Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-05
BLOODSHED AND RIOT
Another Fatal Encountsr In the
Turbulent Coke Regions.
NEsEs OF VIOLENCE II Europe
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Wsasdsd ~ oneers-Laeor Disturb
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People az ths Ola World

t<iny one striker dead and one serious
" woEnded- Sunday night supsrintend-
kDt Cray and IA Boss Caiiaghan.
q Lessen ring No. 5. went 10 house
No II TO rescue two Of the men
who had been az work and were
beiug he'd at that house BY the striix-
sra They we're set upon and stoned
and the deputies came 10 their aid
One OF the strikers tried 70 take gun
nom one Of the deputies, when shot
vas fired by the strikers Superin-
tentent Gray then ordered the deputies
- fire. and Ia the volley which fol-
lowed John Mshan, a striker. fell dead,
and another. whose name l. not known.
received mortal wound The strikers
then scattered. and the two men who
we're held prisoners were rescued and
taken 70 Leisenripg. The situation is
now reported quiet
John McSioy. member Of the execu-
tive board. Just arrived here from Dun
bar where he ssvore out warrants for
the arrest of superintendent Robert
Gray. Yard Boss Agnew and Pit Ross
Callahan and two Of the Pinkerton
guards charging them with the mur-
der of Mahan- The labor people are
swearing vengeance. aad more trouble
may follow in the next few hours
CRITICAL sfrUArfoS.
PARIS, May A-The detail sof the Ia
bor trouble az Fourmies immensely
heightened the political importance of
the incident The fact that six worl-
en-. several children and eight men
were killed on the spot. whiie TWEEN
~ were seriously wounded. sever
81 fatally. gives the affair the char
ecter OF massacre The soldiers
were merely exposed TO stone-throw-
ing. but they replied with successive
voileys from Iebel rifles. inficting
frighLfui wounds ca the victims. The
hcases exposed 20 the fire were riddled
end there Is every sign that
reckless and wanton inhrman-
ity Was shown by the troops
The local popular commotion
h intense, and IL Ends a response in the
growing excitement in every working
center. Fournies is practically in a
atate OF siege Cavalry patrol the
streets and are everywhere greeted
with yells Of reprobation from excited
groups Of men and women. The ten
eton 80 feeling NAV ~. ;,,a,-sd fro,n ~.
go that the miEtarv are hailed with
cries Of s'vive Prussia"
A section of nh. left and the socialist
and Bouiangist deputies Join in de-
manding vote of eensure against NJ.
Constans. minister OF the interior. Is
res 1onsible for the slaughter. A mo-
1i<n 10 that effect will he made in the
chamber of deputies A majority
Of the right and Jeff approve generally
1he measure Of the rcprcssiou taken
5. BIZ n. constans throughout the coun-
!. trv. but viii advocate an iuouirv into
1ke conduct of the troops ut Fourmies.
Parliamentary circles view the affair a.
ehakinr the position of the ninistery.
Ynhor centerS throughout France are
rrofound;y moved and public meetings
80 ana A Mar-eilIes. LYONS and clse-
8 ~vh~vc .rr being Organized 20 protest
nenin<t the precipitato action of the
authorities.
The acsual STATE Of nub,ic feeling can
- best judged from the fact that many
81 the leaders Of the popular movement,
49, b~st known rrpreseutatives Of
cha labor party, have started tor
Bei9ium in order TO collect arms
and dynamite for use against the
troops stationed here and espe-
eIaIly against the infantry regiment
which used its rides with such fatal eff
feet upon the populace ON Friday last
a report has reached here that 500 kilo-
orammes of dynamite destined for the
people OF t.is town has been seized