Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-02
EUR0PE'S MAY-DAY.
NOT so MUCH TURBULENCE AS
WAS ANTICIPATED.
settles, However, aud In Gronincen,
Hoiiand-Populnr Demands.

tBy Auglo-American cable 10 the Dispstch.l
PARIS, May 1.-Soveral Socialists and
others visited the legislative chambers to.
day to present petitions IN behalf OF an
eight-hour law. At the Chamber of Depu-
ties tho delegations were received by
Socialist members OF that body. and the
petitions were duly presented. Some dis
order occurred during the day in the
Place de Ia Republique, where groups oil
agitators tried to create q demonstration.
The police dispersed the mob and arrested
wOrkingman who was uniurling red
flag. They also arrested a leader OF the
Extremists named Baudin, who vas head
ing a small procession. Baudin was de-
tanned only while the police were dis
persing several groups of worklnemen In
the Place dc la hepubliquc and tho
nearby streets.
A GENERAL FIGHT.
Towards evening crowds in the streets
of Msrseiles became very dlsorderly. The
police tried to arrest several Socialists
who were waving RED flags and meeting
worklngmen TO violence. The crowd re-
sisted. A fight, in which the police we're
worsted. followed. The hussars wers
summoned TO help the police, aud gen
eral fight at close quarters was begun. By
united effort tho military and the police
eventually split the mob and drove of the
groups OF rioters. THIS afternoon bands of
rufiians are making attacks upon isolated
policemen. Every officer whom they cap
ture is beaten, dragged in the street, and
then stripped Of his clothes. In several
districts dsordeIly crowds are still pa
rading.
UNDER THE I.1NDINs.
BTRf1H, MAY The weather was I'M
favorable for on open celebration To-Day,
but as the day progressed there was some
turbulence among woIklneh. mo poIice
compelled a meeting of Anarchists 20 dis-
perse because the speakers were urging
workmen 10 revolt against the govern
ment and also urging the soldiers not 10
obey the Emperor.
Tie Socialist meetings held in vari-
Gus halls were. so far rs known, not a5-
tended by any disorder. Those present Mt
the meetings voted without any eAtraVa-
giant or disquicting demonstration, IN
favor Of eight hours as the limit OF daily
toll.
Six hundred Independent Socialists and
Anarchists were permitted to have pro-
cesslon in the eastern districts Of the city.
woRKINdMEN NOT ANNOYED.
VIENNA. Nav l.-Fifty-six meetings were
held bv workingmen III the suburbs to-
dav The police were kept out OF slght
and no effort was made TO harass the
speakers or dissolve the audiences; Inc
streets leading to that part OF the Prater
where the principal demonstration was
made were filed with irregular process
sions of workingnen.
AT 3 O'Clock this afternoon 2O0.OOO men
and women were massed on the FRAZER.
They sang labor songs the Marselllalse,,
and other revolutionary hymns chcered
the speakers who demanded universal SUI
frage, and at $50 O'Clock began q march
through the city. A few more policemen
were then on duty, but they sutiiced only
TO regulate traffic and prevent crowds
from gathering in the way OF the process
SION. Invariably they avoided all action
calculated TO annoy the wOrKlngmen. All
the soldiers were confined IN their bar
racks.
As several thousand laborers passed the
Emperor Francis Joseph Barracks they
cheered the soldiers watching at the WIN
dows. and when the soldiers chccrcd back
the laborers waved their hats. Inc IN
cident illustrated well tho good feeling
which has prevailed IN the city through
out the day.
DUTCH SOCIALISTS WOUNDED.
AMSTERDAM. MAY 1.-The Socialists OF
Groningen, led by the aGItator Nlewhuls'
marched through the streets OF that CITY
this afternoon and refused TO dlsperse al
the command OF the police colnuhlssuIy.
The police then charged with drawn
swords and cleared the streets. Several oil
the Socialists were wounded.
AusrRIA-HUNGABY QUIET.
VIENNA. MAY 1.-Reports from oil parts
of the empire show that the day passed
TRANQUILITY in al the cities Of Austria and
Hungary.
GERMANY AND BELGIUM.
BERLIN. Nav 1.-At midnight no May
Day troubles of any signltc ance had been
reported from any city of the empire. Inc
same is true of Belgium
FRANCE GENERALLY USDIsTURBED.
Pans. MAY 1.-Reports received up 70
II O'Clock tonight show that but for the
riots IN Marseiles the day passed without
serious disturbances IN tue provinces.