New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
DISORDERS IN CHICAGO.
STRIKERS INVADING FREIGHT HOUSES.
ANARCHISTS DISPLAYING THE RED FLAG-oNLY ONE
RAILROAD ESCAPES THE BLOCKADE.

my TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.
CHICAGO May 1.-Whatever may be the u-
innate outcome of the Chicago labor troubles this will
probably pass into local history the great
strike day. There is no exaggeraton in
tho statement that scarcely industry in the
city has escaped being seriously affected,
IL not crippled. By the demands OF employees for work
ing day OF eight hours More than twohirds OF all the
manufacturing establishments in tho city
closed for the day at least This has thrown many
thousands on the streets The Of the forenoon
forboded serious trouble.
The incidents OF the day emphasized the fact that
the Railway companies face to face with great
strike. aud that their dscontentei employees are bent
upon forcing blockade on all tho roads. After tho
strike of the Burlington yesterday afternoon, a
call was issucd for massmceting of all the railroad
freight handlers in tho city at the Harrsonst vadnct
at o'clock this morning. number OF strikers rein
forced by considerable body OF sympatizers and
iders gathered before that hour There were ono or
two speeches, but they brief the first
speaker simply pointing to the fact
that 1t was the duty OF the enforce their do
mand now for shorter hours while the movement had
strong headway. Another speaker said that the
Wabash had kept its men at work till midnigh last
night loading aud unloading freight in violation OF an
understanding that they would not require work
hours He advised that they visit the Wabash depot
and the to strike aud IL they did not do
to pull them out This received with cheers and
the crowd Immediately formed four abreast and started
for the Wabash depot in rwefthst. near Clarke The
marchers gathered numbers as they went, idle men
and boys falling into liue they moved
along until they numbered more than 500 by
the tine the Wabash depot reached Here
one OF the leaders made speech to the freight
handlers who were at work, urging them to strike at
once for shorter hours and pay. This the wabash
men refused TO do but no effort was made to moest
them The crowd then went to the depot Of the Eastern
Illinois, where tho sixty at work easily per-
ed tn nuit
cheers and the crowd returned to the Wabash
depot to mako another effort to induce the
men to Quit. After the procession had moved past
Lake Shore freight house on the suppositon thatt
was closed and that at work. something evil
IDENTIFY aroused suspicion The mob returned to the house
at Pok.st an Pacinc-aye Gne OF the crowd crawlei
through a small window and men at work checking
aud trucking freight There shout and at once the
entire crowd started in through the windows At least
the crowd crawed In and began hust!ing the men
at work. Two police officers appeared and tried to get
the invaders out IL was impossible The crowd claimed
that It was doing no damage. Then Captain Buckley
appeared with nine officers. Hc at once at
tempted clear the house. using no clubs,
but simply pushing tho men. Great excitement
prevailed The officials promised that no more work
would be attempted and. taking the Lake Shore mon
along them. the mob went owari the Fort Wayne
house.
| In the meantime tho 300 men on the Chicago. MIL
wsukee and ST. Paul Road stopped work at 10 O'Clock
in the aud the freight houses Of the company
we're at closed and notices sent out that no more
freight would be receiysl The throng OF strikers u-
creaslng In size every moment and growing somewhA
more boseros visited In turn the yards OF the Rock
island Louisville New Albany and Chicago and Michigan
Central roads where practically complete stoppago OF
work was effected and the freight houses closet The
Chicago and closed down early in the forenoon with
the execution Of the North western the blockade wa
complete upon every western and southwestern road
The oc made no attempt to obtain new mon to-day
but will antil next week when protection Will be
demanded, and tho OLD ncu refuse 20 return 10 their
places new viii be engaged and an attempt will be
made raise the blockade serious fight Is deemed
inevitable before tho question has been decided as the
railway officials declare their determination not TO con
cedc the demand for shorter hour.
The most serious feature in the early happenings OF
tho day was the attempt Of tho foreign speaking
anarchists of the city provoke disorder They began
carly to collect crowds in III, LUMBER regions In ths
southwest portion OF the city aud mass
meeting was called to be held at Centre-ave.
and TwenJyseconl-st- Speeches were male
in German AMI English, in which the usua
| threats OF violence occurred The meeting
was finally organized into procession with band OF
music at its head Two red flags AMI two United states
flags carried After creating great excitement ana
attracting thousands of ctaors to the street. the pro-
cession moved down Biue Isandave to the Mccormick
Reaper Factory, where some OF the non-unon men en-
uoved were found although the works closed for
the day. n-nnioniss left their posts and He'd
The procession then counter-marcned III Blue island
ave- Twenty-secondst and thence to Cenre-ave anu
| U.lteenth-st, where another massneetlng was heId
| the crowd being considerably augmented The conduct
OF the anarchists caused OF the evening papers to
print the following although until now the papers nave
ignored the muttcrings OF the TWO men named;
There are two dangerous ruans at large III this city,
sneaklug towards who are trying to ereate trou9,
ono OF them Parsons, the other SpeH should trouoo
come tney VII WIN o9 NV 1rt to ottempt To- shield their
| ssas
slnry. These TWO fellows nave Dren at Work ioeht-
nr disorder in the city for the last ten years They
should have driven out OF Chicago long a-o Ihey
would not be tolerated in any other community on earth
Parsons and Spies have been engaged during tne lasl
| -ir months in perfectIng ARRANGEMENTS Tor pre-
| cipitatins a riot to-day. They have taken advantage
movem,nt 10 bring about series Of strikes and
Injury capital ana honest labor IN every possible way,
They love FOR the cght-hour movemeIt ana are
doing all they TO hamper 1t and prevent its course
bcy are looking for riot and plander Thcy haven't
got honest aim or one honorable end In view Marx
rrspons for any trouble that occurs. Make an eK-
| AN pie OF them II trouble does occur
Ihe police kept these men in view all day and 1t Is
| known that orders issued for their IN
Soianteer sta@i guard has Seen on duty all the
civ military during the day but no orders
were issued foi The formal assembling OF the city troops
entire police force Of The city was on street duty or
The office OF August Spies in Fiithave, the chief
| agitaor among the German speaking anarchists. VINO
men Of his the city. crowded during the day
by foeign-speaking members OF ,he % i & wno
| came and went apparently under orders Two reu haSs
waved from the windows OF his Office during inc progress
~ The crowd OF men which had collected III the lumber
| district Red flags displayed from liquor stores.
Al Blue Islaud-aye. aud Nineteenth-st' ana ~ "en{
srcoud at the corner of Centrcave. and Eighteenth
ST. speakers harangued tho crowd IN B1heInlsl Ger,
| man Polish English. one speaker advocated the
burning OF every yard the proprietor OF which refused
,o couccde the demands OF the men, There we're num-
ber intoxicated men, and TINS sort OF oratory seene
only to inHame them and prepare them Tor deeds Oh
| madness -.,,.--- -. ,ho ,rooo..,o, ~
downtown railroad strikers crossed over an Buren-s
"a the Fort WAYNE freight house. The relght
has yen notice that they would walt until noon before
| striking. but procession proved too Innch ior
| the men at work They caught thc spirit anu
| nuit IN a body. There we're 100 or thcni.
The extensive soap factory OF James Kirk 20 III
North Warr.s closed to-day owing 10 the notices from
the Western roads that they were not accepting any
m nrned when traffic is again resumed on the roads.