The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-28


its tussle with the authorities.
THE FIRST ENCOUNTER
occurred at Haeckesche market A noisy
mob assembled, consisting of young work
ingmen, probably excited with beer, and
largely also of the most rowdy element in
Berlin. The patrols got SO blocked in the
masses of the crowd that they sent
for reinforcements. Then they charged
the mob with sabres drawn, driving
them towards Noue Friedrich strasse.
and Orainienberger Strasse. Several
thousand rioters, thus split up by the po-
lice tactics, re- assembled later on the
streets in the northern quarter. Rosen-
thai Strasse became the next focus for the
rIoting position. At o'clock it appeared
critical. A great mass of people assem-
bled IN groups listening to socialist speak
ers, who Violently denounced the govern
mens, police and everything comprising
the existing order of things. The police
made another charge, and repeated it again
and again, but the crowd, after giving way
little at each charge, reclosed its ranks
and
FOUGHT THE POLICE WITH DESPERATE EN-
ERGY,
using as weapons sticks, stones, heavy
biliets of wood and anything they could
lay hands upon. When the police found
the tide of battle was turning against
them, they did not hesitate to
use the edge of their sabres,
large number of rioters were badly
hurt and taken 10 surgeries in the vicinity,
where their injuries were attended to. BY
1870 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 goods
displayed in them, or anything else that
came within their reach. The feature of
to-night's rows has been the large increase
In the number Of workingmen mixed up
with the mob. Hitherto the greater part
of the crowd consisted of men never known
to work, professional agitators and the
dregs of humanity. Tonight, however,
there were many genuine workingmen in
the crowds. This is to be attributed to the
fact that to-day was pay day.
THE ADVICE GIVEN SOCIALISTS
by their organ, the VorwaertS, does not
seem to have mad much effect. The paper
appealed 10 them to act in an orderly man
ner and keep away from the beer shops.
All the police available are concentrated
to- night in the northeast districts OF the
city. After the fight in Rosenthal strasse,
serious collisions occurred in Brunnes and
Frankfurter strasse. AS the rioting in
creased, the authorities issued an order
calling upon people to remain indoors.
The order, however, did not suffice to keep
the curious off the streets and many spec
tators suffered with numbers Of the mob.
At late hour the central authorities were
warned the disorders were spreading to
| Iegoi, an outlying suburb. The mounted
gendarmerle was also called out in another
district
To night closes with the worst prospects
for tomorrow. The authorities, believing
spread of the rioting is likely, have taken
extended precautions to meet the trouble
All troops are ordered confined to their
barracks and Sunday is anxiously awaited
1t is believed should any serious disturb
ance occur to- morrow, 1t will be necessary
to call on the military for aid
THE ORIGIN OF THE RIOTS
is found in the appeal of unemployed ma
sons TO Burgomaster Forckenbeck for en-
ployment in municipal work. The under
| burgomaster declared the municipal auth
critics could not give them work
and referred them to the superintend-
ent of public works The latter promised
to use his influence with the contractors.
1t was doubted that this would be of much
| aSsis lance to the men and their families.
uidu VI nlOu are Ou Uue verge Oh SLarVa-
ton. The meeting at Freiderichshain fol
lowed. One OF the delegates told the men
there was no Immediate chance of the
municipal authorities furnishing them with
work. The meeting adopted a resolution
declaring in view of the prevailing distress,
the state authorities might begin the cree
ton OF new buildings and thus
FURNISH WORK FOR THE DESTITUTE.
There is no truth in the report that ex.
treme Socialist views were expressed and
that the crowd demanded that the govern
ment furnish them with work or bread.
Only respectable suggestion was made
that the condition OF affairs required ex ira
ordinary eXeruons on the part Of the au.
thorities to alleviate the distress
The truth of the whole matter is that the
workingmen at first had nothiug to do with
the demonstration. 1t was the lower strata
of stragglers on the edge of the meeting
that began the demonstration. AS the ex-
element growing out of the conflicts with
the police expanded, the ferment among
the better class Of workingmen has
grown. The emperor's advice to the NAL
contents to emigrate has added fuel to the
flames and
THE END NOW CANNOT BE TOLD,
though it is certain if the soldiery are
called upon much blood shed will follow.
Berlin is not alone in the trouble Dis.
tress is prevalent in every populous cente,
} of Germany and the cry for bread i:
clamorous. During the week bread riot:
occurred in Dantzsc and Brunswick
Meetings of the suffering poor were hello
in Hamburg and Breslsu. In scores oil
| places the strikes that have occurred dur.
J ing the past few months, always resulting
! in the defeat of the men and the exhaus
ton of the benefit funds, have assisted en-
} ployers to reduce work, causing further
trouble for the men. The government
members of the reichstag accuse the So
J cialists Of playing double game ostensi
bly, restraining but secretly inclting tn,
J workingmen to violence. On the otheI
hand the Socialists charge the polio,
agents with fomenting the riots in order tt
enable the government to execute
A GRAND CoUr OF WHOLESALE REPRESSION
| Herr Wermuth, German imperial com
missioner 10 the Chicago Colum bian eXpo
, sition, worries over the lack of space TO
the German department. He was prom
ised more, and accepted offers from intend
ing exhibitors sufficient to fill all the spac
offered. On receiving the plans he find
nearly one-third OF the available space i
, absorbed by promenades and other things
He has written protesting against this
t Herr Krupp, the great gun manufacturer
has notified Herr Wermuth that he in
tends to make an important exhibit tina
will inv olive the expenditure of 500, 90
1 marks.
Prof Virchour is engaged writing an ar
ticle refuting the renewed charges tia
| there is disease In American pork i'm
ported.
Colonel Murphy has started for st. Pet