The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-07
COMPARATIVE PEACE.
CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE TAKE A
REST ON RIOTS.
THE ANARCHISTS HUNT THEIR
HOLES AND HARAsS THE 20
LICE FROM DARK CORNERS
BOHEMIAN AMAZONs.


Another Chicago Officer Dead On Guard
Against Dynamite-The Gagged Agita-
tors-Powderly's Denunciation-The In
dustriaI Railways Getting at
Work Agsin-Pointers from Along the
Lines.
CHICAGO. May Along Desplaines street
and in the vicinity Of the hay-markes at
Randolph street, the scene of Tuesday
nights riot, quietness prevailed Thursday
morning. There was very little of the ex-
element of Wednesday, The market square
was filed with farmers wagons, and the
owners were engaged in the peaceful work
of selling produce and vegetables There
were no big crowds on the streets, and the
people were moving on" without any orders
from tho police, who were still patrolling
the sidewalks At the Desplaines street sta
ton there was still a considerable force of
police in reserve waiting TO be sent to the
scene of any disorder that might accur
All was quiet at the county hospital
Thursday morning. With the exception of
Officers Flaven, Barrett, Miller and Hansen,
the wounded policemen passed quiet and
restful night Hope is entertained for the
recovery of all the stricken officers except
the four named. These, however, passed
as the nurses put it, "a hard night Bar
rett and Flaven are hardly alive, and Miller
and Jacob Hansen may not live through the
day, Their cases are utterly hopeless.
LATRR-A report from the hospital states
that Officer Barrett is dead
Officer Michael Madden, who was shot
Wednesday night by Socialist whom he
was attempting to arrest at Desplaines and
Fulton streets, rested quietly at the county
hospital during the night and the physi
clans entertain hopes OF his recovery. laff-
elhardt, the officers assaiant, though seri-
ously wounded in the groin, will recover.
August Spies, Chris Spies, Michael
Schwab, and Samuel fslien have been held
without bail to the criminal court by the
coroner's jury as accessories to the murder
OF Officer Degan, who was killed in the riot
Tuesday night The jury recommended
also that A r Parsons AMI the unknown
person who threw the bomb be apprehended
and held to the grand jury.
The Arbeiter Zeitung, the Anarchists or
gan, has not been suppressed. A card posted
on the stairway leading to the office and
composing-room announces that the paper
will continue to appear daily. The Office
has been removed to the fourth floor, in the
composing room There a reporter found
half-do men conversing together
in foreign tongue and hand
ling type with great rapidity.
They looked suspiciously at tine intruder
nd at Fre. 20 toIf
Finally, after apparently satisfying them
selves that he was not a reporter, they &C.
khowledged that they intended publishing
an edition early Thursday afternoon. One
form they said was all ready for the press,
and they intended to send it out soon They
refused to say where the press work would
be done, admitting that they were afraid
the police would try 10 prevent its publica-
ton
1--WE have seen Mayor Harrison said
one Of them, and he says he can not sup
press the pa er. 1t is published by a com
pany duly corporated under the laws of
Illinois, and as long as its publishers hold
their charter they have the right to act
under it
A party of police from the East Chicago
Avenue station mace a search of an An
archist hall over Il saloon at l05 North
Wells street Thursday morning and seized
about dozen stands of rifles OF a very ven
cradle pattern. None of the Anarchists
were about, so no arrests were made The
weapons were taken to the station for safe
keeping.
1t was reported Thursday morning that at
secret meeting of public spiritel citizens
8, 900 was subscribed to be offered as re-
ward for the capture and conviction of the
man who threw the murderous bomb at the
Anarchist meeting On Tuesday night The
police are still inclined to the belief that the
culprit is in custody
Wednesday night was one OF comparative
quiet in the disorderly districts The So
cialistic Poles and Bohemians in the
vicinity of Eighteenth street and Cen
ter avenue continued their riotous
conduct until very late and the police
we're kept from firing into the crowds by
the presence of women and children,
although the latter were as disorierly a
the men. Women in delicate condition
were caught hurting Stones and refused to
move on when ordered to do so by the
police. Women also acted as spies for the
men by paying frequent visits to the police
stations at Twelfth street and Hnmap
street After nightfal the Bohemians
adopted the tactics of pelting tbs
police from the windows of the dwellings
Hundreds OF shots were fired by the police
but they generally fired high, owing to the
presence of women and children The lum.
bermen purchased firearms for their EN-
ployes, and about 400 of them were on
guard to prevent incendiary fires in the
lumber districts during the night No
attempt was made to attack the McCor-
mick employees when they stopped work
in the evening. The presence of a strong
force of police at the factory prevented
trouble During the night strong guard
Of police was on duty at the Human and
Twelfth street stations to cope with any
attempt TO blow up the stations with dyna-
mite. No person was allowed within half IA
block Of the place after dark without being
searched
The Board of Trade building Wednesday
night had the appearance Of a garrisoned
citadel About thirty officers were on duty
until daylight 1t was apprehended after
the disclosures of the existence of the dyna-
mite arsenal at the inquest Wednesday
night that some crazy man or body of men
would attempt to blow up the board Of
trade To prevent this the police were sent
10 do garrison duty there.
As precautionary measure sixteen dep
uty sheriffs were stationed at the Jail
Wednesday night to guard against any pos
sible attack All the railroad depots are
guarded by detectives from Pinkertons and
Mooney & Bolands agencies, sworn in as
special police.
COMMENTS ON THE RIOT.
New York Laborrrs Have No Sympathy