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Show MOB KING OF BELGIUM. Socialists Shake a Red Flag in the Monarch's Face and Taunt Him. Brussels, April 9. King Leopold was mobbed by socialists here this afternoon after-noon on his arrival from Biarritz. The meeting between the socialists and the king was quite accidental, but it was none the less unpleasant for his ma-ptsty, ma-ptsty, whose automobile was Burround-ed Burround-ed by excited socialists, who shouted "Long live the republic," "Long live universal suffrage," and waved red flags in the king's face. The i socialists had collected at th railway station to bid farewell to the members of a delegation of Spanish republican deputies who had attended ' the socialist gatherings here, and who had participated in last night's demonstration. demon-stration. . The police this morning informed in-formed the Spaniards that they must leave Brussels forthwith, and the dele gates were escorted to the station by a large gathering of socialists, bearing red flags. The king happened to arrive ar-rive at the same time and had difficulty in getting his automobile out of the crowd, but he finally found an opening and passed his pursuers. i The smashing of windows, revolver firing and other disorders continued here throughout the evening. A crowd of rioters marching toward the suburb of Schaerbeek. drove three policemen into a cafe. The rioters looted this cafe and wounded all three of the policemen po-licemen by revolver shots. Reinforcements Reinforce-ments of dendarmes have been sent to Schaerbeek. At Liege the rioters smashed the windows win-dows of a Jesuit church and seminary. A deputy named Troclet was among the persons wounded there. I |