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Show TROOPS AGAINST LABORERS. Belgium In a State ot Civil War over the Mali Question. Auilelr llironalionl Hie KIniJoi.. - Mure InillHinnkia nl Hie Itlnud 7anle. 1IIIUS.1FL1, April 17 Man) of Ihe men em loyed at Antn erp loading and unloading vtsiels nnd other work did not milt and thu striken made an attack upon them. The gendarmes took n hand nud a number of the linkers wero wounded. A number of thu ringleaders among tho itilkera wcreca(urod. Thcro li no denying tho fact that a dials li ut hand. Mutlugi In favor ol unUitial auff-rigoare auff-rigoare being helJ throughout the countrj. l.verywhcro lrnasiloned apieiliaromadoto thoie who live by loll to join the gn at demonstration. 1 n Charlevoix district where n city of lluuianjiof mlncri are emrloyid at woik In tho mlm, everything is at a standstill. Moil of thine miners are iiilierably poor aud they aud their famlllci are bound to lullir. Cotton, yam, lace, linen nnd woolen mills and factories ale allcclid b) the itilki. Homo hot blooded itrlkeri at Clramraont aminbled lu tho cafe Holland nud held nil Impromttu lueetlutr, at which fiery si leches wero niado by tholeaJirs. The gendarmes atleni) tid to I riak up the meeting, but met with stout resistance. resist-ance. 1o genlarmos and a large number cf rioters wire nerloutly wcunded. T he cowardly afsiult on Ma) or Iluls Jiiterday gave rise tu an excited dls iunlon at the inietluguf themunkl al council todny. A majority of the louuillmm i x reucil deup Indlguallon audroo-ed tbut a delegnllou bo ap-loluiod ap-loluiod lowaltuiioii lluls The dynttullo ixjloilon at Mom today leems tu have actoj ai an Incentive Incen-tive to tho striken to commit further outrages The itilkeri Indulged In all manner of threats agalnit the government, govern-ment, aud detirmlued t) take "-ilon "-ilon of the town. A desperate hand-to hand-to hand loclllct with the guards ensued. en-sued. The bull le was long and bitterly contntuJ, but tho guard! were finally vlclorloui, and four of thumlucn were killed and many woundid. riiot.overuorhaicallid out all the militia for Iho dclcnio of theit lie. riili lueani tho m3blllztlon of iome4U00 troo agalnit the worklngmeu. In tho fight bitween tbu worklngmen nud clvloguarJilnthe itreets ol Mom today to-day lourtren soldiers were wounded, three (mil). Uliatches from Antwerp Ant-werp this evening show that the situation situa-tion li more threatening. Hlrlkers gathered rejeatedly In largo crowd! thioughout ttu northern dlilrlit At a o'clock a iquadron of imllco riding with drawn iwordi aitalnit the worklngmin wero overwhelmed over-whelmed with irioHers of itonei nnd stick! rheiollce retired In lonlui-Ion. lonlui-Ion. Tho ik.1Ico throw up barricade! In the ildo itreuti and women aud children battened from Ihtlr houses with flruarme. When another! pud-ron pud-ron of police, lupportol by a detachment detach-ment ef the civic guard, tried half an hour later to drive Lack the mob, they were met with volleya from Ihe rules of men behind the banlcades, Mauy oldlera were wouudej, and removed to the hospital. More troots were lummoned and cirrled the barricades. More flkhtlng li expected. 1 xtraordluary military meaiurei will bu adopted tomorrow to ; reserve order In the city, tjirong reinforce-moutiof reinforce-moutiof chiseeiiri and carblnteriare arrlvlog Willi every train this evening. All the oDloora have ricelvtd acliy map on which li marked the neutral zone from which crowds arotobeex. eluded. It Is reported that Ihe J rainier ra-inier his proposed t) the king that par-lliinent par-lliinent be Ulisolved and a general election be held. Jamsou, Ihe ftadlial leader lu the chamber, Is said lo have demanded an audience with the king, rtieauxletyaato the events of tomorrow tomor-row Is Interne. There Is a general leudenoy lo urge the dupulki to de:ldu ipcedlly tho question of suffrage, and not bu too si ailot of concenlon to the opulardiuiand. |
