The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-02
CLUBS AND BAYONETS.
The Scared Rulers Of Europe
Maintain the Peace.
MUCH DISORDER m PARIS.


PANS, Nay I-All vas tranquil IN The
provinces today. In the city large crowds
gathered II various points, bat perfect or
der Was maintained until 8 O'Clock thin
evening. when body Of vorkmen trying
to march down the Rue de ID Cirque 70 the
Champs Eysee palace were stopped by the
police. The paradsrs tried 10 forcs their
way through and were charged by . squad
ron cf the municipal guards, and many
msn wounded. A large number were ar
rested, bus viii b released at midnight
They are merely charged With disorderly
conduct
FioQuef received . socialist deputation
headed by Guesde. which presented .
memorial in favor Of the eight-hour Law.
BELLY, May L-Eafly this morning
small groups OF workingmen began gather
ing on the streets There Was no disorder,
and the city wore its usual appearance.
The notices issued BY employers. threaten
Ing the discharge of employees who alb
senfed themselves from work 70 take part
Tn labor demonstrations. had marked ef-
feet The Loewe factory. large establish
nent, began work this morning with
nearly full force there being but fifteen
ahsentees OF all the hands employed In
the Frister 4 Rossman sewing machine
factory, another large concern, only five
failed to report for work. A large number
OF persons. however, are making the day .
holiday, visiting Grunewald and other SUI
burban resorts. A workman was arrested
this afternoon for hosting the red flag.
Work Is proceeding In the usual manner
In Munster, Wiesbsden, StrasbuSg. Nu-
remburg, Ststtin, Dartmund, Neukirchen,
Spandau and Zwickau. A few OF the work
ingmen in Leipsic and Halle went on q
strike. but the majority who did not favor
making demonstration, went to work as
on ordinary days.
Two hundred and sixteen proprietors of
smaller manufactures in the city closed
their establishments to give tho employees
holiday.
The socialist demonstration was Q CON-
plete fssco There was no meeting or
demonstration Of any importance.
vienna, May despite the belief that
the labor demonstration in this city would
be attended by grave disorder there has
yet been no disturbance whatever. There
have been no street paradss. but meetings
are being held In various halls by the lar
ger portions Of the workingmen in the city.
No afternoon papers viii be issued a. the
printers are all taking part In the May day
fetes The strike Is general in the prov
inces and Is spreading throughout Austria
and Hungary. One million men have
already struck or threaten 70 strike.
LArxR-A dispatch from Prossritz says
that fer 49, t~A b. ~ck ~ ~
on the prison without recourse to firearms
Disorder prevailed uatii noon, and ten ar
rests were made. The latest reports from
Austria and Hungary speak only OF quiet
meetings Ia favor Of eight hours.
From Prossnitz comes news of riot. II
appears that a number OF workingmen
were put In prison. and when their fellow
workingmen gathered on the streets this
morning . plot vas Matched for their
liberation. The result Was that . mob
OF 1000 men made an attack upon
The prison. The authorities, however,
prepared and the rioters were repulsed and
completely routed. The troops did not use
firearms. No trouble of any consequence
is reported at other points.
Lospox. May 1.-The procession Of work
pected. The line was composed Of only Q
fe~ hundred men. who marched to Hyde
park, where speeches were made. An at
tempt was made to hold meeting at the
park. but the police would not permit it.
procession formed at Soho square con-
,rary to police regulations was broken up
without resistance
Five hundred disorderly men gathered
on the Thames embankment this morning,
bent on making demonstration. Two
hundred and fifty police were on hand,
however, and the mob were cowed. Some
of the disorderly element say they will
hold torchiight procession, but the police
will rigidiy suppress any procession of that
kind. There is every indication that the
proposed demonstration viii prove fiasco.
PEsrH. May 1.-The labor demonstration
here was marred by bloodshed. Early this
morning a number of workmen gathered
in front OF rolling mill. At first they
were orderly. but through the excitement,
of agitators became aroused and bitterly
denounced the alleged tyranny OF employ
ers. Finally they lost self-control and en-
gagged in riotous demonstration. which
the police were powerless 10 queIl. Mill
tary assistance was summoned. Soldiers
appeared with fxed bsyonets and ordered
the mob to dispcrse. Upon refusal the
troops charged. The crowd broke and fed
in all directions. Many rioters we're pierced
by bsyonets.
Thirty thousand workmen met today and
adopted resolutions in favor of eight hours.
PASS, Nav IA deputation OF work
ingmen went 20 the chamber of deputies
this afternoon and presented a Petition
asking the chamber 20 make eight hours
legal days work Large crowds gathered
on the thoroughfares In the vicinity Of the
chamber. looking at them. Cavalry cleared
q way for the deputation.
AZ II q. m. the bot levards were again
throrge with excited people. In the
Place Chateau Diem cavalry charged the
road and several more arrests were made
The total number Of arrests during the day
approaches 500 In the skirmish in the
Place de Ia Concord thirty persons were
wounded, Most Of them eseaped arrest.
NsnRie. Nay Tranquility prevails
throughout the provinces. The strikes in
Valencia. however. are spreading. the EN-
psoyes in al the trades there joining
the movement fer eight hours day. The
theatres in Valencia will be closed tonight
Thirty thousand workmen psrxded in
Rarcelons today. Similar demonstrations
we're held in many other cities There
were extensive strikes in Saragosxa. but
no disorder In this city the workingmen
turned cut in great numbers. and there
we're some slight disturbances and q num-
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