Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-24
STRIKERS DISOBEY LEADERS
ATTACK OFFICERS AND SET FIRE
TO BUILDINGS ON MAIN
THoRoUeHFAREs
SIX KILLED And 100 WOUNDEB
CASUALTIES FROM YESTERDAYS
FIGHTING WERE QUITE
HEAVY

Budapest, May 24.-Fierce lighting
has broken out again in the streets
Of this city today between the strik-
ers and the police who are aided by
large force Of troops. A big mob Of
men disobeyed their leaders orders
to return to work and began again the
wrecking tactics indulged in yester-
day.
The infuriated men first overturned
a number Of street cars then demolish-
ed display windows Of stores on the
principal streets. They then made q
fierce attack on the Calvary church,
afterwards proceeding to Neuschloss,
where they set fire to a factory, feed
ing the flames with petroleum. The
rioters beat off the firemen.
Troops put in appearances and this
was the signal for several volleys Of
revolver shots and stones, to which
the soldiers replied with volIeys from
their rifles. Rioters and troops suffer-
ed heavily. At one factory lively
battle occurred between strikers and
non-strikers. Revolvers were used
freely and many were wounded.
Last nights rioting continued until
after midnight when the strikers made
a determined attempt to break into.
the residence of Count Tisza, the
speaker of the lower house, and fired
a number of revolver shots but were
finally driven off by strong detach-
ments of police. About $4,000 men
half of the factories Of the
city, took part in the disturbances.f
through the streets and at
tacking men at work. When they
were refused permission to hold
outside the parliament build
ing they became violent, destroying
Of all kinds.
The amended list of casualties dur
ing yesterdays fighting shows that
were killed and 100 wounded, 100 Of
them seriously. The police made up
wards of 200 arrests, A column OF
500 strikers stormed the offices of the
electric works, but were beaten back
BY the troops. The rioters, most OF
whom are trained soldiers, and adopts
1t taking cover, fired from behind bar
'icades.
Detachments Of infantry and cavalry
ire gradually working through the
district, which is the
.enter of the outbreak. The rioting
continued late today in several of the
utter sections of the city, despite the
act that meeting of strikers, held
t noon, presented a resolution in fav-
r a general return to work. The
trike. which was called as a protest
gainst the election of Count Tisza.
S speaker of the lower house of par
ament, was at first intended merely
$ demonstration in favor of univer-
Al suffrage Of which Count Tisza is
determined opponent A demand
II the extension Of the sufTTage has
cen forwarded to Emperor Francis
oseph.
Peace Is Restored
Peace was restored this evening
trough the intervention of the gov
-nment, which induced the manufac-
Irers to agree to take back the
cked-out metal workers tomorrow.
arlier in the afternoon further fierce
'nflicts occurred. An ambulance in
hich were three wounded men, was
tackled by rioters and broken up.
be wounded men were rescued with
fficulty.
A squadron of hussafs dispersed the
owd of demonstrators. who fled into
house, which they barricaded. The
lice had to storm the building and
lly succeeded in dislodging the mob
ter a severe fight in which 1s were