The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-29
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has created is beyond the solution of
any of the company officials on the
ground. Apparently their only hope is
that the anger of the mob will spend
itself and that the men will get out of
town by degrees
How 1t Started.
A meeting of the employees of the
company was held in Barnes hall this
morning, and its proceedings were of
the most heated character. The par
ticular grievance which seems to have
inffamed the men to disorder was the
promises of pay today, when the men
who made the promises the employees
believe, knew they could not be full
filled. Immediately after this meeting
adjourned the men went in a body to
the office of the company, determined
to get their money or "get satisfaction"
as they put it. The doors of the offices
were locked and guarded by police, and
all the men got was bulletin posted
upon the door, which read as follows:
Officers and Employees of the Con-
solidated Lake Superior Company: The
president and directors in New York
have been unable to raise the money
to pay today the wages and salaries
now due the men and officers of the
company. Advices received from New
president and directors have a plan to
raise the money necessary to not only
pay the men, but to start up the works
that seems to promise success. The
plan has the Endorsement and promised
support of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. premier
Of Canada, and Hon.. G. w. Ross. pre-
mier of Ontario, and it is expected to
produce the necessary money in thirty
days.
while we regret very much the in
ability of the company to pay today,
the fact remains that there is no money
to pay with. There seems to be only
one thing left for them to do, and that
is to accept offers of work elsewhere,
leave their checks with friends, respon-
sible attorneys or business men to col
lect for them when the company pays.
Bear in mind that your wages will have
to be paid ultimately, and constitute a
just obligation against the company,
which all the property and other assets
will be liable for"
Only Makes Them Worse.
This notice, instead Of allaying the
excitement of the crowd which by this
time numbered 1900, made them flu
rious. and despite the efforts of the
combined strength of the local police
force and the companys private police
force, stones and other missiles soon
filled the air, directed at the windows
OF the office building, inside of which
could be seen the officials of the COM
pany. Efforts to secure admittance to
the building by members of the mob
were fruitless, although determined
attempt was made. Some, one then
turned in an alarm of fire with view
OF using the fire hose upon the mob.
The firemen turned several streams on
the crowd and drove them from the
building. This reduced the size of the
mob to proportions where they could
be handled by the police, and the riot
ers were then driven off the premises.
An attack, on, the street cars fol-
lowed, and in order to avoid clash all
the cars on the Canadian side were or
dered to the barn. In the conflict be-
tween the mob and the police at the
works Patrolman Littlewood was seri-
ously injured, and Patrolman Stinson
was also hurt quite badly. Two other
policemen were injured more or less
seriously. The f1remen have also come
under the ban of the mob, who threaten
all kinds of things to the department.,
because of their action at the works
In fight over the arrest of French
Woodsn1an two Frenchmen who at
tempted to prevent the arrest were shot
by the police, one seriously.
The mass meeting of the men held
tOhAShI III Tic WIIllS the dig
boarding house of the company, which
has been turned over to the men. was
quiet and orderly. An attempt was
made to allay the passions of the men
by an offer made by the Brotherhood
of Woodsmen, an organization main
tanned among the lumbermen, to fur
nish an attorney free of charge to COL
lect all pay checks left in his hands.
The meeting broke up without any
particular confusion or disorder.
An effort was made today to get a
body of the rioters to cross the river to
the American side and put the power
house and street railway out Of COM
mission, but it was not successful. On
account of this rumor the local COM
pany of state troops was modified at
the armory and some extra policemen
were put on duty. A battalion of reg
ulars from Toronto, the kings grena-
diers, is expected to arrive tomorrow
morning, and its coming is awaited
with feverfsh impotence. Another
company of militia from Sudbury is
expected by midnight.
RECEIVER IS AppOINrEn