The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-15

king and protested violently against the
kings action. Colonel Tchirich. the
kings aide, interposed aad "A violent pas
sage-at-arms ensued between the regent
and the officer.
m. Dokltsch, the new prime minister,
was King Alexander's tutor. He is $50
called) a radical with moderate views"
THE BELGIAN POLITICAL STRIKE.
BRUSSELS, April 1.-THE authorities are
taking vigorous measures to prevent a
continuation of the disturbances growing
ont of the universal suffrage agitation.
The burgomaster Of Brussels has issued a
decree prohibiting any procession or the
holding of any public assemblage under
severe penalties. The Socialist leader
Volderb is to be made an example OF. The
authorities know that Volderb is RESPONSE
BILE for all the Disturbances and was the
rngleader in the rioting. The gard de
civue. which IS sort of cavalry, was
patroling the streets during last night,
with the object Of suppreSslng any move.
ment toward an outbreak, and order pre-
vailed
The disorderly demonstrations were re-
newed in Brussels today. The strikers
who have left work protest against
the action of the chamber of representa-
bifcs III ISJCttii9 UNIV oti SuhiaSo
paraded the streets and twice came in con
fiict with the police. The strikers threw
stones and bottles at the police and resisted
orders to disperse. Several persons were
hurt.
The strike is gaining ground in the dis
trict of Mons, in the province of Hainant
and more trouble is feared there. A battai-
ion of infantry has been sent to the town
of Dour. nine miles from Mons,
where there is disposition to Violence
At Quaregnon, four miles from Mons, the
strikers are again violent, and at Washes,
six miles from Mons, and Paturages. four
miles from Mons, the situation has already
assumed dangerous aspect. The strikers
have been parading the streets, armed
with spades aud picks, and have attacked
and plundered'a number of houses and
wrecked the works Of colliery. AS their
numbers have increased they have grown
more violent and aggressive, and at the
latest adviceS they were threatening to
cut the telegraph wires and thus prevent
the news of their depredations and out
RACES from being carried at once TO the
authorities. The greatest anxiety pre-
walls
At the meeting today of the committee
of the chamber of representatives appoint
ed to prepare Il REVISION of the constitution,
NJ. Janson and VI. Feron announced that
they and forty other members of the left
would accede to the scheme of NJ. Nyssen,
based on the principle of plural votes.
This would give the government. which
accepts NJ. Nyssen's scheme the requisite
two thirds majority for carrying the re-
vision of the constitution III the house,
and thus solving the electoral problem. 1t
is hoped that this may result in calming
the present agitation in favor of universal
suffrage
The police made a vain attempt this
evening to disperse the enormous crowd
outside the Peoples hall. The crowd re-
sisted stubbornly and many working men
were wounded. Great crowds afterwards
gathered in various parts OF the city. The
tradesmen became panic-strlken and
closed their shops. Reports of disorders
continue to come in from the provinces.
a verltabie battle WAS fought in Louvain
today. The gendarmes became powerless
to cope with the strikers aud the author
tiles had 10 call on the troops to preserve
order.
The Knights of Labor of Charleroi have
ordered Immediately a general strike.
Durins the rioting III one OF the streets
of this city tonight the occupants of
certain shop pelted the gendarmes with
wine glasses and bottles. A detachment
of gendarmes was ordered TO arrest the
inmates. They forced an entr; nee into the
shop and lively fight ensucd in which
many of the inmates received serious
wounds. Nine were taken to a hospital
\ dispatch received from Liege this
evening says that the strike there has
ended, and that all the mines are fully
manned. a desperate encounter took place
between strikers and police at Wasmul.
Twenty seven Of the strikers were ar
rested.