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Brussels, April 1S.-At Mons to-day
the strikers INDUCED in all manner of
threats against the government, and as
the day wore on they became emboldened
and determined to take possession of
the town for a labor procession. When
the mob attempted to march through the
streets they were met by a strong de-
ia chment of the civic guard. No atten-
ton was paid to the order to disperse.
Hooting and yelling, they attempted to
march on, and notified the guards to fire
upon them. The guard fired upon the
crowd, but this did not effect their dis
persal. On the contrary, it only infuri-
=ated them, and a charge en- masse was
made upon the guard. A desperate hand
sto-hand conflict ensued 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 thor
Oughfare. The battle was long and bit
terly contested, but finally the guard
We're victorious. IT. is known that four
of the miners We're killed.. Many of the
rioters We're wounded and number
were taken to the hospital. 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 min
ing villages are focking into Mons, and
the authorities are anxiously awaiting
the events of the night. Mons is the
center of the great Borinage coal min
ing district Three-fourths Of all the
miners in Belgium are employed in this
district. %&E-" t#r- b. E..,-. ~
2 To-da, thousand of the dock laborers
in Antwerp Joined the strike movement.
Many Of the men in loading and discharg-
ing vessels and in other work about the
wharves did not quit work, in obedience
to the order of the men engineering the
strike This infamed the strikers. who
to-day made an attack on the workers.
The latter made a weak attempt to de-
fend themselves, but they would, in all
probability, have been driven away had
it not been for the gendarmes. who took
a hand in the affray. The strikers were
armed with revolyers, and used them.
The gendarmes, who also had firearms,
We're quick to respond, and it is thought
that several strikers were wounded. A
number of ringleaders among the strikers
were captured The feeling of unrest
continues to spread. There is no deny
ing the fact that the crisis is acute. Ex-
cited meetings in favor OF universal sui
frage are being held throughout the
country. Everywhere impassioned ap-
peals are made to those who live by toll
to join the great demonstration now IN
progress. In the Charleroi district,
where 10000 miners are employed, work
in the mines may be said to be at
standstill, for 10000 of the miners have
quit work and are riotous Most OF these
miners are miserably poor. and they an and
their families are bound to suffer. The
v0Olan
mills and factories in Grammont in
East Flanders, are affected by the
movement, a large number OF the oper-
atiyes in these Industries having Joined
in the strike movement. Some Of the
more enthusiastic and hot-blooded
L Cafe Hollandaise at that place and held
an impromptu meeting, at which hery
speeches were made by some of the
leaders. The gendarmes attempted to
break up the meeting, but met with stout
resistance. The fight was transferred to
the street. and though the gendarmes
had the advantage Of arms and dlscl-
pline the strikers struggled desperately,
and were only dispersed after long con-
test, and after two OF the gendarmes
and a large number of the rioters were
seriously wounded.
In the fight between the Worklngmen
and civic guard in the streets OF Mons,
to-day, fourteen soldiers We're wounded.
Three will not recover. They. We're re-
moved to the hospital where their ante
mortem statements were taken for the
| public prosecutor.
Dispatches from Antwerp this evening
show that the situation in that city has
grown more threatening since noon. The
strikers had gathered repeatedly in large
crowds throughout the northern district
| before :, o'clock. A squadron Of police
| riding with drawn swords against the
!, o0,,,n1 with
showers Of stones and timbers. The
! police retreated in confusion. While the
reserves We're being summoned the strik-
ers threw up barricades in the side
streets, women and children FASTENED
| from the houses with firearms
detachment of the civic guard tried
| half an hour later to drive back the mob.
| They We're met With volleys from the re-
| volvers and rifles of the men behind the
| barricades. Many of the soldiers We're
| wounded and removed to the hospitals.
! More Of the guards were summoned and
| after ten charges carried the barricades.
| The strikers retreated, firing. Crowds
! are still gathering in the northern district
this evening, and more fighting is ex-
! pected. The concert halls of the city are
empty. Several theaters are closed. The
petroleum reservoirs are guarded by
militia. ~.* ~.
| " Collision in Michigan.
| Farwell, Mich, April 1S.--A collision oc-
! clr rred on the Toledo, Ann Arbor 4 North
| ern Michigan road about four miles north of
| this city this morning between a working
| train and the north-bound passenger. Two
| men were killed, several badly injured and
one is missing. None OF the. passengers We're
injured: The killed are: j. W. Unger and
| Isaac RLs chnell. '.--.s .~g' 4 - ~ 4 a. II
| The injured are: Frank Thompson, thigh
broken and otherwise injured, may die; O.
$. Crouthers, James Pickering, badly