Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-17

bloody Repression OF Disorders
Causes Painful Impression.
Brussels, April Is. - The bloody re-
preston of the disorders OF SATURDAY
evening has created a painful impress
sion among all classes here, although
Il is appreciated that the majority oi
the victims of the encounters do no'
belong to the better class Of orkrn
Saturday for the first time the ponce
really fred their rifles loaded with pan
cartridges. Previous TO tina time they
had used their swords and their re-
volvers. the latter being usually LOADED
with blank cartridges. :
rioters were composed of the oregs OF
the regulation, with a sprinkIing OF
what is called the young soeiaiistie
guard, composed of mere boys with ht-
tie regard for the orders Of F. Van der
yeIde. a member of the hamoe OF
deputies. and the leader of the Sociahst
movement in Belgium and the Social
list committee. The moi was mainly
composed of the rough population OF
the quarter. who jeered and reviled the
police when they We're forced along the
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Gus troubles began when a number OF
roughs from a safe distance, fired re-
volyers in the direction OF the cordons'
The gendarmes then
Charged with Drawn words
After firing at the crowd with re-
velyers loaded with blank cartridges
they were greeted with a hail OF ms
siles, such as stones. bottles and heavy
iron riyets. This happened in several
streets 1t was worse in the ftue
Hauete, where the occupants OF
houses rained missiles upon the heads
OF the gendarmes. An Officer OF the
gendarmes then shouted to the crowd 10
disperse. No notice was taken OF tins
order. Then for the first time in many
years the gendarmes fired their Mauser
carbire s, loaded with what are called
strike cartridges, which contain q ball
but a minor charge OF powder. The
gendarmes fired only one volley. but
when the mob scattered Sc feral bodies
were lying on the ground. Two were
MORALLY wounded and died while be-
ing conveyed to the hospitals. 1t Is
impossible to ascertain the exact pam
Der OF the victims of Saturdays riot
ing. Many who were slightly wounded
had their woun1s dressed in pharm-
acies or went home. The doctor Of the
hospital Of st. Pierre, s%c-ever. told a
representative Of the Associated Press
that three rioters bad died IN the hos
pital and another one there was be-
lieved to be
MortaIIy Injured.
Thirty others who sre badly hurt were
received at the hospital Saturday night.
A doctor who was returning home afte-
having visited q patient. was caught
between two bodies of charging gend-
armes and had mis- nose cut off with a
sword. A woman was also among the
wounded. Among those killed was the
assistant secretary OF the jewellers
union. Four policemen are missing.
From the gay aspect Of the city yes
terday no one would suspect the
bloody scenes which were enacted Sat-
urday. The Inhabitants Of Brussels
took advantage of the beautiful wealth
er to promenade along the spacious
b~culeyards and tsrrances. The cafes
were crowded with holidaymakers and
a considerable crowd visited the quar-
ter where the riots occurred But ex-
cept for a furlei red flag tied with
Grape Over the Maison du Peuple, moth
ing was visible TO recall the event Of
Saturday evening. In the same square
where the cavalry charged Saturday.
yesterday a dozen woTkmen in their
shirt sleeves were playing a Flemish
game of ball.
No Revisionist demonstrations have
occurred and In order 10 avoid collis-
tone hasu-aar fs,a SfrfkarS upd rba NO.
lice the Socialist committee has coun-
fernandez the orders for the monster
meeting which IL was Intended 10 hold
to-day In the industrial suburb OF Mo-
lenbeck st. Jean. The authorities are
anticipating to-day with anxiety as the
Socialist committee has decided to or
der a general strike in Brussels and its
environments.