The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-29
Former Employees of the Ca
madam 500 Break Bounds
of Restraint by Police
SERIOUS TROUBLE IN SIGHT
Latest Dispatch Says the En-.
ragged Woodsmen Have At
tackled the Militia


2S.-A mob of the discharged en-
ployes of the Consolidated Lake Su-
perior company after being put of
the premises when they demanded
their promised wages, today broke
away from all the restraint of large
force of special policemen and smash
ed every window in the magnificent
Office building of the company in the
Canadian 500, charged upon the street
cars and demanded that the con-
duetors and motormen join them ana
were only prevailed from doing fur
ther damage by a clever rlse of one
of the companys employees, who turn
Ell in a fire alarm to divert attention.
Almost every man in the crowd was
aimed. A determined assault was
made upon one of the entrances to
the building, but the door was defend
ed by those inside who fired a number
of shots, none of which, however.
took effect. The hardware store OF
w H. Plummer & Co. was broken
into last night and every gun and
revolver in stock was stolen, together
with all the ammunition that could be
found.
The authorities have called out the
local company of militia, and have
telegraphed an urgent request to To-
ronto for both regulars and more mr.
litia. The local militia company is
small and totally incapable of coping
with the situation.
Orders have been issued to close all
the saloons in the Canadian 500, out
up to noon today none OF them had
been closed.
A mob is now marching down upon
a saloon operated near the company's
works, whose owners enraged the men
by offering to cash their checks for
ten cents on the dollar.
Crowds of idle men fill the streets
and the Canadian 500 is completely
terrorized.
meeting Of the employees of the
company was held today and its pro-
.ceedings were said to be of the most
heated character.
The particular grievance which
seems to have infamed the men to
acts of disorder was the promise OF
pay today when the men who made
the promises, the employees believe,
knew they could not he fulfllel. In
mediately after this meeting adjourn
ed the men went in body to the
Office of the company determined to
get their money or get satisfaction"
as they put it.
On the doors of the office which
were guarded by police, note prom
islng to pay in thirty days, was post
ed. This notice, instead of allaying
the excitement of the crowd, estimat-
ed to number 1900, made them furious
and despite the efforts OF police in
reference stones and other missiles
soon filled the air, directed at the
windows OF the company, inside OF
which could be seen the officials OF
/ the company.
/ Some one then turned in an alarm
of fire and when the firemen respond
ed several streams of water were
turned on the crowd and they were
driven from the building.
The attack on the street cars fol-
lowed, 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
authorities have given orders that no
further meetings are to be held and
the police and militia will attempt
TO prevent any public meetings.
In the conflict between the mob and
the police Patrolmen Littlewood and
Sunson were seriously injured.
Two other policemen were injured
more or less seriously
Before the arrival of troops at the
consolidated company's Office the mob
stormed the Office building and drove
lout all the employees.
They then wrecked the offices. and
smashed desks, partitions and electric
? lights and completely demolished the
interior.
A magistrate read the riot act to
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