New-York tribune., 1886-03-30
BELGIAN .STRIKERS KILLED.
TIE RIOTERS DRIVEN BACK By TROOPS.
MEN SHOT DOWN AT MoNsAND CHARLEROI-MINERe


| MEN SHOT DOWN AT MONS AND CHAkLEkOl- -MINhho
ARRESTED.
| MoNs, March 29.-1hree hundred strikers
made al attack on the Maremont Coiery to-day
and were fred upon by troops. Tho number OF
killed and wounded Is fourteen
CHARLERoI, March 29.-1he strikers stopped work at
the Resaix collieres to-day They we're three times
ordered to disperss but failed to do They finally
began throw at the troops and the latter fired
upon the rioters killing and wounding seventeen Ths
ctyi "A vast military camp from which dying columns
operating In all directions The Government mas
authorize the peaceable Inhabitants to arm themselves
and to every their power TO defend their
dOmiciles THERE'S more confident feeliig Ihe CIV
ian patrols and the troops arc overmasteng the fo'
ers and it expected will eventually succeed IN resor-
ing order.
The miners in the Fenn and Borinage districts bayo
gone strike and destroyed the house OF tho
mine manager by dynamite In these districts theFe
have already several conflicts between the strikers
aud the troops and many have been killed on both SIDES
Renforcements have been sent to the scene from Mon
BRUSSELS March 29-rhe strikes spreading In the
coal mining district OF BOrinace. and the authorities
apprehensve of grave excesses on the part OF
the dsafected worklngnen. The miners in that dis
trict received sixty cents day, ana are cnpOyed
only five days in the week.
Several anarchist leaders arrested at Chareroi
to-day The buras OF the rioters Who were shot by tho
troops there proceeding quietly.
At Ferviers the socialists greatly enragod because
OF the energetic action Of the military in supprssnG
disturbances. As act OF revenge they threaten 10
descent on the extensive cloth WORKS. WHEN are
a conspicuous feature of the town.
The strikers the QuarrIes near Tournay have Lad
conflict with the civic guard In which many persons
wounded.
In fresh fight between the rioters and infantry al
Carnierers two persons killed and many wounded
The wOrkmeu 10 tue cloth factories at Verviers nave
joined the strike.
Rioters last night attacked and burned pottery manu-
factory BaudOur, Mons They succeeded III re-
sisting the gendarmes, who however, shot and killed
three of the rioters
The people OF Fleurus. seven miles northeast oil
Charleroi have armed themselves with ptchfork clubs
and guns and have thus Tar succeeded IN defending
their town from pillage They drove one army of
rioters away by main force, dispensing 1t utterly.
Vigilance committees be formed by the people III
other places threatened ny the strikers.
Several important leaders Of the striking miners have
been arrested at Journal
The miners Antoug. three miles northeast OF
Journal went strike to-day and began roting They
finally formed into body and are now marching
toward Tournai for the purpose of lootng the place
Troops have sailed ou from that place TO meet them,
and q sanguinary conflict is expected
PARIS March 29-The Belgian Republican League OF
Paris has called a me citing of Belgium wOrkingmen OF
France to assist their brethren IN Belgium
French newspapers accuse Prince Bismarck OF
having inclted the riots Belgium, aud warn Belgium
to beware OF him.
PTTsBURG, Penn, March 90" Owing to the riots in
Belgium, by which every window glass factory il shut
down." said President Cline of the wndow-glass work
to-day, imported glass is going to he very scarce in
this country. and that means boom FOR American
manufacturers. 1t wouldn't take very much foreign
of this enable the American glass men
to get control of the home market and keep it,"