Show The London Mob LONDON February LThe striking operatives in the hoisery factories at Leicester renewed their riotous demonstrations dem-onstrations today They attacked and sacked several houses The police frequently fre-quently charged the strikers during the day and in each instance were resisted many Of the policemen being injured The authorities alarmed by the aggress iveiiess of the strikers and teeing that the regular police force was inadequate to cope with the disorderly element have ordered the appointment of special policemen and a number of citizenS are now being sworn in to do duty as such Burns Hi ndham Champion Watts and Williams who managed the Tn lalgar Square meeting last Saturday called m a body at Gladstones official residence in Downing Street for the purpose of obtaining tn interview with hat gentleman Gladstone was absent at the time of the visit and his secretary secre-tary received the callers The Socialists stated that the object of their visit was to obtain from Gladstone some declara tiou of government intentions with r > gard to affording relief to unemployed workmen of the country by means of public works They desired to oblau ti this information before stumping the country in the impending labor agita twit m order to be able to carry as much encouragement as possible to the people Gladstones secretary advised tue deputation to call at the office of the Secretary for Home Affairs as the subject was not one properly portainin to the Treasury department of which Gladstone is first lord This reply received re-ceived with dissatisfaction and the deputation depu-tation handed the Secretary a document fur blade ones perusal This is in the nature of a formal declaration insisting on behalf of the unemployed workingmen working-men that government take immediate e steps to relieve their pressing needs |