The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-26

strikers the strength OF the constabul-
airy Is concentrated in the vicinity Of
the Indian mound. This point. 1t Ia be-
lieved. will be the scene of any further
disorder.
Sheriff Gumbert is being besieged
with complaints from large disinterest-
ed corporations situated or having
property within the strike zone.
During the rioting last night several
street cars OF the Pittsburg Railway
company were damaged. while bricks
from freight cars in a siding of the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad were
used as missiles by he rioters and
scattered owe a wide territory. Valu-
able property of other companies was
destroyed. resulting in a demand being
mad of Sheriff Gumbert for more ade-
quate protection. During h night the
sheriff swore in so extra deputies and
as many more will be added before to-
night.
List Of the Dead.
Following Is a correct list Of the
known dead:
HARRY EXLER, deputy sheriff.
GEORGE MILLHASZER, striker.
JOHN L. WILLIAMS, trooper.
ANTON GUBERNET, striker.
JOHN C. SMITH, trooper.
UNIDENTIFIED WHITE MAN, be-
lieved to be striker.
Among h several score injured 10
are In a ~precarious condition and it is
stated at the hospitals most of them
will succumb before many hours.
History Of Strike.
Six weeks 6 today $500 employees OF
the Pressed Steel Car company, mostly
foreigners, walked out on strike. The
men declared they would not return to
work until a pooling system Of wages.
IN force at the plant at that time was
abolished. BY the pooling system the
men declare the car company managed
to get more work out of them for less
money than under a straight day wage
scale.
The pooling system involved a plan
for paying h men as each piece OF
on the piece receiving a percentage Of
the cost of completed job.
At the inception of the strike Presi-
dent Frank Hoffstot, of the Pressed
Steel Car company made the statement
that he would not treat with the men
in any way except as individuals, and
to date has stood by his original dec
laration.
Had No Organization.
When the $500 employees of the car
plant walked out they had no organi-
cation nor were they prepared to stand
a long strike; however, they got to-
gether and appointed committees and
began the solicitation OF a strike fund
from which has been disbursed from
time to time during their six weeks
idleness more than $4,000.
The striking workmen, through their
attorneys, have tried many unique
ways to bring out either a peaceful
settlement of the strike by court in
~tervention, arbitration and by injunc-
ton. Laws long forgotten have been
brought to the attention Of the jurlsts.
but in each instance the strikers have
lost before the courts
The a company in explanation of
its stand against its striking men de-
clares that on account of III inability
Of the workingmen for the greater part
to either read or write English, it is
impossible for the car company off,
Gals to convince them hat a pooling.
system whereby a man draws small
wages n week and large wages the
next Is reasonable.
Informations against 81 prisoners
now detained in the box car jails,
charging them with aggravated assault
and battery, carrying concealed weap-
n and melting a riot, were made
today by the state constabulary. Sew
eral score of theirs are in custody for
participation In last nipht,a disorder