Evening journal., 1897-12-02
Rioting In Prague.

Rioting In Prague.
PRAGUE Bohemia, Dec. 2.-The
mohs that have been creating such dis
order and violence in this city are still
ut their work. Yesterday afternoon the
riots increased. The synagogue win
dows and the windows Of the houses
Of Jews displaying German trade signs
In several streets Of the Jewish quarter
were smashed.
Since 6 o'clock last evening the streets
have been held by ~ battalions Of in
fantry and a squadron OF hussars. All
traffic Is suspended, and the shops and
business houses are closed
In spite of the military, large Czech
mob made a descent during the even
ing upon the German quarter and plum
dered houses and shops In several
streets The furniture OF well known
German cafe was piled up in the street
and set on fire. When a detachment Of
troops approached to disperse the riot
ers, the soldiers were greeted with
showers OF stones, broken glass and
other missiles. The officer in command
ordered his troops to prepare TO fire,
but at the urgent request of a police
official the order was not carried into
effect
Shortly after o'clock mob attempt
ed 60 storm cartridge factory at Hi2h-
kow, a suburb OF Prague on the other
side Of the Moldu. The troops station
ed at the factory poured volley into
the crowd. II Is known that at least
two persons were killed outright, and
It Is feared that others We're killed or
wounded.
The same body Of rioters set fire TO
house at zlzhkow, but the flames were
In al hne fuFtg
Of the city and the suburbs windows
were smashed and German signboards
demolished. 1t IS said that the mob was
melted by articles In the Czech news
papers and by false report that the
German students had organized an att
tack upon the Czech National theater
AT d late hour threatening crowds
made repeated rushes and attempts 70
storm the German newspaper offices,
but by II o'clock the town was quiet,
and the troops had been withdrawn ex,
cept patrols at threatened points.
In Smichow, the southwest suburb
OF Prague and a thickly populated in
dustrial quarter at a late hour IN the
evening a riotous mob attacked and
plundered the German National school
The rioters fired shots at the police de-
tachment which arrived on the scene to
UitDtAht AICiils WAtiGAlHh AlH GUNS
mandlng officer, acting with great
promptltude. drewhis revolver and fired
at one OF the ringleaders. the bullet
piercing his arm. He then arrested the
man. and the result of this energetic
action was the dispersal Of the mob
without much further difficulty.
The German gymnasium in the Att
staedter Ring, in the center Of the city.
was plundered by a mob which was
finally dispersed by a combined charge
of soldiers and police
AS q result Of the riots and disbr-
ders Of the last "a hours the authori-
ties have proclaimed the city under
martial law. The chief Of police. who
Is Czech, was discovered encouraging
rioters and has been suspended from
office. 1t is now known that the num-
ber OF injured Germans reaches 800.
They are being cared FOR at the various
hospitals
The disturbances have amounted al
most to a rebellion. Thousands OF
Czechlsh miners streamed into Prague
last evening from the surrounding VIII
lagos to assist the rioters. The scien-
tific instruments in the German uni
versity and high school have been de-
stroyed, and valuable archives pre-
served for a long time al the Kinsky
palace. the largest in the Altstadt, have
been burned.
It has been dangerous for Germans
70 venture into the streets, as any use
Of the German language meant certain
assault meeting Of German socie-
~ in honor Of the eightieth birthday OF
Professor Theodor Mommsen was pro-
hibited by the authorities who feared
II might provoke a collision.
Yesterdays riots would have beer
less serious but that the troops availa.
bic early in the day were insufficient t.
cope with the rioting over so EXTENDED
an area.
Already resenting the German jubi.
Iations and illuminations Of clubs anC
beer halls over the fan OF Count Ba.
deni, the Czech population was still
further melted by the speech OF tn,
Czech burgomaster, delivered Monda,
night TO the town council.
Two special sufferers from the riot
are Baron Won Aehrenthal. a repre-
sentative Of the German land owner
in the reichsrath. and Count Won saln
Baron Won Aehrenthals palace is OF
the Wenzels Piatz. The mob smashe,
the windows and tore out the windoy
frames on the ground floor last night
Similar outrages were committed a
Count Won Salm's palace. which is til
editorial Office of the German pape
Bohemia.
The wenzels platz. where the revolu
tion Of 1s4s began. has been the chic
center Of excitement. IL is about c
yards in width and $50 yards in lengt
and will hold los.se0 people.