The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-30
RIOTS in BELGIUM.
Strikers Storm Mines and Glass
Works and OyerpOwer
Officials.
Government Troops Called Out.
and Repulsed the Strikers
With Great Loss.

Brussels, March 27.-Ihe chateau Oni-
fremont at Presles has been destroyed By
| fire by the strikers
The glass works ut Marchennes Aupont,
two miles from Charlerois, were burned BY
rioters to-day
The coal mine prOprietOrs at Heisthel,
three miles from Leige, have refused To
sccede to the demand for 25 per cent. in
crease in the wages OF their men, and the
miners will probably strike.
! The rolling mills at Mont eau have
been sacked BY strikers and gangs
of strikers are everywhere in the mining
geHg aSoGdf PfaSins the fact @rE and are
local authorities are absolutely powerless
before the daily Increasing strength of the
rioters.
IL Will now require very large reinforce
ments OF troops TO quell the riots at Vi
lette. the danger from the
riots became so great TO-DAY
that detachment OF troops with artillery
was sent IN response to an appeal for helr
and the soldiers reached the scene lust In
time to save from destruction the Lambert
works. which the rioters were about to burn
down. Many of the rioters were arrested
AT Charlerois, this evening, a reign of
terror prevail 5. The rioters, thousands in
number, and armed with weapons
oil every description, have held
possession OF the streets all
all day. Many stores and dwellings have
been attacked, pillaged and In some cases
burned. The military massed in force
from all neighboring points, were used to-
day with terrible effect t. disperse the
rioters. Inc troops, as soon as they ap-
peared, were met by the
mob and fercely assaulted. The order
to tre was finally given and several vol
ieys were quickly p ured int the ranksof
the strikers. The result was twenty of the
rioters were killed and hundreds of them
wounded The most intense excitement
prevails. The hope Is that he terrible at
iair will carry with it its lesson. Among
he buildings burned to-day by the mob Is
he convent of Soleitnent.
MIDNIGHT
ms city Is IN state of the widest ex
Itement growing out of news of an upris-
ne and riots In many parts of Belgium.
jrowds OF roughs are parading the streets
reaklng windows and assaulting citizens.
ne police are making a most heroic exer-
ION to disperse the mob, which
composed OF the worst elements of
ne population Dispatches from Charleei
ate tonight say that 1000 addition
roops have arrived there, and that the
own IS in state of seige. Troops are
osted throughout the place, and no one
allowed to pass the sentry without au-
,ority. The inhabitants are urged by the
'wn officials to remain within
DORIS. A body of strikers at.
lcked the Coullet iron works TO-DAY.
hey were repulsed by the troops who fired
pom them repeatedly The rioters threat
to return in force and renew. their at
OK upon the works.
Later advices from Roux say that the
INT there to-day between the troops and
e strikers was Of the most desperate char
ter. Ten of the strikers were shot dead
ID large number were wounded.
AT Brandoux detachment of lancers
deavored to disperse the mob. The
1ters fought desperately and succeeded
driving. the troops before them. A
utensnt and several of the soldiers were
FUNDED. IL is reported that Marmont
lliery has been set on fire by the mob and
ut rioters have invested the Pierpormise
a MOudrin glass works,