The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08

where the Mayor drew his sword and
killed the foremost and disarmed and ar
rested the remainder. Tho great sates
were repeatedly swayed and tho crowd
battered them with wooden poles Then
The police, with drawn swords, charged
the mob and were met with shower Of
stones.
"A number OF injured persons were carried
away. The white uniforms Of the police
were spattered with blood. and the faces
Of the men were cut and they we're other
wise wounded Armed with poles. the
mob broke away the roofing Of the gate at
tho lodge entrance, which WAS held by a
strong force of mounted and foot police.
The latter exercised admirable restraint
Only when many Of them were seriously
wounded did they draw their swords
This demonstration continued several
hours. At dusk a conhagration suddenly
broke out in the outer buildings. The
place OF the Minister Of the Interior being
diOUBbIuo tIS pIINtlpdi HotS', WIG hi y Sou5oN
great anxiety among the foreign guests.
The wooden buildings burned furiously.
When the fire engines arrived they were
erected by groans. While the firemen
started to work repeated charges were
mace by the Imperial Guards, who had
cen called out.
Meantime another mob proceeded to
the offices OF the Kokumin and stormed
the building with ladders and poles. They
reached the editorial Offices and smashed
the furniture into splinters. They forced
their way into the machine room ana
wrecked the machinery. One member
Of the literary staff. a man of huge proper
lions, bravely faced the mob, armed with
an iron rod, but he was stoned a nd COM
yelled to retire. He returned with sword
and a student went to meet him, holding
his hands over his head. The swordsman
slashed at and wounded the student and
several others,
Forty mounted police charged in the
narrow street and dispersed the crowd.
AN attempt was made to hold meet
ing in the Shintomisa Theater. but the
police forcibly elected the people. Stone
throwing took place. but the people who
had been evicted proceeded to tea house.
where addresses werc delivered from
balcony. The police rushed upstairs and
seized the speakers, They took several
prisoners, who we're subsequently rescued
by the mob.
AT night there were many firee through
out the city. Crowds moved the police
boxes into the middle Of the streets and
set FIRE to them. Then they laid them
across the oar lines, thus stopping trafiic
At midnight six fires we're blazing outside
the railway station.
although the Ministers residences wore
guarded and closely surrounded by bowling
mobs, crowd numbering several thousand
proceeded to the palace and cheered the
Emperor. A detachment Of soldiers was
also greeted with enthusiasm.
1T Is stated that the disorderly element
consisted mainly Of tough characters,
who are hired by agitators to do ugly work.
They used knives and clubs ON the police.
who had no alternative but to draw their
swords.
AT night troops. with their bayonets
fixed. formed q Gordon round an area Of
several miles guarding all the streets
about the Government buildings. Through
out tho night the tramp Of troops changing
guard could be heard. No police were
seen singly. They went about IN large
detachments with drawn swords The
Kokumin Offices were specially guarded
There is every indication that the au-
thorities have the situation well in hand.
No alarm need be felt at present. Several
other meetings have been arranged, but
it is hoped that to-day's demonstration
will deter the populace from further blood
shed.