Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-12
.PAiROuNG THE STREETS
Battalions Of Soldiers are Necessary to
Maintain Order at the Belgian
Capital.
centers Of Agitation Bristle with Bay
onets and Squads Of Cavalry
on the Move.
Thousands Of Workmen are on Strils,
and Clashes with Workmen of
Frequent Occurrence. Z.


order was restored among the rioters
in the Rue Stevens during the morn 4
ing. The police, who had borne the
brunt Of the fighting, were strongly re-
inforced by & gendarmes and civic
guards WITH loaded rifles. Orders were
issued to use all the force necessary
h} drive the mob out of the Maison du
Peuple.
Just as the order was about to be
executed the chiefs Of the socialists Of
fered to evacuate the buildings quiet
". Estimates of the number wounded
during the riots vary from 40 to 100,
but scores OF injured were carried off
and hidden by friends.
a large number of rioters were ar
rested and are still detained.
The burgomasters of Brussels and
suburban municipalities have pro-
claimed that meetings of more than 10
persons are prohibited and that any
one found carrying a revolver shall be
liable to six months Imprisonment.
All centers of agitation are bristlings
with bayonets. Squads of cavalry are
continually patrolling the streets and
guarding the shops which were threat
ened with plundering by the rioters.
a manifesto signed by the general
council of the labor party has been
widely posted. It demands a revision
of the constitution and universal suf-
| frage.
kilograms from country districts in
dicate the widespread character of the
movement, which threatens to culmi-
nate in grand coup next week during
the reform debate in parliament.
The strike at La Louviere is extend
ing to the Central provinces. About
$4,000 men are now out.
i "A thousand demonstrators caused
great disturbances at st. Nicholas un-
til routed by repeated charges of the
gendarmes.
Six Thousand Men Quit Work.
At La Louviere 5000 men ceased
worked, forcing the workers in the
large Industrial blishments at La
Croyere and Haine ST. Pierre to join
them The strikers threaten to burn
all factories where the workers refuse
to quit.
Strong detachments of cavalry are
1now patrolling the district in order to
protect the factories.
A telegram from Mons says work
still continues in the Borinage district
i but a strike and disorders are threat
ening. Troops have been sent to the
district to cope with possible rioting.
Additional regiments of cavalry,
1 Infantry and engineers arrived here
during the morning. A battalion is
/ held In readiness for action at each of
the barracks. All the troops are sup
4 piled with two packets of ball car
4 tridges and two packets also called
strike cartridges.
Gendarmes and civic guards are as
sembling at their headquarters in large
numbers and rigorous instructions
i have been issued for the instant re-
preston of outbreaks in their in
4 cipiency.
Four regiments of cavalry and in
/ fantry arrived at Charleroi during the
day. Infantry has been sent to Lou
vain and Vilyoorden, and squadrons OF
! chassauers have been distributed in
4 the midlands. 5s
Sharp fighting between strikers and
] gendarmes occurred at Bracquegnies,
near Charleroi. Several thousand
strikers attacked and stoned body OF
gendarmes who retaliated by firing
their revolvers. A sharp fusilade fol
j lowed and the gendarmes were COM
PEELED to retreat. A squadron of
lancers, however, galloped up and dis
/, persed the mob. Ss ~ s4