The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-13
rWO RIOTERS SHOT AND TWENTY
-FOUR WOUNDED IN ENCOUNTER
WITH BRUSSELS POLICE
v1TRIoL THROWN ON TROOPS
MObs TerrOrize Cities, Parading the
Streets in Thousands and
Breaking windows and
Shooting
CRISIS IS NEAR AT HAND

BRUSSELS, April 19.-(2 a. m.)-Tle
squares in the neighborhood OF the Mai
son du Peuple are still occupied by
troops, busily engaged in dispensing the
groups which gathered on the outskirts
of the cleared zone. Most Of the rioters,
however, have become worn and have
gone home and there is little likelihood
of further trouble tonight, but there is
avery reason to expect renewals of the
distun ances at daylia t. as a majority
of the rioters are apparently roughs and
young irresponsib5es, who will not obey
the injunctionE of the Socialist leaders to
refrain from disorders.
The detectives department is busy
wedding out the anarchists and revOlu-
tionary suspects in the coal districts.
Ten foreigners, guilty of revolGti
airy propaganda, were deported from the
mines near Mons yesterday. The presl-
dent and secretary of two of the princi-
pal Socialist societies at La Louviere
were arrested yesterday. The regiment of
the line which was brought from Ant
werp to enforce the civil guard at La
Louviere is patrolling that town.
A great Socialist demonstration oc-
CURED last night at Liege where a mob
numbering 5000 paraded the streets,
breaking windows and shooting. mass
of the Maison da Peuple, at which vio-
lent speeches We're made.
When M Van der Velde, the Socialist
leader, left the chamber of deputies this
afternoon he was recognized and fol-
lowed by a number of persons. The po-
lice dispersed the crowd and arrested
M. Van der Velde, who was conveyed
to the police station, but was soon re-
leased with the official explanation that
his being taken into custody was due
to mistaken identity.
Two Killed by Troops.
After being released NJ. Van der velde
proceeded to the Maison du Peuple, where
he addressed the crowd, urging them TO
refrain from creating a disturbance and
not to give the police a pretext for
further violence. e crowd gradually
dispersed, but later reassembled in the
square facing the Maison du Peuple.
detachment of the civic guard there
upon marched through the square clear
ing it and the contiguous thoroughfares.
Al 1880 the mob again grew troublesome
and the guard were ordered to clear the
narrow, tortuous adjacent streets in
which threatening crowds were massing.
The gendarmes charged with drawn
swords and fixed bayonets, and were
greeted with a hail of stones.
The people in some of the houses
hurled flower pots, knives, and lighted
boxes of matches upon the heads of the
charging police. A revolver fusiHade was
begun by both sides and some of the
gondarmes fred l4eir rifles. Several riot
ers were injured two of them icing shot
ana killed. Many of tie police were hurt
After this encounter a wide area around
the Maison du PeupIe was systematically
cleared by successive charges of gen
darmes carrying drawn swords and re-
VoiVers and civic guards with fixed bay
onets Every open window was covered
by the rifles of the troops until it was
closed.
Two Of the Socialists who were wound
ed in the rfoting here last evening died in
the st. Pierre hospital. The news of their
death spread rapidly and mob gathered
with the intention of storming the build
ing and carrying off their bodies, but t
was intercepted and dispersed by the
troops who are maintaining a Gordon
around the hospital.
VIII Protest Near Place.
Iwenty-four persons have been taken
10 the hospitals suffering from injuries
received IN last nights disturbances. One
workman who was shot has not heen
identified. He was probably mere spec
tator, as there Were many such in the
crowd when the shooting suddenly began
Inc uneXpectedness of last nights
bloodshed which exceeded that of anv
previous evening, is shown by the fact
mat Gen. Nersratten, commanding the
civic guard, had just ordered the am
oulance withdrawn when the firing OMEN
ed, and the ambulance was immediately
needed to gather up the injured. VitrioI
was thrown from the windows of some
OF the houses. One man was shct while
standing in a second story window and
pitched to the street. fracturing his skull
his injuries resulting fatally.
1t was reported last night that The
SOCIALISTS intend to hold a meeting today
In the park at Lasken, a suburb of Brus
sells, within few hundred yards of the
royal palace.
Week Fraught With Danger.
This exciting week ends with the lull
before the storm. The coming week mas
already been dubbed revision week. AMI
it promises to witness important events
A general strike has been proclaimed for
Monday, and Wednesday a political crisis
will be reached by the opening in the
chamber of deputies of the discussion of
the question of the revision Of the con-
stitution on which the Belgian people are
now divided.
The Socialists and Liberals have for a
long time past been seeking to force the
clerical government to an issue on the
question of the electoral law, modifica ton
of which will necessitate revision of The
constitution.
At the present time any elector can
cast from one to three votes according
to his qualifications. The Socialists and
Liberals claim that workingmen cannot
obtain more than two votes, whereas
the rich get three; and, moreover, that
in the rural districts voters who are un-
der the domination of the priests and
who support the present government are
often fraudufently given three votes in
stead of two, to which at the most they
are entitled.
The Liberal leader in the chamber of
deputies, NJ Janson, submitted a motion
for the revision of the constitution
which the government has agreed shall
come before the chamber next Wednes
day. If the clerical majority consents
to take the proposition under considera-
ton it will be referred to a committee
for examination. This would be the first
gain for the revisionistS, and would un>
doubtedly have a good effect in calming
the country. which at present is every
where in state of ebullition.
In the meanwhile, from almost every
mining and industrial district comes the
news that large numbers of men have
Oecloed TO strike Monday.