Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-09-08
TOXIC RIOTS
SUPPRESSED
The Military Department Takes
Charge Of the Situation in
the City
PRESS IS RESTRICTED
And Many Papers Suspended by Gov.
ernmsnt...Exsitement Still High
Treaty is Condemned.

Toxic, Sept. 7.-Delayed in trans
mission. .)-Strong influences are
working toward calming the popular
excitement and checking the rioting.
The opinion is expressed tonight that
the worst violence has passed and con-
ditions will speedily mend. General
Sakumo, who assumed charge Of the
capital today under authority OF an
emergency ordinance, has in his proc
lamation created good impression
as to the conciliatroy tone in which
it is expressed and it's note OF firm
ness in declaring that the soldiery will
resort to extreme measures il forced
to do so. He refrained from making
heavy show of military force in the
city, having only detailed guards to
preserve order, holding the main
garrison at the barracks from whence
he will only call them when forced to-
Political leaders are counseling the
people to remain quiet and are urg-
ing the speedy calling Of a special
session of the Diet. Many believe
that the issuance of the summons for
a special session Of the Diet will fully
restore tranquility.
China, forty miles from Toxic, re-
ported that the police station was de-
stroyed, but the destruction of the
prefectual Office and court house is
not confirmed. Japanese representa-
tives of the Associated Press, who
have been watching the rioting, say
that earlier in the trouble thousands
of responsible citizens joined in the
rioting, but that now the crowd is
largely formed of the disreputable
classes, students and young rowdies.
Toxic Municipality Favors Abandon.
ment of Peace Treaty.
Toxic, Sept. S.-Last nights disor.
ders were not particularly serious
Thirteen cars and one railway Kiosk
were destroyed. Twenty persons were
wounded during the clashes with the
police and many others were slightly
wounded by stones in the crushes. The
disturbances in the Kanda district
proved not serious. The crowd threat
ened to burn the Russian cathedral
but the sergeant of the guard induced
them to desist by telling them that il
the cathedral were destroyed, he ant
the guard would commit suicide. De
monstrations against the metropolitan
police headquarters continued until {
late hour.
The newspapers generally assail the
police authorities for withdrawing the
street patrols and leaving the city I'm
protected. Soldiers are proving more
effective than the police in handling
the crowds. Accompanying the ordi
nance declaring martial law is an III
gency ordinance increasing the re
strictions on the press and giving
authority for the suspension of paper
guilty of increasing the excitement an
of other breaches Of order. Unde
this ordinance the government sus
pended publication Of the Miyako, tn
Yurozu and the Niroku. The Toki
municipality passed a resolution de
nouncing the terms and favoring tn
abandonment of the peace treaty.
City is Quiet Today.
Toxic, Sept 8.-The city is quie
this morning. No serious disorder
were reported anywhere during tn
night.
Considerable Church Property De-
stroyed.
Toxic, Sept. 7.-Delayed in tran
mission) The church property d
stroyed or damaged Wednesday nigl
and early this Thursday, mornin
included the Catholic Church, tt
school and the priests residence ;
HOMO, which were destroyed. Fo'
small houses at HOMO were burne
The Protestant Church at HOMO
under the pastorate of Aubrey Arl
strong, whose residence was burne
Three mission churches in the As
kusa district, were wrecked. Membe
Of the HOMO Church, anticipating ;
attack, raised the white flag. N
mob then contented itself with {
stroying a few chairs and tables. T.
mob attacked the Methodist Chure
wrecked It's walls and fences and c;
ried a part of the furniture into t
streets, where it was burned. T
Yonokura and Hamacho Churches
the Nihonashi district were al
burned.
Marquis lto's Statue Dragged Throu
the Streets.
Toxic, Sept. 8.-Disorder occurr
at Kobe last night Thursday, a
the statue of Marquis Ito was dragg
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