| Show A RIOT AMONG STRIKERS turbulent and full of W whiskey hiskey the cow lards fly from a winchester CHICAGO june 2 there thero was a reign of terror along the route routs of the drainage I 1 canal between lamant and romeo four hundred quarry men struck for a an increase g es and armed with club 9 and revolvers ill marched n r chad from one quarry to another I 1 gaining additions among union the their ranks and ato stopping ping at many saloons on the way until almost c crazed razed with liquor they left the quarries and arid rushed upon the the nearest camp of contractors of the drainage of the can canal alline line Calli camp parter after camp pulp visited and in each the tire men were dtp dap botn rt in their work and where they ley ahey hey were assaulted by the strikers M j men were severely injured and arid ic it la is t thought i ou lit I 1 that one james ilow derly will die the the rioters encountered no really serious or opposition until they reached the camp of the tile mccormick construction company here they were met by mccormick himself and he e told them not to do any damage go I 1 to lo 10 the property thereupon t hey began to hurl hur I 1 rocks at him striking kin his horses borses and bruising him mccormick retreated and arid procured a winchester rifle at the sight of which the lie rioters lied tied his ilia men however all quit at Ji mason lason flagar ami alli kings kings camps 9 they struck and wounded aeter eter kin king 9 brother of the contractor A freight train on the santa sant fe killed one of the tile strikers who was on oil the tile track oearl uearl lomeo tomeo the strikers number about 2000 men 1200 of them being employed on the drainage the tile cause of the strike isthan the stone cow canles have reduced the wa wages es froni front 17 cents lo 10 IS 15 cents per hour the 31 e strike also extends to joliet Joilet where from froin to men are out because e of the same reduction the drainage contractors are unable to learn w why by the a strike liaa has been ordered on oil them as if there bere is a no reduction in fit wages |
