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Show IN DARKEST ENGLAND. The Salvationists Mobbed at F.Hstbourne Pollee Join the Rioters. Loxoon, Jan. 5. The trouble between the Salvation army and the authorities at Eastbourne East-bourne resulted yesterday iu a riot of unusual un-usual violence. For a long time there has been open war between the Salvationists and the police. The former assert that the East, bourne, officials displayed a feeling of reiig-ious reiig-ious intolerance in their treatment of Uo army and so determined were the members of the Salvation army to maintain what they deemed their judicial rights, that they pro-posed pro-posed to Introduce, a bill in parliament to repeal re-peal or amend tue Eastbourne Improvement act, under which the town officials prevent the Salvationists from holding meetings on t he streets Yesterday tho Eastbourne contingent of the Salvation array was divided into four sections situated in different parts of the town. The police broke up these meetings with some trouble, but in the afternoon sixty of the army again sallied from the barracks and proceeded to preach followed by an immense im-mense crowd, who menaced them with all manner of ill treatment. Once upon the beach, the Salvationists knelt down on the sands in oraycr. As they did so, they linked arms the better to repel the assaults of the irreligious mob should the latter take it into their heads to charge. The mob hooted ana yelled, and finally made an ugly rush. Some of the Salvationists were thrown to the irround, but immediately resumed their kneeling position and con- tinned praying. Several times the rushing was repeoted, but the Salvationists paid no more attention than was necessary to avoid being seriously hurt. A number of police were present and the mob reviled them for not dispersing the Salvationists. As soon as the, praying was concluded the Salvationists rose to their feet- This seemed the signal for a preconcerted precon-certed attack, for the mob Immediately swooped down upon the devoted band scattering scat-tering them in wild disorder. Many were struck, kicked and otherwi se ill treated-The treated-The musical instruments used liy the Salvationists Sal-vationists seemed especially to excite tin-ire tin-ire of the mob, and the persons bearing them were singled out tor more than Usual brntal treatment. The mob got possession of the instruments and, after smashing them, threw them into the sea. Then a detachment of mounted police charged upon the crowd. They made no distinction between men and women. They rode down upon the crowd, trampling the rowdies, male and female alike, under the feet, of the horses. Many 01 the crowd ware severely injured. The Salvationists declare Hie police, instead of protecliug them, deliberately de-liberately struck them and rode over them. Their clothes were torn and their hats lust. A number of women lost their skirts and jackets in the wild rush following the charge of the police, the garments being torn off them in the desperate struggle to escape be-ing be-ing trampled on by ihe horses. During the melee the standard of tie salvation sal-vation army fell into the hands of the enemy. Some Salvationists charged to regain re-gain Ihe lis , and a tiereo fight resulted. riually the Salvationists regaiueu me standard and under a riin of blows, succeeded in getting away from the mob with the Hag in their posses, slon. After some little time the Salvationists, Salvation-ists, their clothing bedraggled and their faces showing the marks of ill treatment. Milled around their standard. They formed in regular line unci surrounded by the police, po-lice, marched back to Ihe barracks, Despite this protection they Were not safe from attack for the mob several times charged upon them and the police were almost al-most powerless to prevent injuries being In-tlicted. In-tlicted. Some of the more rabid of the mob got possession of the vehicles and paying no attention to the police, drove deliberately into the Salvationists' ranks ttitu the object of running over them. |