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Show OTTAWA OlTHAtitS The Scenes that . Disgrace Canada. Ottawa, Ont., 13. About midnight a gang ol about 200 union men mude a tour through the lower town, in suiting everyone they met and yelling like demons. Several Britons were assaulted, among them a youug man oamtd Guon, who was beaten badly. About the same time the young Briton returned from Chaudiere junction, and on learning of this proceeded pro-ceeded in a body to tho lower towD. armed with revolvers. At tbe corner of Sussex and York streets they were met by a number of uuioo men, who made Borne insulting remarks, at which the Briions opened tire no them, but injured none of tbe crowd. A quite iootieneive old man namd Giles (a Protectant) got a Blray shjt in the leg, and another n.uned Marks wah wounded in tbe arm. When about 100 shots had been fired, the Bntoua marched down bt. r a trick s etretl in a body, shouting and hooting like demons and keeping up a continual fire. Here they wrecked the Ville-nc-uves bouse, where a dance was in progress, ahooting several parties and beating others with rocks aud stones. Father Mullet's home waa also attacked and the windows broken, but none ol tbe inmates were injured. Larccqtie'd hotel was next demolished, the pro pnetor being Btruck with a stone aud severely cut in the iorebead. Tne crowd then marched up Dalhousie street, where other parties were shot and wounded with stones, Tne police followed them from the start aud made several arreets, but did not succeed suc-ceed in breaking up the gang until they had reached the curuor uf George street. The wounded are as follows: Policemau McKcnna, shot in the lee: Kelly, fractured skull: P. Conway, brutally beaten; IVorthwicb, ehot in tbe arm; Taylor, in the head; Giles, shot in the leg; Larocque, cut over the right temple; Marks, shot in tbe arm; a man uamtd Williamson had his bat riddled with bullet; Christian, shot in the arm. Several other persons were shot but their names have not been ascertained. With the exception of Kelly, nona uf the wounds are considered dangerous. The arrests made are Andrew Foster, Charles Eunia, Fabian Lamcqu', Isadore Larocqtie, Wm. Limbourn and Thomas Campbell. Three u' them are Orange Young B.itoueaid three Union. |