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FACING 62, 600 SOLDIERS.
Strikers In the Little Kingdom Of Bel.
gium Confronted by All the Ma
tiOn's Military.
Deadly Encounters Between Mobs and
sOldiery-Immense Destruction Of
Property.
Gable dispa tch from Brussels.l

Gable dispatch from Brussels.
Three hundred strikers made an attack on
the Marlemont colliery at Mons, and were
fred upon by troops. The number Of killed
and wounded is fourteen.
The entire reserve force has been called
out. With these additional troops the army
will number 81, 200 men.
The strikers stopped work at the Resaix
collieries to-day. They were thrice ordered
to disperse, but refused to do so, and began
to throw stones at the troops. The latter
fired upon the rioters, killing and wound
ing seventeen.
The miners at Antoing, three miles
southeast of Tournay, struck to-day and
went rioGng. They formed into body
and marched toward TournGy for the pur-
pose of looting the place. Troops sailed
out from that place to meet them, and q
conflict followed, in which many persons
were wounded.
The strikes are spreading in the coal
mining districts of Flenn and Borinage
and the authorities there fear trouble. The
miners in the latter district receive but 50 q
week. They have destroyed the resi-
dence 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. Re- endorsements
have been sent to the scene from Mons.
In fresh fight between the rioters and
infantry Mt Carnieres two persons were
killed and many wounded.
The Socialists are greatly enraged be-
cause of the energetic action of the military
in suppressing disturbances. AS an act of
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cloth-works, which are q conspicuous fea-
ture of that town.
Larcoyer, the leader of the Socialists, has
been arrested. 1t has been proved that the
riots were not due to political causes. OF
the 100 persons arrested here in connection
with the disturbances one-half are old con-
victs Of the worst kind.
At a meeting of the Cabinet it was de-
cided that the Premier should explain the
situation to the Chamber of Deputies.
A Government Inspector is examining
the depots for dynamite in the Charleroi
district
Rioters attacked and burned a pot
terry manufactory at Bandour, near Mons,
They succeeded in resisting the gendarmes
who, however, shot and killed three of the
rioters.
The citizens of Fleures, seven miles
nOrtneaSt OF Cnarlerol, nave armed Inem-
selves with pitchforks, clubs, and guns, and
have thus far succeeded in defending Their
town from pillage. They drove one army
of rioters away by main force, dispensing il
utterly. Vigilance committees are being
formed by the citizens in other places
threatened by the strikers.
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Verviers have joined the strike.
Charleroi is a vast military camp from
which flying columns are operating in all di-
rections. 1t is believed now that the worst il
7 over. The Government has authorized the
peaceable inhabitants of the city to arm
themselves and use every means in theil
power to defend their domiciles. There i,
a more confident feeling. The civilian pa
trolls and the troops are overmastering the
rioters. One hundred arrests have beer
made, among them several Anarchis
leaders.
The burials of the rioters who were sho
by troops are proceeding quietly at Yer'
| vers.
Several French newspapers accuse Prince
Bismarck of having incited the riots il
Belgium and warn Belgium to beware o.
| him.
The Belgian Republican League of Pari
has called meeting of the Belgian work
ingmen of France to assist their brethren
in Belgium.