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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1903-05-07, Page 2TROOPS GUARD WHARVES AT MONTREAL NOW. Strikers Became Riotous and One Man Was Shot. Montreal despatch: The situatio on the Montreal wharves as the r tn perhaps not extra export, but they ,- got on very well until slopped. Started for C. longue Boat. About half -past ten quite a crowd of strikers had gathered. Eventually one shouted, "Let us leave them and go to tbe Glasgow boat N Several took up the cry, "To the Glasgow boat ! to the Glasgow boat 1" aud a considerable portion of the crowd started oft shouting. As the party moved off othere joined them as they passed, and the crowd soon attained largo dimensions. It looked as though the thing had become in- fectious, and as if the whole crowd was going to swoop down upon the Sancta, ou which vessel the work of unloading was proceeding quietly and steadily. As there were only three or four policemen at that ship the mounted squad started off at a canter to reinforce them. At tele the crowd broke Into a run to race the policemen, but ' the latter got there Suet aftead of the crowd. The whole rharf looked alive with men. The laborers wonting in the shale and ou •.he wharves ran on board the vessel and down below. The shouting of the advancing crowd and the galloping up of the mounted squad had given warning to the offi- cers and Drew of the ship, and they appeared at the gangways. For a moment the pollee managed to hold the crowd beck. Then someone shout- , ed. "There are some of the 'scabs' up at the end of the shed!" The words were repeated and a general rush made round the little line of policemen through the sheds. The crowd surged round towards the aft gangway, and It looked as tbough the mon might try to board the skip, anit of the louggebremon@ strike as awned a serious aspect to -day. Th Mayer Ole afternoon called out th militia to preserve order and t protect the shipping In port. Th regiments ordered out are the (15t Monet Royal Rifles, the Victor' Billet?, and the Duke of York's Can mean Uuseare, or all told over GO mea They gathered al their ar moria phi* atteruoou and proceedc to the scene of the dieturltauce. A the result of the longehoremou'e materna operations lu the harbor were Completely tial up, and It took all the efforts of the Mouvted Po• elect to prevent a sweetie masa be- tween the strikers and the non-union men, who were employed In unload- ing the vessels. The striker' proceed - el from one verso' to another and succeeded In entioiug many of the men trop work. In one ease they overpowered time pollee and drove the men away. They also set Fite to pare of a vcsseem cargo, e 0 0 b a U d keret Rema stied. The thin blood eked during the *erlke happeued this atternoou, when Joleu Lavoie, one of the etrtk- lag Iougeuuremeu, was *hot in eel,- deteuce by Nieuwe quint), paymas- ter for Mesas. reruee, 0 000ere*. Mr. Verner and a gang ief 11011-un.00 men were work.tlg on We Ate'W- drta, when a gaup of strikers made an attempt to rush the amp. Mr. Fernee kept the crowd back at the point oe a revolver. Finally quiet Wee Featured. lir. Ferries, accom- panied lay queue *tarred to go up to the gouts far when theywere w t ime ahad t41K crowd of the etrtkere. Words led to hlowo. Qttlnn drew hie pistol and shot La- voie, one of the crowd, nu *elf-d.tenue. Qutuu shot three times, but 0111) et) *bot took eifeCt. Another moment and tite mob war atter Quinn. The pollee rescued 11101 and placed him under erectile brtuging him to the Central Po.lee tetattou. Lavoie was taken to the hot/pital, where bee Wound, which was elated to he not serious, wee dressed. Atter this af- fray the itegers *wept on toward@ the Carrigan Head, where eighteen WV were at work on the vessel. The mob attempted to storm the gangway, but hero they were met gthe e.aptalu and officer. of the p, who. With Leveled Revolvers. ordered the mob back. There wee s moment'* hemtatiou. "111 shoot the lint man who Steps en that gangway,e tats eapta,u thundered trout the deek. The crowd fob back. A volley of *tone* whistled acmes • the deck. The men lima fell back. Outing the attaok ova of the men working on the Carvigau Read, G, Jliloaeau, wan kno.ked Into