The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-12
One Member of the Mob Killed, Six
Policemen and "A Number of
the Rioters Injured.
ANARCHISTS In THE CROWD
WHICH YELLED "DOWN WITH THE
MINIsTRYw DOWN WITH TAXEsv'
Lively Meeting of the Irish Indepen-
Severely Denounced.

Rome and the president of the Chamber
of Commerce. marched to the office of the
minister of the interior this afternoon to
protest against and confer with the govern
ment regarding the increased taxation.
Premier Rudini, who is also minister of the
interior, received a committee representing
the tradesmen, and promised that all pos
sible would be done to promote friendly
relations and greater equity between the
tax collectors and the taxpayers. In the
meanwhile large crowd of people had col
lected around the Ministry, angry shouts
were heard and some of those present tore
up paving stones and otherwise assumed
threatening attitude. This caused the po-
lice to make an attempt to dispense the
violent position of the crowd, and in the
conflict which followed six policemen were
injured and one rioter was killed.
The mob raised revolutionary cries while
the fighting was in progress, revolvers were
freely used, many persons in the crowd
were injured, and twenty of the leaders of
the disturbance were arrested. The con-
dition of three of the wounded policemen
is serious.
Midnight-The streets have been quiet this
evening. A special detail of police is pa
trolling the district that was the scene of
the disturbance. In all there have been
twenty-four arrests. The rioter who was
killed has not yet been identified but APP
pears to have been a workman. The pre-
feet of police has ordered the dissolution of
the Roman Socialist Union. Tomorrow
the pro syndic of Rome and the president
of the Chamber Of Commerce, who headed
the procession, will be received by the Mar
quis Di Rudini, who will discuss the appli-
cation of the income tax.
Every possible effort was made to organ
lie thoroughly representative convention.
Invitations were issued to all corporations,
town commissioners, poor law guardians,
foresters, members of the Gaelic athletic
clubs, literary societies, amnesty associa-
tions, national banks, trades and trades
councils, registration associations, national
and workingmen's clubs. The stewards of
the Parnell anniversary demonstration
acted in similar capacity at the conven-
ton. Among the members of the executive
committee on the platform was Louis Stuy-
vesant Chanler, of New York.
Alderman John Reilly read a telegram
from the Independent Irishmen of Boston,
Mass, which said: I'VE stand by Parnells
policy and urge the government to disgorge
it's plumber in the face of the distress exist
ing, and we send 800 as evidence of our
good faith" The reading of this message
was followed by three cheers for the stars
and stripes.
Mr.. Redmond, In long speech, denounced
the Liberals for abandoning home rule, and
declared that the only hope of Ireland was
in Independent action, without any alliance
with the English parties, explaining that
the Dilonites wanted an "emasculated sys-
tenn of federation. a sort Of glorified vestry,
instead of free Parliament" Continuing,
Mr.. Redmond said there could be no recon-
|. Citation with the Dillonites unless the lat
ter and their Liberal allies reinstated home
rule as the first plank in their platform and
promised to appeal to the country if the
House of Lords defeated home rule.
Resolutions were adopted reaffirming that
the Irish question can only be settled by the
concession of national self-government, and
calling upon all members Of Parliament who
"for the last few years have pursued mis-
taken policy" to 'rejoin the independent
party, unite upon the principles of Charles
Stewart Parnell and demand the release of
political prisoners as an act of simple JUS
tice and humanity" Resolutions were also
adopted urging the Irish everywhere to
commemorate the centenary of 1885, de-
nouncing the government for repudiating
the report of the royal commission the
financial relations between Great Britain
and Ireland expressing regret at the neces-
sity of raising a Parnell family fund, and
calling OH Irishmen generally to respond to
the appeal and thereby remove from Ire
land the stigma of ingratitude for the price
less services and devotion" of the late
Charles Stewart Parnell, and calling on
Messrs. Dillon, Davitt and Harrington to
repay, out of the portion of the Paris fund
allotted for that purpose, the $4,000 ($25,OO
due to the Parnell estate"
all M yAyn Oh a d
dres the convention. made ringing speech,
asserting that the Irish would never achieve
home rule until they t We're united So and e e4
ally themselves with the Tories or Liber-
ais because both the English government
and Englishmen were never just, and never
do a generous act unless forced TO 90 II by
fear
The proceedings of the convention were
finished this evening, and the predictions
made of a revolt against the leadership of
John Redmond proved entirely unfoanded.
The delegates cheered him enthusiastically,
and on the adjournment they warmly
praised his speech pronouncing it to be
most able outline of the policy OF the irish
Independent League.
1t is estimated that there were at least
twenty thousand people in the procession
that escorted the deputation to the offices of
the minister of the interior. The author
tiles, 1T was evident, had failed to make
adequate provision for maintaining order in
such a vast and crowded assembly. The
people were irritated at being excluded
presently second detachment issued with
fixed bayonets and tried to clear the plaza.
The crowd then resisted, the stonethrowing
began and the conflict speedily became gen.
eral until an infantry detachment appeared
on the scene and by repeated charges drove
the crowd into the adjoining streets, the
mob still shoWering stones. Some of the
soldiers became Infatuated fired in the di-
rection of the crowd and the streets were
only cleared after a severe struggle, a sec
ond resort to firearms becoming neces-
sary to dislodge particularly determined
group 1t is believed that nearly forty were
more or less severely injured. Hints are
thrown out in some quarters that the dis
orders were fomented by agents, provoca-
tours Until the sudden outbreak the crowd
had been quite peaceful.
Placards were posted on the walls
throughout the city this morning inviting all
tradesmen to close their shops in the after
noon from to p. m, in order to lend inn
posing character to the demonstration. The
suggestion was almost universally adopted
and the result was spectacle unprece-
dented since the death of Victor Emanuel.
except that each closed door bore, instead
of the legend CLOSED for national mourn
ing" the inscription CLOSED for fiscal rea-
sons"
The grievance is that this year the. assess
ments of incomes by the government agents
for income tax have been doubled and
trebled throughout the country. At a meet
ing held yesterday il was decided to make
to-days demonstration 1t is said chat
many Anarchists, Socialists and profess
sional rioters mingled with the crowd and
started cries of Down with taxes and
Down with the Ministry" and greeted the
soldiers with the cry. I'VE are all brothers:
down with taxes" The troops and police
however. held their ground. But only the
speedy arrival of reinforcements averted
serious consequences. The troops were or