The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-26
MANY MOSLEMS SHOT DOWN
Killed by Policemen and Soldiers at
Command of British Magistrate.
Bloody Riot Precipitsted at Rangoon BY
Refusal of the Authorities to Permit
the Sacrifice Of Cow.

RANGooN. June 25.-For several days the
Moslsms haye been preparing to celebrate
q religious festival to-day. This morning
they were forbidden by Mr.. Fleming. Brit
fish ma gistrste. to sacrifice a cow near the
Hndoo temple. Mr.. Fleming had threat
ened y yesterday to issue this order. and tho
Mohammedsns were greatly excited before
the hour of the sacrifice. When the police ap-
peared near the temple with the announce
mert the Mohammedans began striking
them. The police charged without firing.
but the Mohammedans held their ground
stubbornly and fought back with sticks
and stones. Mr.. Fleming. who had gone TO
the spot as soon as trouble became i'm
minent. and several policemen were
wounded. The police withdrew. got REIN
forcements and charged again. but without
effect Mr.. Fleming then ordered them to
fire. The volley was delivered at close
quarters. Twenty Mohammedans fell dead
and many more were wounded severely.
AS the Mohammedans stin refused
to dispense. the military was called.
Four companies charged on the
double-Quick. with fixed bayonets.
The Mohammedsns dispersed slowly.
and still fighting. although many had been
wounded in the charge of the troops.
They gathered again. however, in o street
q short distance from the temple. They
were hardly dispersed before they reas-
sembled in another street. A desultory
fight between them and the troops has
been In progress all the afternoon. All the
military is occupied in clearing the streets.
Many Mohammedans and Hindoos have
been killed. Scores have been wounded.
Nevertheless they show no signs of yield.
ing. but as fast rs they are driven from ons
district gather again in another. The reg.
ulars are regarded as UNEQUAL TO the work
of subdulnR them. and volunteers have
been called upon TO do duty In the streeta
Results Of tie Gesman Elections
BERLIN. June 25.-The 316 constituencies
in which the elections have been held arc
divided thus among the larger parliament
airy groups: Clericals. rs; Social Demo-
Gratis, So; Conservative and Agrsrisns. 81;
National Liberals. 35; Radical Unionists.
IL; Poles. 15 free Conservatives. Il; lndo-
pendent Clerioals, IL: Alsatians. 8; Demo-
Gratis. IL: Anti-Semites. z; Richterists. 15.
OF the $40 Deputies whose elections have
been reported 1l6 will enter the Reichstag
opposed to the army bill and 80 fsvorina
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be heard from. The Social Democrats arc
jubilant. and boast that they will come to
Berlin on July 4 with fully 55 Deputies.
Last evening they held enthusiastic meet.
ings in every election district. The second
ballots to be taken in Bavaria tomorrow
are expected to strengthen the Clercais
greatly and increase somewhat the Social
Democrat and South German Democratic
representation in the Reichstag.
China Wants n New Treaty.
LONDON. June GA dispatch from
Shanghai to the Standard says: Ii Hung
Chang, the Chinese Premier, has intimsted
that new treaty between China and the
United States will be necessary. IN view of
the present condition of the immigration
question. Probably the new Ministry Will
be charged with the task.
Cable Notes.
Five persons died of cholera in Montpe-
her, France. Saturday.
The Peruvian government has suppressed
thirty-one political journals.
Goldsbrough. Mort IL Co.. bankers and
merchants of Melbourne. have suspended
payment. Their liabilities are &C. SOC. 600.
James A. Mckenzie, the new United
States minister to Peru. was formally re-
ceived by President Morales Bermudez Sat.
urday afternoon.
Dispatches from Bangkok state that the
French troops have Oocupi ed the lsiantS
Rong and opg-Sslem. in the Gulf OF
Siam. No resistance was offered by the
natives.
Cardinal Thomas. on assuming his title
yesterday. delivered, at Rome. u discourse
on the Dapaoy. as a democratic republic.
He said that the present Pope treated with
democracy as Sextus V with Henry ~. and
rs Plus VII treated with Napoleon.
M. Norton. VINO is under arrest at Paris
for having forged the Cocarde documents.
at first alleged To- have been stolen from
the British embassy, declares that NJ. Duo.
ret editor OF the Cocarde. advised him TO
commit the forgery. Ducret, who is also
under arrest, denies this.
The German Foreign Office expects that
Russia will forthwith open q commercial
war against Germany. The officials at
tribute the failure of tho negotiations be-
tween Russia and Germany TO Francophile
and Panslavist influences in 50. Peters
burg. inducing the Russian government To
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