tnseast- biltty by the crowd. The Lake Champlain, with 1,i0 nen from Liverpool, to replace etrlkere, arrive° m port thea evening. A largo crown of strikers gathered about the wharf, but he dewuuetr:t- ttoa wee made. There are novo seven steamships In port—ane Carrigan Head, Alexaudrla, Monterey, Icalocia. Y'remOua. (teepee - len, of Ottawa, and Cacorua, and a number of big ocean liners aro ex- pected to arrive within the next few !wars. An attempt will be made to unload tee vowels by non-union mei, tmider the protection of the troupe, bat as tee strikers are In an ugly t moateireou* trouble is feared. In tlio Pretest temper of the men It would tete very little to precipitate a ser- ious riot. Crowd Grew Noisy. Ito MUM on the wharves to -day were of a turbulent deeerlptiou. new. are five eteamst ops in the har- bor waiting to be unloaded—the Head jokier Carrigan Head, tbe Leyland Liner Aletandrle, the Thompson Liner Freltl00M the Donatdtrda Liner Sancta, and the C. P. R. Liner Monterey. Pickets of union men .were out watwldug each of these Yeasele from early morning, Tare appeared t0 be no halite about be- gltnning wOck on board, but between eight and nine, a few policemen hay - leg been atattened ou each wharf, operations began In every alp. There were probably two hundred or two hundred aad fifty men at work alto- gether on all the ships. Towards ten o'clock the wharf sod revetment wall to the vicinity of the Alexandria be- gan 40 attract attention as time main point of Importance. Men began to Sather there by the hundreds. For a time the operations of the mon en- gaged in unloading the cargo were watched in silence. Then as the crowd grew in proportions it began gradually to got noisy, and they made things lively by jeering the men at work. Police established and maintained a line outside of the wharf, beyond wb.ok they allowed no one without business to pass. Tile main part of the police force on duty wee concentrated at this point, and they were able to keep sufficient e vacant to enable the work to °peed. The men at work wore Gave Orders to Shoot. The officers gathered their men and gave orders to shoot the first man who attempted to get on board Meanwhile the pollee wore driving the crowd back. The pollee kept their temper, and fine ty persuaded the crowd to retreat from tbo skips. Then there was another moventent in the crowd, and the cry wits raised, "To the Monterey 1" Tho cry took, the crowd moved off again, the mounted squad started to tread them off, the men broke into a run and there was another race to the big C. P. lt, steamer, where the scene which took place alougokl. tineSali- cia was enacted over again. The next move was to the Alex- amiria, where the laborers, hs on tilt Salida and the Monterey, beat a retreat on board, the police offi- cer in charge stationing two con- stables armed with revolvers on each gangway as the crowd approached. Then a 01000 oat made to tbo Fre- emen- But by the time the crowd reached there a patrol wagoufu! of policemen had arrived, and the crowd did out get near the gangways. The laborers ware, however, withdrawn within the vessel. By this thne It wive noon, and the etrlkere, having succeeded in their object 10 preventing all work on the steamers, began to disperse. While there wore several minor casualties, nobody was serlouely Injured, but serious trouble was only averted by the tact and good work of the pollee. Deputations representing the ship- ping men and the stevedores subse- quently welted on Mayor Cochrane and demanded adequate protection. The police authorities sell that they feared that they would be unab'e to cope with the strikers, nee as the result of the coneunatten the Mayor decided to call out the militia, which was done this afternoon. INOO•aa ren oven Carred Away. Tho men employed on tile Salida and Alexandria worked until about half -past two this afternoon, wheu they were forced to quit. The strik- ers induced many of them to stop work by argumeut, but tbose who held out were seized as they Came down the gangways and were car- ried away from the ships. Several of the strikers were rath- et badly injured by being clubbed by the police tete afternoon, and had to be taken to the hospital for repo ire, Arson Also. Some of 4111. 