Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-18
BELGIAN DISORDER GROWS WORSE.
RiotIng Continued Throughout the Coun-
try-DOck Laborers' s'strike-SeverAl Min
ers Killed by the Gen d'Armes.


ers Killed by the Gen d'Armes.
BRUSSELS. April 1.-THE industrial
revolution against the Chamber OF Dep
uties is in full progress. To-day
thousand OF dock lab0rers in Antwerp
Joined the movement. Much excite
ment prevails there. The strikers have
cut off communication with the vessels
lying at the quays by throwing their
gangWays into the rivers. They In
dulged in other riotous demonstrations
and became so threatening that the MIL
itary had to be called out. No conflicts
have yet yet occurred, but the attitude
of the strikers is very threatening ana
trouble is expected at any moment.
The streets and places In the vicinity OF
the wharves are filed with strikers and
hourly their ranks are swelling. The
strike will delay the departure OF some
OF the ocean steamers sailing from Ant
werp.
Many OF the men employed at Ant
werp In loading and dIschsrging vessels
and in other work about the wharves
did not quit work In obedience TO the
order of the men engineering the strike.
This inflamed the strikers, who to-day
made an attack on the workers.
The latter made a weak attempt to
defend themselves, but they would In
all probability have been driven away
had it not been for the gendarmes, who
took a hand in the fray. The strikers
were armed with revolvers and used
them.
The gen d'armes who also had fire.
arms were quick TO respond, and IL Is
thought that several strikers were
wounded. A number Of ring-leaders
among the strikers were captured. The
feeling of unrest continues TO spread.
In the Charleroi district, where thirty
thousand miners are employed, work In
the mines may be said to be at stand
still, for twenty thousand OF the miners
have Quit work and are riotous. Most
of these miners are miserably poor, and
thew and their families are bound to
suffer.
Some OF the more esthusiastic and hot
blooded strikers at Grammot assembled
the Cafe Hallandais, at that place, and
held an i'm promptu meeting at which
fiery speeches were made. The gen
d'armes attem pied to break up the meet
ing, but were met with stout resist
ance.
The strikers struggled desperately
and were only dispersed after
long contest and after two OF the gen
d. armes and large number OF the RI
oters were seriously wounded.
The dynamite explosion at Mons to-
day seems to have acted as an incentive
to the strikers TO commit further out
RACES. The strikers INDUCED In all
manner OF threats against the Govern
ment, and as the day wore on they be-
came emboldened and determined TO
take possession OF the town for labor
procession.
A desperate hand to hand conflict
ensued with the gendarmes. The main
body OF the strikers was broken, but
groups OF struggling men could be seen
in the side streets leading from the
main thoroughfare. The battle was
bitterly contested, but finally the guard
enforced order.
1t is known that four Of the miners
were killed. Many OF the rioters were
wounded and a number were taken TO
the hospital. The killing Of the four
strikers has added greatly to the excite
ment in the town, and there is danger
ef more serious outbreak.
The Governor OF the Province OF Bra
bant, in which this city is situated has
instructed all Mayors of cities and
towns within his administrative dis
trict that they must prohibit all public
demonstrations for universal suffrage.
The government has issued decree
calling out all the militia for the de-
fense OF the State. This means the
mobilization OF some $4,000 troops
against the worklngmen.