The Portland daily press., 1886-05-12
Fatal Result of the Rioters Raid
Upon a Drug Store.
Bad State Of Affairs In the Kentucky
Mining Districts.
Herr Most, the Anarchist, Arrested
In New York.
The Gardiner Paper Mills to Remain
Closed.


company have notified the occupants of their
tenements to be ready to move out in case
they need them for other people. The mill
has shut down for an INDEFINITE period. The
men at work on the buildings have been dis
charged, and the company have stopped:put-
ting in new machinery. They are going to
sell the rags which they have on hand, and
those which may arrive. They are entirely
free of contracts, those which they have
made lately being conditional on the labor
troubles.
The president of the company has notified
the mayor and aldermen of Gardiner that the
city will be held responsible for the safety of
the company's property. There have, it is
alleged, been attempts to intimidate some
employees. No serious trouble has resulted
yet, however. On Saturday night a man
named Mariner who had left the Knights of
Labor, and has been employed by the COM
pany as watchman since the strike, was
called a "scab" as he walked the street. He
promptly knocked the reviler down, and had
ne more trouble.
! Evils of Convict Labor in Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May ia bad state of
dlIdlTS Is SLlll eAlStllS db OIctuWOUu, WucIc
a company of State troops protect the con-
victs working in the mines from the threat
ened violence of the free miners. During
the past week eight houses belonging to mine
owners have been burned by incendiaries,
and last night a grocery and dwelling belong
ing to William Lewis were destroyed The
free miners thought to be the Incendla-
ries. The troops have been on guard for
several months, as it is thought that the con-
viets would be summarily dealt with by the
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drawn.
The Situation in Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 11.-There was no attempt
to resume operations in the West Side lum-
Der district this morning, and from eight to
ten thousand employed in the yards and
planning mills are still idle. The lumbermen
claim that great majority of the men are
oyerawed by Bohemian Socialists who infest
the region. A large force Of police contin,,
ues to be stationed in the district to guard
against any outbreak. The yards in the
north and south divisions of the city at
South Chicago have all fully resumed on a
basis of 10 hours of work and 10 hours pay,
so that the lumber business of the city is in
reality only lightly affected.
The metal working establishments opened
again this morning with larger working
forces than yesterday, and the proprletorS
expect to see all the men on duty again with
in few days. AS class the furniture
workers are the only ones who are holding
out for eight hours. The boot and shoe
manufacturers, who tried the eight-hour day
as an experiment, are considering the advlS-
ability of returning to 10 hours.
Evidences of the existence of the great
strikes, therefore, are rapidly disappearing
in every portion of the city. The Bruins
wick Billiard Table Company this morning
claimed that they had between 400 and 150
men at work. This number was not nearly
sufficient to run the factory. A great crowd
of strikers stood about the factory on Mar
ket street. The manager telegraphed for
the police. A squad was Immediately sent
down. The strikers rapidly disappeared on
the arrival of the police.
The police reserves of the city are still ON
] duty at the respective stations. The force
are now devoting their energies to procuring
evidence against the cOnspirators.. They say
that the evidence will be ample for a con-
viction of murder against August Spies,
Schwab, Parsons and Fischer.
The switch tenders cf the Chicago and
Western Indiana railroad have returned to
work, having received and increase OF So per
month all round, and in some cases more.
The hours of work will remain the same as
before the strike. Three other roads, the
Grand Trunk, Wabash and Chicago and At
lantic, which use the Western Indiana tracks
within the city of Chicago, are now relieved
of the delay to which they have been sub
jected. The striking freight handlers and
other railway employees in Chicago are gem
The total amount contributed to the fund
for the injured Chicago policemen will al
most reach $4,000.
1t has been ascertained that of the Polls h
and Bohemian rioters who regaled them
selves with liquid refreshments when they
sacked the drug store at Centre avenue and
18th street last Wednesday, eight have died.
At least four more are known to be beyond
the hope of recovery. The police have been
foo rounh nonuniad with other matters to
hunt up those who were reported i'll, but a
physician has been found who has attended
some of the victims. He said it was un-
doubtedly true that the men had been pois-
oned by drinking the contents of bottles in
the wrecked drug store. 'The stuff taken
was mostly wine of colchicum, which greatly
resembles sherry wine and has strong
smell of alcohol, he said. 1T. Is vlrulent
poison, and is almost certain TO cause deatn
if taken into the stomach in any quantity
over teaspoonful The effect produced by
drinking it down in gulps, as 1t doubtless
was drank, would be to give the victims ex-
cruciating pains in the bowels and conyul-
sions. The effect does not wear off to any
great extent, but increases in violence for
hours until the patient, completely exhaust
ed, dies in agony, his whole form wrfthing
and his muscles drawn up. in knots over his
arms, legs and neck. have treated four,
and have now in my care three who are Suf-
fering from an overdose of tincture of pare
goric, no doubt taken at the same time and
under the impression that it was liquor of
some kind"
Local officers of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road now state that the striking freight
handlers of that road were taken back on a
basis of 10 hours work for 10 hours pay,
and all the Chicago railroads therefore are
working ON the old basis of 10 hours work
and 10 hours pay.
Acceded to Demands.
Nrv YoRK Nav 11-Only $50 furniture