44elkcr, to -night set filo to a portion of the cargo of the Lcylund Liner /keened'', whish m lying near lite blg C. P. 11. eleva- tor. A portion of the cargo had been unloaded and was lyiug un the wltaer under cover of the darkness, when several of tho strikers net fire to the pile, which wail 5000 In a blaze. Had it not , een fol the prompt scllon of the Alexaudrla's clow, a serious aro might have remitted, as the wind was blowing in the direction of the C. P. It elevator. The (lames were quickly extingut*hed by the men of the Alexandria. Several of the et1ikere were arrested by the police. The Vistorta Rifles, the 85th Regi- ment, and the Hugere, are station- ed on the wharves. Tbey will do guard duty all eight, and will pro• tect the men wbo will be put to work tomorrow to unload the ships. Each man Is provided with fifty founds of ammunition and strike cartridges. The troupe are aweom- pvanled by un ambiiaaoe corps. Everything was comparatively quiet on the wharves to -night, but serious trouble is feared to-mororw, when the attempt to unload the tee - eels m 111 be renewed. Montreal despatch: One rather stubborn attempt by striking 'long- sboromen In the early morning to break through the militia guarding the approach to the wharves In front of the Bonseconrs market, and a tow feeble efforte farther along the re• velment wall during the day, were all that materialized of the threats that freely circulated last night. The appearance of armed men in uniform seemed to have a decidedly sobering effect upon the groups of ship labor- ers gathered at almost every street corner facing the waterfront. Jeering began early, and for a time some of the guards had to dodge hurling missllog. Then a mob con- gregated in front of Jacques Cartier square and gradually moved towards one of the widest openings in the well. The order to diegterse wax given, but they crowded closer and ad- vanced. The Royal Soots, who were on guard, forced them bank, but they pressed forward again as the soldiers retreated. A second charge wits made, a second fall back resulted, int the mob recovered ground the moment the Scots withdrew. Then the cavalry and a squad of mounted 11o1100 were caned out. They rode Into the jeering crowd and scattered them In all directions. Title ended the only serious clash of the day. Owing to grave apprehensions as to the roeult of to -morrow's labor demonstration, the 2nd Canadian Artillery, 800 men, bavo been order- ed to go on duty in the morning. They have had Infantry drill, there- fore will be armed with rifles and 80 rounds of ammunition, the same as the thousand men now on duty. The business community appears to be incensed at 'Mayor Cochrane, as they claim that file Worship and the Cbiot of Police could have nipped the trouble in the bud had they acted a few days before ; hence the action of the Board of Trade, before re- ferred to. The excuse given for the calling out of the artillery is that these troops are to relieve the others, Inst it 1e believed that the authorities claim that a clash is possible, It not probable, to -morrow. The people are aim counting the cost. There are about 1,200 men on duty. Each man gets 50 cents a day pay and 50 cents for rations, while the officers draw double title amount for rations, and also larger pay. The Ruesars get extra for their horses. The men are supposed to provision themselves out of the allowance made. The cost Will be each day 1,200 troops' pay, Including officers, $700 ; rations, $700; horses, $100 ; total, $1,500. This is a conservative estimate. Aside from this le a tore to business, and to men on duty, on account of absence from work. Should the trouble I e of any duration, the financial side will be deeply felt. PISTOL SAVED HIM. Worker Uses it on a Murderous Strike Mob. New York, May 4.