The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-29
Clerks With Drawn RevOIvers
Keep Them Back.
TROOPS ARRIVE. A LULL
Demand That Men Shall be Housed and Fed
Until Their Wages is Paid is Complied
With--- Threats Of Attack on
Buildings.
(By the Associated Press

Sault Ste Marie, Mich, Sept. 2S.-To-
night the situation in the Canadian SoO-
which has been the scene of serious riot
ing by the discharged employees Of the
Consolidated Lake Superior Company all
day, is very grave. No reinforcements Of
militia have arrived from outside and the
only defense against the mob which grows
hourly is q more or less demoralized po-
lice department and small company of
militiamen.
An assault upon the office building by
the mob early this afternoon before the
arrival on the ground of the troops was
successful and a mass of frenzied rioters
secured possession G. the ground flood of
the building, destroying everything
moveable that came in their path. A
crowd of the office staff with drawn re-
volvers prevented their gaining access to
the upper floors of the building. Every
window and door in the building is smash
ed in.
The arrival of the troops on the grounds
armed with ball cartridges about 2
o'clock served to restore some semblance
of order. The rioters then contented
themselves with throwing stones at the
ullding, and hurting invectives at the
soldiers, who established dead line
and prevented any approach toward the
building by any of the rioters. The great
est number of the mob are ignorant
Italians, Firms, orwegians and French
rlen, the latter perhaps the hardest of
all to handle. All have been drinking
more or less, although the bars this af-
ternoon finally obeyed the order to close
Up. The mob is one that cannot be rea-
soned with and the man they seem most
anxious to get at is Mr.. Coyne, the as
/, sistant manager who, in the absence of
Mr. Shields. is in charge of the works.
Mr. Coyne has discreetly kept out of
sight all day.
Late this afternoon the leaders of the
mob held conference and demanded
that the company house the men in their
hctel and boarding house and feed them
until the money for their wages is forth
coming. In order to appease the crowd
this demand was granted and the men
have taken possession of the White
House large boarding house operated
by the company.
Provisions are being sent there to feed
them and the men propose to hold q
monster mass meeting at this place to-
night AS their leaders are making the
most inflammable sort of speeches. grave
fears are entertained for the outcome af-
ter this meeting adjourns.
1t Is estimated that there are 1000
men in the 500 tonight and these are re-
enforced by all the idle rabble in town
train carrying 400 more woodsmen IS
expected to arrive on the Algo.na Gen.
trail tonight The local police force is
being strengthened by the additional Of
all the deputies who can be found, each
man being given a badge and revolver
and ordered to use the latter whenever
necessary. Considerable feeling has been
aroused over the shooting of two French
men by the police during the trouble this
morning. The rioters claim that the
officers used their reyolvers when it was
unnecessary. Neither of the men is fatal
ly hurt, however.
The mob threatens an attack upon po-
Ice HEADQUARTERS with view of effect
ing the release of all the men who have
been arrested. Both this building and
that occupied by the fire department is
guarded against attack.