The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-02
CITY UNDER MARTIAL LAW
REBELLIOUS OUTBREAKS AGAINST
GERMANS IN PRAGUE.

University Buildings Threatened by the
Rioters and Synagogue Windows Are
smashcd-Streets Held by Twelve Bat
talions of Infantry and Squadron of
Hussars-Several Persons Killed.
Prague, Dec. 1.-As result Of the
disorders Of the past twenty-four hours
the authorities have proclaimed the city
under martial law. The chief of police,
who Is Czech, was discovered encour-
aging rioters and has been suspended
from Office. 1t is now known that the
number of injured Germans reaches
300. They are being cared for at the
various hospitals. The disturbances to-
day have amounted almost to a rebel
streamed into Prague this evening from
the surrounding villages to assist the
rioters. The scientific instruments in
the German university and high school
have baen destroyed
1t has been dangerous for Germans to
venture in the streets, as any one using
the German language meant certain as
sault. The cry was Down with the Ger
mans" Those venturing on the street
were obliged to wear the Slav color.
Nobody dares to utter word in Ger
man. The Kinslgy palace was plumber
ed of it's furniture. which was thrown
through windows. piled in the street,
and set on fire, the mob preventing the
fire brigade from approaching.
The police and military have made
200 arrests. At the United States con-
sulate the American flag was hoisted.
Houses Of Germans were bombarded
with stones and a bowling mob which
gathered on Wenzel Platz had to be dis
persed by infantry and cavalry. The
university buildings are threatened by
the rioters and have to be protected
by large bodies Of police. Troops have
been drafted to Kudenstadt owing to
the mob threatening to run riot there.
During the afternoon the riots increas-
ed. The synagogue windows were
smashed as were the windows Of the
houses of Jews displaying German
trade signs in several streets of the
Jewish quarter.
Since o'clock this evening the
streets have been held by twelve bat
talions Of infantry and a squadron Of
Hussars. All traffic Is suspended and
the shops and business houses are clos
ed. In spite Of the military, a large
Czech mob made a descent during the
evening upon the German quarter and
plundered houses and shops in several
streets. The furniture of we'll known
German cafe was piled up in the street
and set on fire. When a detachment of
troops approached to dispense the riot
ers the soldiers were greeted with show
ers of stone, broken glass and other
missiles. The officer in command or
dered his troops to prepare to fire, but
at the urgent request of the police Off
cials the order was not carried into eff
feet.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the mob at
tempted to storm a cartridge factory
at Zizhkow, suburb Of Prague on the
other side Of the Moldau The troops
stationed at the factory poured a vol
ley into the crowd. 1t is known that
at least two persons were killed out
right and it is feared that others were
killed and wounded. The same body
Of rioters set fire to another house. but
the flames were soon quenched. In
various other parts of the city and
suburbs windows were smashed and
German signboards demolished. It is
said that the mob was invited by arti-
cles in the Czech newspapers and by a
false report that the German students
had organized an attack upon the Czech
national theater.
At a late hour the threatening crowds
made repeated rushes and attempts to
storm the German newspaper offices,
but by II o'clock the town was quiet
and the troops had been withdrawn
except patrols at threatened points.
The German gymnasium in the Alt
staedter-Ring in the center of the city
was plundered by a mob, which was
finally dispersed by a charge of soldiers
and police.