The morning call., 1893-05-02
OUT # FOR q. BLOOD E;
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How Europe. Celebrated
4 s. ."... May Day..
MEN UNDER THE RED FLAG.
There Was a Mad Mob at MarseiiIes,
and Even the Hussars Were 3.
:. ..:-:..... Beaten Back. =. !.
MEN UNDER THE RED FLAG.
Special to The MoRs1SSe CALI.

..MARsEILLEs, May Ia large part of the
working population took partin a Mayday
celebration to-day. Toward evening tile
crowds in the streets became very: disor-
derry. Tie police tried to arrest several
socialists who were waving red flags and
inciting Tue workingmen: TO violence. and
the crowd resisted, and a fight, in which
tile police We're 9orsted, followed. The
hussars came to the rescGe. OF tile police and
"a general ight.was begun. The riaters de-
Tended themselves with Gibbs and stoBes,
and several soldiers and polrem Ell We're
badly cut and bruised. FlGyol, IInnicipal
councillor, was knock ed: down BY the cl1arg-
ing hpssars. Ills clothing t0rn. and he WAS
frampted under foet. After tile first charge
the hussars were repulSed. land the cre wd
of rioters captured the police commissary.
Knocked him down and dragged hinrin The
dust, Hewas rescued:by the troops before
serious harm could be-done bin. B3sunitet
effort tile military and police eventually
split thu MOB and drove off the groups of
rioters.
This evening bands of ruffisns made at
tackS upon isolated policemen, and in sew
eral districts disorderly crowds were still
paradiDg at a late hour.
PARIS. May Some disorders occurred
during the day in the place de la Repub-
lique. where groups of agitators tried TO
create a demonstration. The police dis
persed the groups and arrested man who
unfurled a red flag. They also arrested
leader of The extremists named Baudin.
who was heading a small procession.
AT Lyons the workingmen stopped the
tramears. The police drove the men away,
however, with but little difficulty, and only
two were injured and FIVE or six arrested.
BERLIN, May las the day progressed
there were some turbulent developments in
this city. The police compelled a meeting
OF anarchists to dispense because the speak
ers were urging the soldiers not TO obey
the Emperor. Socialist meetings were held
in various halls. but as far as known were
not attended with any disorder.
AMSTERDAM, May The socialists Of
Moningcn marched through the streets Of
that city this afternoon. and refused to dis
perse NJ the command of the police. The
police then charged with drawn swords
| and cleared the streets. Several socialists
|: were wounded. .:. 49,.
| :, YIESNA. May -Fifty-six meetings were
held by work insneI: in this city and
| suburbs to-day, hut the p0lice kept out of
sight. and*.n effort was made TO disturb
| themeetings. Ats o'cleck this AFTERNOON.
| 100000 men aahd women THassed on the
prater. They. sang La Marsellaise" and
| other revolutionary hymns. cheered the
| strikers who had demanded UNIVERSAL suf-
frage andfat $50 began 10 march through
the city. All the:soldiers were confined in
| the barraeks... AS several thousand laborers
rassedtfe Emperor Franz joseph barracks
| they cheeyed the: soldiers. ana the. soldiers
returned the cheer 'The incident illus
trates we'll the good feeling: which prevailed
/ in the city throughout the day, -,