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SHOOTING AT THE RIOTERS.
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~ WJSHINGTON CITY
Arminu Police with Rides TO Protect Work.
ingmen To-Day-Thc Facts About sntur.
days fightina-The Arrest of the Leader

ArmInn Police with Rides to Protect Work.
Ingmen To-Day-The Facts About sn,ur.
days fighting-The Arrest of the Leader
WASHINGTON, July 2s.--The strike by the
members of an organization known rs the In-
dependent Labor League Of the District OF CO.
lumbia. which was begun on Friday morning, on
the ground recently purchased by the Govern
ment for the new building for the Bureau Of
Engraving md Printing. because the contract-
ors for digging the foundation paid the labor
crs on the work seventy five cents day only,
has gained great proportions. At the be-
ginning of the strike the contractors had
nine men only AT work. and they cndeav-
orcd to make determined res s.nnce;
but the force OF rioters incr ased 50 rap
idly that those Mt work were driven from tho
grounds and several Of them injured. The po-
lice then dispersed the mob. On the following
morning the rioters again attempted to force
the men to quit work. but in this they were un-
successful Police officers had formed around
the workingmen. An assault was next made on
the police. but they resisted the attack and free.
ly using .revolvers they dispersed the crowd.
Several Of the rioters were shot.
attempts were made yesterday by gangs num-
bcrng between two and three hundred TO inter-
fere with tho men, working on the Fourteenth
street sewer. the district work ON Capitol Hill
and in other places throughout the city hut
their attacks wore speedily .repulsed by tho
at the former plnce; but tho resistance by tho
police was too efoctuRl. Shots were fired bv
Mai9r Morgan, ChlSi Of Poice lad Isaac isaac Cohen.
the leader of the rioters. before him. and Cohen
was ,9ld that his men mast dlsperse and that he
mectings Cohen promised TO comply With tho
Majors orders. and he was released Tho dis
order ceased for n short time
Cohen's mnn conRrcgatcd last nightat seventh
street and Pennsylyania avenue, where they
started TO address them. hut before prOpppdin0
far he was arrested on the charge OF melting
riot. While Cohen was being taken to Police
Headquarters no Efforts were made to rescue
him. although there We're several thousand
mon around him gt the time of his arrest.
and contendcd that he had nothing to do with
the roting. although he wished tho aborine
men TO receive Just wages.
Cohen had been living In Arkansas several
years, and T. a machinist about 30 years OF
age. He says he has b zen AN earnest advocate Of
eral Of them in different cities Of the United
Stntcs. In the religious revival by Ham
mond and bentley in this city he was an
rs the jew convert Finally he hocame
ne leader St some GS2rG5 l"GoGTsTs nd
Labor League Of tho District Of Columbia.
M his meo,inss 9e ievisd q tax Of icy toy
at the, principal business places and
collected money foe, mass, meetings. He
ines at the capital in the last week
OF Congress. but there was no expense attached
10 llfu. Al lllooo HttllnEs lituuTlNkS ID.
Wright. Carter Harrison, and other Congress-
men made speeches. After Cohen was safely
placed IN a cell the crowd was dispersed and
by midnight all was again quiet. Late last
night and early this morning several arrests OF
white and coored leaders We're made.
The police authorities have made arrange.
ments FOR tomorrow which 1t IL thought will
break the backbone Of the strike. and end all
further attempts at violence. This afternoon
Springfield rifles were given to the police ofh-
GERS. and orders were made to the Liouten-
ants 10 disperse all crowds on tho
streets. The proposed mass meeting in
the City Hall tomorrow night is forbidden. 1t
is common rumor among idlers that Dennis
kearney was to be present at this meeting. and
great preparations were being made for It, Tho
contractors will put large force Mt work to-
morrow and their wages will be 81. .25 a day A
large detail of police will be there.
The police reports this morning show that
fewer arrests were made last night than on any
Saturday night for many months. The Treas:
ury officials yesterday employed additional
watchmen, and armed them with revolvers.
Late tonight there are few persons in tho
street the police having prevented crowds
from congregating.
The opinion tonight Is that an effort will be
made 10 drive the wOrkmen from the site OF the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing. This
place will be protected by one hundred polico
ON GERS. armed with a sufficient supply OF am-
munitiOn to resist 1000 men.