Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-18
READY FOR CIVIL WAR;
Blood Spilled in the Streets of
 Belgian Cities.
ALL THE MILITIA IS CALLED OUT

The Explosion of n Bomb at Mons Iufuri-
 ated the StriKers-They Defy the Civic
 Guard Soldiers Fire on the Mob Fierca
 Hand-to-Hand Struggle Fourteen Sol
 diers Wounded, and Three Dic--C1nster-
 nation Among All Glasses.
 BRUSSELS, April 1S.-Anarchy practi- cally reigns throughout Belgium. All forms of labor have united to forgo the Chamber of Deputies to grant universal suffrage. Battles between police and riot CTS have taken place in Brussels, Amster dam and Mons. Lives have been lost on both sides
 The strikers at Mons have resorted to the use of dynamite. A bomb which had been placed close to the Petit Washes church exploded with great violence, shat tering the stained glass windows of the church and-doing other damage.
 The explosion seemed to act as an in centive to the strikers to commit further outrnyes. The strikers filled the drinking places and indulged in threats against the government, and as the day wore on they became emboldened and determined to take possession of the town for labor procession.
 The intentions were known to the au- thorities, who have many spies among the workmcn, and when mob, singing the ''Carmagnole'' and the 'MarseillaiSe," at tempted to march through the streets they were met by a strong detachment of the civic guard.
 The usual order was given TOT the sUrik- CTS to disperse. but no attention WAS paid to it by the strikers.
 Hooting and yelling, they attempted to march on. when the order was given for the civic guard to prepare to fire. The mob detied the guards to fire upon them | and threw heavy stones, bottles and other missiles at them.
 The guard fired upon tho crowd, but this did not effect their dispersal. On the con trary, it only infuriated them, and q charge en masse was made upon the guard. A desperate hand to hand conflict cnsued l the main body of the strikers was broken up, but groups of striking men could be seen in the side streets leading from the main thoroughfare,
 lie battle wus long and bitterly con l testeI, but finally the civic guard We're l victorious. It is known that four ot the l miners were killed Many of the rioters 1 were wounded and a number were taken 1 to the hospital. It is thought thaC the | exact number of the wounded will never | be known as some of them were carried | away by their friends to prevent tneir | falling into the hands of the authorities. Fourteen soldiers were wounded. IAree | Sf them will not recover They were re l moved to the hospital where their ante
 mortem statements were taken for the l Public Prosecutor.
 l The killing of the four strikers has added
 greatly to the excitement in the town, and | there is danger of a more serious outbreak
 Men and women from the adjacent mining
 villages are docking Into Mons, and tht
 authorities are anXiously awaiting events Mons is the centre of the great Bornast
 coal mining district. Three fourths of all
 the miners ill Belgium are employed in this | district.
 At night the situation in Antwerp haG
 grown even more threatening. The strils
 CTS had gathered repeatedly in large crowds
 throughout the northern district before
 o'clock. As often as the police disperset
 them they summoned moro to their ait
 and reassembled.
 | A squadron of police, riding with drawI
 swords against the worAingmen. were over
 whelmed with showers of stones and tim
 bers. The police retired in confusion. | While the reserves were being summoned
 the strikers threw up barricades ill th'
 side streets. Women and children hastCuet
 from the houses with firearms. | When another squadron of police, sup l ported by d detachment of the civic guard 1 tried half an hour later to drive back th mob they were met with volleys from tn
 revolvers and rifles of the men behind .h l barricades. Many of the soldiers wcr l wounded and were removed to the hOsI,i | tals.
 More troops were summoned, and afUel 1 two charges carried the barricatles. Ti, l strikers retreated firing.
 The governor of the province of EI1hant | in which Brussels is situated has iuStructet l all mayors of towns and cities within hi! administrative district that they must pro ! hibit all public demonstrations for uni
 versal suffrage.
 The government has issued Il decre
 calling out all the militia for the defense o
 the State. This means the mobilization c
 some 45,0C0 troops against the working | men.
 Extraordinary military measures ar
 being taken to-day to preserve order il l this city. Strong achievements of chas
 seurs and carbineers have been arrivin: l with every train. All officers have receive, | city map on which Is marked n neutrl
 zone from which the crowds arc to be ex | cluded In this zone are tEc Palais de | l Nation, where Parliament meets, all tn
 ministerial bureau and the Royal palace. l The Fever in Bulgaria.
 BUCHAREST, April Is. - Hundreds c
 workingmen and their wives made 1 demonstration before the PaIlitmentar
 building to-day against the increase ot Gh