New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-19
RIOTING IN BERLIN.
MANY PERSONS HURT AND \ LARGE
NUMBER OF ARRESTS MADE.
THE PREVENTION OF MEETING or THE IN
EMPLOYED BY THE ARREST OF ITS ANAR-
CTiIsT PROMOTER THE CAUSE OF THE

THE PREVENTION OF MEETING or THE IN
EMPLOYED BY THE ARREST OF ITS ANAR-
CHIsT PROMOTER THE CAUSE OF THE
TRoUBLE-ClIEERs FOR DYNAMITE
Berlin Jan. 1s-An Anarchist named Rodrian
issued call few days ago for the unemployed
workingmen to hold a meeting at a brewery at
Friednchshain, a suburb Of Berlin The meet
ing was to have been held to-day but the
police. having in mind the origin Of the serious
riots in 1892. arrested Rodrian last night. The
police were right in their conjecture that with
Rodrian out of the way there would be no meet
ing. 4 large number Of men proceeded 10 the
brewery but there was no attempt at speech
making.
Later in the day a crowd gathered before the
Konigsthur and acted in a disorderly manner
The police ordered them to disperse. but
met with jeers and with fiat refusals to obey
the order 1t being found that moderate meas
ures would not suffice orders were given To
the police to draw their swords and charge the
rioters. The order was at once obcyed, and the
crowd broke and scattered in every direction
Several times af;erward the mob ATTEMPTED to
gather. but the police vigilant ana pre-
vented them. Conflicts OF frequent oc-
cuTence, and many Of the rioters were hurt
though none seriously. Several of the most
disorderly Of the rioters were arrested
The authorities. fearing that there might be
trouble at Fried:ichshain, ordered the mounted
police there TO scour the streets and prevent
any assembiages in them. Whenever Il knot
Of men would gather the police would AT once
disperse them. a large number Of arrests were
made.
II is evident that the pohoe think the situa-
uon threatening. Count StillfrioEd, Chief Of
the Criminal Police, is personally directing the
force. The police reserves were dismissed from
active service late this evening -. Gum
plowicz. an Anarchist from Zurich, who. il was
announced, would speak at the proposed meet
ing, has been arrested
The "Kleine Journal" publishes an account Of
the trouble, which. It says. reported by an
eyewitness. 1t charges that the action of the
police In attacking the crowd WAS without cause.
The unemployed who had gone to the brewery
TO attend the proposed meeting were leaving the
building. after having learned that the meeting
would not be held AS was natural, they gathered
in groups to discuss the situation, and a few
fingered near the exits. They showed no lawless
intent: in fact, many of those about the brewery
were mere OnlOOkerS, and We're OF the better
class Colonel Won Egdy, the Anti-Semitic poll
tcian. was present. and had a narrow escape
from being dubbed by two Over-zealous police
men,
Other reports say that crowd gathered near
Georges Cemetery and camored for work. Tho
use Of dynamite was mentioned. and the crowd
cheered. When the police charged. the crowd
ran down the Fnedcns-strasse As the doors
pectation Of trouble, ii difficult for the fuEi-
tiVes to find refuge Many who sought shelter
in courtyards or Railways were followed 10y the
police and were arrested. AT o'clock the CITY
quiet
The imperial tribunal in Ieipsic has con-
demned Heutebel. a cigarnaker. to six months
imprisonment. and Kabe, furrier L. ten
months imprisonment on account Of their ac-
tvity in spreading the propaganda Of Anarchy.
Both men belonged to the Autonomie Club