The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-08
WORST OVER IN OUTBREAK
OF MOB AT TOXIC
Continued from Page Eighty

Toxic. Thursday. Sept. 7.-5 p. M
Gen. Sakumo. commandments Of the
Toxic garrison, has issued Ire following
Instructions:
by imperial ordinance l nave been
authorized 10 suppress the disorder In
Toxic and its vicinity and maintain peace
and order in the same locality. Judging
by the occurrences 10 date numerous
people assembled at several places In
the last several days and during this
period riotous acts such as the burning
Of government properties and Christian
churches ana destroying cars occurred.
These acts are deemed TO be the out
come cf temporary excitement without
calm consideration. But every measure
will now be taken to stop a recurrence
Of the acts and l have 10 give the follow
ing instructions 10 the force unde my
command.
"In ordering the dispensing Of the crowd
and in stopping riots the guards are
requested to do so verbally and in case
words prove 10 be Intellectual warnings
by firing blanks. Should the preceding
measures prove 10 be Intellectual they
must resort to the actual use OF arms
as a last measure
WANTS SPECIAL SESSION.
The leaders OF the political parties and
leading members Of the lower house or
the diet. met at luncheon today at the
residence OF the speaker OF the house ana
informally agreed to urge the abine To
promptly call a special session Of the diet.
1t was agreed TO represent the present
condition as being on the verge OF an
archy, resulting from the outcome Of a
collision between the government forces
and the people and TO urge speedy meas
ures to restore order by peaceful methods.
An extraordinary session of the diet. II Is
believed, will tend to a peaceful end.
The municipality is using fremen for
police duty in the districts from which
| The regular patrols have been withdrawn.
TOXIC NOW QUIET.
Toxic. Sept. s.-The city is quiet. No Sc
rious disorder was reported anywhere
during the night.
LEGATION GUARDED.
Paris, Sept. S.-The foreign office has re.
ceived a despatch from Toxic saying that
the French legation is guarded by 80 SOL
diers and that the security OF the person
mel OF the legation Is not considered to be
in danger. Measures have also been taken
to protect the French religious establish.
ments In Toxic.
GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE.
Toxic. Sept. $50 p. m.-The Asahi
asserts that the ohstinacy OF the govern
ment in mot lending an ear to the popu
lar voice" is responsible for the attack
on the Christian churches. The Asahi
blames the home minister and chief OF
police and declares they should not re-
main in ONCE.
The jill resents the humiliation OF the
proclamation OF martial law and demands
the designations Of the cabinet.
CHURCH PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Toxic. Thursday, Sept. Church prop
erty was destroyed and damaged Wednes-
day and today. The Catholic church.
school and priests residence In HOMO
were destroyed. -Four small houses at
Honju we're also burr>i and the Protes-
tant church at HOMO under the passionate
Of Aubrey Armstrong, al American. and
the latter's residence were burned. Three
mission churches In the Asskusa district
were partly wrecked.
AT HyiJo the church people, anticipat-
ing an attack. removed their own fences
and raised a white flag with the result
that the mob contented itself with de-
stroying n few chairs and tables. A mob
attacked the Methodist church on
Okschinachi street, wrecked the wallis
and fences and carried part OF the fur
niture into the street and burned IL. The
Yonokura and Eacacho churches In Nihon
Bashi were burned.