, 1875-02-26

hard work woro o.,dently quito roaly for It at
moments noticc, tho fact Tint
Ex-coMM1sstuSEn RENO
distinguished himself by tho ahslasanco which
ho rnndoted 10 tho rcgnar polco. Tho ex-Coth-
missioner l,ni rolled hts comforter thres ttmoa
around bis mock. aud sastcued ltis gilt aear IN :
ovorcoat. Thus oqnlppod ho tackled 1o-year-
old boy whom bis mo.hor had aont from tho
North sido OIL An GRAND. and aftor severn
struggle got tho better Of him. aui lifted hin,
chaaod couple of young girls al! tne way
from opposite the Neliof and Aid Boctoty to
Randolph streot. 1t may seem unfair to dis
cr.minnto whore all did no we'll; but, i1,as1nucl ~
Il Is only kind 70 giyo hor tho Lonodt Of An oo-
casional little bit Of giory.
THE CROWD.
Thsre wcre perhaps, ho'no 1000 people on tito
thorouRhfarcs aud sidewalks, on tl0 honsctops,
In tho windows, aud :.on doo.ateps in thoaquaree
formed by LassIlo md Clark, and by Lnke md
Randolph htrcots, ut oclocs. hr. Tfnsdell,
surrounded by . crowd OF roportors, OCCUPIED
Hofuscd to Ill applicants until tho atotm Ind
blown over. TIM Superintendent told Tho uews-
paper mer, that the Committed which Waitol on
bin. In tho mornlng lad comn!a!ncd m q neglect M
seeSea essnsfs oagA s '' al th0 tho s'b boos H. s sad
failed to find the. mans address. which
nobody appeared to know. This was . esae q
office, which Justly belonged TO thu applicant
htmaelt Or to hia ftionds -nd, 3fr. TrusdeIl re-
mhke0, similar caHcH Of omtsAion on tue part OF
tae people most n!erestcd were s, nos tntre9neut;
destitute porson, howl would bo raieed, and 80
the thing went. ,
TIE COMMITTEE
Of the morning put IN an appearance at ton. min
tl.reo by tho addition Of rough-looK,ng cuatom-
or, named prokop uuaek. Tile inevitable loso-
lutions were again presented, hr. rruBdol
went into tho oiico for !. minute, WHOM tho fol-
10y. s'pmon, 60: utaths and oaid he ,,'s;a w1a
Committee WAS hliphtcd. Leopold Fuller, who
appeared to hare moro rcaHon than lIis col
leagues. suggested Rnmen had better koop
Mr.. Trusdell soon appcarel with an account Of
tho man vino applied fur Ee!iof, but whoso nd
dresH could not bo ascorteincd by tho visitor.
although extraordinary efforts had beon made
Fuller asked Air. Trusloi1 what ho VIVA going
10 do about
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
1fr. Ttuadelf-NothinE. havo no power to
treat with you at al. THO Directors arc Tho
proper petaons for that. Ny duty Ia simply TO
earry out their Instructions. ~.
Fnller-Aro you willing to submit your boo.B
to our inspection, wilt tho assistance Of cou1-
tnittee Of Aldermen?
Lii. Trusdoll-1 layo told you several times
that am willing to submit to any reasonable do
mand Tint comea within my provincg. NY bookR
are open to tnapoctton oyety day iu tho wool,
except Sunday, from until s o'clock. You can
come With or without Aldermen, II you only
como in tho proper timo, and do not advertise
your intention 40 as 10 gnthoE crowd aud ratso
unBeomty excitement.
Tho Committee thon turned away and vast
tho multitude from tho dizzy altitude
Of an applo-cart bnt gigantic Irish policeman
took htln by tho collar and pautaloonB, and gont-
~ liitcd the patriot into tho street. Then the
the fold, and conrcd tho streets III miraculous
ly shozt space Of tlmo. This ondcd tho buainess,
and, by 9;3o o'clock "qufet tolgncd in Waraaw.'
TIE nETunN.
II Ia hardly proper to cali tho return Of tho
fifteen to klngB' saloon rctrent. The latter
word conveys to = certain e1tont tho idea Of
eprtatn amount OF order, nm elomont whcl, wns
entIeIy lacking in tho backward movement Of
the SALOON. dtpiritcd, broken-down, Imp, aud
melancholy. It Naa plain that all night long
thoy had rovelod IN tho anticipation OF coup.
d'elat which would place in their hands untold
wealth. and that tho DISAPPOINTMENT Ia store Tor
thom hau proved too great to 10 readily over
como. Slowly and sadly. and NTH becoming
stlence, thoY gathered under the wing OF their
leader, who said nothing for 10 lad already
after brief discussion. 1t wae decided to hold
naasB.meeting Sunday. In Aceprdanco with tue
layor'a suggestion. It was In support OF this
instruction to those preseat That Louis Nelku.
Who was onco an honorcd momber OF
thu Commune, mounted the rostruu,, aud
oIorcd to address tho mootIng. Tho nc
thetr saportluoua atoam. Shouting ont, n Death
10 tho tr&!tori" 'tDown with tho rortldfous
Nelke!" etc., thev rushed upon him, caught him
la their arms, and carried him to Market atreot,
vhcro they deposited him much moro suddenly
On tho aldowalk than most porsons would tlosiso
tn thts icy acaHon of tho yoar. Th!B Mny seem
trivial circumstance but It is worthy OF record
hasmuch ~ It wAs tho most anrious approach to
pezsonh viotonce which occurred yesterday.
L FORGED ORDER.
Nothing moro was hoard Of tho Communists
14 tho Dity-1Iall until iato in tho afternoon,
when note nE1ivcd at tho Mayors ofllco from
Capt. Raggio, asktng II it WAS authorized by tho
Mayors
egt. Raepfe. Captain 4'ps". 3u.str,. .........
aGa S,o ssTsy sy af s 70 aE
lsr Of II. D. CoLyIx.
Mayor Of Chicago
OF course, thsto was no authority for this
message, as mono Of tho military wers allowed
biiities aso that, II Capt. naggo had been foo,ah
spou2h to obey tho mock order, srow would have
occurred. At 4 o clock ctowd Of gomo TOO OF
seo Shouting and yelling, casno running down
L. Sale atreet bohind squad Of policemen
bouncing along an unfortunate young man who
Ill WAS quiet, and no moro was lizard Of COM
muniam around tho City Hall until
oArT, HICKEY
indited tho following letter to tie companies
who Wero holding themselves In readiness for
n outbreak.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25, ta75-CATTAr.: Iharo ths hen.
o. TO inform you that your serytccs Will not In
9used on this occasion, II Il believed that tho police
force Of The city ars now sufficient 10 rrcAervo tia
Psseo. Should any further emergency ariss Will
ss the Lonor to ss you foz ths assstAnce Of yout
military organization which you have generously
tondered n The preservation Of The peace md sa pro.
lection of ths Atea and property nt ouE citizens Al
Low mo TO return thanka 10 yourself Ind tie members
Of your good organization for promptno.s On tLia
eecaaioa, Vory respectfully, II. G. iIicxKY,
Acting General Superintendent rollco.
corlea Of this lottor woro immediately for
Taraod to the Captains OF tlo Irish 1Ililcs. the
Alpine Hunters, Mnlligan ZouaycB. Ciao-na.
Gael Guards, MotRomosy Guards, and tho Ttrst
Regiment
Ihereupon these companies dlsban,lod, tho
police returned ~ their respective stations, aud
posce Eoigucd Buftemo.
TIE oESEnA1 OPINION
Ct the city officials ~ that Chicago Communists
foIcblo manner III they kttomnts6 In t1o vau