Evening journal., 1903-09-29
NAGE SEEKING
MOB RIOTS At 500
Discharged Employees Attack
Consolidated Lake Su-
perior Works
guATIOR THERE VERY CRITICAL


'enzied Rioters Destroy Every
thing That Came Their Way and
Order Was Partly Restored on Ar
rival Of Troops.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Sept. 20
9'he situation in the Canadian 500,
'yhich has been the scene of serious
|loting by the discharged employees OF
No Consolidated Lake Superior Com
|any. who we're put off with promises
liter they demanded their wages. Is
iery grave. No reinforcements of mill
Ia have arrived from outside, and the
/ My defense against the mob, which
rows hourly, is q more or less demor-
Ilized police department and a small
ompany Of militiameh An assault
spon the Office Of the building by the
hob before the arrival on the ground
Id the troops was successful, and a
Alass Of frenzied rioters secured pos
ssssion Of the ground floor Of the build
liz, destroying everything movable
lat came in their path. A crowd Of
ie office stan with drawn revolvers
revented their gaining access to the
pper floors of the building. Every
sindow and door In the building IS
5nashed in. The arrival Of the troops
"a the grounds armed with ball cart
a dyes served to restore some SEM
81 lance Of order. The rioters then con-
81 fsnted themselves with throwing stones
the building and hurting inyectives
the soldiers, who established dead
INC" and prevented any approach
bward the building by any OF the riot
Is. The greatest number Of the mob
re- Of ignorant Italians, Firms, Norwe-
ans and Frenchmen, the latter per-
7aps the hardest Of all to handle. All
BAD been drinking more OF less, al
lough the bars finally obeyed the or
81 10 close up. The mob is one tina,
4lnIlot be reasoned with. and the man
ley seem most anxious to get at is
H.. Coyne, the assistant manager, who
the absence Of Mr.. Shields is in
barge Of the works. Mr.. Coyne has
scrdsty kept out Of sight.
4 ThN Ntarders Of the mob held a con-
,.1snce IN deIQanded that the com
nv feedSet. ~, ~. taiiz 110-ey foi
eIr wages is forthcoming. In order
lppease! the crowd, this demand wa'
c.nted. and the men have taken pos
Vision of the White House, a large
Iarding house operated by the rom.
my. Provisions are being sent there
feed them. AS their leaders srs
aking the most infammatory sort o.
peecbes, grave fears are entertained
y the outcome.
It IS estimated that there are 20oI
en- IN the 500. and these are rein
rced by all the idle rabble in town
train carrying 400 more woodsmer
expected to arrive on the Algons
antral
The local police force is beinl
rengthened by the addition Of all III,
sputies who can be found, each mar
ling given a badge and a revolver
I'D ordered to use the latter Whenever
scessary. Considerable feeling hal
sen aroused over the shooting Of two
ronchmon by the police during tn
ouble. The mob threatens an attacl
pom police headquarters with a view
/ effecting the release Of all the mel
no have been arrested Both thi
uilding and that occupied by the drl
apartment is guarded against attack
These developments have created {
roblem which appears to be beyont
lo solution of any Of the COMPANY
icials on the ground. APPARENT.
heir only hope is that the anger of thl
x bob will spend itself and that the mel
III get out OF town by degrees.