Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-17
ATTACKED MAYOR BUfB
Knocked Senseless by a Mob
 of Brussels Strikers.
OTHER NATIONS MAY INTERFERE

The Belgian Strikes Are Not Decreasing
 French Government Getting Informed
 on the SituatIon-A New Scheme for In-
 troduction in the Home Rule Bin-Hun
 Dock Strikes Likely to Spread.
 BRUssELs, AprA 17.-Yesterday was a day of extreme watchfulness and anxiety on the part of the authorities throughout Belgium. Reports from all points indicate that the strike is spreading steadily and that the temper of the strikers is growing worse. This city Is as If in state of siege. All places of amusement are deserted, and the police and the rioters have the streets to themselves.
 The morning passed without disturbance Several suffrage mee tings were held. but they were orderly and the speeches were not violent. In the afternoon however, thousands of workingmen held 8 turbulent meeting on the road to the race course out side the city limits. The advertised object of the meet ing was to denounce the proc lamation of Mayor Bulls prohibiting public demenstra tions in favor of universal suffrage.
 Volders, the extreme Socialist leader who was arrested and released on April IS, made an incendiary speech he applied the most obnoxious epithets to M. Bulls. The r crowd became uproarious, shouted for re venge upon the mayor, and encouraged l. Volders to still more incorporate Ian guage.
 The police ordered the crowd to disperse The workingmen answered with jeers. The police then drew their swords and ad- vanced toward the platform. Some of the crowd fired revolvers and few threw Cho I,,ft tha fal yxit hpp1f hnx of fight toward the city. Nobody was in jured.
 Mayor Bulls was walking home on the Avenue Louise about an hour later when some 200 Socialists, retu rning from the meeting, came down the street. After he had left the mob about 50 paces behind him, three men ran out and one of them struck him heavy blow on the head with a stick. As Bulls turned he received another blow on the back of the neck. He fell bleeding and unconscious to the pavement. A resident of the Avenue Louise, who had seen the first encounter and had run for the police, returned with help just as the mayor was struck down. The police charged the Socialists, and after fight of 10 minutes dispersed them. Two of the crowd were arrested, but it has not yet been ascertained whether or ! not they are of the three who attacked NJ. Bulls.
 witness of the mobbing informed the police that just before their arrival Q workingnan fired seven shots from re volver at the prostrate mayor. NJ. Bulls was still unconscious when taken to his home He recovered con | seriousness toward evening, and will prob | ably be able to resume his official duties within few days. Meantime Alderman Andre will be acting mayor. King Leo | pold has inquired twice by special courier \ after his health.
 It is reported that Volders will be ar, | rested for his part ill the meeting which | preceded the assault.
 Later in the evening turbulent crowds fought the police in several districts of tht
 city. In the Rue de la Baviere near tn,
 Maisou du People the mob became st \ threatening that mounted police charged
 them with drawn swords. The riotea.
 threw jars of Greek fire and repeated vol
 leys of stones among the police. Many O. | the mob were cut or trampled on. Twelv | were arrested. Several policemen wer
 bruised and burned.
 A despatch from Mons says that tn
 rioters have had possession of many
 streets there for several hours. Reinforce | ments of soldiers have been sent from th
 city.
 Other Nations Interested. NJ. Bouree, French Ambassador to Be | gium, has returned to Paris in response tc
 telephonic summons from the govern
 ment, which wishes to confer with nj n as
 to the revolt of the Belgium workingnen
 The revolt has become so threatening tha
 it is believed Germany and Austria will |
 justified, under the Treaty of 1851, in il
 terfering to support the Crown. U "