Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-07-07
Union Men Declare Victory Has
Been Won and All Street
Cars, Trains and NewSpa-
perS Are Tied Up,
RIOT AND BL00DSHED
PREVAILED SATURDAY
Troops Fired Directly Into the
MobS and Many Were Killed
and Scores Wounded Dur
ing Fighting,

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johannesburg, July 6.-The settle
mcnt OF the strike among the gold
miners in the Rand district. which
the government arranged with COM
mttee Of strikers yesterday. has prov
ed ineffective, although comparative
order was preserved overnight and
today.
The mobs reassemblod today. All
trains and street ears suspended SER
vice. the crews refusing TO work No
newspapers were able to publish to-
day. Additional troops guarded the
Rand club, the scene Of serious en-
counters saturday \ great mob as
scmbled there, hooting and jeering
the troops.
a huge meeting was held this af-
ternoon 10 celebrate the strikers vic
tory The leaders invited the men to
attend tomorrow the funeral OF those
killed. whom they described as mar
yrs to glorious cause"
The suggestion that Governor Gen
eral Gladstone's recall be demanded.
was greeted with cheers
a ballot OF the Amalgamated Soci-
ETY. of Engineers of the whole reef
gave a vast majority In favor Of ae-
ccptlng the proposed settlement The
council Of the society adopted reso-
luton providing for the calling Of q
strike month hence should the
grievances not be adequately redress
ed
TlW fedeuted upions are flushed
with success ana confident that they
.are complete masters Of the situation
The trades unlnnists are ready 20
obey any order given them The lead
ers have already commanded the
newspapers 20 cease publication until
after further notice They count on
the governments fear Of the natives,
100000 Of whom are locked in the
compounds at the mines. They might
start lootng and killing If loosed
Casualties resulting from the fight
ing saturday are now estimated at
40. Two officers three soldiers and
several policemen We're wounded.
The editors of the various newspa-
pers conferred with the federated
union leaders tonight with the result
that the typographical union will
publish paper giving colorless re-
ports Of events.
Except at the time of the Jameson
raid in 1895, and the outbreak of the
war In 1899 this city has not expert
enced such day Of terrorism as sat
urday The mobs In the business sec
tion caused less fear than despera-
does who were threatening TO dyna-
mite the homes Of the wealthy. All
places of business were closed and
guarded by troops while bands of
citizens armed with rifles patrolled
the residential -ection
The rotng began when strikers
forced their way into the Rand club.
whose members arc mine owners.
They destroyed everything on the
ground floor. Three times dragons
scattered the mob, but f. quickly re-
formed Tho troops fired vOlley over
the heads of the rioters ana then
two volleys directly into their ranks.
The rioters fled, leaving behind a
number of killed and wounded. Local
troops then took command of the four
streets. which they swept
with their rifles whenever the rioters
started to return,
In the meantime. from the roof
ops. the troops were assailed with
ana bullets. Almost three
hours ot fighting enaued, and dele
safes at the strike committee, who
iad conferred with Generals Botha
md Smuts. marched through the
treets under q white flag, announc-
ng that an armistiee had been urrang-
I'd and ordering the men to return to
heir homes. Ambulances went about
picking up the wounded during the
ightng
The strike leaders said at midnight
hat the terms of settlement were be-
ng accepted along the reef.
Revised figures show that about
Wenty persons were killed and one
hundred ana fifty wounded on satur-
ay ana more than one hundred KILL
"a or wounded Friday
The arst outbreak of natives oc-
urred mt Randfoutein, where fifteen
Iundred broke out OF their COM
,ound. Hussars charged and drove
hem back
Rioters have burned many small
hops ana cottages at Benon and
ave also blown up the star newspa-
er office.
Serious trouble threatened at one
me today when great crowds in
ulky mood, gathered and made
cneral movement toward the Rand
Iub. The Dragons sent to drive them
ack were received with ieers and
ne situation became critical
The strike leaders. eager for peace,
egged the authorities 70 keep the
.oops ont nf SIGHT. undertaking them-