Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-18
FIRED ON THE M0BS
Street Fights at Antwerp, Mons
and Brussels
THE STRIKERS USE DYNAMITE
a. Antwerp BAsssca61ss Weee Erscsstl
and We've CAsvtsA ~ As.auls -
lIoas % Lt1e.

Bsrsssls. April 1.-THE ccvardly -
saalt on Mayor Bulls made BY stsihess
yesterday gave rise b. an excited dis-
eussion at the meeting of the municipal
council today.
Al the meeting some of the council
men expressed deep indignation as the
outrage p~rpstrased upon the mayor and
proposed that delegation he appointed
On wait upon him and express the coun-
eiI's sympathy with him. IL Vas aiso
proposed that tho Measures ordered by
These proposals. were objected % by
nsinorIty q the members IL the council.
The opponents II the mayor holding that
bis orders to the police and his hostile
attituie toward the strikers were the
sDle cause II the attack that had been
mssl. upon him. They claimed tha,
everything the mayor hal done had
tended - aggravste the excited feelings
ct the vorkingmen and instead OF pursu-
ing a conciiiatory course he had. by his
bad hefallen him.
The attitud. II the councilmeu who
we're "a sympathy with the strikers gave
posa.s. and the discussion waved vio-
lent at times. Finally the proposals
were adopted. aud COMMITTEES was ap-
painted Ia vat on the mayor and eK-
pres- the councils sympathy.
Dynamite C-~si As Mona
The dynamite explosion az Mons to
day s.ems 20 have acted IA an incentive
to TIE strikers to commit further out.
rag~s. The strikers till.d the drinking
places and indulged in all manner of
threats against the government. and AZ
'he day wore on became smhoidcned
and determined ~ take possession n
the town Tor labor procession. The IN
tcn,iOns were known Ia the
authorities. who have many spies
among the ~orkmep. and when the
mob. singing tho 'CarmaSnole" and
the ~Marseiilaise" attempted to march
through the streets they were met by a
strong detachment q the civic guardsA
Fired ON the ssriker~
The usual order as given for the strik.
ere % disperse. bur no attention wAs
paid o. it by the strikers Hooting and
when order was given for the civic
fed he guards to fire upon them and
throw heavy stones. bottles and other
riiss,l-s at them. The guard fired upon
tte crowd. but this did not effect their
dispersal. On the contrary il only in
furlated them ard charge en- massr
VIZ made upon the guard A desperate
hand u hand conflict ensued The main
body of the strikers were broken up. but
groups - struggling men could be seen
In the side streets leading from the main
thorouxhfare.
The battle was long and bitterly con.
tested. but finally the civic guards were
victorious IL IL known that four 81 the
miners were killed. MANY of the rioters
were wounded and number were taken
- tho hospital. IL ~ thought that TIE
exact number cf wounded will never be
known a. some of them were carried
away by their friends 20 prevent their
falling into the hands IL the author.
ties.
STREET Fight ~ Antwerp.
The killing II the four strikers has
aisisd greatly ~ the excitement in the
town and there - dagger ~ a more
serious outbreak. Men and women
from the adjacent mining villages are
f'ocking into Mons and the authorities
arc snsiously awaiting the events ~ the
nigh' Nons = the center - the great
Hcrinsge coal mining district Three
fourths q All the miners IN Belgium ar.
employed in this district
IN the fight between the vorkingmen
ard civic guard IN the streets ~ Mons
to-iay fourteen soldiers were wounded.
three fatally. They were removed to
the Hospitals where their ant. mortenl
statements we're takcn.
Dispatches from Antwerp this even
ing show that the situation IN that city
has grown more threatening hourly
since noon. The strikers hal gsthrrei
repeatedly in lsrge crowds throughout
the northern districts shortly after }
O'Clock a squadron - police. riding With
drawn swords against the workingmsn.
vere overv helmed with showers a
stones and fImbcrs-
CARRIED tho Bsrricsd~s.
The poiice retired N confusion. While
the reserves we're being summoned the
.triksrs threw up hsrricsdcs in the side
.'rests and women and children hast
.nsd from The houses with firearms
" hon a squadron q police suproriedby
. detachment % the civic guard tried
faH On hour later % drive hack the mob
they ssr~ met with vpileys from tho
revolvsr- and rifles n the men behind
the bsrricades
Naov - the scieh-Fs we're wounded
and ser. removed ~ the hospital More
military we're summoned. and after two
charges carried the bsrricadc= Tho
strikers rrfrested firing Crowds are
shn gathering N the nor;hern district
thu evening ard more fighting "a er
psctsd. The coocert halls - the city
are empty ~everai tbesters are closed
The petroleum reservoirs are guarded
by militia
The governor - the province ~ BRA
han.. IN which this city "a situated. has
instructed all mayors - cities and towns
vith,n his administrative district that
they u,ust prohibit al puirlic demon
-trsficrs ~ universal suffrage, The
government hss issued decree calling
rut ~ the militia fur The defense ~ fhe
state rhis means the nohiirsatios -
-suss s50so troops against tho vorkirg
re1.