The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-14

LONDON. Nov. 1S-Trafalgar Square
was to-day, the anniversary of Bloody
Sunday, the scene OF a great popular
demonstration in celebration Of the
declaration by the Liberal government
OF tho right to hold public meetings in
the square, and to give notice to the
demands of the unemployed poor upon
the government and local bodies to start
all needed public improvements, SO as
to assist in relieving existing destitu-
ton.
Bright sunshine ushered in the
morning which brought crowds of peo-
pie to the spot which will doubtless
ever be associated with the memorable
conflict of that Sunday in 1887 when Sir
Charles Warren successfully upheld his
order prohibiting the use OF the square
against the masses which made u con-
centrated effort to break through the
lines OF police and soldiery. Theweather
in the afternoon was less favorable.
The sky became cloudy and threatened
rain. Nothing daunted, the legions OF
unemployed, OF socialists and their SYM
pathizers, marched in bodies to the
square, most Of them coming from the
east and southeast.
A band was stationed there which
greeted the arriving professions, the
first three OF which were social demo-
cratic bodies. They carried red BAN
ners, and were led by q number OF
girls waving red flags. They took up q
position at the head of the Nelson col
umn, about three sides Of which plat
forms were constructed. The balus-
traded front OF the national gallery
provided three other platforms. All of
the PROFESSIONS were amply provided
with banners and bands, the "Marsail-
laise" and other revolutionary airs be-
ing played. The banners bore inscrip-
tions such as: workers of the world,
unite and SOW the eeed, but do not let
the tyrants reap"
Another, which was greeted every
where with cheers was inscribed
"Taken by Warren's bullies, bloody
Sunday. Retaken same day." There
was noticeable absence of police with
in the square, but hundreds on loot
and hundreds of mounted men were
stationed back OF the national gallery
and at other convenient places out OF
sight. Detachments OF three or four
were also placed every few yards at the
approaches to the square, while an
ambulance CORPS with stretchers and
other paraphernalia was on hand ready
for service. Scotland yard, too, was
ready for an emergency.
The square was filled with vast con-
course OF people by half past 8. II was
an eminently orderly crowd, however.
Ordinary tIaffic was little impeded. A
majority of the procession were we'll
dressed workingmen. They appeared
lost in the great crowd of spectators
drawn by curiosity. There were forty
speakers, including John Burns, @. A.
Conybear, N. p, James Keir Hardie,
NJ. p, H. NJ. Hyndman, Ben Tiller, Ber-
nard Shaw and William Saunders, NJ. P.
The speeches were limited to six min
utes each. Owing to the noise only the
forty or fifty persons nearest speaker
could hear him. The majority could
only look on and watch the gesticula-
tions.
After the speeches the square quickly
cleared and the professions took up the
march to the respective districts with
bands playing and banners waving. At
the head OF one procession was gray
beard on horse back representing the
red spirit.