West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-08
LABOR TROUBLES ABROAD.
TourcOing, France, i'm the
Hands OF RiOtOus Strikers.
Troops Called Out to Quell Se-
rious Disturbances.

despatch from ToursoIng, France, an
extensive manufacturing town in the De
partment Of the North, states that serious
trouble has broken out there The hands
cmploycl In tweDty-six mills at that place
went ON strike and great crowds Of men
gathered about the streets 10 discuss their
grievances.
The crowd was augmented by body Of
5000 strikers from ROubaix, another manu-
thcturing town short distance from Tour.
Going, and marched in mas into that place
and SOON oil hands began 10 show an ugly
feeling, which cumiratol In serious riotin9
At y o'clock ~, 900 strikers were paradino
the strccts, committing mtuy eKcsssss The
cavalry dispersed all groups. Twenty per
SONS have been arrested. There wore 10000
men on strike
The Journal DIES DcJots. Of Paris. Franco
says In connection with tho labor deinonstra. /.
ton that 10 would bc n mistake 10 treat Tn
celebrations as Affairs Of no Importance see
ing they showed that the wOrkingmen obeyed
the word Of command 10 mark the day In some
form. The total number Of persons arreste
In Paris during the day aud night was 300
OF this number only $50 were detained over
night The injuries received by a numbor
OF persons during the row In the Place do
Ia ConcOrde consisted Of slight bruises. All
the papers concur. In congratulatlng the
Government upon the success Of It's precau
tions 70 prevent any disturbance, and the
Parisians upon thoir prudence
The stokers IN several gas works have
struck. Their places have been taken by
Belgians; a general strike. in coIlieries IN
the south Of France was threatened The
RoubaiK strike was extending 10 adjscent
cODimunes. AZ CrOix the strikers attacked
Holden'a factory, intending 10 plunder n
They succeeded in shattering the windows
when the troops compelled them TO deslst
Thcy then proceeded % the telegraph Office
and wrecked the interior.
The strikersot Barcelona, Spain, conducted
thcmselyes In riOtous manner through
out the day. They impeded all Kinds
OF business, stopping market carts
and scattering aud trampllnR upOn
their contents Of provisions The civil
guard w0s continually engaged In attempt
ing tO disperse the riJtOrs, but fsiled To
qneli them. Finally state Of siege wss do.
Cared
During the evening n mob Of strikers set
FIRE - tool but The guard charged tho
mob and two Of the strikers were injured
Several shots we're fired Another gr0up 0f
strikers attacked n printing office in which
siege proclamation were being printed. They
put a stopto the work, and Tho authorities
were Obliged 81 have tho Dreclamaii0ns
printed elsewhere under military protection
~ valencia, Spain, many ~ tho masters
conceded the demands Of the wOrkmon but
the strikers prevented the men from reeum-
ing work. The railway goods porters md tho
RNAftN"ii NfANHA w Nlf hNEANf NAWNfINrItI ana
became riotous but wero suppressed
by the cavalry. Troops guarded threat
enci factories and other establishments
Disturbances occurred at Ssragossa aud Ali
cgnto IN Spain
Nine thousand mon have been dismissed
from Hamburg Germany factories for be-
ing absent from work on Labor Day.
Six hundred employees on tho Holland
State Railway struck
~ n meeting Of wOrkinRmsn At LISBON.
Portugal, n resolution was adopted declaring
that tho wOrkinrmen we're not In alliance
with the Republicans and requesting tho
Government % execute the resolutions
adopted BY tho recent Labor Conference In
Berlin
10 was estimated that 30 900 workmsn took
part in the labor demonstration at Mar
ssilles. France The streets wors noisy. A
large meeting was held at the Labor tx
change and n deputation. consisting OF forty
Presidents ~ various trades unions and 300
workmen. was appointed 70 visit the Presc
ture aud present a petition in favor Of eight
hours for n days work.