The record-union., 1891-05-12
LABOR TROUBLES.
DESPERATE FIGHT OVER A STRIKE
IN DENVER.
Two Men Fatally Shot and Twelve
Others Seriously Wounded
Riot in Ohio.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-U MON
DENVER, May u.-A desperate fight
took place in the city park to-day be-
tween f. n. Davis and Ed. Davis (whites)
and five colored employees on one side
and fifty or more strikers on the other.
Two men were fatally shot and twelve
wounded, more or less seriously.
The fight was the outgrowth of the
brickmakers' strike at the Davis yards.
This morning Davis & Son, proprietors,
with negroes with loaded guns, started
for the yards with the avowed intention
of beginning work or dying in the at
tempt. AS they We're nearing the yards
party of strikers, headed by Frank Sur
Der, appeared and asked that they be
allowed to talk to the men who were go
ing to work. Davis replied that the men
didn't want to talk, and ordered the
strikers to allow his men to pass. This
the strikers would not do. and DAVIS and
his son and five of the men opened fire on
the strikers.
Thomas Kelly was fatally wounded
and died two hours after. The man most
seriously injured is John Ridenour. The
shooters were jailed.
f. n. Davis said: 81 shot to kill, and
don't deny it. When l told Surber the
Them out of the way. Surber said:
Boys. every man grab gun.' They
rushed on us, throwing stones and shout
kill"
The strikers deny that they acted ON
the aggressive. Men about the park say
that in addition to the men shot. two lit
tie boys crossing the park at the time
were hit by stray shots, but neither were
fatally hurt.
RIOT BETWEEN AMERICANS AND ITAI.-
IANS.
WHEELING CIV. Va.), MAY lI.-There
was terrible riot between the Italian
and American laborers in the employ of
Alexander Graham, in Belmont County,
ONO, pike contractor at Pipe Creek, this
morning, which resulted in one man be-
ing killed, two others fatally wounded
and from six to ten more or less hurt
from cuts and blows. There is no com
munication and the details cannot be had
tonight.
STREET-CAR STRIKE.
GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.l, May 1.-THE
Street-car Employees Union held ameet-
ing after midnight Saturday. and after
three hours of hot discussion decided to
walk out, all efforts towards a peaceable
settlement OF their grievance being un-
successful. The main cause of the strike
was an order compelling the men to sign
an lronclad contract by which they agree
to work ten hours day or more as the
bosses deem necessary, and also to be re-
sponslble for damages to the property of
the company or injury to the patrons re-
sultlng from accidents. The strikers
have the hearty support of the fitty-five
labor unions of the city and will make a
bitter fight.
LUMBER TRADE ASSOCIATION.
NEW YORK. May 1.-THE Lumber
Trade Association began to-day q lock-
out and boycott which, its members as
sert, will cause the total cessation of
building operations in this city before
long. This action by the association is to
force the Board of Walking Delegates to
raise the boycott upon one of the men,
bers of the association. To accomplish
this they intend to stop the delivery of
lumber to all buildings where union men
are at work.
Not one foot of lumber was delivered
to-day. Thirtyfve hundred men are
out, OF which IS per cent. belong to labor
unions. There are now eighty firms in
the Lumber Dealers Association, and
others are joining all the time. There is
enough lumber on hand to last few days,
but when that is exhausted building must
stop for want of lumber, because dealers
VOW they will not deliver one foot until
they have won the fight. Much money
hangs on the result. II the fight be pro-
longed millions may be lost. The dealers
say the issue is whether the labor unions
or the lumber dealers shall manage the
business of the latter. This lockout will
affect all trades and will involve about
$1,000 men.