The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02

Tonight the situation in the Canadian
500, which has been the scene of seri-
Gus rioting by the discharged en-
ployees of the Consolidated Lake SUI
perior Company all day, is very grave.
No reinfOrcements of militia have ar
rived from outside and the only de-
Tense against the mob, which grows
hourly is a more or less demoralized
police department and a small COM
pany of militiamen. An assault upon
the office building by the mob this af-
ground of the troops was successful
and a mass Of frenZied rioters secured
possession of the ground floor Of the
building destroying everything nova
able that came in their path. A crowd
Of the office staff, with drawn revOlv-
erS prevented their gaining access to
the upper floors Of the building. Every
window and door in the building is
smashed in.
The arrival of the troops on the
grounds armed with ball cartridges
about 2 o'clock served to restore some
semblance of order. The rioters then
contented themselves with throwing
stone at the building, and hurling in
vectlves at the soldiers, who establish
ed a dead line" and prevented any
approach toward the building by any
of the rioters. The greatest number Of
the mob are ignorant Italians, Films,
N~orWegians and Frenchmen. the latter
perhaps the hardest of all to handle
All nave been drinking more or less,
although the bars this afternoon fin
ally Obeyed the order to close up.
The mob is one that cannot be reason
ed with and the man they seem most
anxious to get at is Mr.. Coyhe, the as
| sistant manager who, in the absence
of Mr.. Shields, is in charge Of the
works. Mr.. Coyne has discrely kept
out of sight all day.
| Late this Afternoon the leadrS of the
mob held a conference and demanded
that the company house the men IN
their hotel and boarding house and
feed them until the money for their
wages is forthcoming. In order to ap-
pease the crowd, this demand was
| granted and the men took possession
Of the White House, a large boarding
house operated by the company. Pro-
| visions are being sent there to feed
them and the men propose 70 hold a
monster mass meeting at this place to-
night. AS their leaders are making the
most infiammable sort of speeches,
grave fears are entertained for the
outcome after this meeting ~adjourns.
1t is estimated that there are 1000
| IllS III liz SOO lOlllSHl anu llGIe are
REINFORCED by all the idle rabble in
town. A train carrying 400 more
Woodsmen IS expected to arrive on the
Algoma Central tonight. The local
police force is being strengthened by
the addition Of all the deputies who can
be found, each man being given a
badge and a revolver and ordered to
use the latter whenever necessary.
Considerable feeling has been aroused
over the shooting of two Frenchmen
by the police during the trouble this
morning. The rioters claim that the
officers used their revolvers when it
was unnecessary. Neither of the men
is fatally hurt however.
The mob threatens an attack upon
police headquarters with a view Of eff
fecting the release Of al! the men who
have been arrested. FL this building
and that occupied by the fire depart
ment is guarded against attack.
RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR THE
COMPANY.
New Haven, Conn.,, September O.
FOL G.. Carruth, of Philadelphia,
president Of the Industrial Trust Title
and Savings Company, was today ap-
pointed receiver for the Consolidated
Lake Superior company by Judge
Platt in the United states district
court. His bond was placed at s10,0 900.
1t was set forth in the application
that the directors Of the company had
failed to a up the loan of 5000, 900
OF Speyer and company of New York;
hat the actual value Of the plant as
expressed in the expended in
buildings, machinery and other proper
ties, is far in excess Of the mOu Of
the loan; that the stockholders fear
that if a forced sale were allowed they
would lose the entire amount Of their
investment. A receiver vas therefore
asked for, and alsc q temporary in
junction to prevent the sale of the
property under foreclosure proceedings.
Judge Lynde Harrison. counsel for
the company, presented a written
statement saying that the company ad-
mitS the truth of the allegations con-
tanned in the complaint and consents
to the appointment Of the temporary
receiver and to the issuance Of an in
junction to prevent the sale of the
property and to prevent the issuance Of
| suits against the receiver.