Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-02

Lanyard THE GERMAN QUARTERS

-. Dec. There were
Rasue' ,ss here today. The houses
tsdIoAH.ss we're bombarded with
4 eei and a bowling mob which
s'is'' On wensel PLATE had to be
i''', .s nv infantry and cavalry
Z i'''' University buildings are threat ,n It,
lSs w. ,ba rioters. and have to be
81 ~ by large bodies of police
FV''''ts .ve been drafted to Juden-
. N, owing tc the mob threatening
i dct there ,,o r,o,s in.
p. VI The synagogue windows We're
IT, "a and the windows of the
n Jews displaying German
h.''s ,,gns in several streets of the
~ ararter. Since six o'clock this
"e' i., The streets have been held by
'1 ~, battalions of infantry and II
ipH's ~ bussars. All traffic is sus-
So and the shops ana business
~. are closed ~, ,o,o
h.''i snlte OF the military. large
", " mob made a descent during the
ia 80 upon a German quarter ana
t ssaGaTad houses and shops in several
l..,s The furniture of well-known
.. uasn cafe was piled up in the street
tA sst an FIRE when Il detachment
.,,ons approached to dispense the
~ the soldiers were greeted with
..,gsrs Of stones, broken glass ana
nv. -,irslles The officer in command
VIM his troops to prepare to IRE,
4. :, he urgent request of the police
.sssis the order was not carried into
sssr,ly after nine o'clock a mob at
,.-D,ad to attack n cartridge factory
', 7isvchow. suburb of Prague. on
q, o,ber side of Moldau, the troops
s,,ioned at the factory poured a vol
Y lrto the crowd. 1t is known that
7. i,sst two persons were killed out
IN and II Is feared that others were
,,s6 or wounded. The same body of
t.srs cot fire TO u house at Ziszchow,
=, tba flames were soon quenched,
/ !. rarious other parts of the city and
p y suburbs windows were smashed
"a German sign boards demolished,
Il, aid that the mob was melted by
| ,tl,ss In the czech newspapers, and
s. false report that the German stu
IN. had organized an attack upon
| n czech national theater here.
II late hour threatening crowds
III rapeated rushes. and an attempt
| F. tiorrr the German newspaper offices
~ made. but by II o'clock the town
r., ouet and the troops had been
r1hirawn except patrols at threat
rsi points
/, smohow, the southwest suburb of
p-rue. and n thiCkly populated indus
Mi quarter. at late hour in the
r,nlny. riotous mob attacked and
,riered the German National school.
h, rioters fired shots ut the police de-
tAnent which arrived on the scene
b isperse them, whereupon the com
ri-lrg officer, acting with great
vrptuie. drew his revolver and
nd al one Of the ring leaders, the
klet piercing his arm. He then ar
,ttd the man. and the result of this
rrgetIc action was the dispersal of
" mob without much further diff
ay
ne German gymnasium in the Alt
nedtsr Rim, in the center of the city.
va plundered by n mob, which was
hilly dispersed by combined charge
fSdlers and police.
rvo special sufferers from the riots
IT Baron Won Aerenthal, the repre-
s,,atiye Of the German landowners
he Reichsrath, and Count Won
lin Baron Aerenthals place Is on
" Wenzes Platz. The mob smashed
o. windows and tore out the window
hres on the ground floor last night.
kne outrages were committed on
tqnt Salms place. which is the edi-
ty2 office of the German paper, Boz
hns.
During the night the Aerenthal place
rs boarded up but the rioters soon
'noyed the planks and threw large
rts into the luXuriously- furnished
nns, smashing valuable objects of
TT and costly furniture. Damage to
&. amount of many thousands OF
tiS have been done to German firms,
tats and other Institutions having
Fsnan proprietors or patrons. NO
siNmance was given at the Geman
Eater tonight.
he constant cry of the rioters was
'loxn with the Germans" Down
rih the Jews" Ladies' venturing on
{, street were obliged to wear the
sly tri.color in order to avoid being
riitktd. German signboards are be-
/, rapidly removed by their owners
n replaced with Czech Inscriptions.
shdy cares to utter a word in Ger
tn
he Kinsky palace was plundered of
furniture, which was thrown
tNv,h the windows, heaped in the
ii'i and set on fire. the mob prevent
Z As fire brigade from approaching,
u Wenzels Platz, where the revolu-
" q lA5 began, has been the chief
dsi Of excitement. 1t is about sixty
~ n width and $50 yards in length,
Y VII hold 100000 people. The police
I'VE military have made 200 arrests,
y is reported tonight that alto
hi ''''' i'''''' N"'e ~ "
aAacy resentlng the German jubi-
~ ana Nominations of clubs and
aalls over the fan of Count Ba-
Me Czech populat was still
~ melted nv the -ech of the
n. Il. oulgomnst, De erred Monday
~ 10 the town council.
TRo''7r.E IN PlLSEN.
:, n mia, Dec. las u re-
threatening mob gathering
The houses of German resi-
s especially guarded by the
~ Today 5000 people gathered in
I, ~ me town hall and after sing
Nohal songs proceeded to the
j ~. gymnasium, where they broke
n. sl''loWs' The police dispersed the
Moundiug one. The rioters
y, ~.uthed 10 the town hall. where
tes " OBTAIN the liberation OF some
~ ,,ihnsleaders Who mad been ar
hey broke the windows Of the
'Nu OF several buildings adjacent.
GIVEN \ HEARING.
' Unable Ia Comply with the &c
qOrfments of the Law.
tass,nston' Dee. 1.-The Interstate
a. commission today opened the