The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-19
WHAT WILL FOLLOW NONl
Decisive Vote for Universal Suffrage
In Belgium.
THE RI0YING STILL CONTINUES.
Serious Disturbances In Various Parts Of
the Kingdem-strikers st Antwerp
Set Fire to Cotton BALES and Commit
other Depre dations.

BRUSSELS. April l9-1ne chamber ot
representatives, by vote of 119 to IL, hav.
ing adopted universal suffrage, 1t Is to be
seen what effect this radical political
movement will have on the social disturb
ances. The report Of the revision Of the
constitution as adopted has provision for
plural voting by the classes owning prop
erty, according TO the amount and situa.
tion of the property. Cheers within the
chamber were followed by prodigious ac-
slamations from the enormous crowd th al
waited the result of the voting outside.
The vote Is well received in this city. A
general feeling of relief prevails. The ex.
ira issues of the newspapers agree In wei.
coming the bill, which Is considered 9
means of salvation.
The woe mems general council adopted
a resolution that In view Of the vote Of the
chamber respecting suffrage the strike
. may be declared off but the struggle for the
abolition Of the plurality voting must con.
tinue.
A Serious Conflict.
The most serious disturbance yesterday
was among the candlemakers at Bourger-
out. Those who remained at work were
attacked by the strikers, and the troops
were called upon TO protect the workers
and restore order. The appearance of the
soldiers had little or no effect in quellinp
the riot, and tn, orders to the rioters tc
disperse met with no attention. The
strikers continued thei5 attacks upon
the "blacklegs" as though no troops were
present The officer IN command of the
soldiers ordered his men to fix their bay.
onets and then followed the order te
charge. On full run, with levelled bay,
onets, the soldiers charged upon the rioter,
and drove them away. Four of the
strikers were killed and 10 others received
more or less serious bayonet thrusts. 1t Il,
said that some of the wounded will die.
Anarchists and Socialists Busy.
In Antwerp the outlook Is more
threatening, and this despite the fact that
extraordinary military precautions have
been taken to preserve the peace Among
the more prominent of the agitators In
Antwerp are number of anarchists. OF
these, two Fabry and Welters have
made themselves particularly obnoxious to
the police, and they were placed under ar
rest. While troops are being held In read
iness for disturbances that are threatened
in all parts of the kingdom, 1t is feared
that the worst may come from other parts
of the continent There is tendency for
an epidemic OF socialistic outbreaks, but
in Germany the government Is meeting IL
firmly, and all the powers realize the
danger OF the Belgian situation. The
French government has instructed the
powers Of the industrial towns to expel
any foreigners who may have assisted the
revolution in Belgium.
A large proportion of the miners at Rou.
baix, Armentiercs. Pas de Calais and other
districts adjoining the Belgian frontier are
naturalized Bclgians, and the French So
cialists are making efforts to induce them
to strike In order to assist the agitation In
Belgium by stopping the supplies of Bel.
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