Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-02
FEW NAY Day RIOTS
An Exceptionally Quiet Time
Throughout Europe.
POLICE REpuLsED AT MARsEILLEs

The Morning Gave Promise of Peace, but
Things hanged in the Evening-SeveraI
Officials Assnuited-People Generally
Quiet in Germany, Austria and Belgium.
PANS, May 2.-The latest reports show
that, outside of Marseilles, where rioting
occurred, May Day has passed off without
any serious disturbances in the provinces
Most of the Socialist celebrations have
been orderly, and few of the speakers have
counseled violence. Work was suspended
in the mining districts.
The most serious of the few violent
demonstrations outside of Marseilles tooh
place in Lyons, where workingmep
stopped the tram cars. The police drove
the men away with but little difficulty.
and only two were injured and five or six
arrested. At Fourmies about 1900 labor
ers marched to the graves of the so called
''Fourmies Martyrs" but made no offer to
cause q riot
AT Marseilles all was qniet In the morn.
ing. A large part of the working population
took part in the celebration. A number OF
workingmen's delegates marched to the
Marie, headed by a band playing the Mar
seillaise. Arrived at the Marie, the pro-
cessionists sent word to the Mayor that
they would like to see him.
The Mayor went out on a balcony and
delivered short address to the delegates.
advising them to create no disturbances,
but to observe the day in an orderly man
ner
The delegation responded that they had
decided that the demonstration should be
peaceful one, and after oft repeated cheers
and cries of ''Vive La Rep1blique," the
crowd dispersed
Tow ard evening however the crowds in
the streets of Marseilles became very disor-
derby. The police tried to arrest several
Socialists who were waving red flags and
were melting the workingmen to violence
The crowd resisted. A fight in which the
police were worsted followed. Hussars
were summoned to help the police, and a
general fight at close quarters was begun
The rioters defended themselves with clubs
and stones. Several soldiers and police
men were badly cut and bruised. NJ
Flayol, Municipal Councillor, was knocked
down by the charging hussars. He was
removed in carriage to his home.
After the first charge of the hussars had
been repulsed crowd of rioters captured
the police commissary, knocked him down
and dragged him in the dust He was
rescued by the troops before serious harm
could be done him. By united effort the
military and police eventually split the
mob and drove off the group of rioters.
In the evening bands of ruffians made at
tacks upon isolated policemen Every Off
Ger whom they captured was beaten
dragged in the street and half stripped OF
his clothes.
In Belgium the Burgomasters of Liege
Charleroi and Borinage forbade professions
In other cities the meetings were held at
night and were free from disorder.
In Vienna and vicinity the day was
generally observed in quiet and orderly
manner. The authorities recently issued
an order forbidding the holding of pro-
cessions, and the workingmen celebrated
the day by the holding of meetings, at
which the equalization of the franchise and
an eight hour day were demanded No
trouble occurred.
Dispatches from Budapest and Prague
state that the workingmen of those cities
generally celebrated May Day No disor-
ders have been reported. The celebrations
at those places, as in Vienna took the form
Of meetings.
There were some few turbulent devel-
opements in Berlin during the day.
The police compelled meeting of Anarch-
lists to dispense because the speeches were
urging workingmen to revolt against the
Government, and also urging the soldiers
not to obey the Emperor. The Socialist
meetings held in various halls were, SO far
as known, not attended by any disorder.
A riot occurred at the Porta Trionfale in
Rome during the afternoon and 10 men
were arrested. Nobody was seriously in
jured.