New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-04-16
BELGIUM In A TURMOIL


Brussels, april 1 The Belgian goy-s
eminent has decided to proclaim mar
,tia1 laWon Monda less order is pre-
viously restored.
Brussels, April L. Sharp fighting
between strikers and genda oc-35
Cured Friday morning at Brsacquer-ss
mics, near Charleroi. Several thou
sand strikers attacked and stoned fa
body of gendarmes, who retaiate by
firing their reyolyers. a sharp fusil-1i
1ade followed and the gendarmes were
compelled to retreat. A squadron Of
lancers, however, galloped up and dis
persed the mob.
a semblance Of order was restored
among the rioters in the Rue Stevens
early Friday morning. The police,
who had borne the brunt of the fight
ing, were strongly reinforced by
gendarmes and civic guards with load
ed rifles. Orders were issued to use
all the force necessary to drive the
mob out of the Maison du Peuple.
just as the order was about to be
executed the chiefs of the socialists
offered to evacuate the building
quietly. .s.5 ...5.. sss#5=
Estimates Of the number wounded
during the riots vary from 40 to 100,
but scores Of injured were carried of
and hidden by friends. $5..s vs..
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
ten persons are prohibited and that
anyone found carrying revolver shall
be liable to six months imprisonment.
All centers of agitation were brist-
ling Friday with bayonets. Squads of
cavalry are continually patroling the
streets and guarding the shops which
were threatened 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. H.. IL. ~ II :s..r.s3,
! Friday evening there were several
other outbreaks in the city. The pc.
lice charged the rioters and about Is
+ persons were wounded. Many 9th
ers were arrested. All those ar,
rested were. armed with revolvers
| Demonstrations and encounters also
occurred at Liege, Client and else.
where, the most vigorous being al
Houdeng-Goegnies, in the coal dis
trict. During the collision between
the police and strikers at that place
the latter used briclbats and firearms
The police fired upon the rioters, kill
ing coal miner and young girl Eff
teen persons were wounded, including
two policemen. Mounted infantry final
~ dispersed the mob. "a -.
! kilograms from the country dis
tricts indicate. the widespread char
acter of the movement, which threat
ems to eliminate in a grand coup mex
| week, during the reform debate il
| parliament.
| At La Louviere 5000 men ceased
! work forcing the workers in the larg,
industrial establishments at Z;
Croyere and Haine st. Pierre to joi1
them. The strikers threaten to burr
all factories where the workers refus,
to quit. - .I.-~... e.
| Additional regiments of cavalry, in
fantry and engineers arrived here Fri
day morning. A battalion is held ii
readiness for action at each of til,
barracks. All the troops are supplied
with two packets of ball cartridges ant
two packets of so-called strike-car
tridges. -. ..- 49,. ..-~ -