The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-28
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EXCITEM ENTINW WASHINGTON
THE AsSOCTA TED PRESs ACCOUNT OF
4 SERIOES COLLISION.


Mounted Poiice-An Unonendinn Negro
shot-A Dispute about Lsborers' Wages.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-A large crowd Of
men. early this morning. seemed inclined to
prevent laborers from beginning work. The
crowd made several efforts to seize carts and
horses employed in the work. but In all in
stances tho police successfully interfered to
prevent such outrages.
Affairs are quiet tonight. though there Ia
much excited discussion. and the strikers an.
nounce that they shall continue to urge that
men shall not work for what they call starva.
tion wages" The police force have done effec-
tive service to-day in preserving the peace. In
clearing the crowd this morning. so that the
laborers might begin work. several persons
were Knocked down by the mounted police. who
were ordered to charge upon tho crowd. and
there was n scene of much excitement. Only
six laborers went TO work. and these continued
until heavy shower OF rain this afternoon
obliged them TO stop. Several arrests were
made by the police for profanity and dsorderly
conduct.
On being driven from the work at Fourteenth
and streets. the crowd went up Fourteenth
street. and gathered about tho sewer between
New lork avenue and II street. where Messrs.
=. ]. Coyle Co. are the contractors. Here
there were about twenty men at work-brick.
layers and laborers. the latter at 81 per day.
and tho former nj special rates. according to
skill and amount of work done. Here ths
crowd posted on a renee a clrcuar setting forth
that " no man is allowed to work at less than
. 30 day. and'hrreafter any ono doing so
shall be shot or stoned to denth." They
also demanded that the mon stop work.
and one or two stones wern thrown. and the
workmen were obliged 10 retire. Some Of the
crowd evincing disposition to make trouble
with the SUD rim, end nts of the work. the
mounted force under Lieut. Johnson soon ar.
rivcd. and un6 ,r their protection the workmer
resumed Their places and the crowd left. the
most OF them going out Fourteenth street and
inviting men from private works to Join. them.
and clubs it was sweed 10 the number
oi three or four hundred. and they turned into
strsets at about 81 NJ % sgSad "f of fiiteen asn
| policemen, on their way to breakfast. was met
| and the mob charged the police, butthev prompt
| ly seized their pistols and fired n vOlloy, the in
tention being to frighten the crowd of. A colored
| man, David Snowd"r. passing through the
shot in the back. His wound is not considered
| serious.
Some incendiary meetings have been held
| nightly in this city Tor two or three nights. and
| the police authorities gave notice to-day that
they must be stopped. Tho meetings have been
| held by entirely irresponsible persons and do
| not represent the views ot tho legitimate work.
| ingmen Of Washington. Some oTthe mob threw
| bricks az the police, and Lieut.. Gessford was
| struck by one receiving painful wound. One
| other colorcd man was shot while in the act OF
| hurting brick at police officer.
=, Iroops, of idle men have been lowering about
| the Smithsonian grounds all dav. and II now
| looks as II the workmen will have to be pro-
| tected during the entire time Of the progress OF
| the work in South Washington. report OBJ
| tanned some credence to-day that the Treasure
! guards had been armed as measure OF eau
| ton but this is not the case: The guards are
| nothing In the movements OF Treasury officers to
| Indicate any idea on their part that necessity
'~gr or arnps TT & me opns oil nS
additional extent To thor usual condition.