—Because he persisted in attempting to work in the North diver Tunnel, William 131e- eer, a non-union man, was set upon by s mob oI striking tunnel worker.' and their sympathizers, at Bender - eon and Fifteenth streets, Jersey City, yesterday afternoon. teener lied along Hendeleou street, but was pursued lig the yelling crowd. who burled Moues and clubs at him. Finding himself unable to cseape, Blotter turned, and, drawing a revolver, fired at the leader of the mob, 'Red" Sweeney, who fell with a bullet In his thigh. The mob halted and 131eser, with revolver pointed mt his pursuers, held them at buy until the police, who bad been attracted by tee crack of the pistol, arrived. to moment later the reserves from the 8ecoud Precinct Stellae dashed up in a patrol wagon, surrouuded the mob, and arrested Sweeney and eight other men. Sweeney was taken to tbe City Hospital, whore the burgeon found that the bullet had grazed the thigh, making a slight wound. Swee- ney was brought back to the sta- tion and locked up on a chargeof assault and battery. The other eight prisoners were booked on charger of 'disorderly Conduct. This is the first act of violence since the union tunnel worker* quit work on 'tonday of last week, when the 0180381s declined to grant their demand for a four hour day and a rate of $13.76. The company in- eeded on the men working six hours for $8.T5. MOLESKINS FASHIONABLE. King Edward Starts a Craze and the Women Take it Up. London, play 4.—Tae tashlon of wearing moleskin was recently re- vived by the King, who has been wearing a moleskin waleteottt. Mole catchers all over the country are straining all their energies to collect the skins, and thousands are reaching the great furriers every day from all partsbf the United Kingdom and the continent. Four thousand came In one con- signment to a Bond street firm, witch says it oa.anot get too many. The women are also having mole- skin muffs, stoles, j tokets and motor- ing garment' and even gauntlet gloves made out of this akin. One pair of the gloves contains forty eking, the price ot which In the rough that had been used formerly was about a penny, but now aver - ogee eight pence apiece. The fashion Is expensive, as the skins are very fragile. Agent—This reaper and binder will de the work of five hired men 1 Farmer Jonee—Huh 1 (kin do more'n tbat myself, b'goeb l—Punk. ING EBARD ¥ISITS THE POPE. They are Closeted Together for Twenty Minutes. NO ETIQUETTE OBSERVED, Alt hough the It Mg Was Received in State -11 isAedlenec wish 1i is Holt. nes; Was Private --'Elie Pontin' Talked About t be Cared ion Schools --A Historic Alcohol'. Lome cable: King Edward VII. of Enklaue, wearing the uniform of a fide marshal, paid tier much -talked -of viaft to the Vatican to -day. Tibia aitemoon King Edward left the British Embassy for the Vatican in a closed carriage. He was accom- panied by CoL Lamb, time British mili- tary attache, aid was followed by another carriage oontaiulug uwm- bera of Lis suite. The King wore a thea mat'rdtdtal's uniform. He had no escort, except some pol.cemen 1n plata Clothes, and no troupe lined the streets, um contrast with what wus done at the time of Emperor Wit- blames visit to the Pope. People look- ed on with curiosity, but they ab- stained from any demoustratiou, It aiao wag remark&+ that, can- trary to the usual etiquette, King Edward did not lunch at the British Embassy, but lead luncheon at the Quirinal, and after a brief stop at the Embassy, drove to the Vatican. Thus far did King Edward give way to tho Vatican desires. The carriage In which tho King drove did not be- long to the guitinal, as a carriage of tbo Sing of Italy could not go within the precincts of the apostolic palace. Received tie Mato. As King Edward's carriage at 20 minutes past four entered the Court of San 1)8maeoo, Ills Majesty was saluted by a battalion of the Pala- tine Guardia to lull uniform. Tattoo was given on the drumheads; there was no nest°, aa there are no papal bands. Upon arriving before time private apartment of the Popo the Noble Gaaru rendered military bottoms to the Britleb Sovereign. At the conclusion of this ceremony the door of tbe Pope's apartment was immediately Opened, and the aged Pontiff watt revealed *tending at the the:fated. IlIr lend was ee:tenettl awaiting his guest Ute Ifulilleaw wag dressed in robes of white, umei also woroa Feu velvet cape bordered with ermine. His face was the color ,1 Ivory, but lie moved without assist- ance and with no apparent difficulty, The King and the bead of the Cbutch deepen bands and exchanged a few words in Frenele King Edward par- ed within the Papal apartment, the door was closet, and the Popo and tho King were left alone. King