The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-18

BaUssELs, April 1.-THE industrial
revolution against the chamber OF dep
uties is in full progress, To-day 9
thousand dock laborers in Antwerp
Joined the movement. Much excite.
ment prevails there, The strikers have
cut OF communication with the vessels
lying at the quays by throwing their
gangways into the rivers. They in'
dulged in otherriotous demonstrations
and became 40 threatening that the
military had to be called out. No con-
flicts have yet occurred, but the attitude
OF the strikers is worry threatening and
trouble is expected at any moment
The streets and places in the vicinity of
the wharves are filed with strikers and
hourly their ranks arc swelling. The
strike will delay the departure OF some
OF the ocean steamers sailing from Ant.
werp.
LATER-Many OF the men employed
at Antwerp in loading and discharging
vessels, and in other work about the
wharves, did not quit work in obedi-
ence to the order oil the men engineer
ing the strike. This inaamed the
strikers, who to-day made an attack on
the workers. The latter made weak
attempt to defend themselves, but they
would in all probability have been
driven away had it not been for the
gen d'armes, who took hand in the
aHray. The strikers were armed with
rovolvers, and used them. Tho gen
d'armes, who also had firearms, we're
quick to respond, and it is thought that
several strikers were wounded. A num-
Der OF ringieaders among tho strikers
were captured. The feeling OF unrest
continues to spread.
In the Charlersl district, whore thirty
thousand miners are employed, work in
the mines may be said to be at stand
still for twenty thousand OF the miners
have quit work and are riotous.
Most OF these miners are miSerabiy
poor, and they and their families are
bound to suffer-
Some OF the more enthusiastic and
hot blooded strikers at Grament assem-
bled in the Cafe Hollandais at that
place and held an impromptu meeting,
at which fiery speeches were made. The
gen d. armes attempted to break up
the meeting, but were met with stout
resistance. The strikers struggled des-
perately and were only dispersed after
a long contest, and after two OF the gen
d. armes and large number oil the riot
ers were seriously wounded.
The dynamite explosion at Mons to-
day,seems to have acted as an incentive
to the strikers to commit further out
RACES. The strikers INDUCED in all
manner of threats against tho govern
ment, and as tho day wore on they be-
came omboldened and determined to
take possession OF the town for labor
procession. A desperate hand to hand
conflict ensued with the gen d'armes.
The main body OF the strikers was
broken up, but groups OF struggling
men could be seen in the side streets
leading from the main thoroughfare.
The battle was bitterly contested, but
finally the guard enforced order.
1t is known that four of the miners
were killed. Many OF the rioters were
wounded and number were talion to
the hospital. The killing OF the four
strikers has added greatly to the ox-
Citement in the town and there is dan-'
ger OF more serious outbreak.
Tho governor OF the province OF Bra
bant, in which this city is situated, has
instructed all mayors Of cities and towns
within his administrative district that
thcy must prohibit all public demon-
strations for universal suffrage.
The government has issued decree
calling out all the militia for the de-
tense OF tho state. This meant the mo-
bilization OF some $4,000 troops against
tho workingmen.