The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03


proclaimed here. as well as in the ju-
dicial districts Of Karolenemthal, Sci
kow, Weinberg and Smichow, as a re-
suit of recent riots.
RiOting was resumed here at s o'clock
this morning when stores and houses
in two streets of the Old Town were
pillaged. Seven battalions of infantry
and two squadrOnS of cavalry were
called out to dispense the mob.
Two additional battaliOns of infantry
from Koenigsgratz and three battalions
of infantry from ThereSienStadt have
arrived here.
COMPLAIN OF STUDENTS.
The burgomaster and the municipal
councillors today submitted to the gov
ernor complaints against the German
students in connection with the recent
disturbances.
The governor replied that while he
well understood recent events had
caused great excitement ne was COM
PEELED to point out that there was no
justification for the excitement on this
subject, and he further declared that
the utmost rigor would be exercised in
order to re-establish order and protect
the property Of Germans
The PoIitik, declaring that the pres
ent agitation was started by persons
to whom the fatherland and nationality
are matters of Indifference, appeals to-
day to all parties TO restrain move
ment which might be fatal, not only
to the fatherland, and to it's chief city.
but to the political aspirations of the
Bohemian nation
MORE EXCESSES.
There were further excuses today at
Neinberg- The police were obliged to
use their reVolvers. A house in Alsta-
! dersing was wrecked, and the pillagers
| were dispersed by q mounted patrol
/ There We're threats OF pillage at Sis
kowski, but the nObs everywhere were
/ quickly dispersed.
/ The town is tranquil this evening,
and is being patrolled by troops.
! There has been serious collisions be-
tween the police and the mObs in the
| Zinchow suburbs of the city. Two
{ persons were wounded. The police
made 80 arrests.
GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.
The ambulance association has issued
a report showing that within the last
| "a hours four persons have been killed,
$50 dangerously wounded and 800 more
| or less seriously injured. Twenty shops
/ have been burned out.
As q further Indication of the gravity
of the situation, troops to the number
Of 10000, equipped with ammunition
and other paraphernaia. as for cam
paign, have been engaged in suppress
ing the riots.
STANDREICHT.
1t is not exactly martial law that
has been proclaimed, but rather the
institution Of summary civil proceed
ure called standTeicht. whereby a spec
iaI tribunal of seven judges is empOw-
cred to impose capital and other pun
ishments for Offenses ordinarily pun
ished mildly. There is no appeal
against a death sentence by the tri-
bunal, which must be put into eXecu-
ton within two hours by the military
if the hangman is not available
RIOTS WE'RE ORGANIZED.
The intimate knowledge the mob has
displayed of the exact position Of all
the wealthiest German houses and Of
valuable German properties show that
the riots were organized in advance.
The young CZechs have paraded the
streets wearing plundered jewelry and
comparatively few German houses
have escaped attack.
Further troops are being drafted
into prague from Vienna and else
where, and tomorrow there will be at
least 1900 soldiers in the city and in
its immediate suburbs.