The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-04
A STORM BREWING
IN rnE olrY on PITTspURen
a Socialist outbreak said TO Be on the Eve
Of RIpenlns-stores of Guns, Dynamite
and dReyolvsrs Alleged to bo Loeatedin
the oity-AstaFtlln story, II True.

Of Ripening-Stores OF Guns, Dynamite
and Reyolyers Alleged to be Loeatedin
the oity-AstaFtiInE story, If True.
PlTrsBuRdn, Feb. .3.-The publication oI
a lengthy articlein the Chronicle Telegraph
this afternoon, in which it asserted there
was an organization. Of dynamiters in
this city who arrived and were waiting
for a pretext for an outbreak, created great
excitement among the timid and consid-
enble alarm. The story as published Is
as follows:
Within the past two weeks information
has been obtained, piece by piece, which
shows that here in Pittsburgh there is q
smoldering volcano ready TO break forth
at any propitious moment. This informa-
ton is 10 the effect that dynami.
ters are armed, supplied with ex-
plosives and ready to cause an out
break whenever favorable opportunities
present.
For several months Russian and two
English spies have been at work in Pitts
burgh and the vicinity endeayoring to
learn who was in sympathy here with the
Irish dyhamiters. Pittsburgh has for q
long time been the source of large revenue
to the dynamiters. Men in the mills and
mines, who believe in the doctrine OF an.
Inhalation, have been liberal In their
donations for the cause. Not from these
men alone have donations TO the Socialist
cause been received. Atleast two men who
are famous the country over and whoar
worth millions OF dollars have furnished
money in considerable sums, One Pitts
burgh millionaire is referred to. ltis said
That not only has he furnished money to
English and French Radicals. but also TO
to the 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
there nevertheless for II has gone from the
hands Of one branch Of the extremists to
the other.
A.lIPR TINE.
: And now as to the current which events
haSe taken. 1t must be understood that
| 1t Is time of disaiIection and discomfort
among the workingmen. Nine working
men out of ten, even among those who
are out OF employment and are in sore
need of money, would seorn to aid any
socialistic movement and would be among
the first to help suppress it. It 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 ideas OF the rights OF poor
men 10 the possessions OF the rich. There
has been no hesitation on theiripait TO
talk openly in meetings and in the press.
These men have gathered kindred spirits
from Chicago, from tho Hooking Valley,
from the anthracite coal regions and the
bituminous miners in the western part Of
the State. These men have been drifting
into the city singly and in pairs for o
month or more. They have come here,
they say for work, but in reality have
come to take a hand in any movement Of
plunder and revolt against law that may
be organized.
Within the astthreeweeks froma thou
sand to fifteen hundred guns and reyolyers
have been received by the men inthiscity.
Some came with moneyfr from Canada, Others
from Western points and some from the
Eastern cities. These arms have been put
into the hands Of only those whose char
acter is known and who can be relied
upon. sfi ~
In addition to these arms a large guam
tity. of dynamite has been obtained blythe
reYolutionists. Some OF this was brought
in from other points, and some was made
here bymenwho are not doing this sort of
work for the first time.
DYNAMITE STORED.
The dynamite is stored in two or three
secret magazines, which are onlyknown
to the leaders Of the movement This
sounds extravagant and reads like d wild
sensation, perhaps, butthis is true, and is
known TO be true by persons who have
interests atstake. These men complain
that they cannot find work, that
they are suffering from hunger,
and on this plea claim they are
Justified in anything. The movement
Is against mill owners and other capital
lists. Several Of these men have been
warned or have discovered the condition
OF affairs in part and have notified the po-
lice. That there is an uneasy, restless
feeling among them, is so true 1t can be
readily proven. The police have not
been idle, but they have no results asyet
Ask for information and they will tell you
they know nothing about this matter.
Some of them do not.
1nthismovementthere arca allsorts ofele-
ments. German, Russian, Italian, Swedish,
Swiss and French socialists and reyolu-
tionists and Irish dynamiters have Joined
forces. There are English interests to be
reached here by Irish dynaniters, and
English representatives, too, and they
know it.
A.month ago the local Socialists were
at swords points with the Anarchists pure
and simple. Now they are warm friends
and allies, and have met together In more
than n0neseeretmeet ng. Whathas brought
them together unless It may be o commu.
nifty OF interests? These men are known
and SO are their records, and their recent
movements are known also on the other
Eside OF the Atlantic,
ONLY A PRETExT wASTkD.
The leaders Of the movement have been
looking for some prctext for an outbreak.
No later than Saturday the city had a
narrow escape from Just the kind Of
thing these men desired. The natural
gas explosion on Penn avenue on saturs
day caused hot indignation among the,
Iworkingmen. There was talk OF trouble
and an attempt totear up the gas pipes.
Wiser councils prevailed, but II there had
been further explosionsthat night, caused
BY the leaking gas. II would have led TO
more serious trouble than seemed from
surface indications to be possible. The
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