The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-30
The Civilian PATROLS and Soldiers 0vermaster
the Rioters and Feeling of Confidence
Begins to Grow Among the People.
Petroleum Fiends Sent from EurOpe's
Big Cities to Pillage and Murder.
Premier Gladstone Makes an Effort to Induce
Lord Harrington to Take the Place Va
Gated by Mr. Chamberlain.


Troops and Civilian Patrols. Overcome tho
Rioters-The Worst Thought To Be Past.
BRUSSELS, March 29-Charleroi to day is q
vast military camp from which flying columns
are operating in all directions. 1t is believed
now that the worst is over. The government
has authorized the peaceable inhabitants Of the
city to arm themselves and to use every means
in their power to defend their domiciles There
is more confident feeling The civilian patrols
and the troops are overmastering the rioters.
The miners in the Flenn and Borinage dis
tricts have gone out on strike, and have de-
stroyed the residence of the mine manager by
dynamite In these districts there have already
been several conflicts between the strikers and
the troops, and many have been killed on both
sides. Reinforcements have been sent to the
scene from Mones.
A Paris telegram says the Belgian Republican
League of Paris has called meeting of the Bel
gan workingmen Of France to assist their
brethren in Belgium.
Rioters last night attacked and burned pot
terry mandatory at Baudauer, near Mones
They succeeded in resisting the gendarmes, who
however, shot and killed three of the rioters
The citizens of Foreus. seven miles northeast
of Charleroi, have armed themselves with pitch.
forks, clubs and guns, and have thus far sue.
ceeded in defending their town from pillage,
They drove one army Of rioters away by main
force. dispensing it utterly. Vigilance commit
tees are being formed by the citizens in other
places threatened by the strikers.
The strikers stopped work at the Rcisax coll
lieries today. They were thrice ordered to dis
perse, but refused to do so, and began to throw
stones at the troops. The latter fired upon the
rioters, killing aad wounding seventeen.
The miners at Antong three miles southeast
of Tourna, struck to-day and went rioting
They formed into a body and marched towards
Tourna for the purpose of looting the place.
Troops sailed out from that place to meet them.
and 8. conflict followed in which many persons
were wounded
The strikes are spreading in the coal mining
district of Boringe, and the the authorities there
fear trouble. The miners in that district reseive
but So week.
Several Anarchist leaders were arrested at
Charleroi to-day.
Laicoyer, the leader of the Socialists, has
been arrested. 1t has been proven that the riots
were not due to political causes Of the ninety
persons arrested here in connection with the
disturbances. one half are old convcts of the
worst kind.
The entire reserve forces has been called out.
With these additional troops the army will num-
Der 62. 900 men. At meeting Of the Cabinet
to-day it was decided that the Premier should
explain the situation to the Chamber of Depu-
ties tomorrow. A government inspector is
amining the depots for dynamite in the Charlie
roi districts.
The prospects of settlement are improved.
Preparations are being made to resume work to-
morrow.
In fight between rioters and infantry al
Carnerest, two persons were killed and many
wounded. The workmen in the cloth factory at
Verviers have joined the strike