Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-30


BRUSSELS, June 29.-The storm of
verbosity was renewed in the Chamber
CT Deputies to-day. The Socialists
Peerebohm, who ~endeavored to explain
the action taken by the police yester-
day, and the Socialists persistently in
terrupted and insulted the premier, re-
preaching him with being responsible
for yesterdays conflicts between the
people and the police.
Later it was announced that King
Leopold had a long conference with
MN. Van Den Peerepohm, Bergerem
and Beernaert. The latter has been
summoned from The Hague.
1t was reported hat NJ. Van Den
Peereboom would resign. The bill of
M. Van Den Peereboom seeks to per-
petuate the clerical domination of the
country. 1t provides for a proportion
ate representation in districts .electing
more than three members. The Lib
erals and Socialists realize that its eff
feet would be to maintain the Cath
olic representation in the smaller con-
%stituencies and practically to exclude
the Liberals and Socialists from the
larger districs. A new Beerhaet minis
try is predicted as the outcome of the
agitation. In any event, the crisis is
one of the most serious that has oe-
Cured in Belgian history.
The Liberals, being in a hopeless
minority in parliament, abandoned the
idea of fighting the bill by parliament
tary methods and started a campaign
OF obstruction.
To-day the city wore a completely
revolutionary aspect. Tram cars were
overturned and used as b~arricades. The
commander of the civic guard asked to
be supplied with $4,000 cartridges.
Street lamps We're smashed; the riot
ers pricked the horses Of the gend-
m with needles and many of the
animals fell with their riders. Several
inoffensive onlookers were injured by
the swords of the police. 1t is rumored
that there are some and chill
dren among these. At a late hour this
evening it is rumored that the wounded
tramway conductor has succumbed to
his injuries, but the report as yet is
unconfirfed.
The scenes in the chamber quite beg
boom was dubbed murderer" ban
dit and minister of civil war;" by
the Socialists, who declared that they
would appeal to the king.
At the conclusion of a great meeting in
the town hall this evening thousands at
tempted to cross the Grande Place in
which the town hall stands. The gen.
darmes charged with drawn swords and
the crowds retaliated with stones. Shots
were fired on both sides. Three persons
were wounded, and a police officer was
severely stabbed with a shoemaker's knife.
The rioters, on being dispersed, assem-
bled at another point. A large crowd
gathered in the Rue Royale, tearing up
the paving stones and using these as mis-
siles. Finally the civic guard was ordered
out to relieve the police.
Despite these attempts to suppress the
disturbances, rioting continued to a late
hour, many persons being injured.
A feature was the general tearing up of
paving stones to be hurled at the police
and guards. A tramway conductor re-
ceived two bullet wounds.
Ultimately the troops were called out.
About IS arrests were made, many of
those who were taken into custody being in
possession of revolvers.
The public prosecutor, with his entire
staff, remains on permanent duty at the
Hotel De Vile.
1t is rumored that one man who was
wounded has since died at the hospital.