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Show I SHOT DOWN BY GUARDS. Ilotlng of New Jersey Factory Workers Work-ers Result In Bloodshed. Perth Amboy, N. J. Following a pitched battle between seventy strikers strik-ers and twclvo deputies on Wednesday Wednes-day at tho factory of tiro Nntlonnl Flreprooflng company nt Kcasboy, icar hero. In which bIx of tho strikers woro shot down, Governor J. Franklin iFont dispatched (four companies or the stato nationnl guard at Tronton to tho scene, and tho strcots nro now jntrollcd by 250 soldiers. A feeling of Intcnso excitement pro-vails, pro-vails, as tho strikers dcclaro tiro deputy dep-uty sheriffs were not justified In firing fir-ing upon them. Two of tho wounded men nro dying In the hospital, and Jour others nro painfully hurt. For two days thero hnd been rioting nt Keo&hcy nnd n number of towns nlong tho Hnrltan river. Two weeks ngo tho men employed by tho Hnrltan River Clay company went on strlko for higher wages. Thoy marched to tlto plant of tho Perth Amboy Flro llrlclc company nnd Induced tho men thore to go out. On each succeeding !ny tho men Increased In numbers nnd marched to towns to Induco employes em-ployes to leave their work. Tho strlk-. strlk-. crs, nenrly nil of whom woro forolgn- j ers, hay that thoy woro given to un- J durstnnd before election that If Tnft woro elected their pay would bo re- i stored to $1.50 a day. It now Is $1.30. N The officials of tho factories deny that such a promise was made. |