The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-02-07
PERTuRBED PITTSBURGH.

The city Threatened with Worse than
Natural Gas sions-Congrcgation of
Dangerous Elements who Are said to BE
Secretly Aiming and Arranging Fora War
Upon Capitalists.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, February 4.--An after
noon paper in this city publishes the fol-
lowing startling article, which has caused
no little connection and excitement
among all classes throughout the city. 1t
says:
Information has been obtained within the
past few days going TO prove that within this
city there is II smouldering volcano ready
to break forth at any moment. Dynamtters
are armed and supplied with explosives
ready for an outbreak at the first oppor-
tunity For several months Russian and
two English spies have been at work in this
vicinity endeavoring to learn who was in
sympathy hele with the English dynamters.
Pittsburgh has Tor 81 long time been the
source OF large revenue TO the dynamiters
Men in mills and mines have been liberal in
their donations for the cause At least two
men VINO are famous the country over, and
who are worth millions OF dollars, have
furnished money i'm con siderable sums. This
is time OF dsaftecton and discomfort
among the workingmen. There are ut this
time several thousand men in this country
who would not stopat anything which would
carry out their IDEAS of the rights OF poor
men to the possessions of the rich.
These men have gathered kindred spirits
from Chicago, from the Hooking Valley and
the Pennsylvania anthracite and bitumnous
coalsfelds; they have been drifting into the
city Tor month or more. Within the past
three weeks from n thousand to fifteen hun
| dred guns and reVOlVerS have been received
| by these men. These arms have been put
| into the hands OF only those whose charac-
| ter is known, and who can be relied upon.
| ll1p N \ -
| been obtained Some of this was brought
| from other points and some made here by
! men who are not doing this sort of work Tor
| the first time. This dynamite is stored in Sc
| cret magazines known only to the leaders.
| The most feeling is against mill owners and
| other capitalists. several OF these nave
| been warned, or have discovered the condi-
| ton OF affairs in part and have notified the
| police. That there is an uneasy, restless
! feeling among them is so true it can be read
| lily proven. The police have not been idle,
| but they have no results as yet.
| lu this movement German, Russian, Ital-
| ian, swedish, Swiss and French Socialists,
and Revolutionists and Irish dynamters
! have joined forces There are joint inter-
ests to DE reached here by Irish dynamiteTs,
and English representatives, too, and they
| know it. month ago the local Socialists
| were at swords points with the Anarchists.
! Now they are warm friends and allies, and
| have met together in more than one secret
| meeting.
No later than Saturday the city had Il mar
| row escape from Just the kind of thing these
men desired. The natural gas explosion on
| Penn avenue caused not Indignation among
| the workmcn. More than one warning was
given to the police on that day of danger of
| an outbreak of Il mob, and it was only by
the most strenuous efforts that they were
| restrained and held in check. Secret agents
| have been Mt work here and elsewhere.
| Johann Most tie soc a ist leader, was In
the Hooking Valley Il snort time ago, and in
council with the Revolutionists. He went
| MnhOninN there.
many thousands of men will be tnrown out
of iron works. He was in Pittsburgh, but
made no public speeches, and was satisfied
with few quiet con. erences.
| This sounds eXtraVugant, and reads like a
wild sensation, but it is true and is known to
be true by persons who have interests at
stake. These men complain that they can
not find work, that they are suffering from
| hunger, and on this plea claim they are
justified in anything.
The reason given for this activity among
RevolutionistS is that the successful eX-
plosions 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 they
think that the mongrel police force OF
this country can be much more easily
thrown off the scent. They saw that the
police and the Sheriff were of little avail
in 1877, and they have not forgotten that
circumstance. '"'