| Show STRIKING MINERS In Belgium Are Causing Much Trouble TH SCOTTDALE STRIKERS Rejolco Because They are Inducing the New len to Quit WorkLabor Troubles in Italy LONDON May 2Turbulence continues in the mining districts of France and Belgium Bel-gium In Saring and Liege in Belgium determined attempts were made by the strikers to prevent any men who refused to join their ranks from working When the nonstrikers attempted t commence work they were attacked by strikers with stones and other missiles The gens darmes were compelled to invoke the aid of the military At Parlez colliery in St Nicholas the soldiers were ordered out and several strikers wounded During a riot on Friday at Bekes Hungary a number of enraged en-raged peasants made a savage attack and severely injured the chief magistrate at the place for prohibiting Mayday demonstrations demonstra-tions Upon the military coming to the rescue a sharp affray took place and many rioters were wounded The fighting caused tho greatest excitement and the authorities i were compelled to declare the place in a state of siege All tne shops are closed and the latest reports say the people are still wildly excited A conflict took place in in Mons tonight between gen darmes and miners and the officers opened fire upon the rioters two of whom were seriously wounded Belgium Miners on Strike BRUSSELS May 2In spite of the manifesto mani-festo issued by the council of the working mens party urging workingmen not to go out on a strike pending the decision of the chamber in regard to the demands being made throughout Belgium for universal suffrage 30000 miners and 4000 ironworkers ironwork-ers in Charleroi district have struck At Liege a large procession of workers had a collision with the police and many people were injured Scottdale Strikers Rejoicing SCOTTDALE Pa May 2The strikers are celebrating tonight the withdrawal of at least 500 men from various plants This was brought about by the free disbursement disburse-ment of money Their funds are improv lag Clear eld and other regions having voted to make an assessment on coal mined for their benefit The operators are not idle however and labor is being steadily imported to take the places of the deserters May Day Events in Italy ROME May 2In the deputies today amid noisy interruptions Nicotora minis tor of the interior recounted the events of May day and read telegrams to show the country was tranquil The trouble in Rome ho said was due to the anarchist Landi who had been sent expressly from Paris to incite a disturbauce Imbriani provoked a storm of protests by persisting in the face of Nicoteras denial that an officer was brutally attacked at Barzelar The turmoil caused the presi dent t suspend until tomorrow when the government will demand an explicit vote of conference Meeting London Carpenters LONDON May 2Ten thousand carpenters carpen-ters and joiners met today in Hyde Park in support of 4000 members of those trade I who struck today for fortyseven hours II I work per week and 10 pence per hour as I wages A Big Strike In St Louis ComIng ST Louis May 2The carpenters tonight to-night received word that the master builders would not concede the advance ian 1 i-an hours wages demanded I is likel r Monday will see the most disastrous strike i in the building trades that ever occurred in this city Plttsburg Miners Scale Adjusted PITTSBURG May 20f 3600 carpenter 3 in this district who struck for eight hour and an increase of wages about half are working today at their terms All the I minors in Pittsburg district will return to work Monday their scale having been ad jus j ted |
