The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-06
UNHAPPY EUROPE.
The Dynamite Argument Ad-
vanced at Mons and Liege.
WOMEN LEAD IN THE AGITATION.

Ono Woman Whose Husband Was
Shot at FOurmies Dipped Her
Hands, in His Blood and Swore
Vengeance-Emile Zola Censures
the Government.
FouRMIEs, May @. - The working
mems delegates, representing all the
trades and labor circles of this town,
called on the prefect and made re-
spectful request that, in the view of the
peaceful attitude of the inhabitants
since Labor day, and in order to avoid
the possibility of any further trouble,
the regiment of infantry which fred on
the populace on May day should be re-
moved to some other part of France.
After consultation with the mayor the
prefect acceded to the delegates request,
saying that in consideration of the fact
that they had called attention to the
peaceful attitude of the inhabitants
since the riots he would recommend the
government to send the obnoxious regi-
ment away.
Dipped Her Hands in Blood.
The women of Fourmies and the ad-
joining village are more excited than the
men, and Sunday night number of
them rushed about from house to house,
calling upon husbands and brothers to
avenge the dead. One woman whose
husband was shot in the massacre, as it
is called, dipped her hand in the blood
that welled from his side and swore ven-
geance against the bourgeoise republic.
The excitement has not subsided, al
though the people appear to be some-
what cowed by the overwhelming num-
ber of the troops.
The Dynamite Argument.
Mons, May ca. dynamite outrage,
which is placed t6the account of the
labor agitators, occurred here yesterday.
A miner of this neighborhood made
himself conspicuous by his firm refusal
to go out on strike with the rest of the
men employed with him. He was
warned that it was dangerous for him
to persist in this course, but he would
mot strike. Yesterday dynamite cart
ridge was in some manner placed in his
house and exploded, completely wreck
ing it, The police are investigating the
affair, but as yet they have not made
any arrests.
1IEGE, May GA terrible explosion
took place here in front of the residence
of well known capitalist of this city.
The explosion is said to be the work of
"A
dynamite cartridge was placed on the
doorstep, and the door and windows
opening on the street were shattered.
Zola Censures the Governments.
PARIS, May 8.-Emile Zola censures
the government for causing the Four
mics disaster. He says that by its bonn
bastic announcing of armed preparations
as If revolution was imminent the
minds of the workmen were inflamed
and the affair assumed fictitious impor-
tance in the eyes of the organizers. If
meetings were allowed to be held as in
England nothing would happen. The
after effects will be still worse. The
governments action will rankle in the
hearts of the people and cause hatred of
employers, and pilgrimages made to the
tombs of the victims will rekindle
smoldering hates.
Minister Constans has approved the
action of the commander of the troops
in firing upon the mob, and ordered an
additional force of cavalry to the scene,
with instructions to pursue the same
vigorous course as on Saturday should
there be another outbreak, which is
probable.
Led by the Women.
ROME, May 6.-Owing to a rise in the
price of bread at Parma riot occurred
there. The women formed in procession
and marched to the town hall, where
they demanded from the officials that
the latter secure reduction in price
Before the crowd could be dispersed it
was found necessary to place a number
of persons uuder arrest.
VIENNA, May 9. = The women of
Bekes were at the front of those de-
manding the release of the May day
prisoners. They spit on and kurled
stones at the soldiers and barred their
breasts, crying: Cut us down with
your bayonetsl We will not move
without our brothersr'