Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-28
RIoTING RENEWED.
Scenes of Thursday and Friday Nights
Re-enaoted Il Berlin.


Scenes of Thursday and Friday Nights
Re-enaotea :H Berlin.
BERLIN, Feb. 27.-[Copyright, 1892,
by the New York Associated Press. J.
Despite the quiet aspect of the streets
this morning and this afternoon appre-
tensions were telt for the evening. The
situation seemed to be under the abso.
lutte control of the police until nightfall
when rowdyism renewed its tussle with
the authorities. The first encounter oc-
Cured at the Hae Mesche market, where
a noisy mob assembled, consisting OF
young workingmen, probably excited
with beer, and largely, also, of the
most rowdy element in Berlin. The
patrols got so blockaded in the masses
of the crowd that they sent for rein
forcements. Then they charged the mob
with sabres drawn, driving them to-
wards Neue Friedrich strasse and Ain
or Ainienburger strasse. The several
thousand rioters thus split up by the
police tactics re-assembled later on the
streets in the northern Quarters. Ro-
senthal strasse became the next focus
for rioting.
The position at 8 O'Clock appeared
critical. A great mase of people assem-
bled in groups listening to socialist
speakers who violently denounced the
government, the police and everything
comprising the existing order of things.
The police made another charge and re-
peated it again and again, but the
crowd, after giving way little at each
charge, reclosed their ranks and fought
the police with desperate energy, using
as weapons sticks, stones, heavy billets
of wood, and anything they could lay
their hands upon. When the police
found the tide OF battle turning against
them, they did not hesitate to use the
edge of their sabres.
A large number of rioters were badly
hurt, and taken to the surgeries in the
vicinity where their injuries were at
tended to.
By 1O:30 the Rosenthal melee was
over and a large number of rioters were
in the police stations As on Thursday,
some of the rioters took advantage of
the uproar to smash shop windows and
seize upon the goods displayed in them,
or anything else that came within their
reach.
A feature of tonight's rows has been a
large increase in the numbers of work.
ingmen mixed up with the mob. Hith-
erto the greater part of the crowd con-
sisted of men never known to work, pro-
fessional agitators and the dregs of
humanity. Tonight, however, there
were many genuine workingmen in the
crowds. This must be attributed to the
fact that today was pay day.
The advice given the Socialists by
their organ, Vorwaerts, does not seem
to have had much effect. The paper
appealed to them to act in an orderly
manner, and keep away from beer shops.
All the police available are concen-
trated tonight in the northeast districts
of the city.
After the fight in Rosenthal strasse,
several collisions occurred in Brunnen
and Frankfurter strasse. AS the rioting
increased, the authorities issued an
order calling upon people to remain in
doors. The order, however, did not
suffice to keep the curious off the streets,
and many spectators suffered with the
members of the mob.
At late hour the central authorities
were warned that the disorders were
spreading to legal, an outlying suburb.
Mounted gendarmes were also called
out in another district.
Tonight closes with worse prospects
for tomorrow. The authorities believ-
ing CnaJ Lne spredu OF bne rlOJlnS ID
likely, have taken extended precautions
to meet the trouble. All the troops
are ordered confined to the barracks,
and Sunday ia anxiously awaited. 1t is
believed should serious disturbance
occur tomorrow, it will be necessary to
call on the military for aid.
The origin OF the riots is found in the
appeal of unemployed masons to Burgo-
master Forckenbsck for employment in
municipal work. The under burgomas-
ter declared that the municipality au-
thorities could not give them work, and
referred them to the superintendent Of
public works. The latter promised to
use his influence with contractors. 1t
was doubted whether this would be Of
much Importance to the men
and their families, many of whom
were on the verge of starvation.
NIhe meeting at Friedrichshain followed.
One OF the delegates told the men that
there was no immediate chance Of the
municipal authorities furnishing them
with work. The meeting adopted reso-
lutions declaring, in view Of the prevail
ing distress, that the state authorities