The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-05
Rioting by Workmen in Italy,
Belgium and France.
uPRoAR IN FRENCH CHAMBER.
Coke Strikers Chase Deputies, Who
Shoot and Kill One Rioter.
plete Surrender-A National Organ
ization Of Boss Builders Fighting
the Eight Hour Movement.

Parma, Italy, May 4-The rise in the
price of bread caused q riot here today
The women marched in procession to the
town hall and demanded reduction in
prices Many were arrested before the
crowd was dispersed.
RoNE, May 4.-The chamber of deputies.
2S5 to 155. today approved the action of the
government on May day. The funeral of
the gendarmes killed in the riot took place
today. The bodies were followed to the
grave by all of the civic authorities Of the
city. There was no disorder.
PARIS, May At was announced yes
terday that the section on the Left would
join with the socialists and Boulangists in
demanding a vote of censure today against
Constans, minister of the interior, on the
ground that the latter was responsible for
the slaughter of the men, women and chill
dren shot down by the troops at Fourmies,
on Labor day. Constans, after replying
in explanatory terms as to the
Fourmies affair and giving his
version of the matter, holding
that neither the governor nor the troops
were to blame for the disaster, was aston
ished to see Roche. the deputy represent
ing the Seventeenth electoral district of
the Seine, spring to his feet and shout
fiercely, sMurderer!' A tremendous SEN
sation followed. Finally peace was re-
stored and the chamber voted that Roche
should be excluded from any further part
in today's session. and that he should
be declared censured by the cham
Der for the term he had applied
to the minister of the interior
No sooner had this action been decided
upon than Roche again sprang to his feet,
and. shaking his fist at those of his asso-
ciates who had been most active in bring
ing about his proposed expulsion and CEN
sure, the angry deputy yelled: "You are
q lot of varlots worthy of your masterl"
This was more than the presiding officer
could submit TO. He ordered Roche re-
moved by force from the chamber.
This was eventually done, amid the Wild
est scenes ever witnessed in the chamber
of deputies. The chamber then, by vote
of 356 to 50, declared confidence in the
government.
FouRxrEs, May 4.-The situation here
today is grave, and the greatest excite
ment prevails throughout the town and
vicinity. The actual state of feeling can
be best judged from the fact that many
leaders of the popular movement, the best
known representatives of the labor party,
have started for Belgium for arms and
dynamite for use against the troops
here. The report has reached
here that quantity of dynamite
for the people Of this town was seized
while being smuggled across the frontier
from Belgium.
Cavalry pickets were stationed along the
route of the funeral procession of the vic
Tins Of the Maydsy massacre, for such is
the term applied to the tragedy by the peo-
pie here. The government has sent two
delegates here with instructions to make a
thorough inquiry into the causes which
led to the disturbances on Labor day and
into the action of the officers who ordered
the troops to fire upon the people. The
funeral procession was very long, being
participated in by alarge number of work
men with red and black flags draped. The
nine cofiins were surrounded by relatives
of the victims. After the religious services
the clergy left and the socialists took
charge, when violent addresses were de-
livered.
BRussELs, May 4-The northwestern
French and Belgian coal fields are IN the
main idle. The men, however, are acting
in law abiding manner. The only scene
of disturbance which has been recorded
occurred near Liege. There was q fight
yesterday near that place between strikers
and gendarmes. The latter were getting
the worst of the encounter, and finally
used their revolvers. The result was that
several rioters were wounded.
The miners and ironworkers' strike in
the Liege and Charleroi districts is COM
plete. and is spreading to the Brolnage
district, in the province of HainauAl
Fifty thousand men are out Of work in
Central Belgium. There has been more
rioting at Liege, and seven more people
were injured.
LONDON, May 4.-The bricklayers in
most of the centers of England have struck
for higher wages. The strike is causing
much annoyance to contractors, and has
thrown out of employment large num-
Der of men belonging to associated trades.
vienna, May "A dispatch received
from Beks, Hungary, states that there
we're renewed scenes Of disorder there yes
terday. Immense crowds surrounded the
prison and demanded the release Of their
comrades who were arrested. The police
present were unable to control the crowds
and had to send for troops. The military
soon cleared the streets, many Of the lead
ors <,f fba vsoopIe being arrested