The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-30
HAVE
QUIETED DOWN
No FUrthsr Danger on the Cana
dian Side of the Border.
NEEDY HAVE BEEN GIVEN AID
WORK OFFERED THOSE WHO
ARE WILLING TO LABOR.
NEEDY HAVE BEEN GIVEN AID

n AULT STE. MARIE, Mich, sept -.
The arrest Of nine men charged
with being implicated in the riot
at the Canadian 500 Monday of mob
of discharged employees Of the Consoli-
dated Lake Superior company, and an
attempt of a number OF the men forci-
bly, to resist detention by the concern
at Wilde station, on the Algoma Cen
trail. were among the developments IN
the situation at the 500 today. Numer-
Gus requests by employment agencies
for the services Of many Of the large
number of employees thrown out OF
work by the closing of the concern ana
its various affiliated companies TO
which they are responding, and the alb
sence Of restitution have given the men
hope. and with the exception Of the in
Cidents mentioned everything was
again quiet today.
Destitute Aided.
Mayor PIummer up to today has. with
the sanction Of the municipality. ready
aided the needy. who are declareu 70 pS
few but he announced in a statement 70
uieht that with the arrival of detach-
meut of the militia tomorrow all uhem-
piOved men of the company who have re-
fused TO accept the offers Of work else
where will be forced TO leave. Iomgnt'
and since the attack by the mob on the
I & -
ltia reinforced by the police has guard
/ ed the plants and Industries OF the COM
pany. but order has been observed TO-
day and communication between the two
Secs which was ordered stopped last
night. was resumed. 1t is planned also to
start the street cars on the Canada side
tomorrow
Left in the Woods.
There are 500 woodsmen in the camps
Of The company. but as a measure OF pre-
u farr IN
liam COynC assistant to President
Shields. viii not allow them to come ia
until tomorrow, when all Of the $40 troops
en- route viii have arrived Although
they are said by Mr.. Coyne to be well
provided witl food and to have been
! given good $ eping quarters. the mon. ne
/ them 90 protest gainst being left. at
/ Wilde station. which ended i'm q demon
straton similar 90 that which occurred
l here yesterday, but not so serious.
/ The mon. Mr.. CoVnc says hoCamc angry
when told they would be held at tho std-
/ Won over night and began to throw
stones at the engine crew. The fusilladc
! became so heavy that TO escape with
their lives the crew. under pretensc OF
I switching the train. after an engine ana
/ two coaches had been uucoupled, start
| ed down the main track on the AlgOma
/ Central road. leaving the foreigners be
{ hind. Some Of them. unwilling to stay
/ there, have walked 10 the 500.
Municipal Funds Used.
Tn statement by Mr.. Plummer deny
/ ms that there had been any restitution
ne said
/ IA my suggestion municipal funds
were used TO help men who had been
thrown ont Of work and were i'm need.
They were given checks for meals. and
/ men with families were supplied with tho
/ necessities OF life. All who requested aid
i were given it, and although the sudden
/ loss of employment meant hardship for
/ men with families. there never has been
/ any restitution. The company by which
] the men had been employed also aided
! them when aid was needed. 7 have tele-
/ grams from numbers OF employment agen-
! cies stating that an who want work may
i have IT, and mt better wages than they
I had been paid by the company. Many
/ are accepting the offers. even tho men
/ who have families here although they
! dislike TO quit their homes here"
/ Mr.. COyne also said that his company
/ had been liberal I'm providing for tn5
| men, but that some had refused to avail
/ themselves of tho offers. prCferTing o.
I wait until funds could be secured by the
! company that they might cash theid pay
! checks and live on the small earnings
/ they had saved.