Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-04
LOVERS OF DYNAMITE.
PITrssuRe a PRocREANT CRADLE
An Alarming Picture OF the Secret
Piottings Of Dynamiters and Social
lists IN Our Own Country.

PrrrzsuR0, Feb. Am afternoon paper
here published the following startling article
which caused no little commOtion and ex-
eitement among AZ classes ofpeopie through
oat tbe city: Information has been obtained
siSf1n the past few days going 10 prove that
within this city il smOldering volcano.
ready To break forth AZ any moment; dyns-
mitsrs are armed, supplied with explosives
and ready for an outbreak ~ tic first Oppor-
tunity. For several months one Russian
and two English spies have been At
work in this vicinity, endeayoring 20
learn who was IN sympathy
here with the English dynamiters.
Pittsburg for a long time has been d source
OF large revenue to dynamitcr-; men ia mills
and mines have been liberal in thrir dona-
tons for the cause. and at ielst two men,
who are famous the country over. and who
are worth millions of dollars. have furnished
money in considerable sums THIS j. a time
of disaifection and discontent among work
ingrnen. and there are al this moment
several thousand men m this country
who would not stop at anything
which would carry out the ideas of
the rights of poor men 20 the possessions OF
the rich. These men have gathered kindred
spirits from Chicago, from the Hooking Val
ley and tho Pennsylvania anthracite and
bttuminous coal fields, who have been drift
ing into the city for a month or more.
Within the past three weeks from one thous-
AMI to fifteen hundred guns and revolvers
have been received By these men. These
arms have been put into the hands of only
those whose characters are known
VEn hs t.1 In
aIdition large quantities. of dynamite
have been obtained; some Of this was
brought from other points. some made here
by men who are not doing this sort
OF work for the first Ii ne. This
dynamits Is stored in ct maga-
nnes known only 10 the leaders.
The movement i against mill-owners and
capitalists. Several OF those have been
warned, or have discovered the condition of
affairs Ia part and have notified the police.
That there - an uneasy, restless feeling
among them, il 80 true that il can be readily
proved. The police have not been
idle, but have no results as yet.
In this movement are German, Russian.
Italian, SV o iish, Swiss AMI French Socialists
and revolutionists, and iIish dynamiters who
have joined forces \ month ago local
socialists were at swords po.nts with the an
archist~; nov they are warm friends, and the
allies have met together ia more than one
secret meeting. No later than Saturday the
city had a narrow escape from Just this kind
of thing. These men desired natural gas
explosion on Pennsylvania avenue. caused
by hot indignation among wOrkmen More
than one warning was given 20 the police on
that day Of danger of the outbreak of u mob
and IL was only by the most strenuous
efforts that they we're restrained and held in
chick Secret agents have been and are at
work here and elsewheee. Johann Most. the
socialist leader. was In the Hooking Valley a
short time ago and In council with revoIu-
tionists. He went into the Mahoning Valley
from there, where many thousands of men
will be- thrown out of work by the shutting
down of the iron works IN few days. He
was in Pittsburg. but made no public
speeches. being satisfied with a few
quiet conferences. This sounds extravagant
and reads like n Wild sensation. but il Is true
and IL known TO be true by peIsons who have
interests at stake. These men complain that
they cannot fiud work: that they are suffer
ing from burger, and on this plea claim they
are justified in doing anything. The reason
given for this activity among reyOlutiOnists
IL that the successful explosions IN London
and elsewhere have emboldened this class of
men. They see that they have been able to
evade the famous police force of Europe and
think that the mOngrel police force of this
country can be much more easily thrown of
the scent They also saw that the police and
sheriff were OF little avail IN 1877 and have
not forgotten that circumstance.