The age-herald., 1897-12-02
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Prague, Dec. 1.-There was a renewal of the rioting here last evening. The windows of the German theater Ger man schools, restaurants and newspa- per offices were broken. The troops cleared the streets. Many people were injured and number of arrests were made.
 The houses of Germans were bonl- barded with stones, and a howling mob which gathered on Wanzel Platz had to be dispersed by infantry and cavalry.
 The university buildings are tIhraren- ed by the rioters, and have to be pro- tected by large bodies of police.
 Troops have been drafted to Juden- stadt owing to the mob threatening to run riot there.
 Church House Defiaed During the afternoon the riots an- creased. The synagogue windows were sma shed, as was also the windows of the houses of Jews displaying German trade signals in their shops.
 Since 6 o'clock this evening the streets have been held by twelve battalions of infantry and a squadron of hussars.
 
 and business houses are closed.
 Used the Torch
 Shortly after clock a mob attempted to storm carriage factory at Szokow, a suburb of Prague The troops stationed at the factory poured volley into the crowd. Tt is known that alt leass two persons were killed outright, and it is feared that others were killed or wound- Il ~f, -s.@Afa ~.at Gt~Nf frn a house at Zichkow, but the flames were soon quelled.
 In various other parts of the city and surbs windows were smashed and Ger man sign boards demolished. It is said the mob was melted by the articles in the Czech newspapers and by a false report that the German students had organized an attack upon the Czech national thea- ter.
 Tried to storm Newspaper Ofices
 At a late hcur thersatening crowds made several heated rushes and attempts were made to storm the German news paper officss, but by Il o'clock the town was quiet and the troops rad been with drawn except patrols at threatened points.
 In Another Quarter
 At Smycholw, the southwest suburb of Prague, a. thiclsly populated industrial quarter at a late hour in the evening al riotous mob attacked and plundered the German national school. The rioters fired shots at police detachment, where upon the commanding officer acting witf1 promptude, drew his revolver and fired | at one of tn ringleaders, the bullet piercA | ing hts arm. He then arrested the man. The result of this energetic ad ion was the dispersal of the mob, without much further difficulty.
 The German gymnasium in the AL staedter-Ring in the cerdlsr of the city was plundered by mob, which was finally dispersed by a combined charge of soldiers and policeL
 Already resenting rl1e illuminat tions of G,srman clubs and beer halls over the fall of Count Badeni, the Czech population was further incensed by the speech of the Czech burgomaster, delivered yesterday in the council.
 During the night the Aren hal palace as boarded up, but the rioters soon re- moved the blanks and threw large stones into the luxuriously furnished rooms, smashing valuable objects of art and costly furniture. Damage to the amount of many thousands of fior.ns had been done to German clubs and other instf- tutfoms having German propri-tois 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 streets were obliged to wear the Slav tri- color in order to avoid being attacked.
 No one dares utter word Of German.
 The kings palace was plundersd of it's furniture, which was thrown through the windows, heaped up and set on fire. The Wenze1 Platz, where the revolution of 1S4S began, has bean the chief center of exc, cement. It is about 50 yards in width and 750 yards in length and will hold 900 people. The police and mil- itary have made 200 arrests. and ft Is said tonight that altogether eighty persons have been killed.