The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-02

PRAGUE, BOHEMIA, Dec There was
renewal of the rioting here last evening
The windows OF the German theater, the
German schools, restaurants residences
Nald newspaper Office. were broken. The
troops cleared the streets, but many peo-
pie were injured and numb OF arrests
were made.
During the afternoon the riot increased.
The synagogue windows were smashed
q well as those of the houses of Jews dis
laying German trade signs in several
streels OF the Jewish quarter. Since
o'clock this evening the streets have been
held by twelve battalions of infantry and
a squadron OF hussars. All ira tfic is sns-
pended and business houses are closed.
In spite of the military a large Lzech
mob made a descent during the evening
upon the German quarter and plundered
houses and shops. The furniture of a
well-known German cafe was piled UP in
the street and set on fire. When a de-
tachment of troops approached to dis
peIse the rioters he soldiers were greeted
with showers OF stones, broken glass and
other missiles The officer in comm and
ordered his troops 10 prepare 10 fire, but
al the urgent request of a police Official
the order was not carried into effect.
Shortly after 9 O'Clock mob attem pied
10 attack cartridge factory atZiszhcow, a
suburb OF Prague, on the other side of the
Moldau. The troops stationed at the lac
tory poured volley intothe crowu. It's
known that at least two persons were
killed outright, and it is feared that 9TH
ers were killed or wounded. The same
BODY Of rioters set fire 10 a house al ZisZh-
>zcow, but the flames we're Don quenched
In various other parts of the city and
the suburbs WINDOWS were smashed and
German signboards demolished
1t is said that the mob was incIted oy
articles in the Czech newspapers and by
false report that the German students had
organized an attack upon the Czech Ma
tional Theater.
late hour threatening crowds made
repeated rushes, and an attempt to storm
the German new paper offices was made,
but by II o'clock the town was quiet and
the troops had been Withdrawn, except
patrols at threatened points.
In Zlszhcow, the southwest suburb of
Prague, and thickly populated indus.
trial quarter, at a late hour in the evening
. riotous mob attacked and plundered the
German National School. The rioters
fired shots at the police detachment which
arrived on the scene to disperse them,
-. whereupon the commanding officer, ac ile
with great promptitude. drew his revolver
and fred at one of the rim cleaders, the bul-
let piercing his arm. He then arres e
the man, and the result of this energetic
action was the dispersion of the mob with
on, mrch further difficulty.
The German gymnasium in the center
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was finally dispersed by com bined charge
oil soldiers and police.
Already resenting the German jubila-
tions and iIluminatons OF clubs and beer
.itaus over the fall OF Count Badeni the
czech population was still further melted
by he speech of the Czech burgomaster,
delivered Monday night 10 the Town
Council.
. Two special sufferers from the riots are
4 Baron Won Aerentbal, the representative
\ tthe German landowners in the Reichs-
Nath, and Count Won SaIm. Baron Aeren-
NWPs place is on the Wenzels Platz The
mob smashed the windows and tore out
The window frames on the ground floor
last night. Some outrages were COM
mitted on Count Salm's place, which is
the editorial Office of the German paper,
Bohemia
Durng the. night the Aerenthal place
WAS boarded up, but the rioters soon re-
moved the plan1s and threw large stones
'uto the IuXnriously furnished rooms,
smashing valuable objects of art and
costIy furniture. Damage 10 the amount