Edward reomiued with tate Pontiff for tel minutes. A belt was Mei rupg, and King Edwarces suite IVDA? admitted and presented to the Pope, This Ilttlo ceremony seemed to plause the Pontiff immensely et its conclusion King Edward took bis leave, the Pope crossing the room et his side and saying hie last words at tbo door, scotch P;Igrhns Charred, From the Vatloan King Edward pawed through the plasza pf St. Pe- ter, where be was warmly greeted in English by a number of Scotch pilgrims now in Rome, who shouted: "Hurrah for the Rev.!" Had King Edward looked up at that moment he would have seen a figure In a win- dow ot the second story of tbe pal- aoe; It was Pope Leo. Contrasted with the British Sovereign, wbo stood below In the sunlight and the centre of the animation of the im- mense plasia, the solitary white fig- ure in the palace window seemed to farther the Idea of the Pope as it pri- soner. Instead of returning to the Bre tish Embassy the King drove to the Quirinal. Some particulars of the Interview between the King and the Pope have become known. The Pope greeted the King, saying In French: "I am happy to see your Majeety." King Edward replied: 'I am hap- py to be here, and t0 add my con- gratulations to those of others up- on your having outlived the days of St. Peter." NEWS IN BRIEF N CANADIAN Mr. Mathias Strecker diad at Wat- erloo, aged 91 years. Five ilicltee of snow tell at For William on Wednesday night. C. C. McDonald, a wealthy rancher of Russell, Mae., was drowned In the attempt to swim the Assinlbolne River. At Elko, near Ferule, B. C., an ex- plosion of dynamite took place on the Great Northern Rahway line. Two laborers were killed. Rev. J. D. Robertson, M. A4, 1A Sc., of North Berwick, Scotland, has been appointed professor of apologetics, homiletics and practical training In Knox College, and will probably enter on his duties at the opening of the session In October, The aggregate of C. P. 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This year the average price paid In April was $4.38, BRITISH AND FOREIGN, President L(n;llet arrived at Mar- seilleet from hie visit to Algeria The Germane R,eiohetaig has pro- rogued The elections take plate in Jeno,. It le reported that the town of Mount Jewett, Pa., bee been destroy- ed by Lire. Cardinal Vaughan is In poor health and 1t is thought that he will not bo able to again assume active duty, Private letters received at Vienna say over 800 people were killed in the anti-Semite riots at Kishinev, Bessarabia. MOAT HOUSE MYSTERY. Body ur 444nnun Found iu a 1,unely Nanslon in 1;t444.N. London, May 4.-1Vhat Is known as the "Moat House Mystery." which has baffled the pollee for a long time. received a acw fillip to- day by the diecovery of the fully dressed body of tee woman in Most HOuee at teatime, Walden. Titus body is supposed to be the: of Mess C. Holland, an aged and tcee;thy wo- man, wile owned Moat 11.u6e. She lived there for several months in 1898+ sol 181)9 with a mato named Dougal, who nae popularly sup- posed to be her huubaoi, but who was not married t,, her. suuse- quently a Meg Dougal, supposed to be Uuugai'e daughter, took up bar rosldeuce at Moat House. Some time afterward Miss Holland mys- teriously disappeared. Then Don - gal brought suit for divorce against the woman supposed to be his daughter, but who was really his wife. This led to suspicion concern- ing the fate of Mies Holland, and an motive search for her was insti- tuted by the pollee. The grounds surrounding Moat House, sad the Moat which' gave the place its PAM wore thoroughly soarohed, laborers being employed to dig up tate grounds and to drain the moat, but neo trace of the missing woman was foiled until to -day. Dougal wail recently arrested lryiog to cash a cheque signed by Miss Hol- land. leo act CALLED HER FLUFF. Marne Wise—What would you do tf I kissed you Maisie Swift—I'd cull papa nod mamma. Charlie Wise—Oh, hell, If yos in - Met neon (caving an audience ft's all tido same to me. Not a. Bad as Mightbe wen-1111)gt on ri1 "Do you have any htgbwaymen out here 1" asked the timid tour- edt. "Yes," answered Brendle Bob, who was reading the invent that had come to by the weekly mall, "But cheer up. They're only ama- teurs. We haven't any trusts yet."