The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-02
RlOTlNG IN PRAGUE
BoHEMIANS TRY TO SMASH EVERY
THING GERMAN.

THING GERMAN.
and Theatres Suffer Demolition
Following This Howiing Mobs Bonn
bard with Stones the Residences OF
Germans-Troops Active Upon the
scene-Minister ANGEL Urges Mis-
,ionary Indemnity Claim-The Advance
mn the NiIe-Foreign Fews
Prague. Bohemia. Dec. There was
a renewal of the rioting here last even
ing. The windows of the German tnea-
ire German schools, restaurants, resi-
.sences and newspaper offices were
broken. The troops cleared the streets.
clany people were injured and number
Of arrests were made.
There were fresh disturbances here
today. The houses OF Germans were
bombarded with stones and bowling
mob which gathered on Weulsel Piatz
had to be dispersed by infantry and cav
airy.
The university buildings are threaten
ed by the rioters and have TO be protect
ed by large bodies Of police.
Troops have been drafted to Juden-
stadt, owing 20 the mob threatening TO
run riot there.
During the afternoon the riots in
creased. The synagogue windows were
smashed, and the windows of the houses
OF Jews displaying German trade signs
in several streets OF the Jewish quarter.
Since 6 o'clock this evening the streets
have been held by twelve battalions or
infantry and a squadron 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 plumber
cd houses and shops in several streets.
The furniture of a we'll known German
cafe was piled UP in the street and set
on fire. When detachment of troops
approached to dispense the rioters the
soldiers were greeted with showers or
stones, broken glass and other missiles.
the officer in command ordered his
troops to prepare to fire, but at the
urgent request of police official the
order was not carried into effect.
Shortly after o'clock mob attempt
ed to attack a cartridge factory at
Ziszncow, suburb of Prague, on the 9TH
er side of Moldau. The troops stationed
at the factory poured volley into the
crowd. It is known that at least two
persons were killed outright, and 1T is
feared that Others were killed or wound
Cd The same body of rioters set fire TO
a house at ZisZhcow, but the flames
were soon quenc.led. In various other
parts of the city and the suburbs win
dows were smashed and German sign
boards demolished. II is said that the
mob was melted by articles in the Czech
newspapers and by false report that
the German students had organized an
attack upon the Czech National theatre.
At a late hour threatening crowds
made repeated rushes and an attempt
to storm the German newspaper Offices
was made, but by IL o'clock the town
was quiet and the troops had been
withdrawn except patrols at threatened
points.
In Smichow, the southwest suburb OF
Prague and a thickly populated indus
trial quarter, at a late hour in the
evening, a Tiotou5 mob attacked and
plundered the German National school.
The rioters fired shots at the police de-
tachmerft which arrived on the scene TO
disperse them, whereupon the command
Ing officer, acting with great prompt
sude, drew his revolver and fired at one
o. the ringleaders, the bullet piercing his
trm. 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 Alt
staedter-Ring, in the center Of the city
was plundered by a mob, which was
finally dispersed by combined charge
Of soldiers ard police.
Already resenting the German jubila-
tons and Examinations OF clubs and
beer halls over the fall OF Count Bed
eni, the Czech population was still fur
tner dncited by the speech OF the Czech
burgomaster, delivered Monday night
TO the town council.
Two special sufferers from the riots
are Baron Won ArenthRl. the represen-
tative OF the German land owners in the
reichsrath, and Count Won Salm. Baron
AerenChaTs 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
We're committed on Count Salm's place
which is the editorial Office Of the Ger
man paper Bohemia.
During the night the Aerenfhal place