Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-18
TROOPS AGAINST LABORERS.
Belgium In a State Of Civil War over
The Suffrage Question.
Anxiety Throughout the Kingdom. o.
More Earthquakes Mt the
Island zantc.

BRUSSELS, April l7.-Many Of the
men employed at Antwerp loading and
unloading vessels and other work did
not quit and the strikers made an
attack upon them. The gendarmes
took a hand aud number Of the
strikers were wounded. A number OF
the rlDgleaders among the strikers
were captured. There ia no denying
the fact that n crisis IL at hand.
Meetings In favor OF universal suff.
rage are being held throughout the
country. Everywhere impassioned
appeal, are made TO those who live by
toll 10 Join the great demo ustfation. In
Charlevoix district where a city Of
thousands Of miners are employed at
work Ia the minee, everything IL at a
blandslill. MOet Of these miners are
niserably poor aud they aud their
families are bound to suffer. Cotton,
yarn lace, linen and wooden mills and
factories are Affected by the strike.
Some hot-blooded strlkorsnt Grammont
assembled In the cafe Holland AMI held
an impromptu meeting, at which fiery
speeches were made by the leaders.
The gendarmes attempted to break up
the meeting, but met with stout resist.
ance. Two gendarmes and large
number OF rioters were seriously
wounded.
The cOwardly assault on Mayor Bulls
yesterday gave rise to an excited dis.
cussion al the meeting Of themunicipal
council today. a majority Of the
councilman expressed deep Indignation
aud proposed that a delegation be ap-
pointed to wait upon Bulls.
The dynamite explosion Mt Mons
today seems TO have noted rs an ibcen.
tive 10 the strikers to commit further
outrnges. The strikers INDUCED In all
manner OF threats against the govern.
ment, aud determined t. take posses.
sion Of the town. A desperate hand
to.hnnd conflict with the guards en-
sued. The battle was long anu bitterly
contested, but the guards were finally
victorious, and four OF the mincrs were
Killed and many wounded.
The governor has called out nll the
militia for the defense OF thettltt. This
means the mobilization OF some 1900
troops against the workingmen. In
the fight between the workingmen aud
civic guards In the streets OF Mons 10.
day fourteen soldiers were wounded,
three fatally. Dispatches from Ant.
werp this evening show that the situa.
ton Is more threatening. Strikers
gathered repeatedly In large crowds
throughout the northern district.
At . O'Clock n squadron OF
police riding with drawn swords
against the wofkingmen were over.
whrlmod with showers Of stones and
sticks. The police retired In conius.
ION. The police threw up barricades
In the side streets and women and
children hsstened from their houses
with firearms. When another squad
ron OF police, supported by n detach.
mont Of the civic guard, tried halt an
hour later TO drive tack the mob, they
were met with volleys from the rifles
Of men behind the barticAdes. Many
soldiers were wounded, and removed
10 the hospital. More troops were
summoned and carried the barricades.
More fighting is expected.
Extraordinary military measures
VIII DO adopted tomorrow to preserve
order In the city. Strong reinforce
monts OF ohaHeeurs and cArbineers nre
arriving with every train this evening.
All the Officers have received city
map on which is marked the neutral
zone from which crowds are TO be or.
cluded. IL IL reported that the pre-
mler has proposed 10 the king that par.
Lament be dissolved and y general
election bo held. Jamson, the Radical
leader In the chamber, 10 said TO have
demanded an audience with the king.
The anxiety ms 10 the events Of tomor.
row Ia Intense. There Is a general
tendency to urge the deputies to decide
speedily tho question OF suffrage, snd
not be too sparing OF concession TO the
popular demand.