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Show ASSAULT AND IIATrKltV. An lVl.lncmsii nud Striker Hnil -" ami to. I a on Hie Alioiolhargs, Itoliert McAllltler, an ex omptoye of the Halt I dike Power, Light A Healing Compiny was arraigned In thu Police Cotitt this morning on Hie rliorge if ai'iull nu J battery. The looiplaluant was Joseph I'.vans, a llnems.ii lu tbo imploy of thu same company Labor trouble wera the cause of tho alter ration. Ou January nearly all of Ihu ex inrkiiil linemen of the Hall Lakn Power, Light A Heating Company went uut on strike. . The cause waa a reduction uf wages from ! 1 oil lo (.1.01 r day, A refiner of Ihu Di!at ttrr N'kwa was Informed by ft rcpicmiiiUtke of the company, Hits aRernoon, that originally J 1 lir diy wanpnld to the lliieuien. In Au f:uat Int. howeier, tho comrany'a ui'lnon liicrca'cl to that exlont that Ihey fell Juatllled In rallng thu wages of their workmen llfty mils ir day, with the uuliralaiidlng that lliem would bo n reduillon ki thu nvular standard wago rain for suck wuikmcn when the rush of buslneaa was over. This iluugu of nllAlra aeimeil to ntTorl satla'aithn all round, but when tlio reiki. Hon tame, uu January "Hi, It resulted In lheolde.laudmoatefllclint woikmeti leuvlug thu company's sir. vice. Now llnemiii weru tmiloed Imme llatily, Aiuong llicm w aa Hvans. On Friday miming laol howaino costed by MiAllltlir.oueof Hie slrlk irs, In front of thuCulmer Ilhak, aud riiiiea'ei to kave tlio comnny'asei vkii. Kvans refuseel, sUlkig tint ho could iiotutlord lo do so, as tlmea wire liatd; also that bis jresint sllua. Hon suited him very well. It la alleged al-leged that McAllister Iheu orrircil lo pay all of Kvans' excu.ea until he woutl Iw nblu Uisecuru another Job. This uirer wainloludlguautlyrJiitil by I. vans, whercujKin McAlUa.ir ro-torted ro-torted with n volley of violent alMsc. Among the many epithet and strlc tuna applied lu llvauawua Ihu old utul f il orllu ii rm w lib strlki rs: " Vou are a scab " With tula provoking alaise litua reielai.! niton bl jw lu the faie. Hinartliigun ler tliu treatm mt nud no 1 inger able lu control Ida tinia-r, l. ana nturued blow far bio . At this Juucture the tollcv opiaMtid bn the scetiuatid nrrested tbu lonli.Unts. Thu ufl-ilr tulmliinkd bill) Ufutu Jiiatk-a Laaiy, wli . tnieilii Unas of SJ.auitvstsuiiuuthudefeuJaut. |
