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Show THESTREETSOFLONDON Fears of Another Riot 3,000 Roughs in Trafalgar Square This Afternoon. Interesting Discussion on Silver in the - French Chamber of Deputies. Another .Expose of the Danger to Young Girls in London. The London Blots. London, February8. After Burns had been driven away from the Nelson monument monu-ment by the police and had spoken from the National Gallery wall and Carleton Club steps, a savage fight took place between his adherents 5(the Socialists) and anti-Socialists. "The battle raged' some time, but the Socialists proved victorious and . LIFTED BUBKS TO THEIB BHOULDEES " - And bore him' alof to Begent 6treet, where, with him, they succeeded in bending the crowd towards Hyde Park, Burns leading the whole way. At the Park, when the mob had all. collected, Burns again addressed them. This spsech was even more violent than the others he had made. The language was exciting ex-citing and the whole address calculated to let the crowd loose upon the town. Burns was followed by several other Socialistic speakers, speak-ers, all of whom did all in their power to stir up strife. When the speaking was over the mob brokcup into sections. The main body went back east along Oxford street again. The affrighted residents along the thoroughfare had not yet recovered from the panic, and the mob had the street to themselves. them-selves. They smashed every sound window they noticed, and the s WINE SHOPS WERE BROKEN IN And their contents distributed freely to whosoever wished to drink. The beer saloons sa-loons were treated similarly. Tailor shops were broken into and clothes and rolls of cloth thrown out into the Btreet to be taken by the strongest in the fights which resulted. Every person met, who looked like a foreigner, for-eigner, was stoned or beaten from the street. Scores of times policemen attempted attempt-ed to save the assaulted property and make arrests, but they were every time beaten and compelled to surrender their prisoners. In the meantime, the several thousand rowdies who remained in Trafalgar Square were occupying oc-cupying the time in DAJEUNG THE POLICE TO COME, And making rushes at the constables and other obnoxious persons. In one of these rushes the mob overthrew two heavy granite gran-ite quarters. These fell aoross Charing Cross and blocked the traffio to and from the Charing Cross Railway station. The mob gradually left Trafalgar Square, and went away satisfied that without having actually colided with the police, they won the day. - At midnight the police reports concurred in stating that never before in the present generation has such a disturbance occurred in London with so little loss of blood. Some I officials declare that upwards of fifty thousand thou-sand men must have been rioting for upwards up-wards of six hours, with absolute possession of every thoroughfare they chose to invade, yet no life is reported as taken. Workingmen took no part in the riotous 1 acts which followed the meeting in Trafalgar Trafal-gar Square. The Socialists, aroused to fury j by VIOLENT TIRADES OF THE SPEAKERS In the square, created a three-hours' reign of terror. Jewelry shops were broken into and the contents carried off by the mob. Carriages containing ladies were stopped on the streets, the occupants forced to alight, and some of the rioters entered the vehicles and drove at the head of the crowd. The mob swept through, shouting "Smash the windows! Let's get inside the shops!" All decently-attired persons who encountered the rioters were maltreated, the wearers of silk hats meeting with particularly rough usage. LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Appeared at the window of the Carlton Club building when the men reached there. He was loudly hooted and menaced with clenched fists by the rioters. The leaders of the Socialists, especially Burns, Hyndman, Williams and Champion, will probably be prosecuted.- The most violent vio-lent acts were committed on North and South Audley streets and Oxford street. Probably two hundred shops and club houses were seriously damaged, about fifty Bhops being pillaged, including jewelers, brokers, butchers and wine shops. Hundreds of inoffensive in-offensive people were maltreated. THE POLICE WERE POWERLESS AT FIRST, But ultimately succeeded in restoring order by breaking up the ranks of the rioters into small squads. The military kept under arm3 all evening, while policemen patrolled the streets. London, February 9. Later accounts from the scene of disturbance reveal the fact that in numerous instances shop-keepers lost property to the value of from 10 to 300. Orchard, jeweler, estimates that watches and jewelry to the value of 300 was stolen from his shop.