Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-11
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Toxic. Japan. Feb. 11.-violent po.
liucal riots broke out in the city os
Osaka today. The offices of the news-
papers which support Prince Katsuras
tho premier. were attacked by greae
mobs. Several deaths are reported.
The situation in this city was quietef
today. Tho rioting OF last night. IN
which seventy persons were killed or
seriously injured. ceased In the early
morning.
There were no further Disturbances
up to midday and the authorities with.
drew the patrols Of soldiers from the
streets.
The rioting appears TO have cons
vinced the government of the tuttiity
OF endeavoring to continue the Katsuso
regime.
Katsura and hts cabinet which as
sembled at 10 O'Clock last evening. res
| NAMED in session until noon today.
| The building where they met was
| strongly guarded.
To Accept katsurais Resionaeien.
The council Of elder statesmen" Wa
called together by the emperor ss :::sS
| emperor's palace this afternoon.
Following these meetings II wan
semi Officially announced that the res.
ignation OF Katsura and his colleagues
| would be accepted by tho emperor.
Count Gamboi Yamyato. formerly
| minister Of marine. has signined his
willingness to accept the premiernhfps
together with tho leadership OF the old
constitutional party. OF which th0s
Marquis Saionji IL now chief. RAJ
Prince Katsuri will in the rneantnms
proceed with the organization o. hie
new progressive party.
i Official announcement OF the chAnGo
In administration probably VIII 30
made before the diet meets again oH
Thursday.
Police and Mob Clash.
A mass meeting was held yesterday
afternoon in ueno park. In the center
OF the city. A mob started from there
to attack Prince Katsura's dwelling.
Police with drawn swords drove Them
back. In order to accomplish this tho
police charged several times. wounds
I! ing many of the demonstrators.
Tho crowds reassembled around tina
building of the newspaper Kokunin
Shimbun. with the intention Of burn>
ing it. The staff OF the newspaper OF.
fered strenuous resistance with Are
rioters was killed by bullet fred from
the building.
This only served to nfuriate the
mob. which then looted the oil shops
and attacked the offices OF other news>
papers.
Try TO Fire Building.
i In second attack on the Kokumin
Shibbun building bundles OF straw
were set on fire and thrown within.
! The fighting became desperate. Two
more persons were killed and score
wounded.
Earlier in the day great crowds coll
lected outside the diet, where strong
forces OF police were drawn UP to pro-
tect the members. The disorders began
! with the throwing OF missiles at the
police. Several times thruout the
morning serious collisions ensued.
i Three persons were killed and twenty
five wounded in that neighborhood.
Many police were injured by the stone
throwing.
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear upon the cabinet for Its resigna-
ton. and it Is expected that the min.
listers will resign before the diet reas-
sembles three days hence.
Many resent Prince Katsura's at
tempt to breakup the opposition to his
| ministry by the use OF AN imperial rc.
script addressed to Marquis SatonU:
hence the popular demand for his res.
ignation.