The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-09-28
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ny ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Saul' Ste Marie. Sept "a mob Of
the discharged employees Of The Consoli-
dated Lake Superior company when being
ordered of the premises demanded their
promised wages today and broke away
from all the restraint large force OF
special police could exert and smashed
every window in the magnificent Office
building OF The company IN the Canadian
500, charged upon the street cars and
demanded that the conductors and motor
men JOIN them aud were only prevented
ltom doins further damage by clever
tuse OF one OF the companys officials,
VINO turned IN a hre alarm TO divert at
tenion.
Almost every man in the crowd was
armed. A determined assault was made
upon one OF the entrances of the building,
hut the door was defended by those who
irtd a uumhcr of shots, none Of which,
however, took eject.
The hardware store of w II. plummor
Go, was broken into last night and
every gun and revolver in stock was
'iolen, together with al The ammunition
that could be found.
The anthoritita have called ON the local
company Of militia and have lcieptaphtd
an urgent rcqnCtt To Toronto for both
the regulars and more militia. The local
militia company is small aud totally IN
capable OF coping with the situation
of3crs have been issued 10 close III
the saloons ~ the Canadian 500. but up
to noon today none Of them had been
closed. mob is now marching down
upon saloon operated near the com
ldLys works, whose owner enraged the
men by offering Ia cash their checks for
ten cents on the dollar.
Crowds OF idle men fill the streets and
the Canadian 500 Is completely terroriacd.
meeting of the employees Of The COM
pany was held today and its proceedings
were said 10 be Of the most heated char
acter. he particular grievance which
seems 10 have iniamed The men 10 acts
oi disorder was the promises OF pay To-
day when The men who made the promises,
the employees believe, knew they could not
be fulfilled. After the meeting the men
went IN body 10 the Offices OF the com
pany determined 10 get their money or
get satisfaction as they put it. On ihe
doors oi the Offices which were guarded
by the police The following notice was
posted:
Officers and employees Of the Consolidated
Like superior company
The president and directors in New
York have been unable 10 raise the money
10 pay today the wages and salaries now
due the men and officers OF The company.
Advices received from New York this
morning indicate that our president and
directors have "A plan 10 raise the money
necessary 10 mol only pay the m.n but 10
start up The works that seems To promise
Ia.. ,I1 a, l..
and promised support Of Sir Wilfrid
lnnrer, premier Of Canada, and lie Hon.
&. ". Ross, premier OF Ontario, and il is
expected 10 proluce the necessary money
inside OF 80 days. While We regret very
much the inability of the company 10 pay
today, the fact remains that there is no
money 10 pay with There seems 10 be
only one thing left for them 10 do and that
is 10 accept offers 10 work elsewhere, leave
their checks with friends, responsible at
iorneys OF business men to collect for them
when the company pays. Bear in mind
that your wages will have 10 be paid ulii-
maiely and constitute just obligation
against the company which all the property
and other assets will be liable for"
This notice, instead of allayinp the cx-
cltemcnt OF the crowd, estimated to nunl-
Der 500, made them furious and DESPITE
the efforts Of the police, stones and other
missiles soon filled the air, directed mt
the windows OF the Office buildings inside
Of which could be seen the officials OF the
company.
Some one then turned in AN alarm of
fire, and when the hremcn responded sev-
eral streams OF water were turned on the
crowd and they were driven from the
building.
The attack on the street cars followed,
and in order to avoid a clash all the
cars on the Canadian side were ordered TO
the barn.
Another meeting OF the men has been
called for this afternoon, but the author-
ties have given orders that no further
meetings are TO be held, and the polil
and militia will attempt to prevent any
public meetings.
In the conflict between the mob and the
police patrolmen Latiewooi and Stnson
were seriously injured, Two other police
men were injured more OF less seriously.