The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-02
ANGRY MODS N PRAGUE
Anti-0srman Feeling Breaks Out
in Wild Demonstrations.
RlOIING ALL DAY LONG
Stones Thrown and Windows Smashed
Ralding German Newspaper ofiicss
Troops Fire Into the Crowd
With Fatal Results.

Was renewal OF riotlng nert last eve
ming. The windows of the German
theater German schools, restaurants.
residences and newspaper offices were
broken. Troops cleared the streets.
Many people were injured and a num-
Der Of arrests were made There were
fresh disturbances here to-day. The
houses of Germans We're bombardcd
with stones. and a bowling mob had 10
be dispersed by Infantry and cavalry.
The university buildings are threatened
by the rioters and have TO be protected
by large bodies Of police.
During the afternoon the riots in
creased. The synagogue windows were
smashed and also the windows of the
houses of Jews displaying German
trade signs in several streets Of the
Jewish quarter. Since q O'clock this
evening the streets have been held by
IL batIalions Of Infantry and a squad
ron Of hussars. All traffic is suspended
and the shops and business houses are
closed.
In spite Of the military. a large
Czech mob made descent during the
evening upon the German quarter and
plundered housea 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 10 dsperse the riot
ers. the soldiers were greeted with
showers of stones. broken glass and
other missiles. The officer In command
ordered his troops 10 prepare 10 fire,
but at the urgent request of a police
official the order Was not carried into
effect.
Shortly after , O'Clock mob at
tempted To attack a cartridge factory
al Ziszchow, a suburb OF Prague. ON
the other side Of Moldau. The troops
stationed at the factory poured vol
ley into the crowd. II is known that al
least two persons were killed outright,
and IL Is feared that others We're killed
or wounded. The same body of rioters
set fire 10 A house at Ziszchow. but the
flames were soon quenched In various
other parts Of the city and the suburbs
windows We're sma shed and German
sign boards demolished Ii Is said that
the mob was incited by articles in the
Czech newspapers and by false report
that the German students had organ.
lied an attack upon the Czech national
theater here. Al a late hour threaten
ing crowds made repeated rushes. and
an attempt TO storm the German news
paper offices was made, but by u
O'Clock the town was quiet and the
troops had been Withdrawn except pa
trols at threatened points.
In Michow, 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 al the police
detachment, which arrived on the scene
10 disperse them. whereupon the COM
manding officer. acting with great
promptitude. drew his revolver and
fired at one Of the ringleaders. the bull
let piercing his arm. He then arrested
the man and the result Of this energetic
action was the dispersal Of the mob
without much difficulty.
The German gymnasium. in the Alt
staedter-ring, in the center OF the city
was plundered by n mob which was
finally dispersed by a combined charge
of soldiers and police.
Two special sufferers from the riots
are Baron Won Aerenthal. the repre-
sentative of ihe.German land owners
In the reichsrath. and Count won Salm.
Baron Aerenthal's = palace is on the Wen
zels platz. The mob smashed the win
| dows and tore out the window frames
on the ground floor last night. Some
outrages were committed on Count
Salm's place. which Is the editorial
Office Of the German paper. Bohemia.
During the nigh, the Aerenthal place
was boarded up. but the rioters soon re-
moved the planks and threw large
stones into the luxuriously furnished
rooms. smashing valuable objects of
art and costly furniture. Damage to
the amount II many thousands Uf flor
ins has been done 10 German firms.
clubs and other institutions having
German proprietors or patrons. No
performance was given at the German
| theater Tonight.
The constant cry of the rioters was,
Down with the Germans. Down with
the Jews" Ladies' venturing on the
street We're obliged 10 wear the Slav
tri-color IN order to avoid being at
tackled
German sign boards are being rapid
~ removed by their owners aud re-
placed with czech Inscriptions Mo-
body dares to utter a word in German.
The Kinsky palace was plundrrcd of
its furniture, which was thrown
through the windows. heaped In the
streets aud set on fire. the mob pre-
venting the fire brigade from approach
ing.
The Wonzels platz. where the revo-
luton ~ lsis began. has been the CHIEF
center ~ excitement. u Is about 60
yards IN width and $50 yards IN length.
and will hold l00. 600 people, The polio"
and the military have made 200 arrests.
and il l. reported tonight that alto
gether 50 persons have been injured
Shortly before midnight there were
fresh disorders and two shops In the
Pingmaug4ea We're broken open and
plllagod The military patrol MAS dis-
persed hy the plunderers. Disorders
ar, rpI Iff,d loo various other suburbs.
AT weinberg the rioters sprnkled %
shop with ry'r'leum and set n on IRE.
Al Lrbpn y gImed rioters were arrest
~ ArUfNur gang plund"rrd liquor
saloon snI -H'rtly afterwards the pa
tr1l found 20 f"rsons lying drunk IN lbc
street.
ylsarH U.r The prospects fnr
] n. r.. m'H stry ars urvirs''H TN.
assignment .f portfolios has been re-
reiy,l 49, 100 sides vain frsld t.s.i.n
and al-r ugh the dismissal ~ Coun,
RaierT }i- a.llyed,. the spirit ~ rphrl.
lion m yI.ars and the German towns
ararshy EA- uruken out I'm thc Slav and
cza,n taN1. md provinces
II l0.F- a- though Baron Gautch
would rs . gfest dificutic. to fnrr In
. ~. 4.r.HrIa Z the czcChs aud social.
,,,s ,- count Badcnl had Seeing m,
s.r,..- tHH' mob iullu.nCc hnd had Il
Vi.rrs Lon Nr.uElng about tl. downfall
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