The sun., 1890-05-03
RIOTS IN FRANCE
Troops Called Out 20 Restore Order Il
TOureoinG.

| TOureoinG.
| PARIS, May2.-A despatch from Tourcoing
an extensive manufacturing town in the De
partment OF the North, states that serlout
trouble has broken out there. The hands en-
| ployed in tWenty-six mills at that place wen
| on strike this morning, and great crowds o.
men gathered about the streets to discuss theiI
grievances. The crowd was augm ented by q
| body OF 5000 strikers from Roubuix another
manufacturing town q short distance from
1ourcoing, who marched In mass into the
latter place All showed an ugly feeling, which
eliminated in serious rlotlnR. The riot was
progressing at noon, tho time the despatch was
sent
At $3.50 O'Clock tonight twenty thousand
strikers were paradinR tho streets OF Tour
colnR committing many excesses The cav
airy dispersed all groups. Twenty persons
have been arrested.
The number Of strikers at Tourcoin is esti-
mated at 10000. The streets and factories are
guarded by troops.
The total number Of persons arrested in
Paris during the day and night yesterday was
800. OF this number only 150 were detained
over night. The injuries received by number
Of persons during the row In the Place de 10
Concorde consisted of slight bruises.
- All the papers concur in conRratulatinR the
tons to and be fan
The Journal DIES DsJafs says that 1t would be
o mistake to treat the celebrations as affairs
the workingmen obey ed the word Of command
The KouSai4 S Ky strife r ' Is extending to adjacent
Al Croix The strikers attacked Holden's fac
in shattering tine windows. when the troops
compelled them to desist. They then pro-
ceeded to the telegraph office and wrecked the
MARsEI1LEs, May At is estimated that
$1,000 workme1 took part tII IN the labor demon;
at the Labor Exchange, and deputation con-
sisting Of forty Presidents of various trades
visit the Prefecture, and present petition in
favor Of eight hours for days work. The
boST be npe % re eecev ,ee & IN
they would divide themseyes into groups.
The deputation. however. had been instructed
Fetaned o Se Alter Sss Srrved
eee o
held here last night resolution was adopted
declaring that the workingmen were not in al
adonted BY the recent Labor Conference In
The strikers have resumed work throughout
M4DEIp. May 2,!The strikers at Barcelona
conducted themselves In q riotous manner
throughout the day. They impeded all kinds
OF business. stopping market carts and scat
teriDg and trampling upon their contents
The Civil Guard was continually engaged in
attempting to disperse the rioters but failed.
Finally u state of siege was declared.
mob of strikers set fire to tool hut. The
guard charged the mob and two Of the strikers
were injured. Several shots were fred An
other group OF strikers attacked printing
office in which siege proclamatiOns were being
printed. They put a stop to the work and the
authorities were obliged to have the proclama-
tions printed elsewhere under military pro-
lection.
At Valencia many OF the masters conceded
the demands Of the workmen. but the strikers
prevented the men from resuming work. The
railway goods porters and the dockmeh Joined
In the strike movement and became riotous.
but were suppressed By the cavalry. Troops
are now guarding threatened factoSteS and
other establishments.
Similar disturbances have occurred o, Sara
gossa and Alicante.
PRAGUE. May Ask hundred employees on
the state railway have struck.
DUBLIN. May 2.-The railway strikers will
Walsh having accepted the modified terms Of
the railway directors.
LONDON. May q Mr. Gladstone has written
a letter, which will appear In LtoVd's Nelos on
Sunday next. in which he ex horts the working
classes to consider closely their present posi-
tion. He says:
There may come a time when labor will
provo too strong for capital. and may use it's
strenGth unjustly. but capital will surely hold
its own"
In conclusion. he expresses a wish to SEQ
labor aud art allied. with the view OF alleViRt- |
Ing and adorning the lie OF man.