- A young couple who were just starting in business have been absolutely ruined. The salesman succeeded in forcing the rioters to retreat from his shop with a revolver. Two painters, named Savory and Bereroft, and a laborer named Paul, have been arrested, charged with malicious ma-licious damage and theft. THREE POLICEMEN WERE INJURED During the disturbance. Pickpockets worked work-ed industriously in the throngs.and the residences resi-dences of Lord llanuero and Lord Gainsborough Gains-borough were attacked, and all the windows win-dows were broken. At midnight quiet prevailed pre-vailed throughout the city. The establishment of Messrs. Pickett, jewelers, on Oxford street, was completely gutted by the rioters, who carried away jewelry valued at many thousand pounds. Marshall & Smallgrove, Peter Robinson's and other large stores were wrecked by the mob. Large quantities of jewelry, . boots, clothing, etc., which were found on the-street, the-street, have been handed to the police. . LONDON NEWSPAPERS. London, February 9. The Times says: If Burns and Hyndman have not already been arrested they should be taken into custody at once. . No misplaced fear of making martyrs mar-tyrs of them ought to prevent their punishment. punish-ment. The government must organize an emigration scheme. . , x The News attributes yesterday's riots to the Socialists and Fair Traders taking advantage ad-vantage of an excellent opportunity to convince con-vince the world that a social revolution is brewing. There is nothing to cause serious alarm. The riot ought to provoke neither anger nor alarm. Distress is very real, and efforts should be made1 to alleviate it. Owing to the long absence of riots the police were taken by surprise. The total number of police po-lice available yesterday was probably only 250, -while 40,000 were used on the occasion of the opening of Parliament by the Queen. Twelve persons have been arrested for participating par-ticipating in the riot. All are workmen. The Telegraph and Post complain of the unprepared condition of the police and hope the riot will be a warning to officials for the future. BP ARLING, A SOCIALIST LEADER, In an interview in relation to the part taken by the Socialists in the demonstration yesterday, yes-terday, said that while he did not approve of the rioting, Btill he could not but rejoice at an event which goes to show that society is insecure. In regard to stone throwing at the Carlton club, Sparling said that the members of that body had brought the , attack at-tack upon themselves, by appearing at the windows and laughing and jeering at the mob In explanation of the rough treatment treat-ment to which a lady had been subjected by rioters, he said her carnage had been stopped because the lady was heard to order ' - . - .-v. ' her coachman to "drive over thoae dogs." The mob, Sparling said, selected and attacked at-tacked -shops which exhibited the royal arms. London, February 9.-2 p. m. Fears are entertained that the riots of yesterday will be renewed to-day. This is what could naturally be expected when the immunity enjoyed by the mob in its work of destruction yesterday is considered. The police showed they were entirely powerless to cope with such a force as that with which they were confronted. In anticipation of ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION TO-DAT. Small crowds of roughs have been pouring into Trafalgar Square from different parts of the city, and at this hour the crowd assembled as-sembled there numbers fully three thous and. None of the leaders, however, of yesterday's yes-terday's disturbances have made their appearance ap-pearance as yet.and whether any programme has been determined on for another outbreak is not known. The West End to-day wears a holiday appearance. A general feeling of alarm and insecurity is felt among the residents resi-dents of that quarter, and most of the shops areclosed. TRADESMEN ARE INDIGNANT At the lack of protection afforded them by the authorities, and at the impotency of the police.- No instructions have bees given to the police as to what course to pursue in the event of farther outrages by the mob, and shop-keepers feel that they are entirely unguarded against pillage and destruction of their property. Though it is well known who the leaders of the mob are, no arrests of any one connected therewith have been made. The tradesmen propose to send a petition to the Home Office, demanding that they be afforded protection from the depredations depre-dations of the mob. |