Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-02
woRKINGMEN IN A RIOT IN VIENNA.
Fifty Arrests Made and Ninety In
imred pcrsOns TnIsen to HnsnitnI

|
jured Persons Taken to Hospital.
| LONDON, May 1.-Advices received here
| from cities and towns throughout the con-
| tinent of Europe show that there have been
| small socialist and labor meetings incident
to May day, but there has been little sus-
| pension of work, in spite of the apprehen-
| sions which have been felt that the day
| would be characterized by widespread labor
| disturbance. There has been no disorder
| whatever except at Vienna and at Bilboa.
In Vienna all work was suspended and
| meetings of laborers were held in every
! quarter Of the city and were largely at
| tended. These meetings adopted resolutions
| in favor of universal suffrage. At 2 o'clock
In the afternoon enormous crowds proceeded
along the Ringstrasse to the Prater, where
the cafes and restaurants were crammed
full of people. The numbers were estimated
at over 10000 people Notwithstanding this
vast concourse. all was quiet till dispute
arose in the evening between some Boz
hemian workmen and the landlord of the
big Swoboda restaurant. The workmen be-
came infuriated and smashed everything in
his restaurant fierce fight ensued with
the mounted and foot police. Numbers OF
persons, including women and children, were
seriously wounded by sabres, and the hand
Of one person was cut of Many of the
police were also badly injured by stones, beer
jugs and whatever else the r.oters could
lay hold OF or use as missiles. The military
was summoned by telephone and two squad
rons of lancers with drawn sabres galloped
to the Prater, followed by four battalions
OF infantry, who hastened to the scene at
a double quick with fixed bayonets. Intense
excitement was caused throughout the city
by the riot!ng and by vague fears of wide
spread outbreak. Fifty arrests were made
and ninety persons injured were taken to
the hospital while large numbers of those
who were hurt were carried to their homes
by friends. Order was restored to the city
by O'Clock in the evening
At Bboa, in Spain, 800 miners from tha
Gallarta and Arboleda districts struck and
obliged to fire upon them to suppress the
disturbance.
Labor day passed as quietly as usual here,
The only incident out of the usual run WaI
a gathering Of socialists in Hyde park. But
the attendance was small. and there was
nothing more than the disorder natural to
such assemblies.
BRUSSELS, May IA May day riot oc-
cured today at Chatelet, in the province OF
Ilainaut. At that place 5000 socialists
came into collision with the police and blows
were exchanged The police drew their
swords and used them freely, but they were
compelled to retreat before the riOtous mob.
Several shots were fired, but no one was
hit. Finally the gendarmes were summoned
and they quelled the riot.
PARIS, May ALI the factories are work.
ing and there have been no Labor day demon
strations reported. The socialists will march
Sunday
TORONTO May THE Builders laborers
TO the number of 400 struck today for an
increase from Is to 21 cents an hour, As
consequence the bricklayers and stonecutters
were compelled to stop work, and the whole
building trade Is at a standstill.