The Labor enquirer., 1886-05-15

crowd gathered around them as soon as
they had disembarked from the train.
They commenced to march and counter
march, wheel and man @uver through the
crowd, back and forth. As they
marched the crowd moved to one side
to let them pass, and were then driven
to the other de. first one way and then
another. When the officers found they
could not provoke the men and boys to
violence, or perhaps theyg got tired, they
retired inside the gates. AS they were
accomplishing this the crowd yelled
'srats rats %. and a few of the bows
threw sticks and stones. Two of the
soldiers turned as they passed through
the gate and fired their guns in the air
over the heads of the crowd. This had
as much effect as though the shots had
taken effect. for the crowd dispersed
Immediately and gathered soon after
behind piles of pig iron, fences, and on
hill close by from which they hurled
few stones that fell short, and the cry
of rats !" scabs!" etc. The committee
Immediately retired on the approach OF
the soldiers, as they did not want to
have troubl or compromise their fel'
low laborers in the mills.
The next morning, Wednesday, the
committee gathered together early and
a crowd went with them, four abreast.
Not man was armed, except, perha' 8,
about twenty, who carried sticks. They
proceeded to Bav View to have another
conference. The soldiers, who we're
short of overcoats and the camp equip
page necessary for night on the field of
battle, had suffered somewhat from the
cold north wind and more from being
kept awake to do guard duty and turn
ing out to false alarms, of which there
were not few-a loose board on afence
caused nervous sentry to fire his mus
ket and arouse the whole camp to arms
A soldier who fell asleep from exhaus
ton awoke the W. ole camp bv his cries
Here they come give it to 'em. Fire
FIRE.! Fire!!p' and it took gooG
hard rap on his head to wake him up
Nervously, cowardly and full If fear this
troop of Sunday soldiers saw the crowd
approaching, marching in regular order
with a red, white and blue flag at their
head, commanded them to halt while
over two blocks off, and because they
did not obey an order that could not be
heard bv them, fred round after round
some of the soldiers fred as many as
eight or ten rounds and all averaged
over four rounds-at crowd nearly 6
quarter of a mile off, and that without
the exchange ofa single word.
The first warning the committee ano
their escort had of being in danger was
volley that laid six of them low. They
fed in utter confusion and met that
evening in their unions, assemblies and
conventions and decided to postpone
that kind of demonstration as long as
the militia was under arms.
1t has struck most citizens that the
evenings, and in fact all night, have
been free from street gatll erings, and 6
person might pass from one end of the
city to the other and not even mistrust
that troubles or strikes were in progress
except perchance he might pass mill
tarv headquarters, where he was sure to
see sentry or two, trembling and pac
ing slowly, shaking nervously and start
ing at every unusual sound.
What the outcome will be we cannot
say at this date, but we feel assured thai
the real work of the eight hour move
ment is accomplished. Almost every
branch has made concessions, and 6
great many have won victory. Eight
hours work with ten hours paw.
SKYLIaHT, JR.