The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-20
tUSHADE OF BULLETS
Walls of Gonzales Factory Riddled.
No One Hurt,
SPANISH UNION WAS UNSYMPATHETC
! he Strikers Called on Them TO Join Them and
Tried to Force Their Way Into the
Factory. This Resulted
in a Riot.
(By the Associated Press.)

Tampa, Fla, Nov. IA miniature riot
broke out today at the gates of the cigar
factory of Gonzales, Nora and Company.
Several hundred shots We're fred. No
one was injured and the mob was dis
persed by the police.
For several days trouble has been brew
ing between the members of the Interna-
tlonal Cigar Makers Union and the Span
lsh Union, known as the Resistancia.
Members OF the international Union have
quit work in a number of factories,
throwing about 1000 persons out of en-
ployment. The Spanish union is appar-
entity not in sympathy with the move
ment and about 500 of it's members con-
tinued at work in the Gonzales factory.
Today the internationals marched up and
demanded that these men come out. They
were warned off the premises. An in
ternational man tried to push his way
through the gates and was fired upon by
the Italian guard. A volley was fired in
reply from the street. The front and
sides of the building were riddled. Those
inside fired blindly through the windows.
No one was hit, however. The police soon
arrived and dispersed the crowd.
All factories closed at noon and to
prevent further trouble 100 extra police
and a squad Of deputy sheriffs were sworn
in.
Since this time, however, the city has
presented a wildly excited condition and
the streets, in the neighborhood Of the
cigar factories have been thronged with
people. All the factories in the city were
practically closed on account of the dis
order. No arrests were made for the
rioting.
This afternoon an immense meeting OF
leading business men was held in the
court house and ringing speeches made
denouncing mob violence, and strong
resolutions adopted assuring the manu-
facturers that they would be protected il
they desired to open their factories to-
morrow morning. The meeting also pass
ed a resolution authorizing the chairman
to appoint a committee of three business
men and three manufacturers to ask the
two unions to appoint similar committees
and see # the differences could not be
settled between the unions. These com
mittees met at once and soon agreed upon
the basis of a settlement. This was that
all the men should go quietly to work to-
morrow morning. The internationals are
to change their bylaws so that they
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Each is to appoint permanent committee
of ten who are to settle all differences
that may arise in the future. Each or
ganiZation is to give a large cash BOND
for faithful compliance with this agree
ment. The proposition was adopted by
all four of the committees and recon-
mended to the central committees from
both uniOzs. The InternatiOnalS have
agreed to it, practically, and the Resist,
encia Union is still considering the mat.
ter. There are good reasons to believe
that it will be adopted before morning
In the meantime things are quiet. Blu
were it not for the settlement the Off
GERS admit there is every reason to be
| lieve that more disorder would occur to-
| morrow. All the factories are heavily
guarded by deputy sheriffs tonight. 1t is
estimated tina more than 5000 people arr
interested in the controversy.