The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-27
Workingmen Sacking Shops
and Fighting the Police.
RIGID CENSORSHIP OF NEWS.
The Soldiers to Be Called Out Only
When All Other Means Fail.
Emperor William. Protected by Police,
Goes Riding-HIs Speech Has Solidi-
fed the Opposition to His Hated Bills

LONDON, Feb. 26.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Times declares that the
laxity of the government is due to an at
tempt to minimize the extent of the dis
order in the eyes of the public. The cor
respondent further saws that all tee-
grams describing the rioting in terms Of
Tending to the German press censors are
refused transmission, and no accounts of
the later excuses on Thursday could be
wired. The correspondents own message
breaks off in the middle of a sentence
describing today's scenes.
BERLIN, Feb 26-Last night every police
man was on duty. The chief of police, in
company with several of his aides, on
horseback, visited the different parts of
the city that have been the scenes of the
disturbances. The disorders on the out
skirts of Berlin have been far more serious
than in the center of the city. Infamed
by their excesses of yesterday and last
night the rioters, many of whom had
passed the whole night in the streets,
began to renew their disturbances this
morning. The law-abiding residents of
the city have taken alarm, and many of
them do not dare to leave their dwellings
Al an early hour today menacing
crowds of workmen began to assemble in
Unter den Linden. There was a strong
force of police present, however and they
kept the crowd of idlers continually mov-
ing. By noon the crowds had augmented
to such an extent that the police were
compelled to charge them to clear the
streets. They met with determined re-
sistance, but finally dispersed the rioters.
The mob in the Kaiser Wilhelm strasse
determined to hold their ground. The
police charged several times with drawn
swords, and finally. after a determined
resistance on the part of the rioters,
who fought with sticks and stones,
they were routed. Quite num-
ber of the mob were severely
hurt, and the leaders fell into the hands of
the police. Several socialist meetings
were held in the vicinity of the bourse,
and this fact did not have a reassurlng
effect upon the operators there, as it was
feared the mob might attack the head
quarters of speculation. which is held by
many to be partly responsible for the bad
times existing. During the course of the
morning disorderly workmen assembled
at several other points in the city, notably
in the vicinity of the Brandenburg gate,
the museum and square in front of the
opera-house, but when ordered to
disperse by the police they did
so, muttering threats, though offering
no resistance. At noon another
large crowd collected in the opera-house
square. The police charged the mob with
drawn swords and dispersed them with
little resistance. Seven ringleaders of this
mob were arrested. 1t is evident that SOL
diers will be used against the rioting ele-
ment only as last resort to establish
order. 1t is believed by many people that
owing to the inadequacy of the police
force to handle the disturbances, though
thus far their conduct merits the highest
praise, the government should adopt
sterner methods to put down the trouble
once for all. Roughs tried to break
through the police at the castle gate and
had almost succeeded when a force of
mounted officers arrived and broke UP the
crowd by riding them down and iniuring
them.
Emperor William does not show any
anxiety as to the final outcome of the pres
ent troubles. There was great ex citement
in the vicinity of the castle at 3:30 this
afternoon when his majesty, attended by
an aide and preceded by two mounted
policemen, emerged on horseback from the
castle court and rode slowly through the
streets, notwithstanding that they were
packed by an excited mass of people. He
was loudly and enthusiastically cheered by
the masses while he proceeded.
Throughout the afternoon the streets
leading to the castle garden were crowded
with people, who greatly hampered the
police, and this fact served to cause ex-
aggerated ideas of the extent of the dis
order. The press of all shades of politics
appeal 10 the public to remain indoors.
The emperor assumed an air of non
chalance when he rode out today An
attempt was made by the demonstrators
who shouted for bread and work to organ
ize a procession to follow him. but they
were prevented by the police The en-
peror's brother, Prince Henry, drove in an
open carriage through Inter den Linden
this afternoon, and was loudly cheered
The damage done yesterday and today
amounts TO thousands OF marks. The
newspapers warn people against overesti-
mating the importance of the disturb
ances, which they say are due to roughs.
A socialist paper disc!aims, on behalf of
the socialist leaders, any connection with
the rioters, and declares the members of
the mob belong to the lowest dregs of the
population.
Conflicts between the police and mob
of 1900 roughs continued in Rosenthaer
strasse until 10 O'Clock tonight. The po-
lice attacked the rioters with the fiat sides
of saoers. The mob was at length routed
and dispersed into side streets, where
scattered bands began the work OF looting
the shops of butchers and bakers. II is as
serted that only few genuine workmen
took part in the demonstrations. 1t was
remarked today that the police were less
self-controiled than yesterday. They at
tackled the mobs in more violent manner,
and did not scruple to use the edge OF the
saber. The result is that the number of
wounded is larger than yesterday. Yes
terday in Michelkirsch strasse the crowd
became so enraged at a policeman who
drew a sword that he was disarmed and
dragged to a nearby canal. Had it not
been FOR the arrival of a detachment of
mounted officers he would have been
drowned. As it was, he was bad y beaten.
A strong force of police are guarding the
palace and patrolling the streets tonight,
and every precaution is being taken to
/ meet further outbreaks from rioters.
Thursday nights riots we're extremely
/ serious. 4 number of shops were entered
by the rioters, who smashed furniture,
| and all kinds of goods were carried away
in sacks. In some cases regular trade
was carried on in the street in stolen
| goods. An unfounded rumor was current
today that an attempt had been made to