Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-16
FROM OTHER LANDS.
A WAR OF RACES IN QUEBEC,
Bloody Collision Between French Cana
dians and the lrish-The Military
Called 0ut-MOre Bloody
Work Anticipated.

QUEBEC, August l5.-The Ship La
borers' Society of Strocks, two thousand
strong, marched through Lower Town
to-day, intending to proceed to the
Coves. As they entered Champlain
street, the stronghold Of the Ship La
borers' Society, from which Strocks
men seeded, the battle was begun. 1t
was ended by Strocks' men falling back
to Lower Town. Several men were
wounded by pistol shots and others
badly beaten. One man was reported
dead.
The ship laborers' trouble eliminated
to-day in fearful free fghu in Lower
Town. In Champlain street, near Alli-
son, Roe & Co. s wharf, No. 5. A section
of the society seeded, considering that
they were not properly treated, and
formed an independent society, COM
posed almost of French Canadians,
This morning they walked in procession
through the streets to show their
strength, but when on the way to the
Cove were set upon by a large
body of the parent society. There
were about three thousand men
on the French Canadian side, but not
so many on the other, which was COM
posed principally OF Irish Catholics, and
blows were freely exchanged to the in
iury OF great number in the crowd.
The French Canadians were finally
driven back, having lost, according to
report, fixe killed and several wounded.
The Mayor did not allow the police to
interfere, as he has but forty men.
Another fight was reported at the
Cove, and some OF the police and mag
istrates have gone there.
The Frenchmen being repulsed, the
old society men gathered in groups and
expressed determination to keep them
ont of the street. Two cannon were in
position at Kincheller's wharf and one
at Martins. The men were well armed
with reyolvers, boat hooks and axes.
Blood on the sidewalk showed where
wounded men fell. The men were
warned by the chief of the water police
not TO advance, but persisted. While
retreating after their defeat they turned
occasionally TO fire upon their assall-
ants. When the procession people
rallied they went TO Cape Blanc ana
sacked three houses occupied by Irish.
Hardware stores were robbed of fire.
arms, and six or seven guns were taken
from store on Fabrique street. All the
shops in Lower Town and on Mountain
Hill have their shutters up. 1t has been
remarked that there were not fifty ship
laborers in the whole line of the process
sion. The war OF races seems to have
begun. Pierre Giroux is the only per.
son reported killed. A dozen men are
known to be wounded seriously by
bullets.
QUEBEC, August l5.-Evening-A
meeting Of the French Canadians was
held in Jacques Cartier market hall this
afternoon, at the close OF which they as
sembled on the plains to the number of
| 500, and all armed with rifles, shot
guns and revolvers. \ rush was made
for the city, and the principal streets OF
st. Louis are invaded, the crowds howl
Ing and firing as they ran. The lrishmen
of the Coves are said to be in motion,
and the crowd is dispensing. The vol
unteers will be called out. Bloody work
is expected.
QUEBEC, August l5-NIGHT.-The ut.
most excitement reigns over the rioting
A large meeting has been held atStrock.
The military are under arms. The bat
talions bivauac at the drill shed, at the
rink and in the citadel. The Mayor has
refused 10 act as chief magistrate OF the
CITY. The magistrates met in the alter
noon and called out the military, and
also agreed that citizens patrol should,
if possible, be arranged for the protection
of the upper town. Mayor MOntiZam-
bert has had guns placed in the embras-
ure overlooking Champlain street. One
of the wounded, Flourie by name, died
tonight Another named Barbour Will
probably die. Dionne and Marssett are
verv seriously injured. Twenty-six
men are known to be injured. The po-
lice are powerless, and all are massed at
Station No. ., and as consequence the
city is in the hands OF the mob.
Cetewayo Still for War.
CAPE TowY, July 29.-Some Zulu
prisoners report King CetewayO with
his army in the marshes OF Umvolosi
river, where he intends fighting. Two
British columns, will readvanCe on the
3rd of August and meet at Magneboni-
um on the 9th OF August.
Condition of Crops in Germany.
LONDON, August. l5--A correspond
ent at Berlin hears from reliable au-
thority that rye, which is the
principal bread material Of Ger
many, will yield, at the highest es'
tlmation, only three-Quarters of the cal
culated average, whereas wheat, il the
weather continues fine as seems prob
able, will yield a full harvest. Barley
promises about the same yield as rye.
Oats better. Potatoes good, though
some disease has appeared.
Disturbance in Ireland.
LONDON, August l5.-The disturb
ance at Lurgan, Ireland, yesterday, was
between the Home Rule procession and
police, who charged on mob with fixed
bayonets. Many of the police were
wounded by stones. The violence OF
the crowd was so great that the police
fired on them, killing one and wounding
two. The mob subsequently wrecked
Lord Lurgan's lodges and the house OF
Protestant.