The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-17
RIOTING AT BRUSSELS.
THE MAYOR OF THE CITY FELLED
BY ANARCHISTS.

Police Rush Up Just in Time to Save
His Lite-Carried TO Ais Home Un.
. conscious, But viii Recover-Fre-
quent Fights Betw cen Rioters and
tho Police.
BRUssELs, April 16.-This has been day
OF extreme watchfulness and anxiety on the
part Of the authorities throughout Belgium.
Reports from all points indicate that the
strike is spreading steadily and the temper
OF the strikers growing worse. In this
city the morning passed without disturb
ances, several suffrage meetings were held
but they we're orderly and the speeches
were not violent
This afternoon, however, thousands Of
workingmen held turbulent meeting on
the road to the race course outside the city
limits. TIE advertised object Of the meet
ing was to denounce the prociayna-
tion OF Mayor Bulls. prohibiting a
public demonstration IN favor of universal
suffrage. Noders, the extreme socialist
leader, arrested and released on April Is,
made en iacendiary speech, in which he
applied the most obnoxious epithets to
Mayor Bal. The crowd became nproari-
Gus, shouted for revenge upon the mayor
and encouraged Volders to still more in
temperate language. The police ordered
the crowd to dIsperSe The worGingmen
answered with jeers. The police drew
their swords and advanced toward the
platform. Some of the crowd fred re-
volvers and a few threw stones, but the
rest retreated without q show of fight TO-
ward the city. Nobody was injured.
THE MAYOR ASSAULTED.
Mayor Buls was walking home on Avenue
Louise about an hour later, when some 200
socialists returning from the meeting came
down the street. they hooted and jostled
him, but allowed him to pass. After he
had left the mob about fifty paces behind
him, three men ran out and one Of them
struck him heavy blow with a stick on
the head. AS Mayor Bulls turned he re-
Ceived another blow on the back OF the neck.
De fell bleeding and unconscious to the
pavement. A resident Of Avenue Louise,
who had seen the first of the encounter, and
had run for the police, returned with help
just as the mayor was struck down. The
police charged the socialists, and after a
fight of ten minutes dispersed them. Two
Of the crowd were arrested. but it
has not been escertsiued whether or
Lot they are of tho three who
attacked Mayor Bulls. A witness of the
nobbing has informed the police that Just
before their arrival a wOrkingman fred
seven shots from revolver at the prostrate
mayor. Mayor Bulls was still unconscious
when taken to his home. He recovered con-
seriousness toward evening, and will prob
ably be able to resume his official duties
within few days.
MORE FIGHTING AT NIGHT.
This evening turbulent crowds have
fought the police in several districts of the
city. in the Rue de la Bnviere, near the
Maison du Peuple, the mob be-
came SO threatening that mounted
police charged them with drawn swords.
The rioters threw jars Of Greek fire and re-
peRted volleys of stones among the police.
Many Of the mob were cut or trampled
upon. Twelve were arrested. Several
policemen were burned and bruised The
city is as If in a state Of siege.
All places Of amusement are deserted.
The police and rioters have the streets to
themselves.
A dispatch from Mons says the rioters
have had possession Of many streets there
since early in tho afternoon. Reinforce
ments of soldiers have been sent from this
CITY.