| Show WERE ON OF ANARCHY calling of the diet in special session may I 1 the people street cars in tokio are destroyed by fire r tokio sept 7 7 p m delayed in transmission the leaders of all political parties and leading members lower house met at luncheon today at the residence of the speaker and informally agreed to urge the cabinet to call a special session of the diet as speedily as possible it was agreed it the diet assembled to represent to the members that under existing conditions the people were on the verge of anarchy the result of the collision between the government and the people and 0 o urge the adoption of measures to restore order by peaceful measures an early session of this character will it Is said tend to peace the municipality is now using firemen and police on duty in the affected districts where the patrols have been withdrawn humiliation in tokio tokio sept 8 a m the newspaper this morning asserts that the of the government is responsible for the attacks on christian churches it saya had the government lent an cap to popular voice and refrained from enraging the people by its obduracy tokio would have been spared the pain and humiliation of the mob rising and the resulting destruction of mission property foreign susceptibility has thus been touched we greatly regret the occurrence the aahl blames the home minister and chief of police who it declares should not remain in office the bijl resents the humiliation caused by the declaration ot martial law and demands the resignation of the cabinet i boklo thursday sept 7 5 p m general akhumo commander ln chiet ot the tokio garrison has issued the following instruction by imperial ordinance I 1 have been authorized to suppress the disorder in boklo and its vicinity and maintain peace and order in the same locality judging by the occurrences to date numerous people have assembled at f emeral places in the last several days and during that period riotous acts such as the burning of itie government properties and christian churches and destroying cars occurred these acs are deemed to be he outcome of temporary excitement without calm consideration RIOTING RESUMED tokio wednesday sapt 6 9 30 p in transmission tb clayt was quiet throughout gnout the day although there was excitement and a of feeling everywhere manifested nightfall brought a verification of the prediction of renewed trouble the streets in center of the city began filling at dark the first disturbance occurred in the vicinity of the residence of minister of home affairs A mob again attempted to fire the structure but were restrained by the guards considerable roughness and fighting followed crowds gathered gatner ed in the neighborhood of the metropolitan police headquarters they refrained from attack on account of the presence of a strong polica reserve the passage of street cars through the crowded streets angered the peo plo and they began attaching and destroying ying cars they drove off the crews and passengers and set alre to the card ten large cars were speed lly destroyed later ar outbreak occurred in the kanda district of the city where a alre was started because of popular largely directed toward the police street pa have been withdrawn and the police have been centered at the danger points the withdrawal of the patrols aas left the streets unguarded and has given license to much minor disorder up to tonight the number of arrests totals they are on charges generally of rioting and inciting riot the narris teis association aas resolved to defend 11 arrested tree of charge the number of persons known to have been killed thus far t six ROWDIES NOW IN CONTROL boklo thursday sept 7 9 p m delayed in transmission strong influences fluen ces are working toward calming popular excitement and chocking the rioting the opinion Is expressed tonight that the worst violence has pass cd and that conditions wall speedily mend general who assumed charge of the capital today under the authority of the exigency ordinance liaa in his proclamation created a good impression owing to the conciliatory tone in which it is expressed and its note of firmness in declaring that the soldiery will resort to extreme meas anres if forced 10 do ao ho hag refrained aiom making a heavy display of military force in the city having only detailed guards to preserve order holding the main garrison of reserves at the barracks from whence be will only call them when forced to the municipality has also greatly relieved the situation by cancelling a mass meeting called at hibala park which la the rallying ground for all elements of disorder political leaders ire counseling the people to remain quiet and are conferring with abo governor for the speedy calling of a special session of the diet many believe that the issuance of the summons for the special session of the diet will fully restore among the public the that trouble has spread at miles distant from has been partly confirmed it that the police station was destroyed but the destruction fit the office and court Is not co japanese representatives of the associated socia ted press who have been watching the rioting report that the character of the his changed iua of late they say that earlier in the trouble thousands ot responsibly citizens joined in the rioting but that now the crowd is largely formed from the disreputable classes students and young rowdies the day has been buset in tokio and no trouble is expected tonight A heavy rain began to fan at dusk which drove the majority off the street and in doors PAPERS ENCOURAGE THE MOB tokio wednesday sept 6 8 a m delayed in transmission with the exception of the the govern organ the newspapers this mom ing generally express anger over the action of the police in closing hibala park and attempting to suppress meet ings they say the measures of the police were unwarranted and foolish and served to excite die crowds the says such deplorable phenomenon in a city where the em geror resides is highly that the only course open to the cabinet is resignation the hochl deplored such occur bences in the capital 0 a victorious country and says that tokio has been converted into a st petersburg it further urges a refusal to ratify the treaty of peace which it says Is the sole cause for the shameful and ead occurrences the says hear the voice of ahe nation heed the expression ot the nations desire tho nations voice anger the resignation ot the cabinet might appease popular indignation dig nation all the papers avoid the use of the word mob and openly sympathize with the destruction of the police stations JOY CAUSED DEATH st louia mo sept S joy because of the return of her son after a years absence caused the death of mrs sophie erlinger aged 63 years henry erlinger Er lineer her only son had been in the west a year he returned tuesday from the portland exposition where he had been playing in a band she was overjoyed on seeing him and suffered paralysis from which gho died NEW YORKS WEALTH albany N Y sept S the ag j assessed value ot all property in new york state is of which is real estate and personal property |
