Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-09
ANARCHY in BELGIUM.

| ANARCHY IN BELGIUM.
| Men and Women Shot Down by Troops mt
Chartered and Other Places-The Rioters
y DEFY the Soldiers and More Serious
DTrouble Is Expected-Many Buildings
Observation-Disclosures Destitute and Begging
for Bread.
BRUSSELS, March 29.-The strikers ut
Jumet rioted yesterday and troops were
sent to suppress them. When the rioters
saw the approaching troops they placed
200 women in the ront ranks. The troops
opened fire and many OF the women were
wounded.
Saturday at Charlcroi the rioters pill
keyed and burned many buildings, among
them the convent OF S~oleil,nonte. Troops
were called ont, and on their appearance
the soldiers were attacked by the mob. An
order to fire a finally given, and several
volleys were quickly poured into the ranks
OF the strikers. Twenty of the rioters were
killed and hundreds of them wounded.
There were riots at Charleroi again yes
terday, and several per. ons were killed and
many wo.hdya by the troops. The town
is calmer, and there will probably be no
further riotous demonstrations by the
NHIlhclb Us d OOut. Liz blllhCIb tiCc ueSGl-
tute and are compelled to beg for bread.
There was y collision between rioters and
troops at Roux, two miles from Charleroi,
Saturday, in which, it is reported, ten ofthc
strikers were shot dead and many wound
ed. At Bandour a troop OF lancers, which
tried to dispense a mob, was driven saf by
the desperate strikers, with q Lieutenant
and several men wounded. +
Crowds of roughs paraded the streets OF
brussels Saturday night, breaking win
dows and assaulting citizens. There il
great excitement here over reported up
risings in various parts OF the Kingdom.
TIL Chateau Qultremont at Presles and
the glass works at Marchunneo-au-Pont,
two miles from Charleroi, have been burned
by rioters.
The damage lone by the mob at Charlie
roi alone is estimated at $4,000, 600. At
Julmet, three miles from Charleroi, the
Sadin, De Dorlead, Deviles, Jonet anl
Londron glass works have been looted and
destroyed, involving a loss OF $1,000, 900,
and throwing thousands of persons out Of
employment. The rolling.mihls at Mon.-
ceau have been sacked by strikers. Gangs
OF strikers are everywhere in the mining
countries. forcing men to stop work, and
are going about pillaging the factories.
The coal-mine proprietors at Herstel, three
miles from Liege, rave refused to accedc 10
the demand for Il twenty-five per cent. in
crease in the wages Of their men, and the
miners will undoubtedly strike. Thestrike
is extending to Namur. Additionaltr TROOPS
nave been called from Brussels to quell the
disorders.
News OF disorder comes from all direc-
tions. There was a sharp encounter last
evening at Se~bastopolT Trench with a crowd
OF rioters, who were trying to enter Charlie
roi. Two of the rioters were killed and sew
eral wounded, and the others fled. The
strikers defy the troops, and serious fight
ing is expected. Detachments of cavalry
are securing the country to suppress the
armed beggays who have been terrorizing
and extorting money from villagers.
A circular signed by the Governor of
Hainault has been placarded throughout
Charleroi, proclaiming a state of siege
throughout the district, and authorizing
troops to cut down and fire upon all riot
ers that refuse to dispense.
The Brussels w%orking-men are greatly
incensed because Of the ~introductionin Par
lament OF the bill proposing a tax on i'm
portations OF corn and cattle. They also
complain OF the failure of the Government
to introduce an insurance bill
for the benefit OF w~orking-men.
The strikers everywhere in Bel
GUM have carefully avoided damaging
the property OF small tradesmen. The
radical press declares that the obstinacy
OF the Government in refusing to extend
the suffrage is one OF the principal causes
OF the prevailing discomfort. 1t is asserted
that Germans organized the present labor
movement,