Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-11
DEMAND THE BALLOT
Suffrage Meetings Being Held
Throughout Belgium.
THE MASSES READY TO RISE.
The Gar Issues an Ukase Regarding IL
legitimate Chillren-Excusesf for the
Persecution of the Jews-A
New Irish Paper.
THE MASSES READY TO RISE,
ROYALTY Trembles.

Special 10 the Gazette
LoNDoN. May lJ.-Thirty-eight suffrage
meetings were held Today in Brussels and
other cities Of Belgium and the attendance
numbered hundreds Of thousands. Many
of The speeches made were OF the most VIC
lent character the speakers urging that the
working people must at any hazard assert
their RIGHT to 3 share III the govern
Htcnt. = he upper classes we're warned that
Their O.l"arChy was approaching a close
and that nothing short Of universal suffrage
promptly granted would be likely 10 avert Il
revolution. \ Socialist orator 1T Brussels
asserted that iE2 day was not far distant
when royalty would be brought down as il
has been brought down by the French revo-
.a;iOn, and that the bdyOnets employed 10
prop up thrones would BE- turned against
those "Ao sat upon the thrones. These
I.ftrraAceS were enthusiastically applauded.
Al Client Whore the suffrage movement
has heretofore been comparatively I'M
Ucnonstratiyc, the people assembled in
thousands aud in such threatening manner
:, - call 70. the Interference Of the mil
larry and police Il prevent rioting In
Antwerp, Client, Liege and Charleroi rs
well Is Brussels the garrisonS were kept
read. for instant service aud
The police were reinforced by the
s"nGqrInes. The miners on q strike
assembled ~ OF May day, but
without any serious exhibition OF violence
TIE utmost auX!ety IS felt by the authCri-
lies for the future. and il IS said that both
lie king ami cabinet favor ample cOnces-
siorS on the suffrage issue as a means OF
pac.fliHg the working classes. The majority
ut parliament Is, however, still stubboluiy
opposed 10 the surrender Of the powers and
privileges which tie upper orders
IN Belgium have SO long possessed eX-
c.usiyrly. and the falrhcst they are willing
10 % is Ia place suffrage within the reach
of the lesser taxpayers. stiG excluding the
visit majority OF WurliIugUcn.
In England and Germany the situation is
viewed with equal anxiety, as ii is felt that
the agitation IS favorable 10 France and
That the socialist element would rise en-
nasse in heh:Af Of France in the event of
war.
EUssGA'S HLEGfTIMATE CHILDREN.
The ear has issued an ukasc effect
ing Il most important social reform
Hereafter all iiIegitimate children of
Christians are to become legitimate upon
the marriage of their parents, provided that
proper announcement is made by the latter
10 the judicial authorities. Even in cases
where the marriage is aunullcd or declared
10 he Illegal, the children are 10 nave all the
rights OF legitimate oTsprinGs. The decree
affects 4 vast multitude of children in Russia
where illeEitimacy has been extremely COM
mon. The imperial family IS, of course, ex-
r-pted from IL
\ PLAUSIBLE STATEMENT
has been published defending on novel
ground the Russian persecution Of the
Jews. II IS TO the effect that ct the rate of
increase OF Jewish families compared with
the increase Of Russians proper the empire
in the course Of few generations would be
mainly Jewish, and the orthodox subjects of
tie car would be in 4 hopeless minority.
4 81 Petersburg letter says that the
officials are making most absurd excuses
evrryEvhere for the persecution of the Jews.
one Of the reports started at kicff was that
there had been 4 mysterious disappearance
OF several Russian children. and that the
children were kidnapped by the Jews for the
purpose Of sacrifice. 1t was even alleged
that the calcincd bones of 4 victim had been
found The stories were readily be
lieved lay the more ignorant
and had much 70 do with the cruel treat
ment Of cmiCrant Jews by the populace
T. =. O'Conner, NJ. P, started I paper
Today called the Sunday Sun. II has begun
fairly is 10 sales. Ii is well filled with ad-
refreshments and devotes column of the