Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-07
Early Reports of Rioting.


TOKYO, September 5 (Tlesday), $50 pm
The city continues in an uproar. Detached
mohs have attacked and demolished or
burned eleven outlying police substations.
The rioters easily dispersed and disarmed
the small forces guarding these stations.
Tho work OF destruction accomplished
without serious personal violence. Yelling
crowds of sight-seers mingling with the
rioters filed the main down town streets.
During the evening detachments of the
imperial guards were ordered to the central
parts OF the city to assist in protecting the
government buildings and preserve order.
Blockades were established around the
buildings and the public was excluded. All
car traffic was suspended In the troublesome
districts account OF inability to move
the cars.
The widest rumors are sweeping through
the city. II Is impossible to accurately
gauge the situation or the extent and seri-
BUSINESS OF the crisis. Until today's events
the majority of the conservative elements
seemed to be accepting the Portsmouth re-
suits. Now their aspect has changed.
TOKYO, September g. Z pm.-Serious
rioting followed the attack today the
office of the kokumin Shimbun, the gov
ernment organ A mob attacked and
burned the official residence of the minister
of home affairs, which stood between the
Mobiles Club and the Imperial Hotel, and
faced Hibaya Park, which was the storm
center throughout the day. Threa tening
demonstrations occurred in the neighbor-
hood of the official homes of Premier Kat
sura and Baron Komura, foreign minister,
who is now in the United States, but the
police succeeded in preventing injury TO
the occupants or damage TO the houses.
The situation tonight is threatening Tur-
bulent crowds fill the streets, and 1t is
feared much damage to property is possible
under cover OF the darkness. All the police
nprfOrning
heavily guarding danger spots. The streets
in the neiehborhood of the Kokunlin Shim-
bun closed and 200 police form Gordon
around the office.
The destruction of the home minister's
residence was intensely dramatic. Through
out the day a series of demonstrations oc-
CURED in the neighborhod of the building,
and late In the afternoon the mob attacked
the house. swept the police away and bat
tered down the gates. The police and serv-
ants resisted stoutly, but the mob surged
forward and entered the house.
TOKYO. September @, am.-The de-
struction of small police substations con-
tinued until midnight. 1t is impossible
to ascertain the exact number destroyed,
but 1t is estimated that fifteen were
wrecked Two of the larger police stations
were also destroyed. The mobs generally
prevented damage to adjoining private
property by dragging the police kiosks into
the middle of the streets before applying
the torch
Shortly after midnight another attempt
made against the Kokumin Shimbun
Offices, but the police dispersed the attack
ers killing one of the assailants. The fact
that the man cut in the back angered
the crowd. which demanded the arrest of
the policemen. Detachments of national
troops. modified on account OF the war,
were called out during the night. The
crowds received the soldiers good turedly
and cheered them The principal duty OF
the troops was the protection of the police.
The anger Of the crowds chiefly on
account OF the closing of Hibya Park and
the denial OF the right to publicly meet in
the park, which is under the charge of the
municipality. After the park was closed
yesterday the mayor and council met imme-
diately, and protested to the government
and insisted that the park be reopened 1t
Is now claimed that all the turbulence re-
suited from the indiscreet closing of the
park. Students and young street rowdies
seemed TO be the largest participants In the
disorder OF the night The fremen succeeded
In saving the main structure OF the home
ministers residence. Only the outbuildings
Were destroyed.
1t is impossible to secure accurate hs1lres
or the casualties. The Jul estimates them
at two dead and five hundred wounded in
an, including those seriously and slightly
injured among whom are two hundred po-
hCthen, The wounds mostly slight
sword thrusts and bruises made by stones
l. ne city Is exceedingly quiet this mornin0
ana II is possible that the trouble is over
" D. pm'-Ihe city continues quiet Small
Cro~ds OF people around Hibaya Park but
no turther trouble has occurred The Of
No'S o! lhe hokumin Shimbun continue TO
nt DeSleged. The doors and windows are
DaIriG3ded Lines of police closed the en-
LIt o!ock and heavy police reserves are
WllhIh call A detachment of mounted
Ethatimes Is stationed in front OF the
loft!Sh Office prepared TO meet emergencies
IN the disturbed district. About the gov
tFhment buildings the military display is
llconspicucUs. A few sentries are patroiIing
the 'front.' of the buildings and the official
residences OF the ministers The main
Iorces or The military are concealed.
l~EFNN tod
tohisht under cover OF the darkness and
further trouble is feared Several pubIIc
meetings have been planned for later in the
week. but the opponents of the government
say that II the people are given the con
sutulonal right TO hold public meetings of
protest order will prevail
An irritating feature of the situation re-
suits from the continued failure of the gov
ernment TO inform the public of the exact
results OF the Portsmouth conference Not
@ single feature of the negotiations has
been communicated officially 10 the people.
The result has been much popular resent
ment, the people arguing that they fought
and paid for the war and are entitled to
know the results.
About two hundred arrests have been
made since noon yesterday. The police cap
tured eighty OF those who were engaged In
the attack on the home minis ter's residence.
They were detained prisoners within the
compound until this morning.
Exciting Experience.
TOKYO. September delayed in trans
mission).-The Hartman party had an ex-
citing experience last night while attending
and returning from n dinner given by
Baron Some. minister of finance. DR. w c.
Lyle and j. c. Mcknight were caught in a
crowd on their way to the dinner and were
stoned, DR.. Lyle being struck by missile
and slightly hurt. After the dinner was
over a detachment of soldiers escorted the
party to the legation A crowd stopped r.
p. Schwerin. vice president OF the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company. and assaulted his
runners but they id not touch Mr..
Schwerin.
Crowds menacing a neighboring police
kiosk filled the space In front of the Amer
lean legation and hooted and jeered the SOL