Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-18
PUT DOWN BY POLICE
Disorderly Gathering Of the Unem-
ployed in Berlin.
PROGRESS OF TIE BRAZILIAN WAR;
A Big Deficit in the Prussian Re-
ceipts.
OTHER FOREIGN MATTERS.

BERLIN, Jan. 1S.-An anarchist named
Rodrian issued a call few days ago for
the unemployed workmen to hold a meet
ing at brewery at Friederichshain, a
suburb of Berlin.
The meeting was to have been held to-
day. but the police, having in mind the
origin of the serious riots in 1892, deter
mined to arrest Rodrian, thinking that If
he was locked up the meeting would not be
held. Consequently he was taken into Gus
tody last night, and the news of his arrest
quickly spread The police were right in
their conjecture that with Rodrian out of
the way there would be no meeting. Quite
a number of men proceeded to the brewery,
but there was no attempt at speech making
The crowd growled at what they termed
the arbitrary action of the police in arraign-
ing Rodrian, but no overt acts were COM
mitted.
Later in the day a crowd of people gath
cred before the Konigsthur and acted in a
very disorderly manner. The police order
ed them to dispense, but were met with
jeers and with fiat refusals to obey the
order.
Finding that moderate measures would
not suffice to dispense the crowd, orders
were given to the police to draw their
swords and charge the rioters. The order
and scattered in every direction. Several
times afterward the mob attempted to
gather. but the police were vigilant and
prevented them
Conflicts were frequent and many of the
rioters were hurt, though none seriously.
The authorities, fearing that there might
be trouble at Friederichsrain, ordered the
mounted police there to scour the streets
and prevent any assemblages on them
Whenever a knot of men would gather the
police would at once dispense them.
A large number of arrests were made. 1t
is evident that the police think the situa-
ton threatening.
Count Stillfred, chief of the criminal po-
lice. is personally directing the entire force
which includes the reserves, who have been
called out. 1t is feared that there will be
serious Disorders tonight, as the mob seems
to be in fighting mood.
At the time this dispatch is sent4 D. m
the conflict continues at the Koningsthur
which is just outside the city. DIR. Gum
plowiez, an anarchist from Zurich, who, 1t
was announced. would speak at the pro-
posed meeting, has been arrested.
Mounted police are securing Friedrich
shaln ana are making many arrests. ANY
knots of men forming on the side streets
are at once dispersed
Desperate Condition of the UnempIoy-
MADRID, Jan. 1S.-Affairs in the Cadiz
district are in an alarming condition, ow-
Ing to the great number of men idle The
men have been rendered desperate by hum
ger and the pillaging of shops and farm
houses is of frequent occurrence
The anarchists of Cadiz were formerly
well-supplied with money. but now their
sources of supply have been cut off by the
suppression of the anarchist associations
1t is thought that most of the crime that
has been perpetrated in the district is the
work of the anarchists, who, until they
were thrown out of employment, depended
on their honest exertions for livelihood.
An armed band of men recently entered
the village of st. Emil and kidnapped a rich
farmer for ransom. Others stopped and
robbed mail coach. Gendarmes are in
pursuit of them.