New-York tribune., 1890-05-02
MAY DAY IN EUROPE.
CONTINENTAL CITIES AND TOWNS STILL
INTACT.
THE woRKINGMEN'S DEMONSTRATION NOT
MARKED BY DISORDER EXCEPT IN PARIS,
PEsTH AND PROSSNITZ, IN AUSTRIA
FIVE HUNDRED ARRESTS IN
THE FRENCH CAPITAL.

while the central quarters wore their usual aspect
The shops throughout the city, with the exception
! of those devoted to the sale of firearms and am
munition were open and business went on az
usual. dcputatiOn of workingmen went to the
, Chamber in the afternoon and presented petition
asking that the Chamber make eight hours a legal
days work. Large crowds gathered in the thor
| oughfares in the vicinity Of the Chamber. COM
plctey blocking them. The cavalry which was
doing special duty about the city to-day, quietly
| cleared the way for the deputation to proceed
VI. Floquet also received Socialist deputation,
headed by VI. Guesde, which presented memorial
in favor of an eight-hour law.
Crowds gathered at various points through
out the city, but perfect order was being MAIN
tanned, until o'clock in the evening" when fight
occurred on the Place de Ia Concorde. body Of
workmen wished to pass down the Rue de Ia
Cirque toward the Elysee Palace. The police
barred the way and the paraders tried to force q
passage through them. squadron OF the mu-
ncipal guards then charged upon the crowd.
wOundng large number Of men. Many arrests
were made
/ The Prefect OF the Seine. acting under the orders
of W. Constans, Minister Of the Interior went to
tie Hotel de Vile to-day. and warned the Munici.
pal Council not to receive deputations. The mem-
bers of the Council protested against this action.
but nevertheless submitted to the Minister'S
orders.
The municipal guards left the Hotel de Vile
at o'clock Upon their departure the crowd
began TO sing the "Marseillaise." and were dis
persed by the police after brief scufle. Another
skirmish between the police and sGhtsecrs ao-
CURED in the Place de la Republique at 10 o'clock
tonight. During the fracas man fired re.
volver at the police, but nobody was hurt Sew
eral persons were arrested. At IL o'clock all
other quarters were calm, and the extra police
were being withdrawn.
At a late hour the bouevards were thronged
with excited people In the Place Chateau dEau
the cavalry charged upon the crowd, and several
more arrests were made The total number Of
arrests during the day approaches 500.
1t is stated that in the skirmish in the Placs
de la Concorde thirty persons were wounded. but
that they concealed the fact in order TO escape
arrest. The persons arrested in the Place de la
ConcOrde were released at midnight. They ara
simply charged with refusing to move on. The
boulevards and the Place de Ia Concorde have as
sumed their ordinary aspect.
No deputations of workmen visited the Elysca
Palace or the Ministerial departments
The Paris correspondent Of The Times" OF
London says that in an interview last night
Minister Constans declared that he had no fear
concerning May Day. The di5contented. he said,
would exhibit their strength, but so also would
the larger party of law-abiders, thus facilitating
the task of the Government. The Minister con.
tinued: Il have ordered the arrest of fifty
Anarchists in Paris and elsewhere Louise
Michel was arrested for incendiary speeches az
Roanne Six hundred and fifty cudgels were
found in the house of the Marquis de Mons, with
which it was intended to arm rioters. l shall
continue to take precautions until all danger has
oio1 foL-a 70 xnplf frnn
France four or five thousand foreign.
ers who endangcr public security.
liberation has become a crime. l intend TO purge
the country without delay. 1t is time 10 step the
attempt to start a permanent contiagration among
us which, il it should break out would consume
the world"
Fourteen hundred hawkers were arrested last
night and will be kept imprisoned till Friday to
prevent their being employed and paid to engage
in riotous demonstrations. The police seized
800 iron-tipped cudgels at the office of the
journal dAssaut," and a stock of revolvers and
knives at the house of Socialist.
Pesth. May l.-The labor demonstration here
was marred by scene of bloodshed Early this
morning large number of workmen gathered in
front of one of the rolling mills. AT first the
men were orderly enough but under the incite-
ment of agitators they became aroused and bit
tcrly denounced the alleged tyranny OF their en-
poyers Finally they lost all self-control and
engaged in a rotous demonstration which the
policc were powerless TO qucll Military assist
ancc was summoned, and body of troops prompt
lv appcared on the ground with fixed bayonets.
The mob was ordered TO disperse, and upon their
refusing to obey the troops charged The crowd
broke and fed in all directions, but not before
many of the rioters had been pierced by tho
bovouets of the soldiers. The mill where the
troube occurred remains open and work is going
on as usual
Vienna. May I.-Dcspite the belief that the
labor demonstration in this city would he at
tended by grave disorders, there was no disturb
ancc whatever There have been no street pa
r,dcs. but meetings were being held in various
halls which were attended by the larger portion
of the workingmen in the city No afternoon
papers were issued to-day. the printers were
all taking part in the May Day fetes' iho
Proter has been occupied all day by troops, bus
the crowds that fill the streets have Deen ORDER
w and there has been no necessity for official
Interference Reports from Ostrau, Troppau and
Brncnn say that work has been proceeding as
usual and no disturbances have occurred
From Prossnitz comes news of riot II ap-
neors that n number of wormen had been put IN
nrison there and when their fellow-worRmen
rothcrcd on the streets this morning plot was
hatched for their liberation. The result was thas
, mob of fully 1000 men made n combined attack
upon the prison. The authorities however. IN
,nticipation of such an occurrence had provided
A strong guard for the prison. and the rioters In
,pte Of their desperate efforts, were iepulsed ana
completely routed.
Al Trieste Pola and CracOw there was only
slight cessation of work and everything was
luiet. :. ~, nrovro.s 1.
I, - .atc otcl
Austria and Hungary 100000 men have al
.eady struck or threaten 70 strike.
London, May 1.-The procession OF working
men which was held in this city to-day fell far
short of the number it was expected would take
part in the parade. The line was composed Of
,nly few hundred men, The procession marched
o HYDE Park. where a number of speeches in
avor of the workingmens cause were made.
An attempt was made to hold a meeting at Hack
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