The record-union., 1893-05-02
MAY DAY IN EUROPE.
Socialist Riot at Marse1lles, the Police
Being Worsted.

Socialist Riot at Marse1Iles, the Police
Being Worsted.
MARsEILLEs, May IA large part of
the working population took part in the
May Day celebration to-day. Toward
evening the crowds in the streets became
very disorderly. The police tried to
arrest several Socialists, who were
waving red flags and melting the work
ingmen to violence. The crowd resisted.
and fight in which the police were
worsted followed. The huzzars came to
the rescue of the police, and a general
fight was begun. The rioters defended
themselves with clubs and stones. Sew
eral soldiers and policemen were badly
cut and bruised. Floyol, Municipal
Councillor was knocked down by the
charging huzzars, his clothing torn, and
he was trampled under foot.
After the first charge the hussars were
repulsed. The 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 of the military and police they
eventuallySsplit the mob and drove Off
the group of rioters. This evening bands
of rutfians made attacks upon isolated
policemen. In several districts disor-
derly crowds were still parading at late
hour.
SOME DISORDER IN PARIS.
PARIS, May 1.-Some disorders oc-
Cured during the day in Place de la Re-
publique, where groups of agitators tried
to create demonstration. The police
dispersed the groups and arrested man
who unfurled a red flag. They also ar
rested a leader of the extremists named
Baudin, who was heading a small process
sion. Reports show that but for the riots
in Marsellles the day passed without seri-
Gus disturbances in the provinces. At
Lyons the worl1ingmen stopped the tram
cars. The police drove the men away,
however, with but little difficulty, and
only two were injured and five or six
arrested.
SERIOUS ENCOUNTER AT TRoPPAU.
VIENNA, May IA serious encounter
is reported to have occurred at Troppau
between party of Jew baiters and some
Jewish officers. The anti-Semites made
a violent attack on five Jewish officers.
The latter discharged revolvers at their
assailants, wounding twelve of them.
NO DISORDERS AT VIENNA.
VIENNA, May 1.-Fifty-six meetings
were held by workingmen in this CITY
and suburbs to-day. The police kept out
of sight and no effort was made to dis
turb the meetings. At 3 o'clock this
afternoon 10000 men and women massed
on the Brater. They sang the MAR
seillaise" and other revolutionary hymns.
cheered the strikers who demanded uni
versal suffrage and at $3.50 o'clock began
to march through the city. AL soldiers
were confined in the barracks AS sew
eral thousand laborers passed the EN-
peror Franz Joseph barracks they
cheered the soldiers and the soldiers re-
turned the cheer. The incident Illus
trates well the good feeling which pre-
vailed in the city throughout the day.
SOCIALIST RIOTS.
AMSTERDAM, May 1.-The socialists of
Moningen marched through the streets
of that city this afternoon. They re-
fused to disperse at the command of the
police. The police then charged with
drawn swords and cleared the streets.
Several socialists were wounded.