, 1885-02-04
An Organization Of Dynamiters
Discovered at Pittsburg.
A Mob Provided With Arms
and Terrible Explosives.
Many Capitalists Alarmed and
Others Aid the Agitators.
A Rumored Dynamite Plot

1uU waiting ioi u FActtAt toA au outbttah
created great excitement among the timid
and considerable alarm. The story is as
follows
Within the past two weeks information
has been obtained piece by piece,
which shows that here in Pittsburg, there
is a smoldering volcano. ready to break
forth at any propitious moment. This
information is to the effect that dyna-
miters are armed and supplied with ex
plosiyes, and ready to cause an outbaeak
whenever a favorable opportunity is pre-
sented For several months some Russian
and two English spies have been at work
in Pittsbure and the vicinity ~endeayoring
to learn who are in sympathy here with
the Irish dynamiters. Pittsburg for a
long time has been the source of a large
revenue to the dynamiters.. Men in the
mills and mines who believe in the doc
trine Of humiliation, have been liberal in
donations to the cause. Not from these
men alone have donations to the Socialist
cause been received. At least two men
who are famous the country over. and
who are worth millions Of dollars, have
furnished money in considerable sums.
One Pittsburg millionaire referred to, it
is said not only has he furnished money
to English and French Radicals. but also
to German extreme Liberals who used the
funds in the German reichstag elections
He evidently did not intend his money to
go into the dynamite branch Of politics,
but a portion Of it has drifted there new
~ertheless, for il has gone from the hands Of
one branch Of extremists to another,
now and then. owing to the current that
events have taken. Nine ~workingmen
out Of ten, eyen among those who are out
Of employment and in sore need Of money
would scorn the idea of a Socialistic
movement and would be among the first
to help suppress it. It is not this class of
men who are feared. There are at this
moment, however, several thousand men
in this country who would not stop at
anything which would carry out their
rights ola poor man to the
possessions Of the rich, There has been
no hesitation on their part to talk openly
in meetin0s and the press. These men
have gathered kindred spirits from Chi
cago, from Hooking Valley and from the
anthracite and bituminus coal
miners OF the western part
OF the state These men
have been drilling into the citysingly md
by pairs for a month or more. They have
come hers. they say Tor work, but IN
reality take a hand IN any movement Of
plumber and revolt AGAINST the law that
may be organized Within the past
three weeks IRON LOCO to l,5O0 guns and
reyolvers have been received by men IN
this city. Some came with money IRON
canada others from western points, and
some from eastern cities These arms
have been put into the hands only OF
those whose character is known, and who
can be relied upon. In addition TO these
arms a large quantity Of dynamite has
been obtained by the revolutionists- Some
Of this has been brought from other
points, and some made here by men who
are doing this sort of work for the first
time. This dynamite is stored in two or
three secret magazines which are only
known to the leaders of the movement
This sounds extravagant, reads like
a wild sensation, perhaps, but 1t is
true, and is known to be true
by persons who have interests at stake
These men complain that they cannot find
work, that they are suffering from hunger
and on this plea they claim they are just
fed in anything. The movement i
against the mill owners and other capital
lists. Several Of these men have beer
warned or have discovered the condition
Of affairs in part and have notified TIL
police. That there is an uneasy an'
restless feeling among them is so tru'
that it can be readily proven. The polio
have not been idle, but they have no re
suits as yet. Ask for information an
they will tell you they know nothin
about this matter. Some of them d
not. In this movement are all sorts Q
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