOPLE ORDERLY YESTERDAY.
Sensational Rumors Are Still Heard on
the Streets -.

The Police OhRciAls Claim That the An.
arChists and Socialists Were the Insti.
gators of tho Disorders of Last Thurs.
dAy-It is Said Two Hundred PERSON.
Are In Custody and That Arrests VIII
Continue for Some Days to Come.
BERLIN, Feb. 29.-There was ominous
quiet in this city yesterday. The most
significant feature of the day was the
silence of most Of the pastors on the sub
ject that was in everybody's mind. The
usual prayers were offered up for the
Kaiser and the fatherland, but not 8
word of admonition or petition bearing
upon an outbreak of disorder such as
Berlin had not seen in fourty- four years.
The explanation of this is that the
Protestant churches generally are ex.
tremely dissatisfied with the new educa-
ton bill which places Catholics virtually
on par with Lutherans, and is regarded
establishing, substantially, Catholic
State Church. This displeasure is SO
great and general that a large number
both of the Protestant clergymen and
laymen have their loyalty somewhat i'm
paired, and, while they do not sympa-
thize with disorder, they do not appear
sorry to see the Kaiser reminded of the
possible dangers of the situation.
The church-goiny crowds went and
came in the most orderly manner and, in
Difference to the commands und erstood
to have been given to the police, there
was no gathering of groups in the public
Streets
The police are worn out from loss OF
sleep, and it may be found necessary to
call out the military to relieve them.
Few arrests are being made, as it is not
desired to weaken the available force by
detailing men to take charge of prison.
ers. 1t is deemed better to disable, or at
least dishearten the rioters, by free use
of clubs and swords.
The most serious encounters al g those
which have taken place In Rosenthaler
and Brunnenstrasse, in the northern dis.
tricJ of the city. Here the police were
obliged to apply their weapons savagely,
and scores of their opponents were
wounded, large number seriously. The
officers did not escape unhurt, as the
mob were pretty we'll armed with sticks
and stones, and occasionally did effective
work with their missiles. One by one,
however, the disorderly crowds were van
pushed and the streets cleared.
The police have cordoned a number of
streets and forbidden the inhabitants of
+ certain quarters not to leave Their houses
under any pretext. These measures are
crowds from gathering again and making
possible mischief
Sensational rumors are still heard on
every street. One report had it that
Anarchists were planning to blow up
several buildings with dynamite and five
others in different parts of the city, then
during the excitement the palace itself
was to be wrecked with bombs.
The police officials now claim, besides
having information that the demonstra-
ton of Thursday was carefully planned
plot of Anarchists and Socialists, to
have already cotton the track of several
of the leaders in the plot.
1t is difficult to say how many people
have been arrested for taking part in the
rioting. The semi official statement is
that about two hundred men and women
are in custody, and that the number of
injured does not amount to more than
seventy. These figures, however, are
| delusive, for in the wounded are only
counted the people who were picked up,
bleeding, by the police and taken to hos
| pitfalls. 1t is evident from the number of
heads and hands bandaged up, which are
| to be seen in certain quarters of the city,
that two or three hundred people at least
have suffered at the hands of the police.
Then, again, as to the number of ar
! rests. The authorities say that about
two hundred persons are in custody; but
| this number does not include those ar
rested secretly on the charge of lese
majestic nor the arrests made upon infor-
nation obtained after the rioting had
ceased. This series of arrests, it IS ex-
pected, will continue for some days to
come. The estimate of imprisoned and
injured made here is about $50 injured
and 300 in custody.