The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-29
THE BERLIN RIOTS
0minouS Silence in the Ger
man Capital.
PEOPLE ORDERLY YESTERDAY.
Sensational Rumors Are Still Heard on
at. the Streets

The Police OfHcisis Claim That tho An
gators Of the Disorders of Last Thurs
day-It Is said Two Hundred Persons
Are in Custody and That Arrests VIII
Continue for Some Days TO Come.
BERLIN, Feb. 30 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 every ybody's mind. The
usual prayers were offered up for the
Kaiser and the fatherland, but not a
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-
tion bill which places Catholics virtually
on par with Lutherans, and is regarded
establishing, substantially, a Catholic
State Church. This displeasure is 50
great and general that 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 going 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 thesmilitary 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 are those
which have taken place in Rosenthaler
and Brunnenstrasse, in the northern dis
trict OF the city. Here the police were
obliged 20 apply their weapons savagely,
and SEQ: d, u their opponents were
wounded, a large number seriously The
officers d.d 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
| quished and the streets cleared.
The police have cordoned number of
streets aud fOi hidden the inhabitants OF
certain quarters not to leave ther houses
under any ptetext. These measures are
| considered necessary in order to prevent
crowds from gathering sgain 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
tion of Thursday was a carefully planned
| plot of Anarchists and Socialists, tC
have already got on the track of severa
| Of the leaders in the plot.
1t is difficult TO say how many people
have been arr ested for taking part in the
rioting The semi-oficial statement /,
tina t about two hundred men and womer
are in custody, and that the number o.
injured does not amount to more thar
seventy. These figures, however, ar,
delusiye, foI in the wounded are only
counted the people who were picked up
| bleeding, by the police and taken to hos
| pitals II is evident from the number o.
heads and hands bandaged up, which arI
TO be seen in certain quarters of the city
that two OF three hundred people at least
have suffered at the bands of the police
Then, again, as to the number of ar
rests. The authorities say that about
two hundred persons are in custody; bu
this number does not include those ar
rested secretly on the charge of lest
majeste nor the arrests made upon infor
nation obtained after the rioting ha'
ceased This series of arrests, it is ex
pected, will continue for some days t
come. The estimate of imprisoned an
injured made here is about $50 injure
and 300 in custody