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Show A t'lrciia Tenl Tern Ihiwa by llooel-lu llooel-lu ma. I'tmiiuiui, May 17. Friday Allon Lynch opened a teu-cout clrout lu a tent in the Heventeuntli ward. Last night acrowd of hoodlums attempted to furco an entrance to Iho tout. They wero retlsted by the olrcut employes ami driven away by thu llc. Loler they retnrurd, about It l strong, slit tbu canvas and cut tho guy ropes. Ilrickt, cobblestones and clubs wero hurled through the canvas and painfully pain-fully Injured a number of people. Tbo audience became niilc-ttrlckon and made n rush for tho exits. Tbo canvas can-vas colliissnl and caught fire from Iho gasoline lights on thn center (win. Tho lieople becamo frnnllo In their efforts to escaiu and ninny were severly traiiiilod Uon. Tbu inopla fought Ihelr way out Just In tlmo to etcaio the rapidly burning canvas. Tbo mob ouUldn ran away, but n number of them were arrested today. Probably twenty tieoplo were lufully hurt. Two of the hoodluais received such a beating that they will probably dlo. |